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Philips dvp642 dvd and divX player
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zipptide
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11. May 2007 @ 01:08 |
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hey i got one a 642/37 but its dead along with my Rca ( and i let a friend barrow my apex a year ago) so all i have left is my LG combo ...
So should i just get another 642 or another slimLine weapon of dvd playing power for under 100 USD , i am not really ready to go Hd standalone yet , And just wanted another decent dvd player around house ( i just miss having a second one ) and the LG ( life-Junk)combo is fine and does play anything (including DVD-ram )and built in multi-card reader (scan disk and the like).
O and im looking for an el-cheapo that can play AVI ... ( if you have to ask i said cheap ...)
btw that last dvd i had been watchin in the 642 got stuck when it died
i tried banging on it and hope it would work like a few times before but no luck , I ended up taking the screwdriver to it, after all that was my favorite p0rn >:P
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oscarin
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11. May 2007 @ 05:34 |
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get a new philips that has the DivX logo on it, get anyone but the 642, the new ones have more features like read movies bigger than 2 gb and subtitle files bigger than 140kb also with no problems.
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11. May 2007 @ 06:27 |
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zipptide..Phillips has a new player[DVP3140] CircuitCity $40.00bucks.I bought one,I own a 642,5140,& now a 3140.This [3140]is the best little player so far,its got 1 bell that I really like GOTO Hrs,Min,Sec,& one feature I'm going to miss is the Zoom that lets U shrink,which is nice when U got a video of lower quality.I highly recommend the 5140 & the 3140 over the 642..Now my bad experience with 642,s is well over a Yr ago,so they might have improved a lot since then.But in reading in a lot of forums if U get a good 1 U got a good 1.Also I've read they go TITs up in a Yr or less.BUT i really don't know.One thing I can tell U is my 5140 has not been turned off in over a yr,I keep it on constant play.Now this is the best test on any player.Im getting ready to retire it & put the 3140 in its place.So I'll let U know on this player in a yr
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Mac_Cool
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11. May 2007 @ 07:28 |
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Originally posted by rick5446:
Phillips has a new player
Rick (or anyone), which of the new players has the best compatibility (e.g. qpel, etc)?
My 642 no longer plays DVDs or MPEG2 so I need to upgrade.
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zipptide
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11. May 2007 @ 09:24 |
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@ oscarin , thks
@ rick , So i decided to go look around an see what was out there, i was really looking at both the 5140 and 3140 , then i look into the specs of both and some other Philip models. I beieve both are on their way out because neither support HDMI . And you can get there counter-parts that support it for almost the same money.
I looked at both the 5982 and the 3960 ..
the 5982 HDMI out , Usb in and up-verts to 1080p for $70.00
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?...d=1164157002483
Then i found the 3960 ,it does HDMI out , and up-verts in 1080i max . for $45.00
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.d...#Specifications
The only real question is that of reliability , i too often leave my dvd player on most of the time.
With that being said i will probably pick up the 5982 as my war dog,as it is only $4 more then the 5140 , as for the cheap one probably both the 3140 and or 3960 (one for a friend). anyway thks it seems most Philips players play anything but the real question is how long.
@ Mac
It seems to me most newer philps have no problem with formats, you just got to deside HDMI or not and what you want it to up-vert to, as for me im going to get the DVP-5982 .
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Mac_Cool
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11. May 2007 @ 09:40 |
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Originally posted by zipptide:
@ Mac
It seems to me most newer philps have no problem with formats, you just got to deside HDMI or not and what you want it to up-vert to, as for me im going to get the DVP-5982 .
Thanks. I really need to get two, one for my HDTV (HDMI + up convert would be nice but critical) and one for my daughter's SDTV which just needs to be very compatible and cheap.
I bought the DivX + upconverting Samsung but the ones sold by Best Buy don't actually support DivX despite both Best Buy and Samsung's website claiming it does so I took it back. I would like the Oppo but don't want to spend the money.
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oscarin
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11. May 2007 @ 09:45 |
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only buy players with DivX logo on it, websites say crap just to sell the items, personally i have philips 5960 because i can use my flash drive in it, HDMI out also is included.
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Mac_Cool
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11. May 2007 @ 10:33 |
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Originally posted by oscarin:
only buy players with DivX logo on it, websites say crap just to sell the items, personally i have philips 5960 because i can use my flash drive in it, HDMI out also is included.
I'm looking hard at the player, wish it were closer to $50.
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zipptide
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11. May 2007 @ 11:22 |
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Yeah when i went looking i found a bunch of similar models including the 5960, 5982 and the 5900
http://www.overstock.com/cgi-bin/d2.cgi?...cid=100301&fp=F
They really arent that much different , all here are HDMI of course its in the little details ,both the 5982 and 5960 have usb and DivX Ultra ,the 5900 doesnt have any. And the 5900 and the 5960 output 1080i ,while the 5982 output is 1080p. and all the same price.
As they say choose your posion
Btw the 3960 output is also 1080i ,but no DivX Ultra
@ mac
Yeah its probably best to stick with Philips for true Divix on the cheap .
