Philips DVP642 DivX-Certified Progressive-Scan DVD Player
Very disappointed
I received this DVD player as a gift after adding it to my Amazon Wishlist. I now wish I'd chosen a different player.<br /><br />First of all, this player won't play DVDs that I've had for years, and that have played without problem on any other DVD player I've ever put them into. The DVD player reads \\"Loading\\" for a good two minutes (in the meantime no other buttons work), and then the player spits out the DVD. FRUSTRATING.<br /><br />Secondly, it's ridiculously loud. When it plays a movie it hums, chirps and whirs loudly enough to be a distraction.<br /><br />Finally, it has NO memory at all. The user manual proclaims that this player will \\"resume playback of the last five discs, even if the disc was remove (sic) from the player.\\" This has not yet happened. In fact, even if I leave the DVD in the player, when I stop the movie and turn off the player, the disc starts again from the beginning when I turn the player back on. The user manual has the disclaimer that \\"resume may not be available on some discs.\\" Well, I've watched about 50 movies in this DVD player, most of them brand-new Region 1 coded DVDs, and so far \\"resume\\" has not been available on ANY disc.<br /><br />So, there you have it. On the positive side? It's a very nice looking player, much more slim and attractive than the player I unfortunately gave away. Sorry, that's not enough. This thing is either going to the thrift store, or I'll see if my friend can get his money back so I can purchase a DVD player that actually works.