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Philips DVP642 DVD Player

Philips DVP642 DVD Player

  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Progressive Scan: With Progressive Scan
  • Playable Disk Types: DVD Video VCD SVCD DVD-R DVD-RW DVD+R DVD+RW CD (Audio) CD-R CD-RW Picture CD
  • Playable File Formats: MPEG2 MPEG4 DivX MP3 JPEG
  • DVD Type: DVD Player
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2

"Loading"... (wait, wait) "No disk"

bylovemygolden Apr 10, 2006
6 Helpfuls 7 Helpfuls Was this review helpful? Comment
Pros Hum...
Cons Where do I start...
Recommended it? No

I just bought the Philips DVP642 player and I must say that I was thrilled when it played a DVD from Europe (my old DVD player didn't read that DVD format) anyways... I popped in a movie (regular) and it said: "Loading (took forever to read it) then it said "NO DISK"... what do you mean no disk..... Read full review »

1

Worked fine for 6 months then died

bydellsky Apr 6, 2006
6 Helpfuls 7 Helpfuls Was this review helpful? 3 Comments
Pros Plays Divx and Netflix DVDs wonderfully; Slim design
Cons Poor reliability due to bad capacitor on PS board; mine lasted 6 months before dying
Recommended it? Yes

This is a great thin machine that plays Netflix DVDs perfectly and can be set to be region free for watching foreign DVDs. You can find out how to set the region free by searching on the net. I also like the slim design because it fits easily with all the other cable/vcr equipment I have. It's a... Read full review »

1

seen it cheaper

byuptheaverage Feb 21, 2006
6 Helpfuls 7 Helpfuls Was this review helpful? Comment
Pros plays all the formats
Cons would like it in black
Recommended it? Yes

well, it's a good player. i'd had some trouble with my 2 year old sony and this just does everything it says it does, no trouble but i got mine for 52 dollars on onlineshoppingzone.com anyway, sorry this isn't a very good review, but it's a good, cheap little dvd player.
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19

Bang for Your buck? This is IT.

byabhayk Sep 7, 2005
6 Helpfuls 7 Helpfuls Was this review helpful? Comment
Pros Philips Name, Plays DivX, DVD+R, DVD+RW, mp3s on DVD/CD excellent quality.
Cons Cannot play DVD-R/-RW, Remote is stupidly designed.None other.
Recommended it? Yes

Am not going to write huge review when there are others who've screamed themselves hoarse praising this Philips DVP-642.
First, Its a Philips and however much crappy stuff Philips is selling in the US, worldwide they are still just as great as SONY and based on that fact, I decided to buy this... Read full review »

6

The DVD Player that plays almost everything and DivX

byalbertalaw Jun 18, 2005
6 Helpfuls 7 Helpfuls Was this review helpful? Comment
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.
Recommended it? Yes

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 want to pay more than $100.00 for a player... Read full review »

5

Great Player!

bygeoffsmith1981 Jan 28, 2005
6 Helpfuls 7 Helpfuls Was this review helpful? Comment
Pros Plays almost any disc, DivX, XVid, MP3. Slim. Affordable.
Cons No AAC or MP4 audio compatibility, lack of screen positioning cuts some subtitles off.
Recommended it? Yes

Wow, for 60 bucks this thing couldn't get any better. It plays just about any disc you throw at it including DVD+RW and CD-RW's. Not only that, it plays MP3's, DivX, Xvid, photo CD's, etc. when burned to a disc. Sound and video quality are excellent with a lot of menu choices to finetune your setup. Read full review »

1

GREAT value. Plays great.

byartificialard Jan 13, 2005
6 Helpfuls 7 Helpfuls Was this review helpful? Comment
Pros -Plays all XVID and DivX files I had -Great value
Cons -Remote awkward -The on-screen interface could be be more functional
Recommended it? Yes

Was tired of converting files for making VCDs and DVDs and just wanted to play DIVX and XVID that were burned on my archive DVDs.

How it works is any files you want to play are burned onto a standard CD or DVD, just as you would burn a data disc. The DVD player gives you a listing of the... Read full review »

13

good features for price, not very durable (short lifespan)

bykitty_4844 Aug 1, 2008
5 Helpfuls 6 Helpfuls Was this review helpful? Comment
Pros plays almost any format, nice slim style, good picture and sound quality for price
Cons short lifespan, no menu buttons on unit itself, wider than most, only silver no black
Recommended it? Yes

I have only had my DVP642 for less than 2 years (I paid $60 at Wal*Mart) when it suddenly would no longer recognize any of the DivX avi discs and DVDs would start looking choppy or freeze in the middle of it, forcing me to go back and forth until it picked it up again (sometimes it wouldn't, unless... Read full review »

5

4 month life span???

bytrinogt Oct 7, 2007
5 Helpfuls 6 Helpfuls Was this review helpful? 3 Comments
Pros Fantastic unit, perfect picture quality, ease of use, smart remote.
Cons Quit working after 4 1/2 months; It went out slowly over one week.
Recommended it? No

I loved this unit from the get-go: It was easy to setup, played movies flawlessly, and even played my computer files and MP3's with ease.

The remote is very easy to use and understand. One of my favorite features was the 'zoom' button, so I could finally read the 'fine print' credits... Read full review »

64

Great cheap DVD player with PAL feature

bysmartmomsine Mar 16, 2007
5 Helpfuls 6 Helpfuls Was this review helpful? Comment
Pros Great DVD player - can play PAL format DVDS.
Cons You have to actually hack the DVD player to make it multi region.
Recommended it? Yes

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 it has all the functions that you... Read full review »

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