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11. May 2007 @ 18:24 |
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With the USB Connection can U directly hook-up your computer & play videos on this
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zipptide
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13. May 2007 @ 00:42 |
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i just picked up the 5982 , at first glance its a nice machine ,but the disc tray is kinda of flimsy, where is this thig made agian o_O. Its a hair smaller than the 642, on which its dead carcass it resides.
Another thing no Opti-digital audio out, sad to see it go had one of those on my cir.1998 RCA , Now how do suppose to run it to the Digt-receiver , I know about the cox-digt , its just going to be a chore.
Anyway the newer Digt-receivers must have some kinda HDMI pass-through ,DTS and 5.1 great of course.
i will try HDMI as soon as i get a cable , but sadly it will be awhile before i get to see the true 1080p as my tv only goes to 740p.
i tried a few different formats nothing seems to be a problem .
Btw anybody have a spare 6' usb a-a ,i ve yet to play with that port.
o and no s-cable either ,boy do times change
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13. May 2007 @ 02:45 |
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BOY O Boy these DivX Players are hittin the retail stores like Bees to Pollin.They sure arwe gettin popular....Sure would like to see an X264-[H264] Player..Picture Quality is unbelievable[X264]
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Mac_Cool
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13. May 2007 @ 18:11 |
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Originally posted by zipptide:
Btw anybody have a spare 6' usb a-a ,i ve yet to play with that port.
How 'bout one for a buck and a half?
Monoprice
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14. May 2007 @ 09:13 |
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Nobody really list the type of DivX [AVI's] that the players play like QPEL or GMC.I really have'nt run into that many,& those that I have I just run them through DrDivX.But I think I made a mistake once & burned a QPEL to Disc.I think my 5140 played it...But not real sure!! It would be nice if they added YES QPEL,GMC or NO to same
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14. May 2007 @ 09:19 |
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Any Body know a good program to convert idx sub files to srt..Ive got writers cramp from re-typeing letters & short phrases
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ruFFritch
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14. May 2007 @ 16:12 |
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ruFFriTchiE
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14. May 2007 @ 18:37 |
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ruFFritch..Thats OK for ripping,I'm looking for something to convert
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ruFFritch
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15. May 2007 @ 09:20 |
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Originally posted by rick5446:
ruFFritch..Thats OK for ripping,I'm looking for something to convert
"Can also convert vobsub(sub and idx) to srt text subtitles(VobSub to srt / sub to srt)." I think it will do what you want it to according to the description
ruFFriTchiE
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15. May 2007 @ 10:41 |
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ruFFritch..Well I'm Dumbfounded ! I can only find a way to import VOB's.There is nothing I can see that allows U to import index or subs
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gkean
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15. May 2007 @ 13:29 |
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Hi all,
I'm new to the forums and I do apologize if this has been covered before...
Just picked up the DVP642, and I'm liking it so far, but I've noticed that it seems to be vertically stretching most of my letterboxed DivX and XviD files to nearly fullscreen proportions. I was wodering if this is a firmware issue, or an encoding issue, and what can be done in either case?
Any help would be appreciated
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15. May 2007 @ 15:33 |
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gkean..Is possible that it could be your TV,U got a W/S TV or standard.If U got W/S Pic should look OK,with a reg tv maybe a little stretched
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zipptide
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15. May 2007 @ 21:51 |
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sup ppl ,
@ rick , srry dont know much about converting subs , i am sure u can find program at one of the big free software sites. Most of my stuff has the sub written on it. hel im sure theres got to somthing on softwarepedia the can do the job.
@ gkean , humm i think i had this problem with my RCA ,strecthing the picture. Also the resoulotion of the vids your playing on the 642 may affect the picture.
btw i checked out that monoprice . lol if u need 50 usb cables u can get them for under a buck o_O
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16. May 2007 @ 03:52 |
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zipptide..Thank anyway,I've been lookin all over,nothin to date that I've found works.Except for those that U have to re-type certain letters & phrases..Takes forever!!
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jazz20th
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16. May 2007 @ 16:12 |
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hey folks, im kinda new to this and ive got a few questions. ive got the dvp642 and ive been watching burned files from XviD on there. they often times come unsynced or sometimes stop playing all together. ive tried using DVDR + & - w/ no differance in playback quality. for burning rom im using Nero 7 and just going into express burn and selecting data dvd.
1 am i using the correct method for burning?
2 are my prob;ems associated w/ using cheap media?
3 is this normal and every one just puts up w/ it?
4 if its not normal. can you give me a method that you use that will never make these things happen again? it's quite frustrating.
thanks so much for the help, mike.
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ruFFritch
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16. May 2007 @ 16:49 |
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Originally posted by rick5446:
ruFFritch..Well I'm Dumbfounded ! I can only find a way to import VOB's.There is nothing I can see that allows U to import index or subs
Sorry man, I have never had a reason to use this, i wish I could offer you more support... I just saw that claim that the app could do what you were asking, so I thought I'd post it for ya... I am surprised if there isn't some program that convert subs... If I see anything else, I'll let ya know! Good luck!
ruFFriTchiE
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