Philips- DVP5990 – Multi Region DVD Player 1080P – upscaling
- PHILIPS DVP 5990 DVD PLAYER PLAYS PAL/NTSC DVDS FROM ANY COUNTRY ON ANY AMERICAN TV.
- 1080p Upscaling, increases the picture resolution. DivX, plays Mpeg4 video downloads from PC
- Playback Media CD , CD-R/CD-RW , Video CD/SVCD , DVD , DivX , DVD+R/+RW , DVD-R/-RW , DVD-Video, CD
- HDMI Output, 1080p HD-Upconversion, Component, Progressive-Scan, USB Input, DivX Ultra, Dolby Digita
- Progressive Scan. Full size 420 mm width
Product Description
Be impressed with this Philips DVD player with HDMI digital video and audio connection. Step into another home entertainment arena as you immerse yourself with High Definition video (720p / 1080i/1080p).HDMI stands for High Definition Multimedia Interface and intelligently communicates the highest output resolution from the source device. It is a direct digital connection that can carry uncompressed digital HD video as well as digital multichannel audio – eliminating the conversion to analog signals so you get perfect picture and sound quality, completely free from noise. In addition, with HDMI video upconversion, you can increase the resolution of SD (Standard Definition) video signals that DVDs use to HD (High Definition) so you’ll see more details and sharper, more true-to-life pictures…. More >>
Philips- DVP5990 – Multi Region DVD Player 1080P – upscaling
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5 comments
Leslie Lisdell on December 17, 2009 at 6:32 pm
PHILIPS – ALL REGION 1080p UPSCALING HI-DEF MULTI REGION DIVX CERTIFIED DVD PLAYER. PLAYS PAL/NTSC DVDS FROM ANY COUNTRY ON AMERICAN TV.
Works great but had to email company to get directions (coding) on how to make it all region.
Andrew Manikas on December 17, 2009 at 8:21 pm
This player is better than 2 older model Philips DVD players I have (5140, 3140). Also, my remote was a slick black one, not the gray one shown that came with older models. The whole player is very thin and slick.
This one plays music CDs (normal audio CD or mp3 files), DVDs in PAL or NTSC format (including avi files on a data DVD as well!). Note PAL is the standard in England (Phase Alternating Line) and NTSC is the standard originating in the USA and Japan (National Television System Committee). With these two video encoding standards playable, you can play just about every DVD available. Also, you can put MP3 files and video files (avi, mpg, mp4, etc.) on a USB device and play them directly off of that plugged into the front of the player. VERY Convenient! I love it!
Also neat is that it remembers where DVDs were (DVDs playable on all players, not data DVDs with avi files). So you are watching your favorite movie, your spouse has a DVD to watch for work. No problem, pop out your DVD. She watches here movie. Pop yours back in, and it starts right back up where you left off! (or you can pres PREV to start from the beginning). Really a nice feature!
You should change the region to 0 (region free – accept discs from any region of the world, which is not the same as PAL/NTSC standard). I saw a couple of prior reviewers were confused by this distinction. This player can play both PAL and NTSC formats, as well as any region encoded discs once you make the change below.
To change your unit to be Region Free:
Be sure there is no DVD/CD in the unit.
Close the tray door.
Press Setup on your remote control.
Using the circluar control around the OK,
press on the right side 3 times to select Preference Page
Then press 1 3 8 9 3 1
This brings up Region Code
Use the up/down to change region code to 0
Press OK on your remote
To see your current firmware version (and region code):
Press setup
You will be on General Setup Page
Press 1 3 7 9
Josef Stabel on December 17, 2009 at 8:56 pm
I was looking for this type of DVD player in all the electronics shops in my area,no such thing.
Anyway,I used it according to the instructions and it worked perfectly.So who ever has to deal with PAL DVD’s will be happy.At least I am.And I’m not a wizard in electronics.
John V. Plas on December 17, 2009 at 11:46 pm
I been looking for years for an region free DVD player here in the USA. I finely found it on Amazon. In one word it is great.
Crazy4Sting on December 18, 2009 at 1:49 am
My husband is from the UK and had brought all of his UK DVDs with him when he moved 3 years ago. We had previously bought another unit that was too complicated to figure out (and never did actually play the UK DVDs), so we took it back. A few months ago we decided to try again and ordered this one. It works great for the price and hopefully it will last a little bit longer than another poster’s “one year.” Plus, you can plug a USB “memory stick” in and view pictures on the TV if you want. We do not use it much since the majority of our DVDs work on our other DVD for the US zone. Very happy campers!