PHILIPS 1080i UPCONVERTING - MULTI REGION CODEFREE DVD PLAYER with HDMI, DiVX UlTRA, USB DIRECT. Th

• Plays all PAL/NTSCDVDS from any country on any american TV.
• DivX Ultra 6, Mpeg 4 video , HDMI, 1080i Upsampling
• USB Connect, plays flash drive files, Ultra Slim Design
• Composite and component inputs cables supplied are only for composite no optical out just digital coax
• Movies: DVD, DVD+R/RW, DVD-R/RW, (S)VCD, DivX, Enjoy enhanced DivX 6 features with DivX Ultra player

I have had a Philips DVP5960 for about 3 years. I bought it to be able to watch European DVD's, and was happy with it except for very slow tray opening/closing. That is, until I recently tried to play a new Region 2 DVD, and got "region error" (on an "all region" player). The manual was unhelpful in solving the problem, but the following "hack" worked like a charm to reset the machine to the all region setting:

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This is not a multi-regional player. It claims to be zone free but I am unable to play zone 2 DVD's without a converter that costs more than the player. The company upgraded this to one that does play region-free. Don't waste your money though a good DVD player if you don't want to watch Zone 2.

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To be brief, I felt this machine does what it is supposed to. Play DVDs decently. The player does at times have a hard time playing DVDs that are old or scratchy and these will stick. If your DVDs are relatively clean and you want good sound quality, check this out. Phillips does make decent TVs and DVD players and though not major top of the line, will be a decent addition to any teenager's bedroom or mom's kitchen. And it's small, and can slide in anywhere. The remote was a bit of a problem in that the batteries were not connecting to the connectors properly and one has to really slap it around but that's probably my lemon. It has an upconverter button and a USB port.