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Philips dvp642 dvd and divX player
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wndrbygav
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29. January 2007 @ 11:09 |
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thank you both for your feedback. so if i were to get a DivX player is philips brand the way to go?
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30. January 2007 @ 00:19 |
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wndrbygav..Not really it is your preference ! Just keep in mind price. They have a multitude of Players now,& more&more are hitting the consumer market everyday.Where as a year or so ago U would have to get one through the net
Now they have DivX Players & DVD Recorders Combos,Can't remember the site but it lists 100's of players.
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wndrbygav
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30. January 2007 @ 11:19 |
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thanks again for your help. yeah i think ive made up my mind. i think im gonna pick one up in the next couple of weeks. i'll probably look around some more and do some comparing. thank you:)
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wndrbygav
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30. January 2007 @ 13:59 |
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30. January 2007 @ 17:49 |
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chandupos
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3. March 2007 @ 23:36 |
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Hello there,
I did an upgrade for my DVP642/17 from "VER0113 642/17 02 1" to "VER0531". Everything went well except that the pciture had a few lines. I assumed it was beacuse of the PAL vs NTSC and changed it back to NTSC. That did not help.
I read somewhere that the US 642 was the same as the British 630 and hence changed the version to a DVP630, inspite of my player being a 642. After I did this, My TV does not recognise the DVD player. The DVD player is directly connected to the TV. I am unable to revert back to the 642 since I cannot see anything on the screen. The DVD player itself seems to be working fine. I reloaded the 642 v 5.31 upgrade, but the TV still does not get any signal from the DVD player? Any suggestions? Do I dump my playeR?
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4. March 2007 @ 08:05 |
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wndrbygav..I truly do not believe Lite-On is the true mfgr..I would try to find out whats inside..Do U truly need another VCR for the xtra 50bucks?
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4. March 2007 @ 08:18 |
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chandupos..I do believe the 642 is PAL,NTSC compatible,lines kinda says chipset[program] problems.
Did U unplug the unit for a few mins before U tried reloading the 642 v 5.31...Also ya might try inserting the Disc then unplug & restart see if it will boot frm Disc
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Michael0o
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4. March 2007 @ 22:42 |
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This is the best player i have ever had.
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 7. March 2007 @ 10:47
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5. March 2007 @ 00:53 |
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Michael0o..If U are refering to the 642! Its a good buy for the money,providing it last a yr or more.I call any Player under 100bucks[Throw Aways]
Hay by the by-whats the worst player U ever OWNED? MINE was an LG which is definetly a better Player.Sadly I had to return it.The picture was excellent,all the bells & whistles U could ask for[HDMI,Pan& Scan,up conversion,etc]it played any Disc I threw at it.I payed 140bucks for it a yr ago.Sadly I had to return it,as it was a front loader,no tray.It would not eject my printed surface Discs.at the time they did not have a tray loader or I would've traded.Hopefully they will correct this in the next gereration Player.I would gladly buy this player again,well worth the money for a true Couch Potato
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Shardel
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5. March 2007 @ 12:05 |
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If you are looking to buy a Philips 642 you might check out
Techbargains.com. A couple of weeks ago I picked one up for $39
with free shipping. Every couple of months you see this particular
model mentioned at a really good price. I also purchased a
Philips 5960/37. I paid $70 for it at Best Buy. I think they are
both really good units for the money.
When I back up movies I usually do movie only to keep the definition
as high as possible. The thing I like about the 5960 is it remembers
the point at which you quit watching the last 5 movies that were
played in it. Works for me because I seldom do the menu-and I often
watch a movie in several sessions.
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5. March 2007 @ 16:37 |
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Shardel..very nice the way your info is short to the point.make & models
really great
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i8death
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18. March 2007 @ 12:24 |
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Hi! Have been using the player for a few months now and love it. However, recently tried burning AVI files w/ separate subtitle file w/ extension .SRT. The player dowesn't recognize the subtitle files at all. Is there a way to burn AVI files that have separate subtitle files so that the player recognizes them? Do I need to rename the extension of the subtitle files? Thanks.
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18. March 2007 @ 13:54 |
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You have to encode the subs into the video. The 642 will not read subs in a folder
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oscarin
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18. March 2007 @ 20:18 |
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hey i8death the philips 642 will read subtitles in SRT format if video AVI. file and srt. file have both the same name and they both are located in the same directory or folder, they must have the same exact name or else it will not work, srt files with more than 140 kb wont work in philips 642, movies with more than 2 gb wont work in philips 642 with its subtitle.
