Here is a quick way to make you Samsung DVD-P191 Region Free with just a few clicks. This will enable you to play most any DVD from other regions around the world.

The following Region Free Code will also work for the Samsung DVD-P390.

The The Samsung DVD Player brings your favorite movies to life with amazing clarity and realism. Images have sharper details and brilliant color with 14-bit video digital-to-analog conversion. And you can also enjoy a selection of playback formats such as DVD, MP3, WMA, or JPEG. Plus, the Samsung DVD Player has progressive scan output for a cleaner image.
Samsung DVD Player:

* Standard Definition DVD player
* 14 bit video DAC
* Progressive scan output
* 360mm in width
* EZView
* Super Scan Playback
* Instant skip
* Instant Replay
* Multi Format Playback: DVD, DVD±R, DVD±RW, CD, CD-R, Div-X, MP3, WMA, JPEG, MPEG-4 format

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Specifications

General
Form Factor: Tabletop
Depth: 8.2 in
Height: 1.5 in
Product Type: DVD player
Weight: 2.6 lbs
Width: 14.2 in
DVD
Search Speed: 32x, 128x, 2x, 8x
Supported Digital Audio Standards: WMA, MP3
Slow Motion Speed: 1/8, 1/4, 1/2
Media Load Type: Tray
Supported Digital Video Standards: DivX, MPEG-4
Media Type: CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD+RW, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD, CD
Audio D/A Converter: 24bit / 192kHz
Video D/A Converter: 10bit / 108MHz
DVD Features
Parental Lock: Yes
Additional Features: Progressive scanning, JPEG photo playback
Picture Zoom: Yes
Picture Zoom Power: 2x, 4x
Audio System
Digital Audio Format: Dolby Digital output
Dynamic Range: 100 dB
Signal-To-Noise Ratio: 110 dB
Response Bandwidth: 4 – 44000 Hz
Sound Output Mode: Stereo
Total Harmonic Distortion: 0.004%
Remote Control
Technology: Infrared
Type: Remote control
Power
Power Device: Power supply – internal
Connections
Connector Type: 1 x SPDIF output ( RCA phono ) – rear ¦ 1 x composite video/audio output ( RCA phono ) – rear ¦ 1 x SCART ( 21 pin SCART ) – rear ¦ 1 x component video output ( RCA phono x 3 ) – rear
Miscellaneous
Cables Included: A/V cable
Dimensions & Weight (Shipping)
Width (Shipping): 17.4 in
Depth (Shipping): 11.2 in
Height (Shipping): 3.9 in
Weight (Shipping): 3.5 lbs

Review and region code hacks for the Philips new progressive scan DVD Player w/ 720/1080i/1080p Upconversion – DVP3982/37.

Our daughter bought this player a couple of weeks ago in Wal-Mart on the cheap and I have to admit that this is one heck of a player!! So far it has played everything that she has thrown at it and it does it very well. She has a few DivX, MPG, VCD, MP3, XviD and even some DVD-R’s and they all play beautifully. If your looking for a quality player at a very reasonable price, then I highly recommend the Phillips DVP3982.

The Philips DVP3982 1080p Upconverting DVD Player with HDMI and DivX Ultra features DVD playback with 1080p HDMI up conversion with one-cable connectivity. It’s your dream player with flawless, true-to-life picture quality and the ability to play virtually any disc! This Philips DVD player delivers your movies and music entertainment experience.

DivX Ultra Home Theater Certified
DivX is video compression software, which enables high quality video to be compressed into very small files then downloaded onto CD-R or CD-RW and played back with very little loss of quality.

High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI)
The DVP-3982 features an HDMI output, capable of upconverting video signals to 720p/1080i and 1080p. This technology enables the DVP-3982 to carry high-definition audio and video information through a single cable and achieving the highest quality picture and clearest sound available.

Progressive Scan
The DVP-3982 is a progressive scan DVD player, capable of scanning an entire video frame at once; scan-lines commonly associated with interlaced video are drastically reduced. The result is a spectacularly clear image with no motion artifacts (stair-stepping), and details so sharp they seem as if they’re etched onto the screen.

