Philips DVP642 DivX-Certified Progressive-Scan DVD Player
A very good DVD player
I bought this DVD player because it can play any rewriteable DVD format out there...but so can my Philips from about 4 years ago. The main pluses are the DIVX, MP3, and JPG capabilities, which I do not use, and the progressive scan capability. The latter is very nice to have on an LCD/plasma TV; it increases the vertical resolution, and the picture seems to be more stable. The player is slim and silver and looks great, though I dislike the power/standby light, which is exceptionally bright when the player is off (I hate that for a bedroom DVD player). It also has a super loud laser, which is sometimes annoying. The picture quality is great, it is very easy to use, and the price is great.