--- In philips_dvp642@yahoogroups.com, "tomzero12" <tomzero12@...> wrote:
>
> Hi all...
>
> I've had the dvp642 for a while...and loved it...but now have to get a
> new dvd player. Any recommendations? I've been looking on ebay. Looks
> like philips has improved a bit since i was looking for the 642. I see
> the 5140 and the 5992. Do any of you have specific recommendations of
> what I should be looking for? I play a lot of divx/avi stuff i get
> online. It looks like the 5992 can take an input from a usb and play
> directly on a tv? anyone try this?
>
> thanks
>
> tom
>

I got a DVP5960 when they first came out. Vary nice machine but,
playing on the USB 1.0 would occasionally cause a stutter effect on
complex scenes like snowflakes falling or the opening theme song of
Big Bang Theory. So last month I got a new DVP5990 for just $57.99
with USB 2.0. No more problems with stuttering, and with my new 8Gb
flash drive I haven't burned a disk in weeks.
I'm not sure what the difference is between the 5990 and the 5992 but
all the new players from Philips outperform the old 642. I got my son
a DVP3960 a while back and it works fine as well. Of course he took my
old 5960 for the USB port as soon as I unhooked it. Also a friend from
work said his DVP3960 seems to overheat after a couple of hours and
shut down. My son had no such trouble with his so it's probably an
isolated case.

Jim L