Multi-Format Player
Don’t worry about limited playback capabilities; it’s compatible with DVD Audio/Video, DVD+R/W, CD, CD-R/W, SVCD, VCD, DivX Ultra, MP3, WMA, JPEG, HD-JPEG, and TIFF formats.

Windows Media Audio (WMA) Compatibility
This player is compatible with WMA files that are encoded by using the Windows Media Player version 9 or Windows Media Player for Windows XP. Files are recognized by their file extension ‘WMA’.

Features Included:

* DivX Ultra Home Theater certified
* High Definition Multimedia Interface
* Progressive Scan
* Multi-Format Player
* Windows Media Auto Compatibility

Review and region code hacks for the Philips new progressive scan DVD Player w/ 1080i Upconversion – DVP3962/37.

My wife bought this player a few days ago in Wal-Mart on the cheap and I have to admit that this is one heck of a player!! So far it has played everything that I have thrown at it and it does it very well. I have a few DivX, MPG, VCD, MP3, XviD and even some DVD-R’s and they all play beautifully. If your looking for a quality player at a very reasonable price, then I highly recommend the Phillips DVP3962.

DivX Ultra combines DivX playback with great features like integrated subtitles, multiple audio languages, multiple tracks and menus into one convenient file format.

Plays CD, (S)VCD, DVD, DVD+R/RW, DVD-R/RW
Play virtually any disc you want – whether they be CDs, (S)VCDs, DVDs, DVD+R, DVD-R, DVD+RW or DVD-RW. Experience unbeatable flexibility and the convenience of playing all your discs on one device.
Plays DivX, MP3, WMA and JPEG digital camera photos
Play virtually any media format you want – whether they be DivX, MP3s, WMA or JPEGs.

Picture/Display
D/A converter 12 bit, 108 MHz
Picture enhancement Progressive Scan , Video Upscaling(720p, 1080i/p)

Rear Connections
Analog audio Left/Right out , ComponentVideo out Progressive , Composite video (CVBS) output , Digital coaxial out , HDMI output

Included Accessories
2 x AAA Batteries , Audio/Video cable , Remote Control , User Manual , Power cord , Quick start guide , Warranty Leaflet

The Philips model DVP3960/37 DVD player has progressive scanning and can do upscaling to increase the resolution of the picture selected. It has DivX that can play those MPEG4 videos which are downloaded from the computer. The DVP3960/37 unit recognizes DVDs, DVDR/Ws, CDs and CDR/Ws. The DVP3960/37 can also read JPEG picture CDs, MP3 and WMA files.

The Philips DVP3960/37 has a 12 bit video digital – to – analog converter and has that audio digital – to – analog converter as well. This DVD player has a signal – to – noise ratio of 90 and its crosstalk is 80 dB. Its distortion and noise and its dynamic range are also at 80 dB. The Dolby Digital is its sound system and its frequency response is at 30-20000 Hz. 32 – 256 kbps are its MP3 bit rates and the picture compression format is JPEG. In addition, its power consumption is less than 10 watts.

Product Specs:
Picture/Display

*
D/A converter
12 bit, 108 MHz

Sound

*
D/A converter
24 bit, 192 kHz
*
Distortion and Noise (1kHz)
65 dB
*
Dynamic Range (1kHz)
80 dB
*
Sound System
Dolby Digital

Video Playback

*
Playback Media
CD , CD-R/CD-RW , Video CD/SVCD , DVD , DivX , DVD+R/+RW , DVD-R/-RW , DVD-Video
*
Video disc playback system
NTSC , PAL

Audio Playback

*
Playback Media
CD , MP3-CD , MP3-DVD , CD-R/RW , WMA-CD , Audio CD
*
Compression format
Dolby Digital , MP3 , PCM , WMA

The Philips DVP3960/37 has enough features to be your primary player in your entertainment system, yet cheap enough to use as a second DVD player in a bedroom or kids room. As well as progressive scan, the DVP3960/37 offers HDMI digital video and audio connection with 1080i high definition video upscaling. You can upscale your existing DVD movies to 720p or 1080i depending on the resolution of your HDTV.

