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Philips Progressive-Scan DVD Player with DivX, MPEG-4 and DVD+R/+RW Playback

I just bought it for $80 USD...for that price it f'ing disposable.

It plays it all:

PAL / NTSC
VCD
SVCD
DivX
It will play a grilled cheese sandwich

All of the bells and whistles to boot.

When your APEX breaks down (and it will), save your money and get this one.

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I cut the pockets out of all my pants

I just bought the Philips DVP-642, which plays DiVX/XViD (might be the same one).

I like it (I have three more APEX's in the house), so far so good. However, I read that it may have problems with Retail DVDs. I havent' had issue yet.

69.99 at Target and Amazon.com

Here's what I don't like:

1. Won't fastforward at 16X, like the APEX.
   
2. No eject button on remote (STFU, I like a goddamn eject button on my fuckin' remote)
   
3. No option to "jump" to an exact time (I don't usually watch a whole movie)
   

It's a Philips, and simply for that reason I wont be buying one... They make unreliable shit and their customer service is fucking woeful. Grrr, thinking about it just enough to type this paragraph is making my blood boil.

FUCK EM!

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Statistically... 9 out of 10 people actually enjoy gang rape.

I've heard similar stories about Philips' unreliability.

The new Samsung DVD-HD945 looks interesting, I'm waiting to find out more about it.

Apparently it won't be available in the UK for some time, or so I've heard

All I'll say is my Philips DVR880 was the biggest steaming, palsied, rotten cunt of lo-tech shittyness ever. My 90-year-old Grandma's bowel movements are more reliable.

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Statistically... 9 out of 10 people actually enjoy gang rape.

My Philips 642 has made me a fan of DivX/XviD.

I've seen some 2 disk DVD->XviD/AC3 conversions that looked outstanding! In fact, so nice.. that (depending on the movie) I would rather have a 2 disk Xvid/AC3 than a 2 disk SVCD DVD rip.

Plus with all-in-one converters like Dr.Divx and Auto Gordian Knot, conversion of your own stuff is easy and compatible with the 642.

It's played everything I've thrown at it, I love it!

p.s. Hey Brits! Philips does have a MPEG-4 model for your islands, it's just not labeled 642, I think it's 727 or 737. Do some digging, it's worth it.

spend the extra and get an xbox for networky goodness!

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Google, you fucktard
my fingers are so weary
of repeating crap

I'm drooling for a well-built player that will play DivX/XviD. Imagine taking twice as much time to go through a 100 CDR spindle!

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"The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it."
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I like proof!

is that available in canada?

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is that available in canada?

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Originally posted by |V|USTANG_FAN
is that available in canada?

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p.s. Hey Brits! Philips does have a MPEG-4 model for your islands, it's just not labeled 642, I think it's 727 or 737. Do some digging, it's worth it.

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[QUOTE]Originally posted by herbsman
[B]I wouldn't touch a Phillips w/ a 10ft barge pole !!QUOTE] See!! Even us chronic pot-heads have some common sense... Irrespective of what features a Philips DVD player has (even if it's got a built-in self lubing pulsating vagina) it will break, tragically, when you least want it to!

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Statistically... 9 out of 10 people actually enjoy gang rape.

Meh.

If it breaks, I'll go buy another. It was only $99 dollars, I've had at least $120 worth of enjoyment out of it anyway.

How much is the player in ol' Blighty anyway? All your electronic stuff is soooooo over priced. I laughed my ass off when I went into 'Dixons'

at least we're not beside america

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my fingers are so weary
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Originally posted by lolobo21


I like it (I have three more APEX's in the house), so far so good. However, I read that it may have problems with Retail DVDs. I havent' had issue yet.

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apex dvd players break down fast

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Originally posted by scottymac
How much is the player in ol' Blighty anyway? All your electronic stuff is soooooo over priced. I laughed my ass off when I went into 'Dixons'

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Statistically... 9 out of 10 people actually enjoy gang rape.

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All I'll say is my Philips DVR880 was the biggest steaming, palsied, rotten cunt of lo-tech shittyness ever. My 90-year-old Grandma's bowel movements are more reliable.

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*Sigh* I have to agree. Thats £400 i could have spent better on porn

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Philips is starting to saturate the stores

I was just in Best Buy on the weekend and saw stacks of the Philips DivX players. They dropped the price to $95 CAD.

To all of the Philips haters:

I must be lucky because because I bought a 30" Philips High-Res tv 12 years ago (paid a mint for it) and the picture is still as crisp as the day I bought. I know it's still early, but I've been checking the forums and the complaint so far is the small remote with no eject button. Petty fuckers.

Regardless, I'm sure you can get $95 worth out it.

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I cut the pockets out of all my pants

Interesting post ...

I dipped my toe in the water last week and bought a £35+VAT Crystal DivX player, plays everything I've thrown at it so far ....
VCD & SVCD mpg's, Xvid DivX

Only complaint the remote is crap, one of those small just fatter than a credit card things.

But what do you expect for naff all

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Originally posted by mafioso
I was just in Best Buy on the weekend and saw stacks of the Philips DivX players. They dropped the price to $95 CAD.

To all of the Philips haters:

I must be lucky because because I bought a 30" Philips High-Res tv 12 years ago (paid a mint for it) and the picture is still as crisp as the day I bought. I know it's still early, but I've been checking the forums and the complaint so far is the small remote with no eject button. Petty fuckers.

Regardless, I'm sure you can get $95 worth out it.

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Statistically... 9 out of 10 people actually enjoy gang rape.

Well I also have a Philips TV which must be at least 12 years old, and still works perfectly. I also have a Philips DVD player which I got around in 2000? Which has always and still does work perfectly.

Hold down the stop button on the Philips 642 and it'll eject. Have your maid put another in and hold it down again to close

i also have a Phillips DVP 642 and its worked out great so far. ive had it for about 8 months now and havent had any problems out of it. and plus it only cost $60 so i have gotten at least three times the enjoyment out of it. BTW, to eject a disc with the remote, just hold down the STOP button for 3 seconds and the disc will eject right out.

Philips DVP5960/37

f you want your player to play PAL divx even though your TV doesn't, here is how you make it region code free
This hack was successfully applied to the Philips DVP5960/37.

1. Turn on the unit
2. Open the loading tray
3. Press the "Setup" button on the remote
4. Navigate to the "Preferences" page using the right arrow key
5. Enter 138931
6. You will now see the current region code displayed
7. Use the Up/Down arrow keys to select the region required or "0" for all regions
8. Press the "Setup" button on the remote
9. Press "OK" on the remote

Great Value

I have had my Philips Dvp-642 for almost a couple of years now and I have to say its worth every penny I paid for it..
(yes it has an eject disc mode...hold down the stop button..Duh! now Stfu!).. It plays almost everything you put into it.. Not to mention that you can play NTSC, PAL formats on it with a handy code that is easily found on the net.. I can shuffle from one dixv to the other xvid that I have burned onto DVD's.. This is a great value considering I paid $50 for the player.. This is my first experience with a Philips product and have been quite pleased..

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f you want your player to play PAL divx even though your TV doesn't, here is how you make it region code free

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i just ordered a Philips DVP5960, so I hope its good