Philips DVP642 DivX-Certified Progressive-Scan DVD Player
Philips DVP642 - Great Player @ a Great Price
I Love this DVD player. <br />It plays everything I've put in it. <br />For example, an AVI file that I burnt of Underworld and a VCD that I had of Underworld Evolution. It also plays audio DVD's (as MP3's).Plus, you can make it ignore region codes. <br />That being said..... <br />the remote could be laid out better. I am forever hitting chapter forward by accident, then having to skip back and fast forward  to where I was in the movie. <br />AND... <br />the menu for displaying a directory on a burnt disc with multiple files only allows eleven characters, ie.12345678901. <br />This may not be a problem for everyone, but if you burn an MP3 DVD with lots of files with similar names you can't tell which one is which unless you play the file. <br />ALSO..... <br />lots of the reviews I've read on the Philips DVP642 advise that the player breaks easily. I haven't had a problem.... yet. <br />I suggest buying the ten dollar one year extended warranty, just in case. <br />Lastly.... <br />this DVD player is firmware upgradeable (if you don't know what that means this won't matter to you anyway), but Philips doesn't provide updates very often, at least for this model. <br />All in all though, I would recommend this player to friends and plan on buying another one myself, unless I find a better model than this one.