SVCD DVD Player List (add yours here)

[Matthew]

To add to what twistee said about the pioneer dv-344, it does not play either type of selectable subtitle. It does support selectable audio tracks.

There seems to be a combined audio-video bitrate of 2600 or a bit more (and that includes all audio tracks) otherwise audio (and also video) gets jerky. 2500 video with 128 audio resulted in audio distortion in the small sample I used. But 2400 video with 224 audio works fine (I use it all the time). 2100 video + 224 audio + 192 commentary seemed fine in the small sample I used but of course the video bitrate is too low (so no point in using more than one audio track).

[Lax]

CAT (http://www.catcompany.de/dvd.htm) - ALL Models

[mjthomas]

Originally posted by jasmuzyk
Apex AD-1500

plays type [C] subs. not sure about [S]
chapters OK
multiple audio OK

Jasmuzyk,

I have the Apex AD-1500. I have converted numerous movies, using C and S subtitles, but I can't get them to show. Do you have any idea what I am doing wrong? I am using the DVD2SVCD guide to convert them, but I still can't get it to work on my machine. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[mjthomas]

Originally posted by Antonio S.
daxab:

Yes, the Apex 7701 works with CVD type subtitles, and also the Apex 600, Apex 660, and Apex 1500...


I have the Apex AD-1500. I have converted numerous movies, using C and S subtitles, but I can't get them to show. Do you have any idea what I am doing wrong? I am using the DVD2SVCD guide to convert them, but I still can't get it to work on my machine. Any help would be greatly appreciatedntonio S.

[Antonio S.]

mjthomas:

I never had work with DVD2SVCD (I don't have a full version of CCE)...
But I make subtitles using SUBMUX. When using SUBMUX, the CVD style option must be activated (is a must for APEX DVD players).
For more information look at this post...http://rilanparty.com/vbb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=12829

Antonio S.

[mjthomas]

Originally posted by Antonio S.
mjthomas:

I never had work with DVD2SVCD (I don't have a full version of CCE)...
But I make subtitles using SUBMUX. When using SUBMUX, the CVD style option must be activated (is a must for APEX DVD players).
For more information look at this post...http://rilanparty.com/vbb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=12829

Antonio S.

Thanks, Antonio.

[Mrsash]

Omni SP-3003d this thing plays anything, tested myself, on cdr/rw as well. Built in 5.1 decoder also two kareoke mic inputs. Best of all its hard coded to get macrovision off, yessssssssssss. Had this for a month now and love it. All I have to do now is get a standalone Dvd recorder and copy all dvd movies from my local vedio store. Muhahahahahaha.....

[lmerega]

SVCD with double audio and up to 4 subtitles no probs.
XSVCD bitrate up to 7000.

[MikeReid]

My player will only play VCDs... (MPG-1 Streams)...

It "technically" plays an SVCD disc, however, the sound/pictures stutter. I have verified this on two separate identical players, and two separate SVCD discs of different movies. However, if you play the movie in 2X speed, sound is fine and the playback is almost normal! (as long as you don't mind synched sound/images!) HA!... btw, this is ridiculous!

I have not tested subtitles.

As far as various player options go, it also offers MP3 playback, WMA playback, DVD+RW, CD-R/RW Playback (ability to play back may depend on recording conditions), Video CD, and Compact Disc.

[lordle]

the "big brother" of the AD-M212.
No probs at all.

Capable of 48KHz Sound.

[Bubba]

Play everything

DVD, VCD, SVCD, CDDA, MP3.
SVCD Subtitled: Both (Cvd & SVCD)

Very easy hack to multi-region (which I've done & save the extra $40-$50).

The Sampo 611 also has PAL/NTSC NTSC/PAL video converter built-in, so it's very convenient. I can watch PAL VCD/SVCD clip on my NTSC TV with a simple push button on the remote control. I assume it would also do NTSC playback on Pal TV.

This only thing I did not check is it Macrovision-free, but since I'm not going to record to VHS, why need Macrovision-free?!!

Very happy with this unit, and it's cheap too.

For SVCD, this unit can handle 4 Audio Streams & 4 Subtitles. I did 3 & 3, and it work fine.

[Thebest]

Its true only CVD were shown with the scott 838


Originally posted by WitzWolf
I think the entry in the DVD Player list for the Scott DVD 838 is wrong.
I tried 2 different movies "The mummy returns RC 2" (complete) and "Deep Blue Sea RC 2" (just a chapter for testing) with both kinds of subtitles (SVCD,CVD) and in both cases only the CVD-Subs were shown. :)

[Labersack]

CAT DV-988

DVD VCD SVCD MP3
CDR CDRW
CVD-Subs
Multiple Languages with DVD & SVCD
Chapters
MP3 in Sub-Dir

[osjvlj]

PHILCO DV-P2000 play:

miniDVD (with suitable firmware)
SVCD (subtitled)

[jasond]

hitachi dvp415u plays vcd/svcd/mp3/lvcd/and mpegs burned on cdrw (cursor 700's are the only ones I found that would work)

I love this player.. It plays almost everything I throw at it.. I bet if I cut cardboard in the shape of a cd it would play it :D

only problem I found was vcd format with sound set to 128, it stutters with it that low.

highly recommended!!!!

