Philips DVP642 DivX-Certified Progressive-Scan DVD Player
Philips DVP642 and DTS WORKS!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ok, I researched the web up and down and decided to buy this unit. I got alot of conflicting reports on wether DTS worked or not but now I can verify it does! My surround sound receiver is a sony strde945. The 642 does not have a built in decoder so your receiver needs to have one but the player will pass the signal through. You also need an optical or digital coax connection in order for DTS to work. So far I have tested burned +dvr with no problem, I also put some mp3s on a cd and the player read them with no problem. As for video quality it is as good, if not better than the sony unit it replaced. I also tested the region hack and played a region 2 dvd easily. Search the web for the hack, it just requires pushing some buttons. This was important to me because I have been looking to pick up some Ali-G dvds from Britain and I cant find them in region 1. Next I will put some digital photos on a blank dvd and see if that works, I know they work on cd.  I also checked some divx titles on e-bay and they are dirt cheap, like 40 movies for 10$. This unit also plays divx and xvid. So right now I am thrilled with unit. I bought it for 69$ at Target, Walmart had it to but I prefer not shop at the evil empire. <br />One complaint is that the interface with data files could be a little nicer.