Philips DVP642 DivX-Certified Progressive-Scan DVD Player
Stops working in a few months of use.
Like many others, mine stopped working after a few months of minimal use. The standby light just blinks, and I do not get a response from the device. Of course there is a DVD stuck in it too. I had it for about 6 months. I got the same response from Philips supports as others; You are out of warrenty. Pay us $15 dollars and we will give you one hour of support. If we can't get it working in that hour then you are out the cost of the unit, $15, and an hour of your time. They didn't even offer me the $30+shipping replacement. I am very unhappy and will not be purchasing anymore philips equipment.    I have opened it up. There is a fuse on the power supply which is in good condition. What I did notice though, is that there is a failed capacitor on the power supply. The top of it is bulging and there is electrolyte leaking out of the top. This cap looks to be rated +105C 1000uF 10v (maybe Jamicon I couldn't find a brand name on it). It is located in C316 on the circuit board. I am wondering if anyone else has a bulging or leaking cap in the same place.     Oh and when it did work, it had a hard time playing the cheap $5 type DVDs from the rack near the registers in best buy. As well as the ones that papa johns gave out a few months ago. It would skip and stutter madly on the brand new disks. I would have to put the DVD into my computer and burn it onto another disc before it would play it. It is my belief that this player has a very hard time with cheaply made DVDs.