Customer Reviews
Great DVD player 
2008-07-17
I've had this DVD player for almost two years now. It always worked great.
Plays anything I throw at it (divx, other avi, dvds, etc). I mainly play dvds
and avi files, so I cannot vouch for other formats, though. It comes as a region 1 player (if you buy it in the US), but unlocking it so that it plays other regions took 30 seconds (google and you'll find how to do it). Overall, it is a great product. I read that the remote is flimsy and so I control it with my universal remote and have its own remote put away
in case I need it at some point for some menus that the universal remote can't access. Didn't need to use it so far (other than for unlocking the player).
I should also add that I recommended this player to a friend and they love it as well.
Great price but bad remote 
2008-07-16
This has one of the worst remotes I have ever seen in the mid to upper range DVD player. The remote is tiny, finicky, and you have to sometimes be right in front of the DVD player to make it work. Its 50% effective from even as close as 5 feet away.
Besides the remote, this is a good player. I was able to make this multi region with the hack codes within minutes and its played almost all of my burned DVDs without an issue, and even some of my more scratched commercially produced DVDs played well.
Good price point for this product too, considering its capabilities.
Shoddy remote censor makes this DVD player nearly unusable 
2008-07-15
The picture and audio from this DVD player are fine. There is a serious problem with the remote sensor. It only works from five feet away or less, and only if you're within 30 degrees of the sensor. The problem is not with the remote, as I have the same problem with a Pioneer universal remote. Look at the other reviews, they also complain about the remote. This DVD player is only useful in very small rooms. Even within this Cone of Sensitivity, it doesn't register button presses about a third of the time. I decided to give it a week, but after two days my wife and I are already tired of it.
lier, liar pants on fire... 2008-07-09
Search on region 2 DVD player and this is the first one up. Only thing is - it doesn't play region 2 DVDs.
All I can say is beware of the search - I expect the items down the line to match a search less, but first up? BS, this shouldn't happen.
Very Good Player For The Price 2008-07-07
I don't write a lot of review. But I got this DVD player because I was looking for something I could play my British DVD's on - my daughter is a fan of Bagpuss, the Clangers and other obscure British children's TV.
I've bought several different DVD players for under $75 in the last few years, by Coby, Memorex, Akai, Sony and others. I'm not a video nut so I'm just interested in something that will work.
I bought this player over a year ago and it has performed very well. All my various Region 1 and Region 2 discs played fine. Set up is easy and the remote is efficient.
I was also pleased that the unit plays .avi files burned straight from the computer. It doesn't support every resolution, but it is handy to have. Note there is no .wma support, so those files don't play.
I'm now buying an additional unit for my daughter to have in her room. For the price, it's very good value in my opinion.
I bought this for the divx. 2008-07-25
What other reviews say about the weird standby mode instead of a regular on/off, the slow-to-respond eject, and the less-than-perfect-remote are all true. But I bought this to have something to play divx, which it does beautifully and affordably. So I am plenty happy. I don't think you can do much better with these features at this price.
Manual Includes NTSC/PAL Instructions 2008-07-25
I just received my DVP5140 and couldn't be happier. The code and instructions given here worked like a charm. At first the remote was somewhat unresponsive but changing the angle of the player just slightly resolved the problem. The remote has fewer buttons than the norm and for me that is great. Easier to feel your way to the right button in the dark.
What I haven't seen mentioned is that the manual does include instructions on how to set up your system to play both NTSC and PAL. The instructions refer to the NTSC/PAL settings found on the set up menu. So, though the multi-region feature is not advertised, it is documented.
Excellent buy 2008-07-24
This DVD player did everything I expected.
$40 + shipping for a DIVX capable DVD player is very cheap!
Great buy!!
region free at low price 2008-07-24
This is nice looking and solid built machine. The best thing is that it supports DVDs from all regions, although some hacking are needed (you can find it the highest review). The remote control is very ugly and hard to navigate in the set up menu. Other than that I would give it a 5 star rating.
If you have DVDs from Germany, Japan, etc. you may want to buy this one. It may be the cheapest one that really supports region free dvd and divx.
Terrible failure rate 2008-07-19
TWO out of THREE purchased were bad out of the box! You pay little...you get little.
