Philips DVP 642 Review

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)

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

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

• Component video (Y, Pb, Pr)
• S-Video
• CVBS (Yellow cinch)

Connections – Audio

• Analog (L+R): cinch (white/red)
• Digital: 1x coaxial, 1x optical
• IEC60958 for CDDA/LPCM
• IEC61937 for MPEG-1/2
• Dolby Digital

Power Supply

• Power requirement: 110V, 60Hz
• Power consumption: approx. <10 W

General

• On-screen display
• Zoom
• Rotate, Flip pictures
• Album and track selection
• Repeat track/disc/A-B
• Fast forward/backward
• Dimensions (w x h x d): 17.13 x 1.69 x 9.76 inches (43 x 4.3 x 24.8 cm)
• Weight: Approximately 4.40 pound/lbs (2 Kg)
• Average Price in the USA*: USD 76
• More information: https://www.consumer.philips.com

* Researched on https://www.pricewatch.com/ on the day we published this review.