The design of the DVP3960/37 is neat and compact but the DVD player does feel flimsy and cheaply constructed when compared to higher end models. The remote control is just OK, although not well laid out. For the budget conscious consumer, however, these are minor complaints. The Philips DVP3960/37 is a feature rich DVD player with 1080i upscaling, excellent disc compatibility and a price that won’t break the bank.

To make your Philips DVP3960/37 Region free follow these steps.
Power with no disc
Open Tray
Select Setup
Preferences
Down Once
Press 138931
Use Up/Down to select 0 for ALL
Press Play
Your DVD player is now able to play DVDs from any region in the world.

Blu-ray Disc, which is also known as Blu-ray is the name of a next-generation optical high-definition video disc format developed jointly by the Blu-ray Disc Association, the world’s leading consumer electronics group, media manufacturers, and personal computer companys (including JVC, HP, LG, Apple, Dell, JVC, Hitachi, Mitsubishi, Sony, Panasonic, Pioneer, Philips, Samsung,TDK, Sharp, and Thomson).

The Blu-ray format was developed to enable playback, recording, and rewriting of high-definition video. Also for storing large amounts of data. 25GBs can be held on a single-layer disc and can be used for recording over 2 hours of HDTV or in the case of standard-definition TV more than 13 hours. 50gbs can be held on dual-layer versions of the discs.

The term “Blu-ray” was named from the fact that this new format uses a blue-violet laser while most optical disc formats such as DVD, DVD±R, DVD-RAM and DVD±RW, use a red laser to write and read data. Blu-ray products can be made backwards compatible with the use of a BD/DVD/CD compatible optical pickup to allow playback of DVDs and CDs.The blue-violet laser used in Blu-ray uses a 405nm wavelength vs 650nm for the red laser.This allows data to be packed more tightly so it’s possible to fit more data on the same sized disk. The better focus of the Blu-ray laser is what enables Blu-ray Discs to hold 25GB/50GB.

With the growth of HDTV the demand for the ability to record HD programming is quickly increasing. Blu-ray was designed for this application and according to the designers of the Blu-ray standard it will have the support of direct recording of the MPEG-2 TS used by digital broadcasters. This will alow direct recording of HDTV broadcasts without any extra processing or quality loss.

Blu-ray high-definition format movies have accounted for more than 60% of the market since the third week of January, outpacing sales in the competing HD DVD format, figures from market research has shown.

As of Jan. 21, Blu-ray sales have ranged from a low of 63% to a high of 69%. On the week ended Feb. 25, the latest figures available, HD DVD accounted for 35% of the market, compared with a big 65% for Blu-ray.

Hollywood and consumer electronics manufacturers are picking sides in support of either HD DVD or Blu-ray. 20th Century Fox,Goldwyn-Mayer, Walt Disney Pictures, and Sony are only releasing DVDs in Blu-ray, while Universal Studios is only distributing in HD DVD. Player manufacturers, Hitachi, Sony and Philips favor Blu-ray, while NEC and Toshiba support HD DVD.

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If you want a good cheap replacement for your Philips DVP642 DVD Player and have an HDTV you might want to give this player a look.

The Philips DVP5960/37 HDMI DVD Player has HDMI out with up-conversion. It plays most formats including Divx 6 and XVID files. One nice feature is a USB input that lets you play Divx files from a thumb drive or hard drive formated in fat32.

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To make Region Free.
1. Turn on the unit
2. Open the loading tray
3. Press the “Setup” button on the remote
4. Navigate to the “Preferences” page using the right arrow key
5. Enter 138931
6. You will now see the current region code displayed
7. Use the Up/Down arrow keys to select the region required or “0″ for all regions
8. Press the “Setup” button on the remote
9. Press “OK” on the remote

The COBY DVD209 Compact DVD Player is super small, plays most of my burnt DVDs and with a small hack you can make it region free.

To make it region free just turn in on, press stop, press setup, then volume +, then volume -, then volume +, then volume -, use the arrow buttons on the remote to skip from region 1 to the # 255 for all regions and press setup to leave this menu. It now plays any region DVD.

The player will play most burnt DVD format discs but not Divx or Xvid Avi type files.

