DVP630/642: Playing DIVX in 16:9 Widescreen???

[steved]

I recently purchased a DVP630 (UK Version of 642 I think). I tried some divx files and that was when I discovered that it only plays them as 4:3 files. (confirmed by one previous topic here).

I phoned philips, and the nice but knowledgeless chap, said during the conversation, both that it would play divx files in 16:9 if they were the right size; and that no players anywhere played divx in 16:9. This did not help me much.

I bought this player because in has many good reviews and, although it was good value, this was not my main concern.

I have not seen many complaints about the lack of this function and I am confused by this. It does seem to do everything else. I expect the next firmware upgrade will enable it to cook breakfast in bed.

May questions are:

Please confirm that this player does not play "widescreen" divx, and if not, tell me why nobody is bothered!

Are there players which do display "widescreen" divx properly on 16:9 tv's? If so, could you recommend a few models as it does not seem to be a function commented on, or specified, much?

Thanks for any guidance you can give.

-Steve

[dukenukem]

My philips dvp642 plays widescreen divx files in widescreen on my tv,same with xvid,do you know what firmware version it has?

[steved]

model dvp630/05 firmware 1109 (installed before purchase)

[giannid]

You need to set the DVD player according to your TV set.

Use remote:

SYSTEM Menu --> VIDEO SETUP --> TV DISPLAY --> 16:9

[ntscuser]

My Pioneer DV-575A plays DivX files in their original 16x9 mode and simultaneously kicks my LG TV into widescreen mode without me having to adjust anything. Both items are full UK spec.

[DrJOnes666]

Steved,
I can confirm that the DIVX widescreen files playback at 4:3 on my widescreen tv. I also find this ridiculous.

I have setup my player to play 16:9 , but to no avail. They playback at matted 4:3 and I need to zoom in to actually view the film fullscreen on my 16:9 tv.

I think this is ridiculous, especially when yuo try to view a film that contains subtitles... The subtitles are displyed partly over the matted black bar (lower) and if you zoom in to fill the 16:9 tv screen, you loose the second line of text in the subtitles. Totally ridiculous.

DrJOnes666

[ejp]

i get the same problem. i have fw 0531. any different with 1109?

[Krispy Kritter]

Both of my players(tested with all 3 firmware versions) will play 16:9 widescreen. The source file obviously has to be recorded in 16:9 and as stated above, you have to choose 16:9 output in the video menu.

[hexxisoft]

if your DivX file was encoded with a letterboxing, then its going to show up with it, widescreen tv or not.

[tikigod19]

mine plays widescreen fine, but i did have to set it.
some people mention which version of firmware this guy has... i have no changed mine since i got it out of the box, could someone please give me a link to the updated firmware and briefly explain how to set it up?
Thanks