SVCD DVD Player List (add yours here)

[Jaspa]

Pioneer DV-535

this si a really great mpeg2 (SVCD)player.
no problems with variable mpeg2 streams, and audio at 48 khz.

chapters,work, when selecting, use chapters be DVD in DVD2SVCD.
Subtitle does not working
2 Audio Track never Testet.

Bitrate kann set at a min to 300kb/s with no problems, the max Bitrate should be set not higher than 2550 kb/s when selecting 224 kb/s for the audio.

Standard VCD plays perfectly, testet up to 1600 kb/s, and the panasonic encoder, video plays fine, but sometimes i get audio freezes at that bitrate, so a return to max 1400 kb/s and 192 kb/s Audio, and i works good, the only problem is then, that when you fast forward you XVCD the audio is lost, then you have to stop the movie, and press play again, and the audio is back, and perfect in synch.


I think its one of the best SVCD player, who pioneer ever build, and i woulkd like to pay a 2 player of this, but its not availibly on the market.


:devil:

[Frank_IX]

SEG DVD2000 (S) CVD don't know

Greetings Frank_IX

[Paulo Naique]

Jocel Q45

Plays VCD,SVCD(CVDsubs,SVCDsubs and 2 Audio tracks),CVD,XVCD,XSVCD(+5000 Kbit/s) and miniDVD without menus.
Also plays CD-R, CD-RW, MP3, CD-A.

Dolby Digital decoder built in.

Excelent price - quality/features relation

Portuguese Price: 149 Euro (Feira Nova)

Naique:D

[nikanj]

It really isn't neccessary to say "I would recommend this player to anyone" on this thread.
Or report a player like this "My player. I haven't tried the subtitles but this player ROX!!"

:angry:

Philips 722. Sux.

[waldok]

Tokai 715S (aka Raite 715 or Yamakawa)
Firmware Kiss 5.43

Plays (X)SVCDs up to 3200kb/s
Audio 48000Hz supported
Subs S and C
Chapters OK
Very reliable.

Waldok
:cool:

[idbirch2]

Nice idea but someone's already spent ages compiling such a list: http://www.vcdhelp.com/dvdplayers. You can tick whatever features you are after eg SVCD and it will list a shed-load of them.
Just to save you a job really

Cheers

[Fmazzanti]

Marantz 4100 OSE speaking :)
Plays nicely SVCD's and supports SVCd subtitles.
I experience little problems with SVCD freezing when playing subs,
but only from time to time. I know a firmware update would solve that...
BTW, don't buy Marantz DV4200 if you plan to play SVCD's. It doesn't work (I tried that in the shop and got a big no-no).

[sasquatch40]

Apex 1100W-AD

Tested and does (SC)

[RB]

JVC XV-S300BK and JVC XV-S302SL

Superb VCD, SVCD and CVD playback at standard bitrates. Haven't tried higher bitrates. SVCD subs and tracks work. CVD tracks work but not subs (tried with SVCD PAL sample CD from www.vcdhelp.com which supposedly uses CVD style subs).

Also plays 90 minute media (900 MB, Platinum) just fine without any hickups.

[paul8883]

pioneer PDV-20:
plays well VCD, CVD, SVCD in CDR and CD-RW
tested with two audio tracks in SVCD works well too
never tested with sub.

Is it possibile to provide a short downloadable sample (with sub.) for SVCD and CVD?

[xadhoom]

The DVD play DVD,XSVCD @ 4000Kb with audio track Mpeg multichannel 5.1 correctly (my receiver display tell "sorround mpeg multichannel = MPEG 3/2.1)!

Very good for me, the audio is very near DD5.1!
All my SVCD are created with DVD2SVCD the latest version with enabled mpeg5.1

Good Work to all.

[Chetwood]

SM Electronics Supervision 1100

[+] SVCD chapters

[+] SVCD mutiple audio streams

[+] mp3 (no searching in song)

[+] CVD subtitles

[-] SVCD subtitles

You might wanna add this to your list and/or the DVD2SVCD FAQ:

most current DVD players are advertized as being able to play SVCDs. This does NOT automatically mean they also can play SVCDs with subtitles, several audio tracks or chapters. I've already seen some players that play only 1 subtitle track or 1 that is totally messed up, others could not switch between audio streams.

