Philips DVP642K - Supported formats and codecs

[Keith Sebastian]

A comprehensive list of supported codecs and formats obtained using DivX Test CD by BBDoc.

Colour codes -
Green - feature supported; Red - no support; Orange - not fully supported/works sometimes; Blue - numerical value

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Player: PHILIPS DVP-642K
Chipset: ESS Vibrato2
Firmware: v1109

Supports

1_01 DVD
1_02 VCD
1_03 SVCD
1_04 Divx on CD-R
1_05 Divx on CD-RW
1_06 Divx on DVD-R

1_07 Divx on DVD-RW
1_08 Divx on DVD+R
1_09 Divx on DVD+RW
1_10 Divx on CD-R 90 mn
1_11 Divx on CD-R 99 mn

Options

2_01 Zone free
2_02 Macrovision OFF
2_03 FFRW on Divx
2_04 Long filenames in browser (>30)
2_05 Special characters in browser
2_06 Multiformats CD (pict/sound/video)
2_07 Firmware update possible
2_08 Zoom on divx
2_09 Scalable Zoom on divx
2_10 Auto zoom on Divx (full screen) (%) 100
2_11 Auto zoom on MPEG (full screen) (%) 90
2_12 MPEG support
2_13 Special MPEG support (640x338)
2_14 WMV9 support
2_15 MKV support
2_16 OGM support
2_17 RMVB support
2_18 RMVB 3000 kbps support

Divx3

3_01 Div3/1000kbps/MP3 CBR/low motion
3_02 Div3/1000kbps/MP3 CBR/fast motion
3_03 Div3/3000kbps/MP3 CBR/low motion
3_04 Div3/1000kbps/MP3 VBR/fast motion
3_05 Div3/1000kbps/AC3/fast motion
3_06 Div3/1000kbps/OGG/fast motion
3_07 Div3/1000kbps/WMA/fast motion

Divx4

4_01 Div4/1000kbps/MP3 CBR
4_02 Div4/3000kbps/MP3 CBR
4_03 Div4/1000kbps/MP3 VBR
4_04 Div4/1000kbps/AC3
4_05 Div4/1000kbps/OGG
4_06 Div4/1000kbps/WMA

Divx5

5_01 Div5/1000kbps/MP3 CBR
5_02 Div5/3000kbps/MP3 CBR
5_03 Div5/1000kbps/MP3 VBR
5_04 Div5/1000kbps/AC3
5_05 Div5/1000kbps/OGG
5_06 Div5/1000kbps/WMA
5_07 Div5/GMC/1000kbps/MP3 CBR
5_08 Div5/BF/1000kbps/MP3 CBR
5_09 Div5/QPEL/1000kbps/MP3 CBR
5_10 Div5/GMC/BF/1000kbps/MP3 CBR

XviD

6_01 Xvid/1000kbps/MP3 CBR
6_02 Xvid/3000kbps/MP3 CBR
6_03 Xvid/1000kbps/MP3 VBR
6_04 Xvid/1000kbps/AC3
6_05 Xvid/1000kbps/OGG
6_06 Xvid/1000kbps/WMA
6_07 Xvid/GMC/1000kbps/MP3 CBR
6_08 Xvid/BF/1000kbps/MP3 CBR
6_09 Xvid/QPEL/1000kbps/MP3 CBR
6_10 Xvid/GMC/BF/1000kbps/MP3 CBR
6_11 Xvid/no BVOP /1000kbps/MP3 CBR

Audio

7_01 Audio MP3 CBR alone
7_02 Audio MP3 VBR alone
7_03 Audio AC3 alone
7_04 Audio WMA alone
7_05 Audio OGG alone
7_06 Audio MPC alone
7_07 Audio Random in 1 folder
7_08 Audio Random multi-folder

BivX

8_01 Div3/1000 kbps/MP3 (2XCBR)
8_02 xvid/1000 kbps/MP3 (2XCBR)
8_03 Div4/1000 kbps/MP3 (2XCBR)
8_04 Div5/1000 kbps/MP3 (2XCBR)
8_05 Div5/1000 kbps/MP3 (2XVBR)
8_06 Div5/1000 kbps/MP3 (VBR+CBR)
8_07 Div5/1000 kbps/MP3 (128+192)
8_08 Div5/1000 kbps/(2XAC3)
8_09 Div5/1000 kbps/(2XWMA)
8_10 Div5/1000 kbps/(2XOGG)
8_11 MPEG/1000kbps/(2XMP3)

