Tap into multimedia fun with Philips' broad-format, high-style, and
ultra-slim DVP642 DVD player. The DVP642 is not only a high-end
progressive-scan DVD player equipped to offer scintillating images on
high-definition and HD-ready TVs, it's a tech-savvy player that spins
your MP3- and JPEG-encoded recordable CDs (as well as Kodak's and Fuji's
variants of the same) and CDs loaded with MPEG-4 and DivX video (3.11, 4.
x, and 5.x files), perfect for viewing Internet-sourced content in your
home theater. Want more? The player also converts Region 1/All Region
PAL-formatted discs (the video standard in Europe) for viewing on
standard NTSC televisions (and vice-versa, if only for video CDs). Whether your living room is currently home to an HDTV or you're merely
thinking of "someday," the DVP642 stands ready to deliver the full
potential of your DVDs. Progressive scanning, referred to as 480p for
the number of horizontal lines that compose the video image, creates a
picture using twice the scan lines of a conventional DVD picture, giving
you higher resolution and sharper images while eliminating nearly all
motion artifacts.
Playback options include five-disc resume, which lets you pick up where
you left off on your five most recently viewed DVDs (not applicable for
MP3 or JPEG CDs), disc-lock parental controls, and picture zoom for
magnification of select images.
The player will play JPEG images one by one automatically, letting you
zoom in, rotate, or flip the picture vertically or horizontally. For MP3
playback, the player offers track time display, album and track
selection, and repeat (disc/album/track). The DivX media format is
MPEG-4 based video compression that lets you save large files like films,
movie trailers, and music videos on recordable media.
Philips' 4x video upsampling offers smoother images even when viewing
interlaced (nonprogressive) signals through the player's component-video,
S-video, or standard composite-video outputs. SmartPicture provides
optimum picture settings for color, brightness, saturation, contrast,
sharpness, etc., to enhance your overall viewing experience at all times.
The player will play JPEG images one by one automatically, letting you
zoom in, rotate, or flip the picture vertically or horizontally. For MP3
playback, the player offers track time display, album and track
selection, and repeat (disc/album/track). The DivX media format is
MPEG-4 based video compression that lets you save large files like films,
movie trailers, and music videos on recordable media.
A set of left/right analog-audio outputs channel audio to Dolby Pro
Logic receivers and stereo televisions. Dolby Digital 5.1-channel
surround-sound signals can be routed through the player's digital-audio
outputs (one each of RCA coaxial and Toslink optical) for direct
connection to a full-featured audio/video receiver.
What's in the Box
DVD-Video player, remote control with batteries, a
user's manual, and an analog audio/composite-video interconnect.
