Philips DVP642 DivX-Certified Progressive-Scan DVD Player
Very average...
Aside from being able to play DivX/AVI files (which is a very important feature to some), this is a very average DVD player.  In fact I'd put it a bit below average, as there are some genuine annoyances (no EJECT button on the remote, no long filenames in menus, strange ffw/rew layout on remote).  The picture quality for standard DVD's (using S-Video out) is also bog-standard average, I've seen better and seen worse. <br /> <br />The unit also tends to overheat easily, so be sure to follow Philips guidelines in the instruction manual to the letter.  Don't put anything on top of the player.  Given its considerable width, this may or may not be a problem trying to integrate with other stuff like VCR's and such. <br /> <br />For the price, this is neither a ripoff nor a great deal.  If you get it for the DivX/XviD playback, you're absolutely guaranteed to run into some hassles.  Depending on your frustration tolerance, this could either be a challenge or cause you to return the player.  I can only describe the picture quality with DivX as \\"tolerable\\" and that's all.  There are some vertical lines running through the display that aren't there with regular DVD's, and it can really get annoying.  Audio sync and fast forward/rewind issues are common with DivX files.  In the end, only you can decide.