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i8death
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19. March 2007 @ 12:46 |
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Thanks for the advice jester and oscarin. My .srt files are in the same directory as the .avi files and they both have the same file name, but the DVP642 is still not picking up the subtitles. Is this a firmware issue that I need to update? If not, how do I go about encoding the subs from the .srt file into the AVI files as Jester had suggested?
Thanks
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19. March 2007 @ 12:53 |
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Its quite the process to transcode video but I use VSO.ConvertXToDVD adn encode them to DVD format. The process takes about an hour, just put the sub in the same folder as the video and drag the files to the program when its started.
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oscarin
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20. March 2007 @ 05:13 |
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hi i8death, i know what your problem is, assuming you are using the philips 642, put dvd in the player wait 'til it loads, now when you see the menu on pick the subtitle first with the subtitle button on the remote and after you did that you pick the movie you wanna watch with the ok button on the remote, follow these instructions carefully or it will not work.
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C92
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20. March 2007 @ 13:49 |
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Originally posted by rick5446:
wndrbygav..Not really it is your preference ! Just keep in mind price. They have a multitude of Players now,& more&more are hitting the consumer market everyday.Where as a year or so ago U would have to get one through the net
Now they have DivX Players & DVD Recorders Combos,Can't remember the site but it lists 100's of players.
www.vcdhelp.com in the DVD Players section. Hundreds listed as well as what they can and cant play.
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i8death
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21. March 2007 @ 16:13 |
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Hi oscarin,
I have the 642/37. I tried your trick but no cigars. In the menu, the subtitle files are showing up w/ question marks at the beginning of the file name. Is this a firmware issue and do I need to downgrade to ver 0531? Or do you have any other tricks that you think might work?
Thx
Originally posted by oscarin:
hi i8death, i know what your problem is, assuming you are using the philips 642, put dvd in the player wait 'til it loads, now when you see the menu on pick the subtitle first with the subtitle button on the remote and after you did that you pick the movie you wanna watch with the ok button on the remote, follow these instructions carefully or it will not work.
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oscarin
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23. March 2007 @ 06:17 |
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hi i8death, another trick that might work for you try this: whenever you see the ? question mark reload the disk no matter how many times, just reload until you see the cloud and then when you see it try the tricks from the previous post.
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l0rdnikon
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28. March 2007 @ 22:27 |
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I'm having an issue with this player. I've had it for about two years now and today I put in an unmarked disc to check what was on it (It was on top of the player, so I figured something was on it) and put it in. Thing froze up so I unplugged it and plugged it back in. When I turned it on a message like this came onto the little screen
Anyone know what's up with that? The disc won't eject, and nothing comes up on the TV screen either. And after just trying to unplug it, when I went to plug it back in it made this high-pitched squealing noise. Did I inadvertantly fry something?
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ruFFritch
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4. April 2007 @ 15:56 |
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Dude, that's creepy. Get out of the house now!!
Seriously... Here's a cut and paste from another site... Try to get the disc out and then see if the posessed thing'll work! Good luck!
I've seen complaints that there is no manual eject. There is. Unplug. Facing the front of the player, and lifting it up above your head, look under where the disc sits. You will see a number of slits that look like ventilation slits. There is one asymmetrical slit on its own, somewhat towards the front, and somewhat towards the right (if memory serves). The slit is about 3/4 of an inch long. Insert a slotted screwdriver on the extreme right end of the slit (still we're facing the front) side of that slot (a narrow shaft might help, but it doesn't have to go very far in). It should sound like it hits plastic. If not, you may have the wrong slot and you may have shorted things out (I suppose an electrician's plastic screwdriver, or a chopstick shaved into screwdriver shape, would work better). Then slide the screwdriver to the left. You should hear/feel unlatching noises, and the front of the loader should wiggle, and you should then be able to pry it forward (maybe using a screwdriver for leverage) and pull out the disc. When the player dies, it would be nice if it didn't take your--or worse not your--DVD with it.
ruFFriTchiE
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bonghwang
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6. April 2007 @ 13:43 |
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I have Philips 642-17.
Are there any ways to see the subtitle in Asian languages in smi format?
In the system menu there are only English, French, and Spanish available.
Thank you in advance.
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teddietwo
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8. May 2007 @ 17:58 |
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Can someone help me reset my Philips DVP642/17 parental password? I forgot it.
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