philips 5960 opinions

[pw29010]

i'm thinking of buying one of these, i was wondering what everybody thought of them. i download alot of tv programs which are avi files, i'm hoping the 5960 will stop me wasting time converting them to dvd and mpeg. does this feature work well ? and will it still play my mpeg and vob files ? also does the multi-region hack work ?
thanx

[Bodyslide]

Alot of info here on the 5960
https://forum.videohelp.com/viewtopic.php?t=301465

I am able to play Region 1,2 and 3 on my hacked 5960. Good Luck..

[Trac]

@pw29010
I was looking for the same thing, and this player does it all.
I do not have my PC chained to the Tele, so I had to convert captured video before I could play it.
The 5960 allows direct play of .mpg and .vob files.
Now I simply Capture > Burn(DVDRW) > Play.
What a time saver.

[Wyntre]

You can also hook up an external hard drive or plug in a USB flash drive and play files off of those too. For ~$70US this is a great player and worth the money.