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QQ
2nd January 2008, 10:29
Hello,

i currently have a Xoro player, with mediatek chipset, but it's old and pretty poor.

I need a player which would read all recordable dvds with mpeg4 files on them, would support srt, sub subtitles, could play files from usb stick, and would be best if it would have a chipset with good firmware support (currently my xoro is running a modified mediatek firmware, really nice!). good startup time would be a big plus aswell..

thanks for all the suggestions!
dburckh
2nd January 2008, 19:00
I have a Buffalo LinkTheater that I like and it meets your requirements. Unfortunately, Buffalo is being sued and can't sell in the US. There is also its cousin the LinkPlayer2, but I couldn't find any.

PS3 also supports DivX, but the UI is extremely clunky and I haven't tried loading one on a DVD.
mr soft
2nd January 2008, 20:41
IŽd recommend this one, It plays srt files fine. It has usb plus (2.0)
It also has a am fm tuner. This has a good menu ie; displays all characters. It doesŽnt have firmware upgrade but as far as IŽm concerned it doesŽnt need it. It plays evrything I throw at it just fine.

http://uk.lge.com/products/model/detail/homecinemasystem_ht302sd.jhtml
Fugdefino
3rd January 2008, 01:15
Philips DVP5980 or Philips DVP5982 are both worth a look. No long file name support though apparently.
SeeMoreDigital
3rd January 2008, 10:29
I have a Buffalo LinkTheater that I like and it meets your requirements. Unfortunately, Buffalo is being sued and can't sell in the US. There is also its cousin the LinkPlayer2, but I couldn't find any.
Both those players were more commonly found in North America rather than Europe. And date back three years or so ago!

I'm currently using the Ziova CS505. Which has an easy to use GUI and requires no software to be installed on your PC ;)
Video Dude
5th January 2008, 02:01
Are there any standalone players that support long file names? My Toshiba cuts off at 15 characters.
SeeMoreDigital
5th January 2008, 11:51
Are there any standalone players that support long file names? My Toshiba cuts off at 15 characters.Just tried the Ziova CS505 (and Z500) with a 46 character file name... No problem :)
dburckh
8th January 2008, 21:00
Both those players were more commonly found in North America rather than Europe. And date back three years or so ago!

I'm currently using the Ziova CS505. Which has an easy to use GUI and requires no software to be installed on your PC ;)

The LinkTheater and the LinkPlayer 2 are (if you can find them) pretty cheap ($99 USD) and they meet his requirements. I wasn't sure about the .srt files.

FYI, these models have a DVD drive, so you don't need software on your PC. Further, they support reading off a USB drive.

I'm not sure what's available in the Euro market.
RNiK
10th January 2008, 17:14
What about a multimedia-player (http://www.tvix.co.kr/Eng/products/4100sh.aspx) instead?? ;)
500 Kip
7th February 2008, 06:36
You could do what I do and use a Playstation 2.

Out of the box it's a reasonable DVD player.

Using SMS media player (http://home.casema.nl/eugene_plotnikov/) you can play DivX/Xvid AVI and MPEG1/2 from USB drives, CD/DVD or even off Samba (windows) shares on your network, with srt or sub subtitles. It can also play mp3/ogg/wma/aac audio files, playlists etc.

The interface is simple but fast, long filenames are supported.

Personally I think it's great. :p
dimzon
13th February 2008, 15:54
IMHO HTPC running Windows will be the BEST solution.
pro:
You can play ANYTHING in any container
con:
More expensive

Actually I'm planning to collect silent parts and create HTPC during 2008-2009 year.
hanfrunz
19th February 2008, 13:37
You may have a look at apple's mac mini, too.
dimzon
19th February 2008, 14:27
You may have a look at apple's mac mini, too.
Actually win32-based solution is much more compatible (there are more codecs implemented for win32).
weaver4
22nd February 2008, 18:00
Popcornhour www.popcornhour.com plays most everything and it is only $179 and is quite.

I have used Windows, Linux and Mac mini before.
wh00t
7th March 2008, 02:06
Popcornhour www.popcornhour.com plays most everything and it is only $179 and is quite.

I have used Windows, Linux and Mac mini before.

nice one, but us-only i pressume? and what about an optical drive to feed the device rather than using usb*stuff. nonetheless sounds like a nice concept. poor thing is you gotta buy a pata hdd, maybe a hdmi cable/any cable aswell, so we're easily talking about 300usd here. well, i'd buy it anyway if it comes to .eu ;)

just found the old-world-stores. nevermind. but eh no gb network?
dannyv
7th March 2008, 22:52
the mx-760HD www.mvixusa.com plays the most formats. The only drawback is no h.264.
Its great for video but for music its not so good because of its lack of playlist capibilities.

Soon the mx-780hd will be available which adds internet radio and internet TV as well as sata drive instead of ide and hdmi instead of dvi output but there is a firmware hack for the 760 turning it into a 780 and as seeing the 760 will be discontinued soon you may be able to find it for a reasonable price.

Both of these stream high definition content 1920x1080p on a wired network. I hooked an external DVD-rom to mine via its usb port and it plays dvd's great from it.
dimzon
11th March 2008, 16:38
The only drawback is no h.264.

this is MAIN drawback