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Philips DVP5140 | 27 user region code comments |
June 12, 2010 | Post region code/hack comment |
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This hack was successfully applied to the Philips DVP1540/12. 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 "Play" button on the remote That's it. | |||
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The 138931 hack works great on the Philips DVP5140/37. Changed from region 1 to 0 in about 20 seconds. FYI fmg | |||
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this hack for the dvp 5140 worked a treat!! | |||
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great dvd player, easy hack. thx guys | |||
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AFTER getting to the Preferences, HIT the DOWN arrow 1 time, for the section to be selected. Otherwise inserting the number has no affect. WORKS great, and very easy otherwise. | |||
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I wanted to say I just bought this player and used the hack described above. It worked like a charm. I was playing a Region 3 disc 30 seconds later. Pressing 'down' once you hilight the preferences menu is important, it might have taken me a while to figure that out myself. Thanks! | |||
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thanks a lot, works great and easy as child's play! | |||
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Very easy! Thanks!!! | |||
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I followed the instructions here and the hack worked great. Took about 2 seconds to do. Having never done it before I was quite skeptical but it did work and well. Wanted to say thanks for the help. | |||
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Just bought the DVD player and followed the instruction above. Able to play region code 3 disc in less than a minute. Very simplye hack, thanks a lot! | |||
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TO WATCHING A MOVIE | |||
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Above mentioned hack works perfect in Philips DVP 5140 purchased in Best Buy - Canada Jan. 2007 THANKS!!!!! | |||
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I just followed the steps provided by the others. I just bought my DVD player (DVP 5140/37) at Walmart in North Carolina and applied the hack according to the two who posted tips on it. It worked perfectly without any problem! Just remember that once you're in the Preferences page, to hit the down arrow key on the remote control once, then type in the series of digits...and continue with the directions! Works great - Thanks!!!:) I can finally watch all those movies I bought while living in Europe:) Excited! | |||
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This hack worked perfect, but you don't need to open the door for the DVD. | |||
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1. Ijunkite DVD grotuva 2. Atidarykite stalciuka 3. Paspauskite ant pulto mygtuka "Setup" 4. Rodykliu pagalba eikite i meniu dali "Preferences" 5. Surinkite 138931 6. ATsidarys regionu lentele 7. Naudojant mygtukus aukstyn/zemyn pasirinkite "0" regiona 8. Spauskite ant pulto "Play" Jusu DVD paruostas darbui ;) | |||
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The specified sequence worked like a charm on my DVP 5140 bought in Norway. Thanks for sharing the information! | |||
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I just need to hack my DVDplayer to watch a DVD from Australia. | |||
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Figured it out. Easier than I thought. Thanks for the help! | |||
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Just wanted to thank those who have provided this Region Code information. This hack worked GREAT!!! Too bad the manufacturers WON'T tell the public about how to do this. John | |||
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I tried the hack and it worked for awhile. Now I get a NO DISC error msg on all DVDs I try. I have tried reapplying the hack and no luck. Any suggestions? | |||
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I have the same problem that nycdvdwatcher has. It worked fine for a while, now every disc says NO DISC except for burned discs such as ones with DivX files on them. | |||
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My guess is that this hack works only a specific number of times on each machine, and then locks the machine. It worked fine for me once to watch some UK discs. My suggestion would be to use this hack to set the machine to play "all regions", and then you will not need to use it again. | |||
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Not sure if it's the hack.. I had a 5140 for about a year and I never used the hack. But starting a month ago, every DVD I put in said NO DISC after trying to read it for a few minutes. It played all CD-R's & DVD-R's with AVI movies on em though. I liked the player so much I bought the exact same Philips 5140 and I HAVE used the hack on this one. It's working fine so far.. So it's probably just bad players.. don't be afraid to use this useful hack! :) | |||
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Just purchasesd Philips DVP5140/37 at BestBuy Canada, and the 138931 hack works as described above. I had previously tried hacking my RCA player, but even though I was able to change the Region code to 0, the video output was in black & white and distorted. Could not change this in any of the settings, so just purchased the DVP5140 instead. Thanks to all for the info | |||
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The steps indicated work just fine for a DVP5140/37, although instead of Play, I just pressed OK. | |||
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My husband and I have tried this several times now and we can not get the regional code to pop up on the screen. I am wondering if the newer models have somehow been changed so that you can not hack them. We have tried scrolling down once as well as trying the general preferences page. Thanks! | |||
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Anybody know if there is a limit on the number of times one can change? I don't want to change to region 0 for legal reasons, but I suspect that it's more likely (though IANAL) to be OK to change to other regions. |
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