Stand-Alone Player/Device Links plus Chip-Set Information [Archive]

SeeMoreDigital

17th March 2005, 14:15

Chip-Set Information Links
Just wondered whether it might be useful to have a "sticky" linking to the various chip-set information threads we have in this section of the forum.....

Listed in alphabetical order

ESS chip-set Information - For Std-Def Devices (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=82765)

MediaTek chip-set (MT1389xx) Information - For Std-Def Devices (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=67028)

Sigma chip-set Information - For Std-Def Devices (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=85327)

Sigma chip-set Information - For High-Def Devices (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=84003)

Zoran chip-set Information - For Std-Def Devices (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=89889)

Confused about MPEG-4 Stand Alone Players/Devices?
If so, take a look at the Stand-alone MPEG-4 (DivX, XviD...) Player Buyers Guide (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=98228)

Nero Digital Certified Devices
Fancy and stand-alone player that offers NeroDigital Certification. Then look here (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=94538).

Media Streaming Devices
Or, if you're after a smaller device without an DVD drive but with network capability. Then look here (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=87751).

Cheers

castellanos

17th March 2005, 18:25

I would add this PDF (http://www.esstech.com/products/AVplayer/Prod_Briefs/pb6698.pdf) file, as an information link to the ESS Vibratto II Chip-set.
Greetings! ;)

SeeMoreDigital

26th April 2005, 13:23

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26th April 2005, 14:48

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26th April 2005, 14:48

SeeMoreDigital

26th April 2005, 14:49

Sigma EM8620L Chip-set Devices
Buffalo: LinkTheater PC-P3LWG/DVD |
ContelDigital: DV228N1 (Manufacturers Link (http://www.conteldigital.com/netdvd/dv228n1.htm)) |
Helios: X3000 | X5000 (Suppliers Link (http://www.neodigits.com/default.asp))
I-O DATA: AVeL LinkPlayer2 AVLP2/DVDLA |
JVC: SRDVD-100U (Manufacturers Link (http://pro.jvc.com/prof/Attributes/features.jsp?tree=&model_id=MDL101546&itempath=&feature_id=01)) |
KiSS: DP-600 |
Pinnacle Systems: ShowCenter 200 (Doom9 Forum Link (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=91487)) |
Quartek: WHD500-V9 (Manufacturers Link (http://www.quartek-system.com/frame/home_player.htm)) |
SnaZio: Net DVD Cinema HD SZ1350 (AVS Forum Link (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=573406)) |
Xoro: HSD 8500 (Manufacturers Link (http://www.xoro.com/Product/DVD-Player/HDMIMPEG4DVD-PlayerXoroHSD8500.html)) |
Zensonic: Z500 (Manufacturers Forum (http://http://www.ziova.com/forum/index.php?)) |
Ziova: CS505 (Manufacturers Link (http://www.ziova.com/cs505.php)) |

Sigma EM8622L Chip-set Devices
TBA

Sigma EM8624L Chip-set Devices
TBA

Sigma SMP8630 Chip-set Devices
TBA

SeeMoreDigital

26th April 2005, 14:53

ffreese

27th July 2005, 09:06

ESS Vibratto II Devices
XORO: HSD 310 | HSD 415 | HSD 402plus | (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=&postid=654554#post654554) HSD 4000 (http://www.xoro.com/product/model-134.prod)
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You mentioned the Xoro 4000 to have a ESS Vibratto II Device.
But as Xoro 4000 is the same as Siemssen 5000ND it should have a Zoran Device.

SeeMoreDigital

27th July 2005, 09:45

Hi ffreese,

Do you have one of these players yourself?

Cheers

ffreese

27th July 2005, 14:07

Do you have one of these players yourself?

I had the Siemssen SCO 5000 ND - but I returned it because of a bad loader.

Actually I own the Xoro 4000 and the Tevion 6000, which also is a Siemssen SCO 5000 ND clone.

U can find pictures taken of an open Xoro 4000 with Zoran here: http://www.dvdboard.de/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=87158

Regards,

Frank

SeeMoreDigital

27th July 2005, 14:35

Thank you very much Frank :)

I've amended my chip-set information. And in my NeroDigital Certified Device Information and Links (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=94538) thread, I've included the DVDBoard.de forum link you provided.

