Philips DVP3040 DVD Player

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DVD Player	CDR CDRW	DVD-R DVD-RW	DVD+R DVD+RW	BD-R BD-RE	DivX JPG	MP3 WMA	Price	Rating Info	Reports Comments
Philips DVP3040	CDR CDRW	DVD-R DVD-RW Few DVD-R DL	DVD+R DVD+RW DVD+R DL	BD-R BD-RE BD-R DL	DivX JPG	MP3 WMA	$40	6.9/10 16 votes	View 18 reports (47927 views) Post report
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	Video formats: VCD SVCD DivX XviD JPG, DVD-JPG MPEGISO DVD-MPEGISO Audio formats: MP3 DVD-MP3 MP3 long filename MP3 ID3 TAG WMA				Other features: Progressive Scanning Visit manufacturer's site Region code free hack here Google this player.
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	1 Panasonic 2xBD-R (MEI...T01) comments, 0 plays 1 dont play. 1 Philips 8xDVD+R (CMC MAG.D04) comments, 1 plays 0 dont play. 1 Verbatim 8xDVD+RW (MKM.....A03) comments, 1 plays 0 dont play. Post your DVD Media comments here
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	Chris from Canada reported August 14, 2007: Read features: Price: Time used: Rating: CDR CDRW DVD-R DVD-RW DVD-R DL? DVD+R DVD+RW DVD+R DL? BD-R? BD-RE? BD-R DL? MP3 WMA? CVD? $50 180 days 8 of 10 JPG/JPEG DVD-JPG DVD-MP3 DivX XviD Comments: So far this player is great. I was about to return it when I first bought it because of the Jerky playback, but then I realized this was a Bitstream problem that I was able to fix with a non phillips firmware update, from then on the player has been great! I have one divx that seems to play great on the computer but the sound seems messed up on the player will see if I can fix it tonight but other than that update your firmware then the unit is great.
	Manimal from United States reported August 01, 2007: Read features: Price: Time used: Rating: CDR CDRW? DVD-R DVD-RW? DVD-R DL? DVD+R DVD+RW? DVD+R DL BD-R? BD-RE? BD-R DL? MP3 WMA CVD? $40 over 1 year 9 of 10 JPG/JPEG DVD-JPG DVD-MP3 MP3 long filename MP3 ID3 TAG DivX XviD MPEGISO DVD-MPEGISO Comments: This is my first dvd review and for this little gem of a player, I just had to write one. I have had this player for I guess over a year now and I fricking love it. It plays everything I have thrown at it. It even plays PAL dvds which there is nothing about this on the box or the manual. That feature alone and its ability to play Divx/Xvid files are why I love it so much. I download a lot of PAL bootleg concert dvds and love how it plays them perfectly. I dont get why people are saying it doesnt play Divx files right as mine play flawlessly. I never upgraded the firmware either. Another nice feature is seeing that it plays mp3's from dvd. My only complaint with this dvd player is that it shows only a few characters of the file names. When mp3's are playing though, it shows a cool little equalizer graphic and shows the ID3 tag info. I definitely would get another Philips player if they ever fix the character limit feature. However, since I have the new TMPENC DVD Author with Divx, I plan on authoring my own DIVX dvd's to use with this player and get all the benefits of a regular dvd.
	adrian from Argentina reported February 22, 2007: Read features: Price: Time used: Rating: CDR? CDRW? DVD-R? DVD-RW? DVD-R DL? DVD+R? DVD+RW? DVD+R DL? BD-R? BD-RE? BD-R DL? MP3? WMA? CVD? $? 4 days No rating Comments: no reproduce peliculas grabadas en formato dvd
	VLADIMIR FLEYSHER from United States reported February 08, 2007: Read features: Price: Time used: Rating: CDR? CDRW? DVD-R DVD-RW? DVD-R DL? DVD+R? DVD+RW? DVD+R DL? BD-R? BD-RE? BD-R DL? MP3? WMA? CVD? $50 1 days 2 of 10 Comments: This DVD player is advertised as multi regional one. I was given a code in the store(Best Buy). But no way to introduce this code at setup. Vladimir Fleysher
	dirtmover from Canada reported January 31, 2007: Read features: Price: Time used: Rating: CDR CDRW? DVD-R DVD-RW? DVD-R DL? DVD+R DVD+RW? DVD+R DL? BD-R? BD-RE? BD-R DL? MP3 WMA? CVD? $40 2 days 3 of 10 DivX XviD Comments: The model I got is the DVP3040-37 (North America). DivX playback is terrible, chooppy and jerky. As an undocumented feature this would be fine but Philips are clearly marketing this as a DivX player, in large text all over the box. Shame on you Philips, this is not acceptible, I expect high quality in the major selling features and hence the low rating. I went to the Philips website hoping for a solution to the DivX playback issue, after all this player was manufactured 9 month ago so I would expect it to be fixed by now. I got the latest firmware but it was a pain to install since the instructions are not clear. When I fianlly got it installed there was no improvement. The good news for anyone stuck with machine is that there is a hacked version of the firmware available that fixes the DivX playback along with a couple of other issues see http://board.softpedia.com/index.php?showtopic=3474 It's just a pity that Philips have not managed to fix it themselves in an official release. If you're after an MP4 player save your money and buy something that handles it properly. I expect we'll see these pop up in the refurb outlets soon as the returns start fo filter through.
