Philips DVP642 DivX-Certified Progressive-Scan DVD Player
Wow, this is one of the ultimate techy toys out today!
I already own 2 of these bad boys, and I plan on buying at least one more for my entire setup before i'm done. This is also tops on my list of gifts to get for any friends or family that have a birthday or any special occasion coming up. <br /> <br />First off, despite a few minor, and I do mean Minor, flaws, just as a DVD player alone this thing is totally awesome. It's slim, sleek, has a very low power consumption, fits nearly anywhere, and plays AWESOME quality DVD movies. <br /> <br />On top of that, this will play nearly any Divx disc you throw at it. Just take your downloaded or copied backup discs, burn then, and throw them in. For that means alone this player is easily worth 3 times what it sells for new. The only other player on the market that offers near this level of Divx support, is an import player from Europe and it sells for over twice the cost this awesome baby sells for. With promised future firmware upgrades, the minor flaws this has are supposed to be fixed. On top of that, with an easy Google search you can region free this bad boy, and be set to play DVD's from virtually any region and not be stuck with just overpriced U.S. Region 1 discs anymore. <br /> <br />If you don't have one of these, GET ONE! If you have a friend or family member with a birthday or some special occasion coming up soon, get one for them! They will love you forever once they learn the ins and outs of this sweet DVD player. <br /> <br />If only more tech companies would follow Philips lead and release such high quality techy toys at such low prices. If you were able to combo this with a quality low priced HD ready TV, and 5.1/6.1/7.1 Dolby Digital surround system, you'd be set for having a home theatre anyone would drool over.