Philips DVP642 DivX-Certified Progressive-Scan DVD Player
Impressive, but Phillips should be clearer
For the price, this item is a gem.  The remote is a little powerhouse with some keys doing double duty ( the Eject \\"button\\"  for example).  The real issue for me is that many web sites bill this Player as a multi region player ( not just Zone 0 and Zone 1 ). My version of the player was/is a dvp642/37  that can be switched to a DVP 642/17  when needed.  When switched to the mutliple region option, some PAL ( Region 4 ) discs will lose Anamorphic widescreen, and play full frame.    I have spoken to Philips Customer service three times and obtained three different stories; maybe philips should get their story straight.  It is evident that the player does multiregion playback, but the precise ins and outs of this process should be defined by Philips and not by secondary parties across the net.