[ncc1701d]

Monyka 8200 is the same as Yamakwa, Raite, Kiss, Hoyo

Plays SVCD vith single or multiple (C) subs. No (S)
Multiple audio ok.

[PePeK]

ELTA 8891
English - http://www.elta.de/english/artikel.asp?Artikel=8891+DVD&Artikel1=8891+DVD&x=70&y=54
Deutsch - http://www.elta.de/de/artikel.asp?Artikel=8891+DVD&Artikel1=8891+DVD&x=78&y=26
It plays VCD, SVCD perfectly.
Selectable subtitles and audio tracks are also available.
Only CVD subtitles are supported.

Pepek

[Gauntlet]

Plays svcd with subs(svcd standard only). Perfect SVCD playback.
Just don´t go to high on the bitrate.:sly:

[Gauntlet]

Plays svcd subs (haven´t yet tested cvd).
It seams like there is no bitrate limit on this player.:sly:
PERFECT!

[Pko]

Plays:

1) Media type
CD, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD, DVD-R. Other formats non tested

2) Content type
CD-Audio, CD-MP3 (CBR/VBR, any bitrate), VCD, SVCD, DVD

Also, many XVCD & XSVCD (including DVB remultiplexed as SVCD), not tested limits in bitrate, but supports at least 3000Kbps
No macrovision, multizone, PAL/NTSC capable (regardless TV capabilities), or "auto" to use multisystem TVs

In SVCD, plays multiadio (selectable 1/2) and subtitles (selectable 1/2/3/4, Philips style), SVCD menus (even combining PAL menus and NTSC movies).

CONs I'm aware of:
Does not play CVD-style subtitles.
Does not play MiniDVD.
Has trouble with 80' CD-RW as (X)SVCD or (X)VCD, in the last third of the disk (stutters). CD-R is played allways OK

[Harp]

Unbelievable, nobody around here still owning the original "Yammi"?

Ok, here we go:

Yamakawa 780 (same applies to 788):

Video: plays VCDs and SVCDs (CD-R) up to 6000 kbit/s VBR (so you can set 6000 kbit/s in the max bitrate field)
Audio: 44 and 48 kHz
Subtitles: CVD yes, but not SVCD subtitles

Cheers,
Harp

[emilius256]

Work perfectly with selectable audio and CVD compatible subtitles.

The manual say that must work with SVCD subtitles but i wasn't able to make it work.

[RoopeT]

Philips DVD 622:

Plays SVCD with (S) subs and two audio tracks, but with MANY,MANY problems. (Jumps / freezes when bitrate drops below ~1000 kpbs, FF/REW problem, discs with subs (S) might halt the player ...)

Many standard VCDs jumpy / won't play (has something to do with TMPGEncs Scene chane detection?). If the making of an standard VCD that plays OK is a BIG TASK, then how about making a working XVCD?

[ryk]

Hi,

i have a pioneer dv-340.
it play vcd, xvcd, svcd with 2 audio track without problem.

[bradnopit]

LENCO 02/a

Plays everything with no problems,
DVD/R/RW
CDR/W
VCD --subs(c,s),tracks
xVCD --subs(c,s),tracks
SVCD --subs(c,s),tracks
xSVCD(tested so far at bitrate +/- 6000kb/s)--- subs (c,s),tracks
MINIDVD(tested at 7000kb/s)
Mp3 -(tested to 224 so far)
it can also play DVCD AND CVD

The best player i ever had it plays about everything out there it is supplied with buil in dolby digital decoder it's macrovision free and region free no hack nothing needed and that for only 130$$, awesome

[basilio]

I made an NTSC SVCD with (SVCD) subtitles, but I only managed to play subtitles once after pressing a lot of buttons on my remote. Unfortunately I don't remember how I got there.

Now no matter what I do it wouldn't play subtitles.

Why could it be? I tried the files that one can download that are known to have good subtitles - does not play them either. I have the latest official firmware.

May be it is the settings?

Originally posted by Bubba
Play everything

DVD, VCD, SVCD, CDDA, MP3.
SVCD Subtitled: Both (Cvd & SVCD)

....

For SVCD, this unit can handle 4 Audio Streams & 4 Subtitles. I did 3 & 3, and it work fine.