	Carlos from United States reported January 04, 2007: Read features: Price: Time used: Rating: CDR CDRW DVD-R DVD-RW? DVD-R DL? DVD+R? DVD+RW? DVD+R DL? BD-R? BD-RE? BD-R DL? MP3 WMA? CVD? $? 14 days 8 of 10 DVD-MP3 DivX Comments: Pros: Very small and compact; plays divx on cd-r or dvd-r; payed under 50 bucks for player. Cons: No optical sound; have to eject with remote; shuts off when left in pause for a long period of time.
	Elisabeth Lochley from United States reported December 22, 2006: Read features: Price: Time used: Rating: CDR CDRW DVD-R DVD-RW DVD-R DL? DVD+R DVD+RW DVD+R DL? BD-R? BD-RE? BD-R DL? MP3 WMA? CVD? $? 180 days No rating JPG/JPEG DVD-MP3 DivX XviD MPEGISO DVD-MPEGISO Comments: Eject disc with remote!!!! Press and hold stop button for a few seconds. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
	RobR from United States reported November 22, 2006: Read features: Price: Time used: Rating: CDR CDRW DVD-R? DVD-RW DVD-R DL? DVD+R DVD+RW DVD+R DL? BD-R? BD-RE? BD-R DL? MP3 WMA? CVD? $50 14 days 7 of 10 DivX XviD Comments: Bought this to replace a 642 that went out on me. It's a little bit of a mixed bag. It seems to support more media types and newer codecs which is a plus. The feel of the unit is somewhat cheap and the disk drawer is balky trying to get it to open and close and the quality of the mechanism and drawer seem to be kind of flimsy. A much more basic, value priced model. It's been ok so far, we'll see how well it holds up.
	Chris from United States reported September 26, 2006: Read features: Price: Time used: Rating: CDR? CDRW? DVD-R? DVD-RW? DVD-R DL? Few DVD+R Few DVD+RW DVD+R DL? BD-R? BD-RE? BD-R DL? MP3? WMA? CVD? $40 1 days 3 of 10 DVD-MPEGISO Comments: Very cheap player but the 3040/37 (the version available apparently in the US) has a terrible problem with jerky playback of DIVX. The playback is not just jerky in some parts but the entire DIVX video looks like it's running at 15 fps instead of 29. Unusable in this respect so don't buy it for DIVX playback. I did read that this has something to do with the video having a packed bitstream and there is a utility out there to unpack it. But why bother? What a pain that is. I returned it and purchased the Philips 5960 which does not have the problem. I played the same video files on that one and they were fine.
	Coltsfan from United States reported September 13, 2006: Read features: Price: Time used: Rating: CDR? CDRW? DVD-R? DVD-RW? DVD-R DL? DVD+R DVD+RW? DVD+R DL BD-R? BD-RE? BD-R DL? MP3? WMA? CVD? $40 14 days 9 of 10 Comments: Got this player on sale for $38 at Best Buy. My older Philips player wouldn't play my backup DL movies. I used a Verbatim DVD+R DL on the DVP3040 and it played beautifully without a hitch. It also played my single layer DVD+R's I haven't been able to try any CD's or Divix yet, but for $40 this is an excellent buy.
