Lafayette LFDV971D Chipset?

[crashd]

Anyone any idea what's running in these things? I can't seem to find much on the web about them :)

[SeeMoreDigital]

You can't have looked very hard then: -

http://www.videohelp.com/dvdplayers.php?DVDnameid=6668&Search=Search&

Chip-set : Mediatek MT1389FE
Released : Mid 2004

[crashd]

I was meaning, more about the capabilities with regards to xvid/b-frames, any firmware updates, that kind of thing ;) Thanks anyway though SeeMore.

[SeeMoreDigital]

I was meaning, more about the capabilities with regards to xvid/b-frames, any firmware updates, that kind of thing ;) Thanks anyway though SeeMore.MediaTek's chip-set is most capable at supporting all manner of B-VOP encoding variations, with or without packed bit-stream.

Can't help you with regard to firmware releases.... Who knows what firmware release policies individual player manufactures have.... Indeed, many player manufacturers don't issue firmware updates at all :eek:

It may be worth mentioning that, even the best chip-sets can be dragged down by poor firmware!

[crashd]

Yeah, Lafayette's website is less than helpful, i've been considering getting the firmware off of the player, but I don't have time to open it up and build a serial cable at the moment. Thanks for your help anyway :)