May I ask what you think about the player. And how well does it perform with NeroDigital encodes (in .MP4)?

Cheers

ffreese

27th July 2005, 20:41

May I ask what you think about the player. And how well does it perform with NeroDigital encodes (in .MP4)?
Cheers

ND is the main reason, why I bought those players. As the three players are from the same factory, there are no differences in the behaviour between them.

There seem to be problems with some loaders - that was the reason, why I returned one player. Now I have two players with good loaders (fast, quiet).

All players play ND standard profile and also cinema profile (up the full pal resolution - 720 x 576) with AAC audio 5.1. Up to two sound tracks und two subtile tracks are supportet. I use this profile to back up my stargate dvd´s - with about 640k / 42mins they are damn near to dvd ;)

Also chapters are supported by the players. I have 7 films on one dvd/r /rw. The players need about 30 seconds to scan a file after starting it. The seem to read the chapters. After this, the film starts and you can jump fast between the chapter points.

If you change audio or subtitles the player stops for half a second and restarts at the point you changed.

I have one player on a 16/9 tv - the playback of 16/9 in 720x576 is fantastic.
The other player is on a 4/3 tv - playback of the same files produces "eggheads". Does any one know, how to set DAR/PAR properly the ND-.MP4-files?

I also tested kiss players and buffalo link theatre - but both players didn´t play ND .p4´s ... So for ND the Xoro 4000 is at this time the best player avaylable. Does anyone know anything about the upcoming PackardBell DVD DIVX 450 pro? This player is not sold here in germany. It would be interesting, if this player uses the same hardware-platform as XORO/Siemssen/Tevion or if it is a different one. The Packard Bell is sold in Belgium and France.

Regards,

Frank

SeeMoreDigital

27th July 2005, 21:37

Thanks again for providing such detailed information about the three players. I was not aware they are all manufactured at the same factory!

I have to say, I prefer the XORO's design... so it's just as well the build quality is slightly better than the Tevion and Siemssen ;)

I have one player on a 16/9 tv - the playback of 16/9 in 720x576 is fantastic.
The other player is on a 4/3 tv - playback of the same files produces "eggheads". Does any one know, how to set DAR/PAR properly the ND-.MP4-files?Can you try the following "video only" samples with your players. They all contain AR signalling: -

4:3 AR Signalling ITU601 Test Encodes in .MP4 and .AVI Containers (http://82.2.167.237/Uploaded_Files/Doom9_Forum_files/4.3_AR_Signalling_ITU601_Test_Encodes.zip).

16:9 AR Signalling ITU601 Test Encodes in .MP4 and .AVI Containers (http://82.2.167.237/Uploaded_Files/Doom9_Forum_files/16.9_AR_Signalling_ITU601_Test_Encodes.zip).

Cheers

ffreese

27th July 2005, 22:03

Can you try the following "video only" samples with your players. They all contain AR signalling: -

4:3 AR Signalling ITU601 Test Encodes in .MP4 and .AVI Containers (http://82.2.167.237/Uploaded_Files/Doom9_Forum_files/4.3_AR_Signalling_ITU601_Test_Encodes.zip).

16:9 AR Signalling ITU601 Test Encodes in .MP4 and .AVI Containers (http://82.2.167.237/Uploaded_Files/Doom9_Forum_files/16.9_AR_Signalling_ITU601_Test_Encodes.zip).

Cheers

4:3 AR : correct output
16:9 AR : eggheads :(

SeeMoreDigital

27th July 2005, 22:23

4:3 AR : correct output
16:9 AR : eggheads :(So it's working the other way around now?

All the encodes correctly AR in software (as you have Recode2 you can try them in Nero's ShowTime2 player).

Do any of the stand-alone players offer "4:3 and 16:9 TV output" settings?

Cheers

ffreese

28th July 2005, 08:16

Do any of the stand-alone players offer "4:3 and 16:9 TV output" settings?
Cheers

The Players are REALLY the same - the whole setup and look&feel is absolutely identical. If you only see player´s output, you could´t say, what player it is.

Every player has the tv-settings in the firmware (16/9, 4/3 PS & 4/3 LB). Those settings work fine for DVD´s but (on 4/4 TVs) not for ND. I aked Xoro to fix that bug.