[M1ckey M0use]

Originally posted by bradnopit
Philips dvd-751

plays dvd,dvdr,cdr,cdrw,vcd, svcd, xvcd(2300bitrate), xsvcd(2500 bitrate)

plays subs(S)and chapters -->(X)svcd (X)vcd

played every cdr,cdrw i throw at it

One remark. I've got the Philips dvd-751 too. Make sure you set the PBC option off in the DVD menu or else you won't be able to use the menu (and thus you can't select subtitles).

[Web Junkie]

Plays SVCD/VCD on 74/80min CD-R/CD-RW (Never had anything with Subs!!)

[TotalEnigma]

HIMAGE DVD2290 (s)

[m3taPT]

cdr, cdrw - fine on all brands i tested
dvdr - picky on some brands (memorex is a no-no)
dvdrw - still didnt try, ill update tomorrow


mp3 up to 224
svcd - no subs

[D\/D \/ i X i N]

APEX AD - 1100

I don't think it has been mentioned, but this is an awesome player. Small, cute, SILVER!, cheap, and it plays just about everything xcept SACD and DVD-Audio. I got mine from wallyworld for $73.

[reyck_007]

Philips dvd 622 plays svcd and vcd subs switchable and permanent.

[thebeak40]

JVC XV-S302. Works perfectly with 700meg cd's scanning, chapters all OK. Not tested with subtitles.

Edit- forgot.. It chokes on high bitrate vbr mp3 files Lame and fastenc.

[Sekatom]

Philips DVD 710:
CD-R (problems with 90/99 min CD-Rs),CD-RW perfectly
SVCD 2 audio tracks, no subs, chapters
Issues: audio/video desync playing SVCDs muxed with bbMPEG (no desync when same ESs are muxed with TMPGEnc)

Pioneer 444
CD-R, CR-RW, sometimes read problems when recording speed too high
SVCD, 2 audio tracks, no subs
MP3, but only 8-characted long names, always sorted alphabetically, which makes problems when whole CDs are compressed into folders (you must use numbers to keep tracks order)
Issues: SVCD sensitive to low bitrate. When bitrate below 900 (?) kbps, jerky output. Probably muxing with I-Autor solves this problem.

[Zoltan]

Philips DVD 751 with fw 7.12 and 7.22

RPC2 patch via universal remote available

VCD 1.0 - O.K.
VCD 2.0 - O.K.
- PBC works fine
- menus work fine
- time displayed properly
- FF and RW works fine
- hierarchical menus sometimes work unexpectedly (not according to XML)

SVCD - O.K. with some problems
- max bitrate problems like any other Philips has (see this thread (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=20709&pagenumber=1)
- subs: SVCD style work fine, but work only if created with no PBC option on CD image tab plus vcdxbuild used. Using subs freezes are more possible. See the above thread regarding GOP sizes.
- audio: only tried with one track, both 44100 and 48000 are working. no sync problems.
- chapters: PBC works fine, but for time and subs it has to be switched off.
- time displayed when PBC on: incorrect, cca 75% of RT
- FF/RW: causes switch off when SVCD length exceedes 40 min. Possible FW bug - not corrected in v7.22.
- other: when playing SVCD subs sometimes appear automatically regardless they were swithced off.
- media: CD-R 74, 80 and CD-RW, 74, 80 tested and play well.

Z

[herbapou]

JVC XV-S60BK:

I just update VCDhelp list with my finding for this player:

DVD:

This a good quality DvD player. Lots of nice features. I have nothing but good thing to says when playing commercial bought DvD`s

VCD:

Works like a charm. (I dont like regular vcd, but this unit play them very well)

XVCD:

Made several XVCD (min: 250, avg: 1200, max 2400) and they all work perfectly

SVCD:

Just made a SVCD from the movie Bounce (DvD rip) with DVD2SVCD with 2 audio tracks. (min: 200, avg 1785, max 2400). It work perfectly and I was able to swap the audio tracks on the fly except on the last chapter.

Good unit unless you already have some SVCD with avg bitrate above 1850. If not, just make the new ones with those settings: DVD2SVCD settings, put max birate at 2400 and max average bitrate to 1850. no big deal here since even at 1785 avg, it was hard to tell the difference between the original DvD and the SVCD.

Subtitles dont work.

Chapters works:
But had strange results when using equal length chapters with DVD2SVCD. I press next sometimes and end up 2 or 3 chapters BEFORE the current one. Very wierd. DvD ripped chapters works fine.

[rmatei]

JVC XV-S60 (black)
JVC XV-S62 (silver)
JVC XV-S65 (gold)
They're the same model with a different color. Caused me a bit of confusion when I bought it.

Great players, with mp3 and good progressive scan and connectivity at a good price. Sometimes stutter on SVCD though. I don't know about subs.

