Philips DVP642 DVD Player

Pros: Plays most video formats including Divx and Xvid and is priced right.
Cons: Minor flaws in the interface fixed by the bios update or will be fixed soon.

I bought this DVD/DIVX/MPEG/VCD player so I could make use of my Divx collection but I got way more than I bargained for. I found the DVP642 online at walmart.com. I called several walmart locations in my area but none of them seemed to have any in ...

Pros: Price Plays a gazillion different formats Hackable Beautiful, slim look
Cons: Remote is user unfriendly

I needed a cheap, functional DVD player, and did a lot of browsing. Target and Best Buy were hopeless, their only really cheap option was Cyberhome, and the reviews on Cyberhome were more than discouraging. So, I resorted to the Web. I found this ...

Pros: Downconverts PAL to NTSC, plays just about every CD/DVD format in existence.
Cons: PAL playback isn't mentioned anywhere on the outside of the packaging.

I'll start this review by saying that neither of my DVD players had anything wrong with them, but a friend of mine recommended this Philips unit for one reason. We're displaced Brits living in America, and he told me this unit would play PAL DVDs. I ...

Pros: Will play almost any format/codec burn or commercial DVD you put in it.
Cons: Not HDTV/HD Movies compatible.

The absolute current model number of this player is: Phillips DVP642/37. Take this from a guy who has run through nearly a dozen DVD players. This includes one MS Xbox used as DVD player, because prior to getting that thing, I couldn't find a DVD ...

Pros: plays just about any current video and media format (include dual layer)
Cons: subtitle for Divx/Xvid is a bit difficult to control.

Applause to the engineers at Philips for getting this dvd player right and at a very very good price. This player is very well designed; it is for both the geeks who like to hack the machines and the casual everyday users. Since many reviews here have ...

Pros: Compatible with multiple burn formats, multiple branded/nonbranded discs and plays Divx. Firmware/codes available.
Cons: Lacking independent eject button on remote. Forward/Reverse speeds 8x max. Didn't come with S-Video cable.

Oh No, old DVD Player is Toast! The little one wanted to watch her favorite cartoons that had been compiled onto a CDR as the VHS tape busted a long time back. They were safely saved on backup. The little Apex player that could, could ...

Pros: it plays anything on everything. Doesn't cost a mortgage. I love it.
Cons: FF/RR remote

The day came when my Pioneer DV414 player would no longer power-up (my main suspects are a juice-box and my 2 year-old son...) Anyway, I was in the market for a new DVD player for the home-theater. I had purchased an Apex player for my brother-in-law ...

Pros: Great DVD player - can play PAL format DVDS.
Cons: You have to actually hack the DVD player to make it multi region.

I can highly recommend this DVD player to anyone, who just needs a basic DVD player, and I can especially recommend this DVD player to anyone who needs to play PAL DVDs or other formats. The Philips DVDP 542 DVD player, is a very basic DVD player, but ...

Pros: Plays VCDs, MP3s, MPEG-4, DivX, CD-R/CD-RW, and DVD R/DVD RW. Affordable. Well built.
Cons: Cheap remote and a limited 90 day warranty.

First Impression It literally does what it says it does on the box: You have it, we play it. I traded in my 4 year Samsung because I was looking for a player that would play my DVD R/RWs and some of my anime DVDs that I purchased off of ebay. ...

Pros: Formats, region-hack, slim size, price
Cons: Noisy transport, navigation screen filenames, occasional AVI sound drift

I liked my first one so much that I bought a second. This is a great player for non-home theatre applications. Sound and video quality is acceptable, but not nearly good enough to compete with, say, a good CD player. For the price, though, it is ...

Pros: Plays everything, Well priced
Cons: poorly designed remote

I've wanted a standalone divx player for some time but held off buying one until now because some of the reviews I had read stated that people were having problems with some of the early models, such as freezing or stopping during playback, but with any ...

Pros: Sleek, very good ergonomics, plays almost everything I put in it! Highly recommend.
Cons: If it had only one more video out to connect to a DVD recorder.

Boy, am I happy with this!! I almost bought it by accident a couple of years back. This must be my best electronics buy ever! A nice unit, silver in color and very sleek. Looks good I play divx, mpegs and lots of formats. Except rm files this plays ...

Pros: Plays all formats, easy setup, good price, slim design, 1.5X zoom, 5 disk memory resume.
Cons: Some DVD's default to subtitles, disk resume doesn't work 100%, no mp3 random play.

This is the second Philips DVD player I have owned, and I have been pleased with both players. I have previously owned an APEX and a Toshiba. It has played everything I have put in it including DIVX, VCD, SVCD, DVD- R, DVD RW. I like the feature 1.5X ...

Pros: Plays everything I can place in it, very slim, and works well.
Cons: On a screen is just in words and audio just average.

Look everybody, I am not a media expert. I just want a DVD Player to play my DVD and some recorded TV shows on disc of various sorts. I hate it when the disc will not work because the player cannot use this format or that format. And, as always, I do not ...

Pros: Supports DVD-MP3, DivX, Xvid, NTSC/PAL, region free.
Cons: The remote is pretty bad, MP3 playback menu could be better.

Seems like every time I turn around there is a new DVD player that has more "must have" features than the last. First I HAD to have a DVD player that was "region free" and played MP3 files. Then I HAD to have one that did all that and also played ...