SeeMoreDigital

28th July 2005, 10:09

Every player has the tv-settings in the firmware (16/9, 4/3 PS & 4/3 LB). Those settings work fine for DVD´s but (on 4/4 TVs) not for ND. I aked Xoro to fix that bug.I guess it might be worth trying some .MP4 encodes with the 4:3 and 16:9 signalling stored at the container level (and not just the video stream).... I doubt it will do anything... but you never know!

I will encode some samples and make them available for download ;)

Cheers

EDIT: Okay I've generated a whole load of new PAL 720x576 MPEG-4/SP encodes (NTSC to follow) with AR signalling. All of which can be found here (http://www.SeeMoreDigital.net/51_Test_Encodes/51_AV_Setup_Test_Files.html ).

ffreese

28th July 2005, 22:27

I guess it might be worth trying some .MP4 encodes with the 4:3 and 16:9 signalling stored at the container level (and not just the video stream).... I doubt it will do anything... but you never know!

Okay I've generated a whole load of new PAL 720x576 MPEG-4/SP encodes (NTSC to follow) with AR signalling. All of which can be found here (http://www.SeeMoreDigital.net/51_Test_Encodes/51_AV_Setup_Test_Files.html ).

Thank you. Still no success on Xoro 4000 on 4/3 tv with 16/9 AR. Not with 16/9 flag in video stream nor with 16/9 flag at container level.

Anyway - great test files! Anyone developing DVD-players or firmwares should use them for testing! THANK YOU.

SeeMoreDigital

28th July 2005, 22:32

Thank you. Still no success on Xoro 4000 on 4/3 tv with 16/9 AR. Not with 16/9 flag in video stream nor with 16/9 flag at container level.How bizarre... provided the player is set to 4:3 TV output, the 16:9 image should look perfect on your 4:3 TV :(

Cheers

arsmori

16th August 2005, 09:14

SeeMoreDigital

16th August 2005, 09:23

Hi guys, what about the Sunplus chipset?
I was looking to buy a RJ TECH RJ-700DVX, but found very little info about this player beside that it use the Sunplus chipset and found even less info about the later. Got some light to shine on this?Here's a bit of info about the company that makes these chip-sets: -

http://www.cheertek.com.tw/en/aboutctk/aboutctk_center_e.htm

Cheers

sarahjh69

23rd September 2005, 14:10

Liteon LVD 2010 is sigma 8550
Trans-Gear DVX 500e is sigma 8550

the only diff between these two machines is the badge and the firmware
they can't play QPEL encoded data, and are only STD def

SeeMoreDigital

23rd September 2005, 15:19

Thanks Sarah ;)

absolutic

18th November 2005, 12:13

Here's a bit of info about the company that makes these chip-sets: -

http://www.cheertek.com.tw/en/aboutctk/aboutctk_center_e.htm

Cheers

USLOGIC 49$ player sold here in the US by Compusa stores uses Sunplus cheapset. I own one of these players. The brightspot of the player is its extremely smooth ff and rw through a divx/xvid file....it is the same as on a regular dvd, not your typical choppy rr/ff but a very smooth one. Otherwise it plays pretty much the same files that my Philips DVP642 (ESS VIBRATTO chip) plays.

My NeuNeo 308 player (Amlogic 3288 chipset) seems to be the most capable of all my players playing the most challenging files.
http://www.cdrinfo.com/Sections/Reviews/Specific.aspx?ArticleId=11617&PageId=2

codin

19th December 2005, 20:06

hi, i'm new and i'm sorry if i post this wrong and sorry for my english
i have a Clatronic dvd 592
it is a ESS Vibrato 2 ES6688FA chip
i can't make divx files work with subtitles
i tried .srt and .sub files for subtitles
i tried the update on the official site but no result
in the smart navi menu appers only the .avi files, no other files
i tried the remote buttons but there is a hand shape icon on the upper left corner an there is no action

please help me

setarip_old

19th December 2005, 22:14

Hi!

If that is the same chipset as my Philips DVP 642/37, you may have to do the following:

For discs with .AVIs and SEPARATE subtitle files, the subtitles files MUST be named:

"Divx-subtitle 1.srt"
"Divx-subtitle 2.srt"
etc.