[mato]

(SVCD)Multiple-Audio-Tracks:YES
(SVCD)SVCDSubtitles:NO!!!
(SVCD)CVDSubtitles:YES, BUT ONLY MADE WITH I-AUTHOR.
(VCD-SVCD)MENUS:YES
(VCD)PBC:YES

Chapters, VIDEOCDs anyy version, time, and bla, works.
:D

[ThePanda]

Originally posted by D\/D \/ i X i N
APEX AD-1100

I don't think it has been mentioned, but this is an awesome player. Small, cute, SILVER!, cheap, and it plays just about everything xcept SACD and DVD-Audio. I got mine from wallyworld for $73.

Does yours play subtitles? I can't get mine to

[makaone]

JVC XV 523

Plays all execpt mp3 ( Never tried subs )

[Reptile-X]

AudioSonic DVD-2009 (http://www.audiosonic.com/pages/page5.html)
RegionFree
Dolby Digital 5.1 audio decoder (AC 3)
DTS on digital output
Digital audio output / Optical digital output
Second generation Panasonic® DVD deck

Plays:
CD-R and CD-RW
VCD, XVCD
SVCD, XSVCD It can read 2 soundtracks and 4 SVCD subs (not CVD Subs) Menus and chapters work ok.
Didnt test miniDVD's yet.
Mp3 and ofcourse DVD & Audio CD :D

EDIT: XSVCD tested and it works and dont need to convert 44.1KHz audio tracks it works with 48KHz too

[hik]

Ok i have a
Daewoo 8000K
can play SVCD..VCD..DVD..MP3..CD..CD-R..CD-RW (all i have tryed)
NTSC and PAL..
4 CVD selectable subtitles
4 audio tracks selectable
chapters Oki (havent tryed menues)
code free (if you press "STOP 44080" on you remotecontroll"

[Pyre8]

JVC XV500BK
SVCD, XSVCD, Switchable subs, audio (full support for SVCD specs claimed by JVC).
Also DVD-RW, DVD-R (branded, unbranded - at least the ones I have tried).

[Patjen]

Pioneer DV-535,

plays VCD/SVCD perfectly, all brands of CD-R and CD-RW, 74min and 80min.
Kept the SVCD bitrate always within standards.

Haven't tried subs thoug, always use permanent subs.

[Dreassica]

Lenco DVD02a plays all VCD/SVCD/XSVCD etc, only plays SVCD/CVD with CVD style subtitles. Plays all types of CD-R. 99 minutes too. Perfect player!!

[titvs]

Jocel MP3000 (www.jocel.pt)

Plays VCD and SVCD (with selectable subs) never tryed CVD or XSVCD.
Also plays CD-RW, MP3, CD-A, Karaoke and OKO-CD (what a hell is this?)
Dolby Digital decoder built in.

Excelent price - quality/features relation

Titvs

[badbert]

Apex 5131 (version 02) It plays both (S) and (C) and everything else I have thrown at it. Burned a data disc with a raw Mpeg2 file and it plays...no seek but it plays!!

[Abond]

Schneider DVD V-300.
It is a copy of Mustek V-300
[C]-without problems (2 tracks tested)
[S]-it is possible but not always. The trick is after the disc start to press FFW at max (32X) until the movie goes in the next chapter, then play - the subs are shown. Then one can go FBW to the beginning and the subs are displayed.

[LeonMcNichol]

Norcent DP201 (http://www.norcent.net/productDetail.asp?ID=10&CAT=DVD/VCD%20PLAYER)

VCD:
Works great, but is picky at what type of disc you burn on. If you use cheep quality CD-Rs, the video gets really bad and the sound starts squeeking and poping. Recommend Memorex CD-R or CD-RW. (The only brand I buy now. More money, but well worth it anyways.) Never use imation. Time jump works with any burned VCD (ala Nero). Chapter support as well (VCDEasy).

SVCD:
Doesn't allow switchable subs whatsoever. :( But it does allow switchable audio tracks. Not picky at what type of CD-Rs you use. Time jump only works if you have chaptered the SVCD.

DVD:
I have not given this thing much of a test for them. I don't have very many DVDs. I download or convert (from avi) most of my VCD/SVCDs. I basically bought this thing for them anyways. But it does play DVDs fine. It's even has region selector to all regions and NTSC or PAL selector. As well as audio settings.

This DVD player has one major flaw. It overheats. Though, after overheating, it doesn't bother DVD playback, it does bother VCD and SVCD. You start getting artifact problems and sound click/pops. Like you would with poor CD-Rs. After you turn it off and leave the tray open for a bit for a cool down, it's fine again. Even with the non switchable subtitles (I think burned subs are ok, since I'm going to be watching subtitled anime on it anyways.) and overheating problems, I'm very happy with it. It only cost me $20 to buy it. ($70-$50 voucher I had.)

[PsyCrow]

Scott 383 plays CVD subtitles.

PsyCrow