Philips 737

[Pxiii]

I want some ideas and/or comparision between philips 737 and other players that can play "all" formats

I want it to be able to play
CD r/rw
DVD r/rw +/-
VCD
SVCD
DVD
JPG
DivX
Mp3

I live in sweden and it is possbile to get philips 737 for
1700 skr
226 $
125 £

Is it a good buy
and do anyone have better/equal products to recomend

If and where they should be bought would be nice too

//Greger aka Pxiii

[Pxiii]

I think I have found the player I was looking for

Yamada 6000
It has another good feature, it can transform an NTSC signal to pure PAL.

It will be a pleasure using this player

So if your looking for a good DivX player then I suggest you search for this one...
most HIFI dealers can get this player for you

[RabidDog]

halten stoppen!! verboten! they have a newer better machine dvx6600 and it cost only £70 - £80

but the dvx6000 is pretty good as well

[Pxiii]

halten stoppen!! verboten! they have a newer better machine dvx6600 and it cost only £70 - £80

but the dvx6000 is pretty good as well

So how much better is it...what have they improved???
I will check with they one that will sell me the yamada dvx 6000 maybe he will tell me why not to take the yamada 6600

[Pxiii]

Where can I find a trustworthy online shop to buy this Yamada 6600?

Anyone knows a store?

[Metasurge]

Please can someone please please please tell me if the dvx-6600 is a good buy or not? Are the previous models (-6100, -6000) actually better? If so I find that strange..

Also, have anyone managed to play divx subtitles with the newest firmware for the -6600??

Does the previous models play divxsubs?

I REALLY need to get these aspects sorted out before I can buy, so please, anyone? Heeelp!

[raffie]

I have a Philips 737, must say I'm happy with it, plays everything I want it to: DivX, Xvid, Mpeg's, MP3, jpg. All of that on DVD-R's too. Haven't had any problems with it.
Subtitles are supported (SRT files), but they're kinda small and yellow, after a firmware upgrade they're gray, but still too small.

[Metasurge]

Then what about this guy:

"well i'm very angry...
DivX/XviD plays well good picture but i have an enormous problem: no subtitles
i have tried .sub, .srt, .smi, .ssa. none of them works. i burned CD like this: "filename.avi" , "filename.srt"
i heve tried region on subs "filename.ro.srt", "filename.en.srt"
still no pictures...
anyone to help me here plz?"

And are you able to play ALL divx/xvids on you 737? On dvd-rw/+rw with multiple fileformats on each disc flawlessly?

A Norwegian dude pointed out that this player doesn´t support QPEL, which, in his words, means he won´t be able play any of the newest Xvids.

Is this true? Are you an "experienced" user when it comes to downloading films of different formats off the internet and playing them on the Phillips? What are your experiences? what about the newest xvids? Do the subs actually work?

Thanks in advance
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[raffie]

Then what about this guy:

"well i'm very angry...
DivX/XviD plays well good picture but i have an enormous problem: no subtitles
i have tried .sub, .srt, .smi, .ssa. none of them works. i burned CD like this: "filename.avi" , "filename.srt"
i heve tried region on subs "filename.ro.srt", "filename.en.srt"
still no pictures...
anyone to help me here plz?"

And are you able to play ALL divx/xvids on you 737? On dvd-rw/+rw with multiple fileformats on each disc flawlessly?

A Norwegian dude pointed out that this player doesn´t support QPEL, which, in his words, means he won´t be able play any of the newest Xvids.

Is this true? Are you an "experienced" user when it comes to downloading films of different formats off the internet and playing them on the Phillips? What are your experiences? what about the newest xvids? Do the subs actually work?

Thanks in advance

Subs do actually work, though I can understand why some people can't get them to work as it's a bit unlogical. You have to select the sub, press OK, then start your xvid/divx.
As for the latest Xvids, I haven't had any probems after a firmware upgrade, before I upgraded I had some (very recent) Xvids that played out of sync on the 737.

It does play discs with different formats on it. I know it plays Divx/Xvid/vcd/svcd files all on one disc. I can however only test it with DVD-R, I have an old 1X DVD-R/RAM writer, no -RW or +RW...