I've been told this feature (subtitles, dunno bout audio streams) is chipset-depending. Players with ESS or Winbond-chipset (maybe others too) can playback subs. Problem is, you won't see this anywhere on the player nor the manual. So the only thing you can do when you buy a new player is to burn 1 SVCD and 1 mp3 CD and check them out at the store.

[MARY]

Thanks for starting this thread mrbass
I havent been able to find a decent stand alone that will play my SVCDs dispite what VCDHelp says. Everyone should include what programs and media along with DVD2SVCD they are using to make copies of their dvds. It would be great!!

Ive been using DVD2SVCD, TMPG, NERO and cheap Imation CDs - final results look great with powerdvd.

Ive tried a JVC XV523GD - stuttered, blockly
Ive also tried a couple of samsungs that said they would play and didnt. I live in Germany right now so I am limited to what I can buy unless I have one shipped to me. Any suggestions?? I know I can use better cds too.

[sasquatch40]

Apex AD1100-W (SVCD) and (VCD)

[dhl555]

Hi everyone.

I live in France (who cares???) and I own currently a Pionner DV343 (same as DV340 but in black). It has been made region and macro free by the shop were I've purchased it.

What I have 2 say: this thing eats every cd-r I've thrown in (even the cheapest ones).

It works reading: dvd, cd, cd-r audio, vcd, svcd (with switchable audio) and PBC chapters works 2. Never tried subs 'til now because everybody says it won't work. I'll know it soon cause i've just tried a svcd with svcd subs. Let's pray but I do not have much hope for this... I assume also that it reads dvd-r (it's a Pionner or what???).

I must say that every svcd I made was done using DVD2SVCD and then burned with NERO at speed x4 with my TEAC cdwriter. I did not even downsample audio to 44khz (works perfectly at 48 so...)

For Vcd's, the few I made (Xvcd's in fact) were done with DVDx and also burned with NERO on the same cdwriter.


Conclusion: buy a Pionner for the price of a Tokai!!!

[BoNz1]

Sony DVP S360
SVCD with header trick in tmpenc and burn as vcd
Only works with CD-RW media
Have not tested with subs

[stof]

i own a toshiba sd-220 ES that plays with no problem SVCD with chapters.

tried diferent settings for audio that works well too :
160/192/224/256/320 kbps

tried just once the selectable sub & it didn't worked as far as i can remember.

[wonder]

This one plays both VCD and SVCD impressively.
So far cannot get subs or chapters to work in either format :(
One of the best SVCD players I have ever seen as far as picture quality goes. And it has progressive scan. Nice unit, just doesnt have what I need.

:confused:

[hammer]

Yamaha DVD S520 CDR
CDRW DVD-R
DVD-RW
DVD+RW VCD SVCD
SVCDSubs
Tracks
CVD XVCD
2600kbit/s
XSVCD
7000kbit/s MP3
320kbit/s

[Puppy Dog]

Philips DVD 723: Plays SVCD's very well, CD-R and CD-RW, very tolerant to cheap CD's, BUT when using subs (S), video freezes for a second or so every so often and subs get out of sync. After switching subs off and on again, it gets back to normal. Full PBC support. Very anoying, this sub problem. Otherwise a good buy.

[movie_maniac]

Sony Progressive 5-Disc CD/DVD Changer
DVP-NC655P/B

plays dvd-r,dvd-rw,dvd+rw,cd,vcd,svcd,mp3,cdr,cdrw ...

and it is progressive, 12-bit video, 5 disks

plays everything and operates well
$200

[jorel]

i have one CCE dvdplayer model 2100 Brasil
ps:
CCE is the label of the player(not a program)

with dvd2svcd :
perfect svcd 480x480 (audio 48k too)
perfect cvd 352x480 (audio 48k too)
perfect vcd 352x240 (audio 48k too)
special way: (fantastic)
perfect with 702x480 (audio 48k too)

and with templates models of kvcds too!

