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| Philips DVP5140 Multiformat DVD Player with DivX, MP3, Windows Media Support | 
 enlarge | Brand: Philips
Category: CE
Buy New: Too low to display
New (37) Refurbished (6)
Avg. Customer Rating:  310 reviews
Sales Rank: 101
Color: Black / Silver
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 17.1 x 1.5
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
Warranty: 1 Year Limited Warranty
MPN: DVP5140/37
Model: DVP5140/37
UPC: 609585110694
EAN: 5011402179558
ASIN: B000F2KUK8
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Customer Reviews:
Worth it's price... December 23, 2006
0 out of 6 found this review helpful
If you buy it at say.. Circuit City :-). This machine is a definite improvement over DVP642. The biggest "-" is missing S-Video out.
This is not Oppo 971, obviously. But it plays almost anything. And what did you expect? There is no "perfect" player. At least not in $50-60 price range and even 2x of it.
Where to get the lowest price on Philips DVP5140 December 17, 2006
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
Enough was said about the quality so I will contribute on where to get the best price. Do an online search for price comparison, once you located the lowest price, go through the order process without actually placing the order, then print out the page and take it to a Sears store. They will match the price plus give you 10% of the difference between your price and theirs. I got the player for just under $47 tax included. Sears has the DVD player in stock but it's always a good idea to check online before you go. Another option is to order from Buy dot com and use Google check out, which takes $20 off.
 Excellent Multi-Format Player December 16, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is a fabulous player. I can burn AVI files as data to a DVD or cd and this player recognizes and plays them. The single thing I dislike about this player is that if I pause a movie, the player cuts off after about 20 minutes and there is no way to resume where I left off. However this wasn't enough to bump it down to 4 stars. I have yet to find a format it won't play.
Solves problem with jumpy playback of multiregion DVDs December 12, 2006
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
For the past few years, I have been collecting region 2 DVDs and playing them on a CyberHome CH-DVD300 player. That player came at a very good price, about $30, but every so often I would buy a DVD that would have a jumpy video playback or, even worse, would skip in the audio playback. Obviously, trying to follow a film in a foreign language is hard enough without the audio dropping out syllables.
This Philips DVP5140 player solves that problem. After enabling the multiregion support I was able to playback and understand DVDs that I had to just set aside before. It's great; I suspect the improved PAL to NTSC conversion comes from the higher sampling rate in this player.
Do be aware that some of the features you expect to find are not obvious on the remote. For example, the fast forward or backward buttons. For these, you will need to scan the manual or refer to the FAQs on the Philips website. The only missing feature seems to be the frame-by-frame advance.
It is true that this player does not have an S-video output; rather it provides a composite video signal for older TVs. For me, this was not very important, as this player provides component video output for progressive scan widescreen TVs, certainly the preferred cabling.
Great player at this price December 4, 2006
16 out of 17 found this review helpful
Yes, this unit really can play PAL DVDs from any region on an NTSC TV. I didn't think that was possible at this price point. And of course, it plays NTSC DVDs just fine as well. It has all of the features you'd expect to find on a DVD player, and has a fine picture.
Don't believe the other reviews complaining about how it doesn't do something it should, or does something it shouldn't. These people didn't read the manual. The functions on the remote are somewhat non-standard, and the means of accessing certain features isn't obvious. You MUST read the manual. For example, the fast-forward and chapter skip are on different buttons, unlike most DVD players I've used.
I'm not giving this player five stars because of the build quality. The player itself is of rather low quality, but the remote control sets new standards for "cheap Chinese junk." Without the batteries, it's a wonder it doesn't float out of your hand. So while the unit works well, I'm not sure that it's going to give me years of use.
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