Subtitles

9_01 Subrip (.srt without tag)
9_02 Subrip (.srt with tag)
9_03 MicroDVD (.sub)
9_04 Substation Alpha (.ssa)
9_05 SAMI (.smi)
9_06 SAMI multilanguage (.smi)
9_07 Original DVD (.sub)
9_08 Multisubtitles (separate.srt)
9_09 Highlighted subtitles (outlined or background)
9_10 Subtitles allow special characters
9_11 Subtitles on the bottom
9_12 How many lines displayed 3
9_13 How many characters per line 50

Images

10_01 JPEG
10_02 GIF
10_03 BMP
10_04 TIF
10_05 PNG
10_06 PCX
10_07 Transitions between pictures
10_08 Rotate pictures
10_09 Zoom on picture
10_10 Scalable zoom on picture

Connections

11_01 Coaxial video (yellow plug)
11_02 S-Video plug
11_03 YUV plugs
11_04 RGB scart
11_05 VGA plug
11_06 Progressive scan signal
11_07 Analog 5+1 plugs out
11_08 Coaxial audio (digital)
11_09 Optical audio (digital)
11_10 DD decoder onboard
11_11 DTS decoder onboard

Low Resolution

12_01 64x32/63kbps/audio 18kbps
12_02 128x80/125kbps/Audio 18 kbps
12_03 176x96/190kbps/Audio 18kbps
12_04 192x112/250kbps/Audio 18kbps
12_05 256x144/340kbps/Audio 18kbps
12_06 320x176/450kbps/Audio 18 kbps
12_07 352x192/500kbps/Audio 18 kbps


-Keith

 

[yogi7272]

about the dts onboard decoder , it says it doesn't have

but i think 642k/ 69 does have the dts decoder onboard and the site does mention it ,although i haven't checked it .

hey keith, have you checked it

please reply,

 

[yogi7272]

ok keith , the player model that we have is dvp 642k/69 . and it is bit different to the dvp 642k model , i mean in the extra features as our indian model has got additional dts onboard decoder with the dolby one .

also it mentions abt the macrovision free . will you pls explain abt it as i have a limited knowledge abt it . is it a macrovision free by default or there's a trick to it .

also mention some forums abt the player '

i have got a problem .
i have got a pinnacle pctv plus tv tuner card which has a composite input .
now i want to convert a dvd to vcd by connecting the composite out of philips dvd player to the input of the card , but whenever i have tried, the picture is not clear and stable . i have done the same procedure with my old lg dvd player with ease.

what could be the problem?

please help

 

[quad master]

What is the firmware of ur philips if its 0531 then its
macrovision free anthing higher than that the player
will have problems capturing to the TV Tuner card.

@ Keith thats a nice peice of info you have got

 

[Keith Sebastian]

ok keith , the player model that we have is dvp 642k/69 . and it is bit different to the dvp 642k model , i mean in the extra features as our indian model has got additional dts onboard decoder with the dolby one .

also it mentions abt the macrovision free . will you pls explain abt it as i have a limited knowledge abt it . is it a macrovision free by default or there's a trick to it .

also mention some forums abt the player '

i have got a problem .
i have got a pinnacle pctv plus tv tuner card which has a composite input .
now i want to convert a dvd to vcd by connecting the composite out of philips dvd player to the input of the card , but whenever i have tried, the picture is not clear and stable . i have done the same procedure with my old lg dvd player with ease.

what could be the problem?

please help

I have the same one - 642k/69.

The DTS decoder part was an error. Thanks for pointing it out. I've corrected it now.

Macrovision gets enabled if you update to firmware 1109. Downgrading to previous firmware WILL NOT disable Macrovision protection. If the player already had 1109 when you bought it, then that's just bad luck.

I have no issues with macrovision as I don't capture from this player. I don't think many would use this method as most have a DVD drive in their PC already.

Keith

 

[yogi7272]

actually originally the firmware was 0531 or something like that. and i was having the problem so yesterday i updated it to the latest firmware.

now there is no noticable differance in performance but now whenever i play a vcd ver 2.0 , it shows it as ver 6.0 , but the playback is fine no problems .
what could be the reason ?

also keith , keep posting abt the different stuff you have tried with this player as it can be helpful to the others .

cheers

 

[imjimmy]

Hey,

A rather mundane question.

A friend of mine is coming from China and he plans to gift me a LCD monitor and a DVD player.

Well he is planning to get the Samsung 710N 17" LCD and the philips 642P DVD player.

MY question is that would both these things work in India?? I hope there is nothing such as a special configuration for power and voltage that hampers this..and makes these things unusable in india.?

BTW can someone plz tell me about a good 17'' LCD. He's thought of a 17" Samsung LCD 710N.. Is there any better one of the same dimension... A price qoute wud be appreciated.. Also any info about the model variation in 642P DVD player in the US/China etc..viz a viz india wud be appreciated..