	Sion from Switzerland reported September 12, 2006: Read features: Price: Time used: Rating: CDR? CDRW? DVD-R? DVD-RW? DVD-R DL? DVD+R? DVD+RW? DVD+R DL? BD-R? BD-RE? BD-R DL? MP3? WMA? CVD? $? 120 days 10 of 10 Comments: Hold the Stop button on the remote for a few seconds and it iwll eject the disc.
	Frank Black from United States reported September 05, 2006: Read features: Price: Time used: Rating: CDR? CDRW? DVD-R DVD-RW? DVD-R DL? DVD+R DVD+RW DVD+R DL BD-R? BD-RE? BD-R DL? MP3 WMA? CVD? $40 2 days 8 of 10 DVD-MP3 MP3 long filename MP3 ID3 TAG DivX Comments: I bought a Philips 642 for $45 at Best Buy 3 weeks ago for my son. It played everything. I picked up the newer 3040 at Best Buy for $39. I tested many formats. It played them all including Verbatim DVD+R DL and old Divx movies. It even played MP3 files on a DVD+R disk. While the remote is basic, it does everything you need including a good zoom mode and fast forward. It is missing an eject button. The front of the player has only an on off button, open-close, play-pause and stop. The warranty is only 90 days. Then for the next year if it dies, you pay an exchange fee. They won't say what that fee is, but the player only cost $39.
	Sion from Switzerland reported August 09, 2006: Read features: Price: Time used: Rating: CDR CDRW DVD-R? DVD-RW? DVD-R DL? DVD+R DVD+RW DVD+R DL? BD-R? BD-RE? BD-R DL? MP3 WMA? CVD? $70 90 days 10 of 10 JPG/JPEG DVD-JPG DVD-MP3 MP3 long filename DivX XviD MPEGISO DVD-MPEGISO Comments: No comments
	Goran from Sweden reported July 13, 2006: Read features: Price: Time used: Rating: CDR? CDRW? DVD-R DVD-RW? DVD-R DL? DVD+R? DVD+RW? DVD+R DL? BD-R? BD-RE? BD-R DL? MP3? WMA? CVD? $50 7 days 4 of 10 Comments: It don't play my burnt dvd movies so well. After a while it starts to search what to play, and skipping parts of the movie. Probably it's to sensitive or something. This player's gooing back to the store. The same movies have no problems beeing played on my friends pioneer.
	Robert Allen from United States reported July 01, 2006: Read features: Price: Time used: Rating: CDR CDRW? Few DVD-R Few DVD-RW Few DVD-R DL Few DVD+R Few DVD+RW DVD+R DL? BD-R? BD-RE? BD-R DL? MP3? WMA? CVD? $50 7 days 2 of 10 DivX XviD Comments: "no disk: error on any disk recorded at 4x or 6x, no notice of this limitation in any philips source, only firmware update deals only with cyrillic captions. I really liked the 642 but it is no longer available
	xSimonx from Costa Rica reported June 30, 2006: Read features: Price: Time used: Rating: CDR CDRW DVD-R DVD-RW? DVD-R DL? DVD+R DVD+RW? DVD+R DL? BD-R? BD-RE? BD-R DL? MP3 WMA CVD? $80 7 days 9 of 10 JPG/JPEG DivX Comments: Well I bought this player a few days ago replacing my Coby 207 that just died (RIP), and it`s has been a good adquisition, really fast loading, no troubles with DVD-R Verbatim, Maxell or Ridata (G05), as well as some DVD+R, good sound quality with my Logitech home theater, also it has some sound, and video options so you can adjust yours just the way you want.
	Lester Vegh from United States reported June 17, 2006: Read features: Price: Time used: Rating: CDR? CDRW? DVD-R? DVD-RW? DVD-R DL? DVD+R DVD+RW DVD+R DL? BD-R? BD-RE? BD-R DL? MP3 WMA? CVD? $40 7 days 10 of 10 MP3 long filename DivX XviD Comments: No more Qpel worries! Plays them all, Upscales HD also.
	sibiryk from United States reported May 11, 2006: Read features: Price: Time used: Rating: CDR CDRW DVD-R DVD-RW DVD-R DL? DVD+R DVD+RW DVD+R DL? BD-R? BD-RE? BD-R DL? MP3? WMA? CVD? $50 1 days 9 of 10 DivX XviD Comments: I have DVP 642 and bought this one. It plays PAL format and there is a zone hack already. http://www.videohelp.com/dvdhacks.php?select=Philips+DVP+3040K I tried this hack and it works(tested with Zone 5 pal format dvd).
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