εχω ενα dvdr985 philips αγορασμενο στις Η.Π.Α και το εχω κανει regions 2
με ττον απλο τροπο που ειχα βρει σε ενα site...play 1-5-9 121.212.005.00x
oπου χ η περιοχη που θελουμε να δουμε!εγω φυσικα δεν εχω λογο να αλλαζω περιοχες μου αρκει το r2.
ορισμενους δισκους τελευταια δε μου τους διαβαζει.. και ειδικα αυτους που ειναι αντιγραφης regions 2,ποτε-ποτε κανει το θαυμα και παιζουν ομως..
παρακαλω επειδη στα αγγλικα δε τα καταφερνω..μια βοηθεια για αυτο που βρηκα αν βοηθαει σε κατι...
I checked the back of my 642 and it is 120V only. sorry.
dont know about the other models (630, etc.) but of course, in order to sell it in the corresponding countries, should be matching, but not a universal power supply. those are far and few between for this kinda price range.
Out of box firmware version is: ver0113 642/17 02 1
check using remote: Open Tray-5-6-9-OK
Did the update to version: ver0409
could not find any documentation as to what the fixes/improvements are for v0409. At your own risk!
I didnt even know what version this was until i did it!
Web site indicates nothing! Poor documentation! Shame!
I still like philips region free tho...
But DVDR985 is a POS! I have one to sell if you're interested!
Unplugged unit as instructed, then after about 5 minutes, plugged back in and removed the disc by pressing the open/close button directly.
Found that i had black and white rolling video (i am on s-video cable). damn. whoever did the firmware defaulted it to PAL. should have made 2 versions to download, PAL and NTSC.
Here's the steps for getting back to NTSC blindly:
- if you messed with menus, then power off, and power on again.
on your remote, press:
- system menu, down arrow 2x (video setup), ok, right arrow, up, ok, left arrow, ok, (image will clear but you're not done yet), then left arrow again, ok again (to confirm). whew. sux.
Did open tray-5-6-9-ok and found that it was defaulting to:
ver0409 630/00 01 2 and pressed down arrow 4x to get back to my North American 642/17 01 1 version. Make sure to press 'OK' as instructed on the screen below or it will turn back on as a 630 again. dont know if that's good or bad...
What's the diff between these models? Regions? Features too? Hmm...
Update observations:
- had to reapply Region Free patch again. open tray-7-8-9-ok-0. this time just a plain '0' appears.
R1, R2, R3 discs play ok. Still Region Free, thank god.
- in system menu, i now have a DivX VOD registration code.
- Every DTS 5.1 DVD i play has the error: 'could not decode DTS!' dont know if this existed b4 update. sounds ok tho...
(Toto Amsterdam, Fifth Element Superbit, Wasabi)
- still can only do up to 8x FF/REW. I prefer my 727 as it can go as high as 32x.
- tried my DVD-R disc with MPEG1 movies, still has the problem of skipping around when i try and REW a movie. sux. Also will NOT play my MPEG1 movies extracted from my ReplayTV 5040 using DVarchive. Dont really wanna have to recode (takes 30 min+) them with Nero to be able to play them on TV...
Next step for Philips would be a DVI HD port on the back with 64x FF/REW (like Akai!). We'll be waiting and ready to buy. Make sure it is still remote menu Region Free hackable or we'll go to another maker!
με ττον απλο τροπο που ειχα βρει σε ενα site...play 1-5-9 121.212.005.00x
oπου χ η περιοχη που θελουμε να δουμε!εγω φυσικα δεν εχω λογο να αλλαζω περιοχες μου αρκει το r2.
ορισμενους δισκους τελευταια δε μου τους διαβαζει.. και ειδικα αυτους που ειναι αντιγραφης regions 2,ποτε-ποτε κανει το θαυμα και παιζουν ομως..
παρακαλω επειδη στα αγγλικα δε τα καταφερνω..μια βοηθεια για αυτο που βρηκα αν βοηθαει σε κατι...
I checked the back of my 642 and it is 120V only. sorry.
dont know about the other models (630, etc.) but of course, in order to sell it in the corresponding countries, should be matching, but not a universal power supply. those are far and few between for this kinda price range.
Out of box firmware version is: ver0113 642/17 02 1
check using remote: Open Tray-5-6-9-OK
Did the update to version: ver0409
could not find any documentation as to what the fixes/improvements are for v0409. At your own risk!
I didnt even know what version this was until i did it!
Web site indicates nothing! Poor documentation! Shame!
I still like philips region free tho...
But DVDR985 is a POS! I have one to sell if you're interested!
Unplugged unit as instructed, then after about 5 minutes, plugged back in and removed the disc by pressing the open/close button directly.
Found that i had black and white rolling video (i am on s-video cable). damn. whoever did the firmware defaulted it to PAL. should have made 2 versions to download, PAL and NTSC.
Here's the steps for getting back to NTSC blindly:
- if you messed with menus, then power off, and power on again.
on your remote, press:
- system menu, down arrow 2x (video setup), ok, right arrow, up, ok, left arrow, ok, (image will clear but you're not done yet), then left arrow again, ok again (to confirm). whew. sux.
Did open tray-5-6-9-ok and found that it was defaulting to:
ver0409 630/00 01 2 and pressed down arrow 4x to get back to my North American 642/17 01 1 version. Make sure to press 'OK' as instructed on the screen below or it will turn back on as a 630 again. dont know if that's good or bad...
What's the diff between these models? Regions? Features too? Hmm...
Update observations:
- had to reapply Region Free patch again. open tray-7-8-9-ok-0. this time just a plain '0' appears.
R1, R2, R3 discs play ok. Still Region Free, thank god.
- in system menu, i now have a DivX VOD registration code.
- Every DTS 5.1 DVD i play has the error: 'could not decode DTS!' dont know if this existed b4 update. sounds ok tho...
(Toto Amsterdam, Fifth Element Superbit, Wasabi)
- still can only do up to 8x FF/REW. I prefer my 727 as it can go as high as 32x.
- tried my DVD-R disc with MPEG1 movies, still has the problem of skipping around when i try and REW a movie. sux. Also will NOT play my MPEG1 movies extracted from my ReplayTV 5040 using DVarchive. Dont really wanna have to recode (takes 30 min+) them with Nero to be able to play them on TV...
Next step for Philips would be a DVI HD port on the back with 64x FF/REW (like Akai!). We'll be waiting and ready to buy. Make sure it is still remote menu Region Free hackable or we'll go to another maker!