Philips DVP642 DivX-Certified Progressive-Scan DVD Player
PHILIPS DVP642  WARNING to DVDR/W - DISCS/MOVIES OWNERS
This unit plays divx 3.x through 5.x, svcd,vcd,mp3,cd,mpeg1 and mpeg2,dvdr/w+, but be forewarned it DOES NOT PLAY dvdr/w- discs.<br />You would think that PHILIPS with their technology and reputation would go this far in bragging about their product being able to play anything you throw at it but will not support dvdr/w- discs.  I contacted customer/service help deptartment and technical department.  Not only is there not a firmware to make this unit capable of playing dvdr/w- discs but PHILIPS WILL NOT support this format in the future for this unit if the format is decided to go to dvdr/w-.<br />Owners of DVDR/W- MOVIES... I suggest you get a back up dvd player APEX AD2600 $50 if you can still get your hands on one this model was discontinued,this unit supports everything but divx(mpeg4) movies, .mov and .avi formatted movies. My advice get you a dvd player capable of supporting dvdr/w+ and dvdr/w- discs.  Consumers have no idea which standard will stay or go<br />and getting one that supports + formats only is taking a risk.