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Lord Nikon
21-06-2003, 00:37
Just thought I would mention the subject of DVD players...


The most versatile one I have seen is the kiss technology DP-450

It plays DVD,VCD, SVCD, MP3, Audio CD, DivX, XVid, Mpeg, etc etc...


and as soon as I have the prerequisite £200 handy I am gonna get one lol
Darren Wilson
21-06-2003, 00:48
the DP450 is nice, but the one I had to look at (sent it back) wasn't too hot playing back DiVX or XVid encoded discs.

Scan tried blaming the problem on a firmware issue (which it very well could have been) but they couldn't give me a date that the fix would be available.
Lord Nikon
21-06-2003, 01:03
The fix is out now... a friend of mine's father has one which is how I found out about it..

The DivX issue was when the files were DivX 3.11 and the (then current) firmware only supported 4&5, about a month ago I downloaded the newest firmware which supported 3.11 and fixed some of the Xvid issues.
Darren Wilson
21-06-2003, 10:14
It wasn't 3.11 files that were the problem though, but v5 DiVX Fast Motion encoded. The issue is only just 2 weeks old since I sent it back.
obvious
21-06-2003, 13:13
On the budget front, I can recommend the good looking Naiko N-2081 (http://www.dvdrhelp.com/dvdplayers.php?DVDnameid=2003&Search=Search&#comments) from Safeways(!) and also the Compacks AB-6820 (http://www.dvdrhelp.com/dvdplayers.php?DVDnameid=2222&Search=Search&#comments) also from Safeway. These would play a round cardboard cutout if you tried :). Obviously they wont play DivX though. Both are better than my old Cyberhome AD-L528.
imback
21-06-2003, 14:03
I'm going to be after a chaep DVD player to play my "backup";) films form PC before long, any recommendations, something that can play a lot of formats and can be made multi regonal
obvious
21-06-2003, 14:04
Originally posted by obvious
On the budget front, I can recommend the good looking Naiko N-2081 (http://www.dvdrhelp.com/dvdplayers.php?DVDnameid=2003&Search=Search&#comments) from Safeways(!) and also the Compacks AB-6820 (http://www.dvdrhelp.com/dvdplayers.php?DVDnameid=2222&Search=Search&#comments) also from Safeway. These would play a round cardboard cutout if you tried :). Obviously they wont play DivX though. Both are better than my old Cyberhome AD-L528.
matty4donna
21-06-2003, 14:06
Originally posted by Darren Wilson
the DP450 is nice, but the one I had to look at (sent it back) wasn't too hot playing back DiVX or XVid encoded discs.

Scan tried blaming the problem on a firmware issue (which it very well could have been) but they couldn't give me a date that the fix would be available. But then it was the first DVD player on the market to support DIVX AND XVid so you have to realise that there will have been problems at first.
Darren Wilson
22-06-2003, 22:26
Originally posted by matty4donna
But then it was the first DVD player on the market to support DIVX AND XVid so you have to realise that there will have been problems at first.

8 months after UK introduction???? Long time to sort bugs out :):) Must be part owned my MS & NTL ;);)