Acceptable subttile formats are .srt, .smi, .sub...

codin

20th December 2005, 16:07

For discs with .AVIs and SEPARATE subtitle files, the subtitles files MUST be named:
"Divx-subtitle 1.srt"
"Divx-subtitle 2.srt"
etc.

setarip_old thanks for the advice, but i allready treid that
i used nero for writing cds and i named the files 1.avi and 1.srt
the subtitle file is in correct format, no errors or wicked characters
i tried also the sub format
but in the menu there is ONLY the avi file showed
i used the buttons on the remote before an while playing the movie and still doesn't work
i search for an update but there is none, only the "official" one but it didn't work with that also
there is an update for that chip but other player mercury 3873
but a friend of mine who had also a clatronic used and the player remains in stand by, it doesn't eject the disc anymore and the remote is not responding
i'm sorry for my english and hope to hear good news

codin

29th December 2005, 07:13

please, any help ?

SeeMoreDigital

29th December 2005, 10:31

but a friend of mine who had also a clatronic used and the player remains in stand by, it doesn't eject the disc anymore and the remote is not respondingTo eject the disc, you could try the following (without using the remote control): -

"Switch off" player (at the player).
Press and hold down the players "eject button".
"Switch on" the player.
After a few seconds the players CD tray might open. If it does, release the "eject button".

The above does not work for all players.

Cheers

setarip_old

29th December 2005, 17:42

setarip_old thanks for the advice, but i allready treid that
i used nero for writing cds and i named the files 1.avi and 1.srt
The subtitle filenames I posted are NOT examples, they are literal. Even if your movie file is named "PolarExpress.AVI", name the subtitle file "Divx-subtitle 1.srt"

codin

30th December 2005, 07:39

ok, thanks
i'll try the above advices

thanks again and happy new year

niknik

19th January 2006, 11:49

I know this is a "stretch" as KiSS's DP-600 is still being delayed but...
Any ingo on the upcoming DP-700? From some CES interviews it seems be a powerful beast and will read h264 (if it ever comes out! ;)

itd69

20th January 2006, 07:51

@CODIN

Is there something new about DVD player Clatronic 592 subtitles?

masken

20th January 2006, 14:31

The subtitle filenames I posted are NOT examples, they are literal. Even if your movie file is named "PolarExpress.AVI", name the subtitle file "Divx-subtitle 1.srt"
That is just dumb :o Why don't they fix their firmware to support de-facto naming standards? Like:

Movie.avi
Movie.srt

...or even better:
Movie.avi
Movie.English.srt
Movie.Swedish.srt

setarip_old

20th January 2006, 16:29

Dumb or not, it works ;>}

codin

23rd January 2006, 08:25

hi,

sorry i didn't post in a while,
but there is no good news about the subtitles on clatronic.

i tried a little soft SRT2BMP that converts avi files in divx files whit subtitles in it.
on divx player for windows it worked fine, when i turned on the subtitles it was ok, but on clatronic the file didn't play.

i tried the "Divx-subtitle 1.srt" and "Divx-subtitle 2.srt" literal, but still no result.
i didn't make the update from the official site but someone else did and still no result.
i'm begining to think of buying a new one.

thanks a lot all of you, and if you think of another way to test please tell me, i'll do my best and i still hope that someday it will work.

setarip_old

23rd January 2006, 08:43

i tried the "Divx-subtitle 1.srt" and "Divx-subtitle 2.srt" literal, but still no result.Sorry to hear that. I guess it's not the same chipset as the Philips DVP 642/37...

loki03

25th January 2006, 22:50

do you know what chipset the
seg dvh 480x
uses? i found out it doesnt like vbr mp3. and with cbr 160 kbps mp3 it frequently interrupts audio playback (but that may be of using autogk quality based mode). manufacturer:
http://www.veseg.de/
thanks!

max-pain

10th March 2006, 13:09

Zoran Vaddis 888

http://www.zoran.com/Vaddis-R-888

http://www.zoran.com/IMG/pdf/Vaddis8.pdf

SeeMoreDigital

10th March 2006, 13:39

Thanks for keeping us updated Max ;)

With having support for DVD-A and SACD audio the Vaddis 888 provides very similar features to MediaTek's MT1389xx chip-set...

I was hoping that by now, more manufacturers would have given us chip-sets offering high-def MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 file input and EtherNet connectivity support....

Shame to have/see Sigma having this corner of the market to themselves!

Cheers