With the introduction of the DivX codec, movie buffs found a cheap an easy solution to back up their movie collections. The problem with Divx movies was if you wanted to play your Divx movies on your TV you had to go through tedious connections from the computer to your TV or else you were stuck watching them on your computer. All that has now changed with the introduction of Philips DVP642 DVD/DivX player. Not only does it play DVDs but Divx 3, 4, and 5 files along with VCD, SVCD and mp3s!
The DVP 642 is a sleek looking unit decked out in silver. Included with the unit is the user manual, remote control with batteries and composite video cables. As for the features, the DVP 642 has progressive scan, 4x video upsampling that improves image quality, and can handle 192kHz/24 bit audio DAC. The unit can play all the following formats:
DVDs
DVD+R/RWs
DVD-R/RWs
VCDs
SVCDs
MPEG-4s discs
DivX® 3.11/4.x/5.x
Also compatible with picture CDs (JPEG) with MP3 music.
CDs,
MP3-CDs
CD-R/RWs
On the back of the unit for video connections we have Component video (Y, Pb, Pr), S-Video, and CVBS (Yellow cinch).
Also you'll find many options for connecting your audio; Analog (L+R), cinch (white/red), Digital : 1x coaxial, 1x optical. ,
EC60958 for CDDA/LPCM, IEC61937 for MPEG-1/2, and finally Dolby Digital.
More Specifications:
Playback formats:
Video: DVD, DVD+R/RW, DVD-R/-RW, VCD, SVCD, MPEG-4, DivX® 3.11/4.x/5.x
Audio: CD, CD-R/RW, MP3-CD* (-256 kbps)
Pictures: Picture-CD (JPEG) with music (MP3*)
Plays MP3-CD (supports 32, 56, 64, 96, 128, 256 kbps and variable bit-rate)
DVD functionality:
Multi-angle selection
Audio selection
Subtitles selection
Aspect Ratio Conversion (16:9, 4:3 Letter-Box, 4:3 Pan Scan)
Disc Menu support
Picture-CD & MP3-CD functionality
Playback of pictures automatically
Picture selection:
Zoom
Rotate, Flip pictures
Album and track selection
Connections:
Video output:
-Component video (Y, Pb, Pr)
-S-Video
-CVBS (Yellow cinch)
Audio output:
-Analog (L+R) : cinch (white/red)
-Digital : 1x coaxial, 1x optical
-EC60958 for CDDA/LPCM
-IEC61937 for MPEG-1/2
-Dolby Digital
Video performance:
Progressive Scan
Video decoding : MPEG-4/MPEG-2/MPEG-1
Video format : 4:3/16:9
Video system : PAL/NTSC
Audio performance:
Audio DAC: 24 bit, 192 kHz
Signal to Noise ratio: 105 dB
Dynamic range : 100 dB
Crosstalk: 105 dB
Distortion/noise : 90 dB
Power supply:
Power Requirement :110V, 60Hz
Power consumption: approx. <10 W
Standby power : <0.8W
General:
On-screen display
Disc Resume
Parental Control
Repeat track/disc/A-B
Stop/play/pause
Fast forward/backward
Zoom
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