Playback formats:
Video: DVD, DVD R/RW, DVD-R/-RW, VCD, SVCD, MPEG-4, DivX 3.11/4.x/5.x
Audio: CD, CD-R/RW, MP3-CD* (-256 kbps)
Pictures: Picture-CD (JPEG) with music (MP3*)
Plays MP3-CD (supports 32, 56, 64, 96, 128, 256 kbps and variable bit-rate)
DVD functionality:
Multi-angle selection
Audio selection
Subtitles selection
Aspect Ratio Conversion (16:9, 4:3 Letter-Box, 4:3 Pan Scan)
Disc Menu support
Picture-CD & MP3-CD functionality
Playback of pictures automatically
Picture selection:
Zoom
Rotate, Flip pictures
Album and track selection
Connections:
Video output:
-Component video (Y, Pb, Pr)
-S-Video
-CVBS (Yellow cinch)
Audio output:
-Analog (L R) : cinch (white/red)
-Digital : 1x coaxial, 1x optical
-EC60958 for CDDA/LPCM
-IEC61937 for MPEG-1/2
-Dolby Digital
Video performance:
Progressive Scan
Video decoding : MPEG-4/MPEG-2/MPEG-1
Video format : 4:3/16:9
Video system : PAL/NTSC
Audio performance:
Audio DAC: 24 bit, 192 kHz
Signal to Noise ratio: 105 dB
Dynamic range : 100 dB
Crosstalk: 105 dB
Distortion/noise : 90 dB
Power supply:
Power Requirement :110V, 60Hz
Power consumption: approx. 10 W
Standby power : 0.8W
General:
On-screen display
Disc Resume
Parental Control
Repeat track/disc/A-B
Stop/play/pause
Fast forward/backward
Zoom
Price : $71.99 CAD (From BestBuy Canada on May 5/2006)
Warranty : 90 Days
Extended Warranty (Optional) : 2 additional years at $14.99 CAD
Today marks the 6th month that I’ve been the proud owner of the Philips DVP642 DVD player. Needless to say, “proud owner” pretty much tells you how I feel about this unit, but if it’s all the same I’d like to put in my two cents on this unit.
I decided to wait six months to write this review because of all the negative reviews I’ve read about this unit. So I figured why not try it on for six months, and see what all the fuss was about. A co-worker is the one who actually mentioned this model to me. Having previously owned a Zenith DVC-2250C, trust me….this was a sorely needed upgrade! Philips boasts “You Have It, We’ll Play It” and I have to admit, they really hit the nail on the head with that statement.
PROS
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- Plays just about anything and everything
- Aesthetically well constructed (not an eye sore like some DVD players)
- Easy to operate / connect
- Very cheap
CONS
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- Remote controller does not have a tray eject button
- JPEG images are quite grainy – poor quality (despite me changing the settings)
- Horrible warranty (which is why I opted for the additional 2 year extended warranty at an additional cost)
- I have experienced some playback technical difficulties with one or two of my DivX files but I'm not 100% sure if that's the DVD's fault or if it's because of the encoding. As I understand it, it may be the manner in which the DivX file was written.But I will say this, the one or two DivX files that did have problems played ok on my computer.
Measures 17.1 x 1.7 x 9.3 inches (W x H x D); Plays DVD-Video, video CD, audio CD, JPEG image CD, and CDs loaded with MP3, MPEG-4, or DivX 3.11/4.x/5....More at Amazon Marketplace
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