I love my GE 1101P. It has always been reliable and served me well. I
just bought the Philips 642 recently as a backup. This is an amazing
new DVD player. It not only plays dvd, svcd, vcd, mp3 but also divx
and xvid. No more fiddling about trying to convert an avi to an mpg.
All formats play flawlessly so far. It is officially divx certified.
Got it at Wal-Mart for $70. It is firmware flashable just like the
1101 and 5803. It is macro vision free for vcr's but sadly not for
dvd output. There is a hack to make it region free if you need that
too. So far there is no customized firmware but I'm hoping some of
the computer wizards from this group might get interested in hacking
this deck. I can see this deck as the hacker's choice for their new
favorite.