Philips Portable DVD Player PET-805
Quality PET-805
I have the \\"multi-region\\" version PET800(instructions below may enable multi-region for PET805). This is a sound, robust player and gives the appearance and feel of high quality. I loved the brushed metal finish almost too nice to throw in a backpack.  The screen is of a good resolution and can be viewed from the sides with no difficulty.  Obviously Philips could not swallow their pride to say they openly support the DVD-R format, however this little gem plays DVD-Rs with ease.    I have used this player with DVDs from USA, UK, Saudi Arabia and the Philippines. Originals and good quality backups work flawlessly. Poor quality media will cause a break up of the picture, jumping of scenes and possibly no playback(true of any DVD player). However if recopied to a reliable media it works without any problem.    TV output seems to be selected only when the TV/TFT selection switch is selected to TV, this means you select the TV system type on the TV screen, not on the TFT display. This can be a little difficult if the TV screen is revolving and an element of guesswork will be necessary to press the right sequence of setup and arrow keys until you have the correct system selected. Whatever, it works with PAL, AUTO and NTSC just fine.  It's a little clunky when loading up and selecting chapters, but when viewing a movie there is barely a whisper.    Audio is tinny but I would not expect anything else on these little players; the volume was more than adequate and the headphones (there are two outputs) were a different world and a very enjoyable experience.    It displays jpg images, so I tried a standard data CD with a library of home pictures.  It displayed the directories and allowed me to select images, even performing a slide show.  The screen was not really suitable to display the high resolution of the images and obviously the quality of images would be improved if connected to a TV.    A soft case to protect the unit would have been nice.Well you can't have everything!To access the Region Coding menu. THIS WORKS also for the PET800, PET810, PET1000:    1. Power on your PET  2. Lift up the screen and open the DVD \\"platter\\" cover  Use the Remote Control to:  3. Press \\"Setup\\"  4. Navigate to the \\"Preferences\\" page  5. Press the OK\\" button  6. Key in the following numbers 2, 1, 2, 2, 2, 5  7. Press the left arrow  8. Press the down arrow  9. When the region code is displayed, press \\"0\\" (all regions playback).  10.Press \\"Setup\\" again to exit.    As it stands, the Philips PET-805 is a well recommended unit. The activation of all-region coding (see above) for international travellers most definately expands it's usefulness.