:D

editing:
works with all medias(no special model,everything works)
permanent subs only!

[a3ternus]

Sony DVP ns305 (Black edition) with underscored EC2 on the box.Older Revisions/silver ones doesnt play sVCD...
A3TeRnuS.213

[Revhead]

Samsung DVD-VHS combo V5000. Yep to VCD and SVCD but no subtitles as yet and fast forward limited to 8x.
Also found and got the region hack to work. Yipee!

[KermitDK]

Kiss DP-500

Playback DVD,(S)VCD,MP3,JPEG,MPEG4,DivX and XviD.

No SVCD,CVD or DivX subs at the moment, but it will be implemented in a later software release.

[twofootlongdong]

This player plays everything you throw at it. It even plays cvcd's.

[sanderspil]

Finlux 511 (sc) haven't tried subs

[Zebedee]

Philips 711 - no problems, even with kvcd templates

Zeb

[mertsi1340]

Pholips DVD640,
CVD selectable subtitles work while SVCD subs do not work on this player.Pholips DVD640

[DivXerouS]

I just picked this Player up cuz it was 38 Bucks, and the player ended up being a monster player, it plays

VCD, XVCD, SVCD, XSVCD, DVD, Supports CVD Selectable Subtitles, and Multiple Selectable Audio Tracks, No SVCD Subtitles, also plays Mp3 & Audio CD's, So far have not found the max Bitrate for this DVD Player, Highest Encoded was around 3000, not sure, and to top it off it plays any brand you throw at this bitch, even the cheapest one. Still doind more testing to find out new features...:D


Born lucky*

[rchiang]

It has been a while since this thread was updated. I am hoping to revive it because I need a player that will play CVD subtitles. The problem is I can't find any of the players knows to play SVCD subtitles for sale anymore. New generation players play SVCD just fine, but they don't support subtitles. Clicking the subtitle button during SVCD playback results in the "NO" on-screen icon. I tried 3 players this past week - Apex 1200, CyberHome 320, and Daewoo S151. No luck on any of them. I suspect it has something to do with the MediaTek chip that is widely use by the current gen of DVD players. They may look different, but they all behave the same. Coincidence, or not.

BTW. I am buying a new player to supplement my old-reliable Apex 500W. It plays all CD-R /RW media I burned, even the cheapest of the cheapies. For SVCD, 4 selectable CVD subtitles, and 4 selectable audio tracks work flawlessly. SVCD subtitles, however, works only if I press many buttons on the remote, sometimes.

On my Apex 5131, the subtitle button does not work, just like the current gen DVD players. However, it plays CVD subtitle 1 if present, and there is no way to turn it off. It is works kind of like the permanent subtitle.

If anyone purchased a DVD player that plays CVD subtitles recently, please post the info.

Thanx.

[Darkan9el DVD Master]

Hi try looking here it gives you info on what DVD Players can and can't do http://www.dvdrhelp.com/dvdplayers

best regards Lee :D

[smiller667]

Sadly, the player list at vcdhelp is next to useless when it comes to svcd/cvd subtitle support, too many "positives" are plain wrong.

[DivXerouS]

My Classic DVD Player, which is a Generic brand, seems to be flawless even after a year, and plays everything you throw at it. It also plays CVD Selectable Subtitles, and not SVCD Subtitles as I thought. But the only problem is that they either come out white or green and white no matter what color I choose. :cool:

[telemike]

Magnavox MRD200 home theater system. SVCD's work flawlessly. Any size MPEG-2 VBR plays fine. Does not like VBR Mpeg-1. Will play CBR VCD.

[aramo]

Euro zone players with scart

Apex 1100WB VCD & SVCD OK not sure about subs

Ronin P215 VCD & SVCD OK, will play VOBs only [unauthored] DVD-R but I am having problems using FR/FF/Search/Next/Prev with SVCD authored to DVD-R using DVD-Lab, authoring with SVCD2DVD works perfectly.

[joshyg2]

XMS 750 DVD Player

Can handle: All formats except for miniDVD and DivX.

Plays every format very well, but does not play XSVCD properly and also CVD over the standard bitrate, but plays XVCD at any bitrate.