Thanks,

 

[Keith Sebastian]

actually originally the firmware was 0531 or something like that. and i was having the problem so yesterday i updated it to the latest firmware.

I'm sure the original 0531 didn't have macrovision enabled. What problems did you have?

now there is no noticable differance in performance but now whenever i play a vcd ver 2.0 , it shows it as ver 6.0 , but the playback is fine no problems .
what could be the reason ?

Haven't tried VCD's (don't intend to )

The player DVP642 has been removed from Philips (India) website. Has anyone else noticed this? A couple of weeks back when I bought this player a salesperson at a local store said DVP642 was obsolete and it had been discontinued. I didn't belive him then. What surprises me is how Philips could withdraw a model without introducing a replacement newer product?

-Keith

 

[blade_runner]

The player is out of the market and phillips has pulled it off the shelf due to probs with the unit. I am in the market for a divx dvd player. For more info you can chk out my post on this page link

@keith: Apparently the player has rpobs playing xvid files with Global Motion Compensation (GMC) or QPEL. The mediatek 1389xx chip supports both gmc and qpel and i am looking arnd for the pioneer 575 or lg lda 530 which has this chipset.

 

[Keith Sebastian]

What problems? Are there any known hardware issues with this unit?

Lack of GMC and Q-Pel does not bother me. I don't use these features while encoding. Also, I've hardly ever come across downloaded files (mostly tv shows) that won't play. Also, the current batch of encoders (as in, persons ) simply don't use GMC and Q-Pel.

I'd like to see a player on the market that sports MPEG4 - AVC support. I've been playing around with Nero Digital AVC and x264 codec. The single CD rips have amazing quality.

-Keith

 

[pradeep_chauhan]

i bought this unit its working a ok

 

[blade_runner]

What problems? Are there any known hardware issues with this unit?

Lack of GMC and Q-Pel does not bother me. I don't use these features while encoding. Also, I've hardly ever come across downloaded files (mostly tv shows) that won't play. Also, the current batch of encoders (as in, persons ) simply don't use GMC and Q-Pel.

I'd like to see a player on the market that sports MPEG4 - AVC support. I've been playing around with Nero Digital AVC and x264 codec. The single CD rips have amazing quality.

-Keith

Its the no-disc issue. After around 6 months of heavy usage the players are known to crap out. Hence Phillips has taken it off the shelf without any warning or introducing a new model. Lolz lack of qpel and GMC is a big bother for me since i have a lot of videos that use it. The upcoming mediatek model might support nero digital. Ofcourse the current batch of mediatek chipsets already available in the market might need a firmware upgrade to support it.

 

[imjimmy]

As i pointed out in my post elsewhere Philips has phased out the 642K/p and bought a newer 5500s

This player is only available in some parts of Asia and Europe. Check out the details at videohelp.com

since i am planning to get a divx player soon - shd i buy this one(5500s) or look for a stocked version of the 642K.

Any idea about this new player anyone.. I know one thing that it has the same ESS vibratoII chipset.
However it plays WMA..but has no s-video out...How important is that?

 

[yogi7272]

DO NOT KNOW MUCH ABT THE NEW MODEL BUT I HAVE GOT 642 K AND TOTALLY SATISFIED WITH IT .

THE NEW MODEL HAS WMA AS AN ADDITION . BUT IT DOES NOT MAKE MUCH OF A DIFFERENCE . MAY BE IT COULD BE A BETTER PERFORMER BUT CHECK OUT WHETHER IT HAS BOTH DOLBY DIGITAL AND DTS DECODING BUILT IN AS 642 HAS IT . THAT MAKES A LOT OF A DIFFERENCE.

CHEERS

 

[Keith Sebastian]

Makes more sense to get the newer model. However 642 has no probs i.e. if you can live with 8.3 filenames (yes, it has no support for long filenames )

-Keith

 

[imjimmy]

*www.videohelp.com/dvdplayers.php?DVDnameid=5522&Search=Search&#comments

and

*www.pricerunner.co.uk/sound-and-vision/vision/dvd-players/350856/details

These are specs and reviews for this player.

Dolby is suppored but not sure about DTS encoding.
There are no s-video out and optical out ports on this player. Are these important?

Looks like this player does a better job of playing media but there seem to be some features missing.

 

[magnet]

i guess this model has been removed frm market btw.....which r the other models presently moving in market and 4 which company model 1 shd go...and avoid which ones????

 

[mannu143]

HI I have this DVD player plays dvd well but If i put a Divx burned with nero it doesn't play it dont even load it, it just opens the tray. It doesn't even load load dvd cloned from original dvds .