Philips DVP642 DivX-Certified Progressive-Scan DVD Player
Nice but, read this if you have a 16:9 HDTV!
I bought this DVD player a couple weeks ago. It really plays almost anything you throw at it. I do have some complaints though: <br /> <br />1. For some reason, when I enable the progressive scan feature I see what, it might appear to be, waves of electro-magnetic interference on my widescreen HDTV. I tried using the *best* component cables money can buy and I still had the problem. I ended up buying a JVC DVD player to test the progressive scan with it; the JVC player showed no such interference. I contacted Amazon and they are going to replace my DVD player, I think I might have a defective unit. <br />2. The DivX/Xvid processor in this DVD unit assumes that ALL DivX/Xvid movies are 4:3. In reality, the vast majority of DivX movies are 16:9 which should fit perfectly on a widescreen TV but, the unit will *always* assume the signal is 4:3 and will not output a 16:9 signal, there is no workaround I could find on the web. I sent an email to Philips customer support but I got no answer.