Philips DVP3680 DVD Player - Black

• HDMI 1080p upscales to high definition for sharper pictures
• Progressive Scan component video for optimized image quality
• 12-bit/108MHz video processing for sharp and natural images
• EasyLink to control all HDMI CEC devices via a single remote
• CinemaPlus for better, sharper and clearer images, Rear Connections: Analog audio Left/Right out, Component Video out Progressive, Composite video (CVBS) output, Digital coaxial out, HDMI output Front/Side connections: USB

I actually ordered the DVP 3560, an older and slightly more expensive machine. It was sold by a third party seller and Fulfilled by Amazon. Well, the seller had it listed wrong and I received the 3680. At first I was upset as it was not region free as advertised and PAL disks showed "Error" on the display (and no error message on the TV). However, after a brief internet search, I found a very simple workaround that can be done with the 3680's remote. The player now does a beautiful job with my European DVDs and, thus far, I'm very happy with its performance and features.

For those who are interested, here's an easy way to make the 3680 region free:

1. Power ON the DVD player with no disc inside

2. Go to the SETUP icon and press OK; next, scroll down to Preferences.

3. With preferences highlighted,

3a. Press NEXT CHAPTER (button above AUDIO, it looks like this: >|),

3b. Press PREVIOUS CHAPTER (button above SUBTITLE, it looks like this: ||

3d. PREVIOUS CHAPTER |<

4. The OSD will show the current Region Code

5. Press the Navigation Up or Navigation Down buttons to

select your desired region, or 0 for region free

6. Press OK to confirm your region selection

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like caroline in posting below i ordered the other model and they sent this (again the third party..must be a scam so beware) anyway this is a fabulous player. i have a lot of film on avi's some encoded with pcm audio which another expensive dvd recorder would not play. this handles any pcm, mp3 ,all divx. i couldnt be more pleased.

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Not a bad "orphan annie" product at all and can't beat the price (under $50)solid DVD player, okay on screen menu. Limited output options for techies (really, for S-video, HDMI, and component output all in one, lay out over $100). The big issue is the USB playback option. Serious digging on the internet (not Amazon by the way) was required to find out that this unit will ONLY play very select kinds of video file formats avi yes, Xvid, some of them, MPG-3, maybe, and MPG-4, no way. Software updates, on the Phillips web site, stop in 2011 for this unit, so...set the wayback machine, or get a more expensive blue-ray player if USB is your input choice..

It is possible to find more than a few web sites that will down convert modern file formats to the older sorts, assuming you enjoy that sort of techno-torture and guaranteed dubious results.

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I bought this for my teenager and was excited that he can play video files off a flash drive. He likes to download videos and instead of having to convert them he can just watch them from the flash drive.

What I Like:

Plays DVD+RW disc without skipping

Simple menu

The High Speed USB: Reads wma files and burn CD's to mp3's, I can use my IOGEAR 12-In-One Pocket Flash Memory Card Reader/Writer, GFR209A (White). I put a memory card in the IOGEAR and plug the IOGEAR into the USB on the DVD player.

Can fast forward or rewind 2x to 32x fast, also has slow motion (don't remember how slow)

What I Don't Like:

When I put the HDMI setup to upscale to 1080p it messes up and my TV (Samsung UN22D5003 22-Inch 1080p 60Hz LED HDTV (Black) [2011 MODEL]) said the mode was not supported. Then I had to unplug the HDMI cable, plug in the RCA cables to view the menu, and it only upscales to 1080i not 1080p.

The manual said it reads avi video files but it doesn't play my videos. I hear the sound with no picture only the message "Video codec not supported".

Also you can't select songs to make a playlist. It just plays all the song in that folder.

When I first got it the disc tray wouldn't come out and when it did open it wouldn't go back in. It finally did and it working without any problems now

Overall: Does just about everything it said it would and I want it to do. I bought this from Amazon during the Black Friday deals for 39.99. I am very happy with it.