Philips DVP642 DivX-Certified Progressive-Scan DVD Player
Great when it works
Well let me start by saying we didn't get this player form Amazon.  Maybe we should have.  Regardless, while this thing worked it did just like everyone else said, plays DVDs and a multitude of other formats without issue.  It is missing a few features, but nothing you can't live without in a $70 player.   <br /> <br />However,  the first one we got was broken out of the box, an aberration that can happen to any priced brand/model.  But now our second one has failed after about 6months. So might just be a case of 'get what you pay for'.  I suppose I should also say that I do sometimes fall asleep with the thing still playing so it goes all night, but my Mitsubishi player has taken this kind of abuse for years and is still humming along.   <br /> <br />In hindsight, I would have spent the extra money and gotten a player in the next price bracket up and will when I replace this one.