New firmware Philips DVP642

DJ Alik · 22nd July 2005, 02:47

Noticed that today they posted a new firmware for the Philips DVP642.

http://www.p4c.philips.com/files/d/dvp642_17/?C=M;O=D

The .rom files are dated 5/26/2005.

Haven't tried installing it yet.

StrawMan · 3rd August 2005, 19:38

Anyone try this? I have a DVP642 and haven't had any issues....but more formats are better, right?

tigerman8u · 3rd August 2005, 20:06

from what I understand they took it off their website

SeeMoreDigital · 3rd August 2005, 22:09

Hmmm...

According to Philips Support website, the current player firrmware version is still 0112 dated 23 Feb 2005: -

Cheers

DJ Alik · 4th August 2005, 05:45

Hmm. They did take it off. I have a copy if anyone wants it.

PALace · 4th August 2005, 18:59

Would they have taken it off for a reason. I checked their site around the 22nd of July and there was no new firmware. But would firmware for the 642 series, which is US, do for the Euro 630???

DJ Alik · 17th September 2005, 19:16

So I found something interesting:

There is a new firmware available for DVP630/02

The files are dated 8/17/2005

The Updates section of the pdf states:

Key Features added in this software version
♦ Support external subtitles for DivX with the following fonts supported
- Latin 1, Latin 2 and Cyrillic (Refer to Instructions for use)
♦ Support DivX Video on Demand (VOD)
♦ Enhanced performance for DivX/MPEG-4 video files
♦ Support external subtitles for DivX with the following fonts:
o CP1254 - Albanian, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Gaelic, German, Italian, Kurdish (Latin), Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish and Turkish.
o CP1250 - Albanian, Croat, Czech, Dutch, English, German, Hungarian, Irish, Polish, Romanian, Slovak, Slovene and Sorbian.
o CP1251 - Bulgarian, Belorussian, English, Macedonian, Moldavian, Russian, Serbian and Ukrainian.
o CP1255 - Hebrew

I am not sure if it will work on DVP642/17. Anyone careless enough to try?

http://www.p4c.philips.com/files/d/d...02_fur_eng.pdf
http://www.p4c.philips.com/files/d/d...02_fus_eng.zip

gatormac · 27th September 2005, 06:45

DJ Alik....Do you still have the firmware for the DVP642_17? Have you had any problems with it?

DJ Alik · 27th September 2005, 14:21

I never installed it. I am out of warranty now so I am a little hesitant to try. But yeah I still have both.

kelendral · 27th September 2005, 15:13

The ones you linked to above for the 630 have been installed on my 642/37. The firmware shows as VER0603.

Please post the other firmware as I would be most interested in trying it.

As far as I can tell this 0603 does not appear to have any significant difference to the 0112.

DJ Alik · 28th September 2005, 03:07

That should be the latest out there. I am not sure what you are reffering to.

kelendral · 28th September 2005, 03:26

Ah, I thought there was a different version from those that were posted to the 642 directory but have since been removed. I did not realise the ones in the middle of the thread from the 630 directory were the same as the ones from the top of the thread for the 642.

Let's see that puts the firmware versions as:
2004 v0409 - dvpxx - only works on some early rom types
2004 v0531 - dvpxx, dvpxxdv - only works on some rom types
2004 v1109 - dvpxx, dvpxxdv, dvpxxew - works on rom types, adds macrovision
2004 v1223 - dvpxxew - download unavailable, found pre-installed on some units
2005 v0112 - dvpxx, dvpxxdv, dvpxxew - works on rom types
2005 v0603 - dvpxx, dvpxxdv, dvpxxew - has the files for rom types, only tested it on one of the later EW rom units.

Any others out there?

