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rernst
8th March 2006, 16:33
Hi,

I am the proud owner of 2 DXP-1000 players. They are Nero Standard certified but seriously choke on full resolution (720x480) 2MBit Nero Digital. Well, maybe it's the media but it plays fine on a PC.

That being said - it would appear that there is not a single standalone available that supports the AVC profile. Am I mistaken?

(In particular I am interested in a U.S. player but I'll rig a German one, too).
SeeMoreDigital
8th March 2006, 16:45
I guess you are referring to the "AVAYON" DXP-1000?
rernst
8th March 2006, 16:50
Indeed. Otherwise a very nice player. It plays DivX 6 with AC3 muxed excellently and I have a problem recognizing a quality difference on my 61 inch InFocus between that and Nero Digital but I have not found a satisfactory solution to combine multiple DivX files on a DVD without going through tedious processes of juggling bitrates. Recode2 does an excellent job at that.

Maybe a solution will emerge someday as the player is not 5.1 channel capable for NeroDigital.
SeeMoreDigital
8th March 2006, 17:45
Maybe a solution will emerge someday as the player is not 5.1 channel capable for NeroDigital.Is the player not fitted with 6No RCA/phone analogue audio outputs?


Cheers
max-pain
10th March 2006, 13:50
http://www.gowellent.net/h264.htm

The link is at least 3 months old...
SeeMoreDigital
10th March 2006, 14:07
Hi Max,

I must admit I found this web site myself a while ago.... It looks like "vapour-ware" to me ;)
max-pain
10th March 2006, 14:22
Or maybe it's just an early announcement (like the Kiss DP-600 and the Zensonic Z500). ;)
SeeMoreDigital
10th March 2006, 14:59
Or maybe it's just an early announcement (like the Kiss DP-600 and the Zensonic Z500). ;)Well... that's one way of looking at it.

One of the reasons why the Z500 was late was due to Sigma not being all that keen on helping player manufacturers who did not want to use their Syabas middle-ware. Another reason was the ridiculously long and convoluted HDCP approval procedure for the HDMI output ;)
max-pain
11th March 2006, 14:33
Another reason was the ridiculously long and convoluted HDCP approval procedure for the HDMI output ;)

Maybe they should go with DVI output (without HDCP) like the Snazio player :cool:
SeeMoreDigital
11th March 2006, 15:07
Maybe they should go with DVI output (without HDCP) like the Snazio player :cool:I think you'll find there was too much pressure placed on Sigma to start issuing "reference board" designs that incorporated HDMI.....

Meaning, by the time companies such as Zensonic and KiSS managed to convince Sigma to work with their non Syabas middle-wares, it would have been too late for them to go back and use the older reference board designs, even if they had wanted too!

Sufficed to say, we wont be seeing any new Sigma reference board designs with DVI outputs. Plus I very much doubt manufactureres will be allowed to fit DVI outputs to boards fitted with Sigma's chip-sets, even if they have HDCP chip-sets.


Cheers
vio_man
13th March 2006, 02:07
You also have this satellite receiver which can play H.264 content:

http://www.kaonmedia.net/eng/product/view_feature.php?seq=115
max-pain
13th March 2006, 09:52
Because it's a DVB-S2 requirement.
rernst
14th March 2006, 16:24
Unfortunately not designed for U.S., I would think (or why DVB?).

/re
rernst
14th March 2006, 16:25
Is the player not fitted with 6No RCA/phone analogue audio outputs?


Cheers

Yes, it is. It also has optical out. But I talked to the Avayon guys and they explicitly confirmed that it will not do so for Nero Digital.
Kurtnoise
10th September 2006, 11:45
Looking for a standalone players AVC compatible, I found this one (http://www.gowellent.net/ProductsWeb/h264/898.html)...Does anyone have already published some tests around here ?
Mtz
10th September 2006, 13:50
Maybe a solution will emerge someday as the player is not 5.1 channel capable for NeroDigital.
If your player is with MTK chipset and you have the firmware for your player, I can modify the firmware in 1 minute to play Nero Digital with 5.1. :p

@Kurtnoise, nice features: USB, and playing also HD. If the subtitles are looking good (I don't think) is a must have. Price?

enjoy,
Mtz


enjoy,
Mtz
SeeMoreDigital
10th September 2006, 14:02
Looking for a standalone players AVC compatible, I found this one (http://www.gowellent.net/ProductsWeb/h264/898.html)...Does anyone have already published some tests around here ?I came across a link for Gowellent's web site and players a few months ago!

I'm yet to find anybody who sells any of their products!


Cheers