Need help is selecting DVD player. DVP642 and miniDVD -R/-RW

[Avadesh2]

PL.HELP!! Which DVD player plays directly mini DVD-R/RW
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Hi Guys,
I want to buy a DVD player , I have sony DVD403 handycam. I use DVD R and DVD -RW mini DVDs for that. I want a DVD player which can play these small mini DVD disks directly after finalizing.( i.e. putting those disk in the DVD player directly. ) My budget for DVD player is around $60/70. One player I liked is "Philips DVP642" but I heard it doens not play mini DVD that too of -RW format. Please help.

I want to buy the DVD player in a week or two and it should run
mini DVDs -R/-RW. Also it should support DVD+R/RW , VCD, mp3, MPEG, CD-R/RW and should be region free...I am in USA but I should be able to play disks which I can get from oher contries like India.

I heard cyberhome is a good choice but I think its picture quality is not good. Budget upto $60/70 max ....
Please help ! ! ! Waiting for your reply ! ! !
..... Thanks, Ava

[Avadesh2]

Hi Guys, I went to philips website and saw in the user manual. there are not saying it will play DVD-RW disks. So I am little worried. Also I saw in one of the other forum of videohelp one person having issues running DVD-RW disks.

He says "This unit does not play DVD-R & DVD-RW disks.
Other posts here suggest that it supports these formats but it doesn't work when I try it. A DVD-R & DVD-RW disk will work for about a minute & then you get a scrambled picture. The Philips documentation claims the unit will only play the +R & +RW formats.

Below information I have copy pasted from user manual of this DVP642. they do not talk about DVD-R/-RW. I have got new sony DVD403 and lots of new blank DVD-R/-RW discs. So I want to buy the player which supports those formats.
PLEASE TELL ME GUYS WHERTHER SHOULD I BUY THIS OR NOT ...


The DVD player's manual says . Your DVD Player will play:
– Digital Video Discs (DVDs)
– Video CDs (VCDs)
– Super Video CDs (SVCDs)
– Finalized Digital Video Discs
+ Recordable (DVD+R)
– Finalized Digital Video Discs
+Rewritable (DVD+RW)
– Audio Compact Discs (CDs)
– MP3 files disc on CD-R(W):
–Maximum 30 characters display
– Supported sampling frequencies :
32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz (MPEG-1)
16 kHz, 22.05 kHz, 24 kHz (MPEG-2)
– Supported bitrates : 32-256 kbps
(MPEG-1), 8-160 kbps (MPEG-2)
variable bitrates
– Picture files on CD-R/CD-RW:
– JPEG pictures.
– MPEG-4 files on CD-R/CD-RW:
– Simple profile
– Advanced simple profile (640-480)
– DivX® disc on CD-R/CD-RW:
–DivX 3.11, 4.x and 5.x
Not Supported
– GMC (Global Motion Compensation)
and Q-Pel (Quarter Pixel) not
supported
Helpful Hint:
– If you are having trouble playing a
certain disc, remove the disc and try a
different one. Improperly formatted disc will
not play on this DVD Player.
This DVD Player can play DivX, MPEG-4,
MP3, JPEG, VCD & SVCD files on a
personally recorded CD-R/CD-RW disc
or commercial CD.
● Maximum files programmable is 24.
● MP3: Maximum supported bitrate is
320 kbps or 48 kHz.
● DivX 3.11, 4.x and 5.x comply with this
standard, except GMC (Global Motion
Compensation) and QP (Quarter Pixel)
features.
● MPEG-4: All video codecs that comply
with specifications of ISO-MPEG4.
● JPEG: For baseline JPEG, maximum
resolution is 5120 x 3840 (beyond this
picture will be cropped). For progressive
JPEG, maximum resolution is 2048 x 1536
(beyond this, picture will not be
displayed).
Region Codes
DVDs must be labeled for ALL regions or
Region 1 in order to play on this Player.
You cannot play Discs that are labeled for
other regions.
Look for the symbols on your DVD’s.
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ALL