DJ Alik · 29th September 2005, 03:00

I will email you another one I have. Haven't tested it either.

kelendral · 2nd October 2005, 18:38

Thank you. The firmware was obviously placed in the wrong dir by Philips. That firmware was:
2005 v050517 - PAL output only

It has support for the following model numbers:
640K/93
642K/93
642K/75
642K/FK
642K/69

kelendral · 2nd October 2005, 18:45

At the moment I think the one linked to above for the 630/02 is the best bet for newest firmware version with support for the following:

2005 v0603 - dvpxx, dvpxxdv, dvpxxew roms

Models supported:
630/00
630/02
630/05
632/00
632/02
632/05
642/17
640K/69
640K/75
640K/FK
630/04
632/04
642/37

zdoom9 · 11th November 2005, 02:47

can someone help me out? Progressive scan from Philips dvd player is not working on my Mitsuibishi HTDV WS-48515 tv

Screen keeps flickering and when i go back to dvp642/17 menu, it automatically resets back and progressive is no more active therein.
I am out of warranty and I have used y/p/br cables for the first time.
Can anyfirmware help me? Any ideas? Please help!

kelendral · 26th November 2005, 23:35

Well, I notice that a new file has been placed in the following directories:

http://www.p4c.philips.com/files/d/d...42_fus_eng.zip 16-Nov-2005 21:01 2.5M
http://www.p4c.philips.com/files/d/d...17_fus_eng.zip 16-Nov-2005 21:01 2.5M
http://www.p4c.philips.com/files/d/d...37_fus_eng.zip 16-Nov-2005 21:01 2.5M

Don't bother with them though. The file version is v1109 and is the same CRC as the 1109 released in 2004.

So far the newest firmware is still:
http://www.p4c.philips.com/files/d/d...02_fus_eng.zip
2005 v0603 and has support for the units listed above.

I'm at a loss for why Philips has felt the need to repackage 2004 v1109 in the 642 directories.

ron spencer · 27th November 2005, 20:06

I thought these firmware eleimnated the macrovision and region free aspects. Mine is macrovision free and all region hacks work

Episodio1 · 3rd December 2005, 22:25

Hi! When using .srt subs with AVI, does the DVP642 show the whole lines from first to last character or does it cut the long sentences (as many other DVD/DivX player

)?

Thanks.

DJ Alik · 19th December 2005, 08:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by SeeMoreDigital

Hmmm...

According to Philips Support website, the current player firrmware version is still 0112 dated 23 Feb 2005: -

Cheers

Not if you go to the Italian site - 0603 dated 6/8/2005

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DJ Alik Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: USA Posts: 99	So I found something interesting: There is a new firmware available for DVP630/02 The files are dated 8/17/2005 The Updates section of the pdf states: Key Features added in this software version ♦ Support external subtitles for DivX with the following fonts supported - Latin 1, Latin 2 and Cyrillic (Refer to Instructions for use) ♦ Support DivX Video on Demand (VOD) ♦ Enhanced performance for DivX/MPEG-4 video files ♦ Support external subtitles for DivX with the following fonts: o CP1254 - Albanian, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Gaelic, German, Italian, Kurdish (Latin), Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish and Turkish. o CP1250 - Albanian, Croat, Czech, Dutch, English, German, Hungarian, Irish, Polish, Romanian, Slovak, Slovene and Sorbian. o CP1251 - Bulgarian, Belorussian, English, Macedonian, Moldavian, Russian, Serbian and Ukrainian. o CP1255 - Hebrew I am not sure if it will work on DVP642/17. Anyone careless enough to try? http://www.p4c.philips.com/files/d/d...02_fur_eng.pdf http://www.p4c.philips.com/files/d/d...02_fus_eng.zip __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Intel i7 920 ASUS P6T Deluxe V2 Mboard 6GB DDR-3 Crucial XMS RAM Visiontek ATI 4850 Sound Blaster Audigy

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DJ Alik Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: USA Posts: 99	I never installed it. I am out of warranty now so I am a little hesitant to try. But yeah I still have both. __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Intel i7 920 ASUS P6T Deluxe V2 Mboard 6GB DDR-3 Crucial XMS RAM Visiontek ATI 4850 Sound Blaster Audigy

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StrawMan Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 42	Anyone try this? I have a DVP642 and haven't had any issues....but more formats are better, right?

3rd August 2005, 20:06	#3 \| Link
tigerman8u Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 187	from what I understand they took it off their website

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PALace Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 28	Would they have taken it off for a reason. I checked their site around the 22nd of July and there was no new firmware. But would firmware for the 642 series, which is US, do for the Euro 630???

