Philips DVP642 DivX-Certified Progressive-Scan DVD Player
DEAD for no reason in 8 month!
i bought this at the end of 2004, and started to use in Jan 2005. it worked fine at first, but sometimes it has rewinding or forwarding problems. it's a little bit annoying, but i was ok with that. sometimes it freezes, then i had to stop it and restart. but,anyway, it still worked. however, in early aug, the \\"standby/on\\" button kept blinking, and all the buttons on the panel or remote do not work. my cd was still in the tray, but it cannot be opened. i called philips, and was told it's not in the \\"90-day warrenty\\" any more, they would charge me for 15$ for technical surpport. but, what they told me is just to unplug/plug, press the buttons. none of that worked. they also suggested reduced price exchange, which would cost me 41+ plus shipping, and further cost for removing the cd. i wouldn't waste more money on that!! now, i read the reviews, some people had the same problem as mine. i think philips really knows the problem! anyway, i won't trust this model any more.