Philips DVP 642 k 'Disc Error'

[indiannawaf]

I recently rented a DVD from our local library. When i tested in my DVD player the above error came up. Furious, I went back to the guy and told him the problem. He immediately responded with, 'Do you have a Philips?'. He then played the DVD on his DVD player and it was fine. I then rented another which worked.

Why is this happening? I know its not a region problem because i get 'Wrong region' error in that case.

[jman98]

As him to explain it. I've never heard of this kind of problem. I have a couple of PAL discs that are big problems for my DVP-642 player, but I could never figure out why. I live in the USA and have mostly NTSC discs and those aren't problems. I have a few PAL DVDs and except for the 2 I mentioned earlier (both are from Russia by the way and they are not bootlegs but legitimate releases), I have no problems with PAL DVDs. I do know that progressive scan PAL discs are problems for some Philips players like mine. If you find out what the problem is please let us know.

[jman98]

Sorry - I meant to say "Ask him" in the first sentence not "As him".

[Ai Haibara]

How new is your 642? Also, was the disc clean and free from scratches? Do you suspect your laser lens may need cleaning?