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gatormac Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 123	DJ Alik....Do you still have the firmware for the DVP642_17? Have you had any problems with it?

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kelendral Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 11	The ones you linked to above for the 630 have been installed on my 642/37. The firmware shows as VER0603. Please post the other firmware as I would be most interested in trying it. As far as I can tell this 0603 does not appear to have any significant difference to the 0112.

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DJ Alik Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: USA Posts: 99	That should be the latest out there. I am not sure what you are reffering to. __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Intel i7 920 ASUS P6T Deluxe V2 Mboard 6GB DDR-3 Crucial XMS RAM Visiontek ATI 4850 Sound Blaster Audigy

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kelendral Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 11	Ah, I thought there was a different version from those that were posted to the 642 directory but have since been removed. I did not realise the ones in the middle of the thread from the 630 directory were the same as the ones from the top of the thread for the 642. Let's see that puts the firmware versions as: 2004 v0409 - dvpxx - only works on some early rom types 2004 v0531 - dvpxx, dvpxxdv - only works on some rom types 2004 v1109 - dvpxx, dvpxxdv, dvpxxew - works on rom types, adds macrovision 2004 v1223 - dvpxxew - download unavailable, found pre-installed on some units 2005 v0112 - dvpxx, dvpxxdv, dvpxxew - works on rom types 2005 v0603 - dvpxx, dvpxxdv, dvpxxew - has the files for rom types, only tested it on one of the later EW rom units. Any others out there? Last edited by kelendral; 2nd October 2005 at 18:47.

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DJ Alik Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: USA Posts: 99	I will email you another one I have. Haven't tested it either. __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Intel i7 920 ASUS P6T Deluxe V2 Mboard 6GB DDR-3 Crucial XMS RAM Visiontek ATI 4850 Sound Blaster Audigy

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kelendral Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 11	Thank you. The firmware was obviously placed in the wrong dir by Philips. That firmware was: 2005 v050517 - PAL output only It has support for the following model numbers: 640K/93 642K/93 642K/75 642K/FK 642K/69

2nd October 2005, 18:45	#15 \| Link
kelendral Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 11	At the moment I think the one linked to above for the 630/02 is the best bet for newest firmware version with support for the following: 2005 v0603 - dvpxx, dvpxxdv, dvpxxew roms Models supported: 630/00 630/02 630/05 632/00 632/02 632/05 642/17 640K/69 640K/75 640K/FK 630/04 632/04 642/37

11th November 2005, 02:47	#16 \| Link
zdoom9 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 1	can someone help me out? Progressive scan from Philips dvd player is not working on my Mitsuibishi HTDV WS-48515 tv Screen keeps flickering and when i go back to dvp642/17 menu, it automatically resets back and progressive is no more active therein. I am out of warranty and I have used y/p/br cables for the first time. Can anyfirmware help me? Any ideas? Please help!

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kelendral Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 11	Well, I notice that a new file has been placed in the following directories: http://www.p4c.philips.com/files/d/d...42_fus_eng.zip 16-Nov-2005 21:01 2.5M http://www.p4c.philips.com/files/d/d...17_fus_eng.zip 16-Nov-2005 21:01 2.5M http://www.p4c.philips.com/files/d/d...37_fus_eng.zip 16-Nov-2005 21:01 2.5M Don't bother with them though. The file version is v1109 and is the same CRC as the 1109 released in 2004. So far the newest firmware is still: http://www.p4c.philips.com/files/d/d...02_fus_eng.zip 2005 v0603 and has support for the units listed above. I'm at a loss for why Philips has felt the need to repackage 2004 v1109 in the 642 directories.

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ron spencer DVD Magistrate Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Sodor Posts: 848	I thought these firmware eleimnated the macrovision and region free aspects. Mine is macrovision free and all region hacks work

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Episodio1 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Spain Posts: 157	Hi! When using .srt subs with AVI, does the DVP642 show the whole lines from first to last character or does it cut the long sentences (as many other DVD/DivX player )? Thanks.

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