Posted by Nonymous on 09/02/05 11:10

Same here. I've got two of the 642s. The one in the livingroom is about a
year and is gets used the most. No problems. The remote sucks, though.

"Irulan" <lrulan@comcast.net> wrote in message
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>I have this Philips 642, have had it for over a year now. It's cheap, it's
>reliable, it'll play anything you throw at it including other region dvds,
>and at this price if it ever breaks on me I'd just go and buy another one.
>
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> Irulan
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> "mellow" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
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>> Currently it seems the Phillips 642 DVD player is the most popular for
>> Divx support. But looking at the reviews, it seems cheap and a lot of
>> people have had it break after 6 months or so.
>> Can anyone suggest good alternatives?
>>
>> I'd like to get something that will last me for several years at least.
>> This is for the USA market...
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Thor
>>
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