written by dodger44 on 17/05/2011
The Philips DVP-3005 is a terrible DVD player. I bought it because it was cheap (around £30) and I wish I didn't! It has very few features, none of which are very good. It's hard to set up and complicated to use. What I dislike most about this DVD player is that no matter what DVD, even if it is brand new, it makes all of them skip! I have yet to watch a DVD that I haven't had to take out half way through the film and put back in.
This DVD player has actually scratched my DVDs or more than one occasion just from playing them!
The sound and the image quality are ok, but this is really a minor positive that has made no difference to my bad experience with this product.
If you are considering buying this player, don't! Invest in one that is bit more expensive; trust me it will be worth it in the long run!
written by on 29/01/2010
£30 for a dvd player that plays dvd's, dvd quality picture and sound. Region setting can be changed. I've had this dvd player for over 3 years and will not be upgrading for another 1-2 years. does the job.
written by penguinprincess on 23/09/2007
Very disappointing how it just packed up but from what I hear it's an all too common issue with this machine. Just stopped playing any DVDs whatsoever, changed region code and it made no difference. (To change code go to 'Preference Settings' in your system menu, then just type in the numbers 1, 3, 5, 5, 6, 6, select region 0 and press 'OK'.) If anyone can think of what else may be wrong and what I could do to fix it then please feel free to post it on here for me to read - would buy another DVD player but I'm a student so unfortunately cannot afford extravagances!
written by rolandbrade on 31/03/2007
What more could you want from a good make like Philips at such a low price of around £30 or less
written by Bernie65 on 03/01/2006
I just wondered if someone could help us out on this one. After trying to tune the Philips DVP-30005 DVD player into progressive scan mode, we lost the picture altogether, and we could not get it back no matter what we tried.
Has anyone else had this problem, or is it just because we are not technically minded?
written by rollymagpayo on 28/12/2005
I'm having some problems regarding region compatibility with my Philips DVP-3005 DVD player. Anyone with any knowledge on how to solve this problem is welcome to leave a comment.
Written on: 10/05/2007
Hi,
<br/>I can't actually get to the preference setting, it skips right past it. Any help greatly appreciated as I have a whole heap of US DVD's I can't play!
Written on: 07/02/2007
It is only region 2 so you can unlock it into a multi region player by doing the following:
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<br/>- Press "System Menu" key to enter Set Up menu.
<br/>- Move to "Preference Page" using arrow keys to the left or to the right.
<br/>- Press the following sequence in the remote control: 135566
<br/>- A menu indicating "Region Code" will appear.
<br/>- Change region using arrow keys to top or down. Region Code = 0 will play all regions.
<br/>- Press "System Menu" key to exit Set Up menu.
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<br/>hope this helps (had same problem this week so sorry for late comment).
Written on: 23/05/2006
Tried Gerry's advice again, and now I have changed my dvd player to region free. Thanks Gerry!
Written on: 30/04/2006
I have tried to change my phillips 30005 dvd player to region free but unfortunately can't do it! Tried gerry's advice but when i press enter in 'preferences' settings, nothing happens. How do you type the numbers in to get 1,3,5,5,6,6?
Written on: 04/01/2006
gerryharris and telf,
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thanks, i tried the key combination gerryharris gave me and it worked. i can now play any region dvd disc. thanks
Written on: 31/12/2005
Try This;
<br>1.Power On (With No Disk On Tray)
<br>2.Press System Menu.
<br>3.Go To Preference Page.
<br>4.Enter 1,3,5,5,6,6.
<br>5.Use up and down to select the required region(0= Region free)
<br>6.Press System Menu.
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<br> Good Luck.(Hope It Helped)
Written on: 30/12/2005
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Gerryharris's Response to rollymagpayo's Review
Written on: 30/12/2005
This is copied from the amazon.co.uk site
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<br> 1. Press system menu on remote control
<br> 2. Go to preference settings
<br> 3. Press 1,3,5,5,6,6
<br> 4. Use Up and Down keys to select 0 and press OK
<br> 5. Press system menu on remote to exit
<br>Cheers
<br>Gerry