[ditto_n]

while we are on this topic anyone want to tell me a cheaply priced dvd player that can play s/vcds at high bitrates? I need to buy a new one soon, something over 3000kbs would be nice.

[Venom_IL]

JVC XV-N5SL plays SVCD

in contrary to the "report" at VCDHELP - DOES NOT support SVCDsubs OR CVDsubs

In short - *no support for subs* even though there is a button that allegedly switches between sub streams and for some cd's the DVD might indicate onscreen that it has detected subs - they just won't show no matter what you do, trust me([Ive tried all 3 sample disks from vcdimager plus 5 i made myself in different methods)

[teacafe]

JVC XV-S332SL(SL stands for silver case)

supports SVCD, svcdsubs ,multiple 48K audio tracks, CDR, CDRW....

[rchiang]

I picked up an AMW v99 from Best Buy the day after Thanxgiving for $19.99 ($39.00 - $20 rebate). I wasn't expecting much for $19.99. but to my surprise, this little gem functions exactly the way I want. It plays SVCD on CD-R (all kinds on cheapies) and CD-RW (OfficeMax) with 4 selectable (C)CVD subtitles. The most I tried are 2 subtitles and the switching works flawlessly.

I also bought a Polaroid DVP-1000 from Best Buy ($49.99 - $10 rebate). Internally, it is exactly like AMW v99, even got the same remote. The difference is the case and component video output which the AMW v99 lacks.

In summary, both units play:
* SVCD with selectable (C)CVD subtitles made with DVD2SVCD and burned with Nero. VBR up to standard bit rate.
* SVCD with animated menus made with Pinnacle Studio 8. CBR at standard bit rate.
* DVD -R (Imation) made with DVD Decrypter ripped to ISO and burned from ISO.
* DVD +RW (Sony) made with Pinnacle Studio 8.
* VCD video with menus made with Pinnacle Studio 8.
* VCD photo stills with menus made with Ulead DVD Pictureshow.
* Data CD with only JPEG files.
* Data CD with only MPEG files.

** NO (S)SVCD subtitles.

Sorry, I don't play MP3 on these machines and I don't encode beyond standard bit rates, so I can't report on those.

All and all, I am extremely please with these machines.

NOTE: The AMW v99 looks different than the Amphion S99, and the region free hack does not work on it. So, I don't they are the same under the skin and work the same way.

[Pfc Joker]

http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=66499 Pioneer DV-563A Universal Player

[petesimon]

Apex AD-1500.
CyberHome 402
For both: SVCD - no subtitles, with up to 3 audio tracks.

[Howler]

Kiss DP 500

Menulanguages
Deens, Duits, Engels, Fins, Frans, Italiaans, Nederlands, Noors, Pools, Portugees, Spaans, Zweeds

Mediacompatability:
- CD, CD-R, CD-RW
- HDCD
- DVD, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW

Network / Internet:
10/100 Mbit

audio cd’s :
- MP3 (ook VBR=Variabele birate)
- OGG Vorbis

- DVD
- VCD en SVCD svcd sub isnt supported or im doing it wrong
- MPEG 1 en 2
- MPEG 4 / AVI
- DivX 3.11, - DivX All ISO-MPEG 4 DivX 4.x en 5.x* Xvid
- Div3
- Realmagic 4

Foto’s:
- JPEG
- Kodak Picture CD

Video-uitgangen:
- 1x Scart naar RGB, Component, Composiet en VGA
- 1x Cinch Composiet
- 1x S-Video

PAL en NTSC:
- Composiet
- RGB
- S-VHS
- VGA modus op 60 en 75 Hz:
• 800 x 600
• 1024 x 768
• 1280 x 1024
• 1600 x 1200
- Component YpbPr Progressive Scan
• 480p
• 576p
• 720p
• 1080p

Audio-out
Digital:
- optisch S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface)

- coaxiaal S/PDIF
Analog:
- 4 chanels stereo over two out

Digital audio:
- AC3, also DivX / XviD
- Dolby surround
- Dolby Digital 5.1
- DTS

Possible mounting hdd

www.divxplayer.nl if you need to see it for your self