Player comes with remote, power cord and component cables for TV playback.

Specifications

* Color: Silver
* Disc capacity: 1
* Region playback: Region 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0
* Playback formats: DVD-Video (NTSC/PAL), CD, CD-R, CD-RW, MP3 CD, JPEG image CD
* Aspect ratio control: Yes
* Multi-angle viewing: Yes (with applicable discs)
* Frame advance: Yes
* Still/freeze frame: Yes
* Forward/reverse play: Yes
* Multilingual support: Yes (English, Spanish, French, German, Italian)
* Remote control: Full-function
* Parental controls: Lock
* Picture zoom: Yes
* Repeat play: Yes
* Track programming: Yes
* Reverse-frame step: Yes
* Screen saver: Yes
* Slow motion: Yes
* Audio outputs: 1 stereo analog (left/right), 1 digital (coaxial)
* Video outputs: 1 (composite-video)
* Surround-sound output: Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1-channel passthrough
* Power input: AC 110 to 220V, 50/60 Hz (Automatic Power-Adjustable Input)
* Item width: 7.75 inches
* Item height: 1.4 inches
* Item depth: 6.25 inches

Features

* Slim, compact, easily moveable DVD player Plays DVD-
* Video (NTSC and PAL), MP3 CD, and JPEG image CD
* Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1-channel surround sound through coaxial digital-audio output (for use with optional
* AV receiver and speaker system)
* Offers universal (AC 110 to 220V) power supply
* Includes full-function remote control
* Measures 7.8 x 1.4 x 6.3 inches (W x H x D)

If you want a cheap DVD player that will play just about any format this might be the one for you.

I have quit a few DVD players around the house including the famous Philips DVP642. The DVP3040 will do everything the DVP642 will but better and around $20 cheaper.

I like it’s ability to play almost all forms of Divx, Xvid and other AVI format video files.

The video quality on this player can compete with most players in the $120 range but can be bought for under $50. One of my favorite changes with most of Philips’ new players is their new remotes. They have made them a bit more user friendly with a better button layout. The button functions just seam to be more where you would expect them.

One great feature is the ability to make it region free with a simple hack. So if you like to buy alot of international movies you will be able to buy from any country and your movie will play.

To make Region Free simply open the tray. Press 99990 on the remote control and your DVP304 is now region free.

One small negative for some people is the lack of a S-Video output. I does however have composite and the higher resolution component outputs.

The Bottom Line: For the price the pros outweigh the cons. Highly recommended!

Product Features

* Progressive-scan component video outputs deliver extraordinarily colorful images to compatible TVs and virtually eliminate dot crawl and flicker
* Progressive Scan Video output that creates a picture in a single sweep of the screen, unlike the traditional interlaced output, which uses two sequential, “interlaced” sweeps at a slower speed to create an image. Because it displays twice the frames per second, progressive-scan video is clearer and more film-like, with less visible flicker than apparent with interlaced video. A high-definition TV (HDTV) is required to detect the most noticeable difference between progressive-scan and interlaced video output.

* 108MHz, 12-bit video digital-to-analog (D/A) conversion

* 192kHz, 24-bit audio digital-to-analog (D/A) conversion

* Video upsampling technology decreases distortion for improved picture quality

* Flip photos, rotate, slideshow and zoom play functions

* Outputs: analog audio, component video, composite video and coaxial digital audio

* Parental controls and child lock prevent your child from being exposed to undesirable material

* Trilingual on-screen display allows you to choose from English, French and Spanish

* Standard remote included

* Plays DVD, DVD+R/RW, DVD-R/RW, CD, CD-R/RW, SVCD, DivX, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, JPEG, WMA and MP3 formats

Philips DVP3040 Great audio and video performance

* Progressive Scan for razor-sharp and flicker free images

* 192kHz/24-bit audio DAC delivers high-quality audio

Philips DVP3040 Plays it all

* Movies: DVD, DVD+R/RW, DVD-R/RW, (S)VCD, DivX, XVid

* Music: CD, MP3-CD, CD-R/RW & Windows Mediaâ„¢ Audio

* Photos: Picture CD (JPEG)