Playing Top Gear directly on DVD Players

v8can · May 21st, 2006, 03:36 PM

Just wondering if its possible to burn videos like Top Gear for example as "data DVDs" on Nero and have them play on dvd players that are divx certified. Here are some dvd players that say this:

http://www.divx.com/products/hw/deta...162&pmlglry517

Cheers.

Janus · May 21st, 2006, 05:08 PM

Yes it is possible. My girlfriend bought a "Telefunken" DVD player for next to nothing and it was the best investment she has ever made.

You just burn the data files onto the DVD, pop it in, use a little menu that comes up to select what file you want to play and there they are with no fuss and no reduction in quality.

In fact I was quite shocked when she showed it to me, I'm used to getting quite a reduction in image quality as I usually convert them to iPod format and use that to play them on my TV, but this was a nice, clean, perfect image.

I'm thinking of going to get one myself. images/smilies/tongue.gif

mmap · May 21st, 2006, 05:26 PM

Yeah, I bought an LG one and has worked perfectly.

Buba · May 21st, 2006, 06:35 PM

Most of them have the same chip anyway, so you won't have problems...

There were some sites around that compared all their abilities, but I can't remember one right now...

jeffy777 · May 21st, 2006, 06:49 PM

I have a Phillips one that does a very good job at playing top gear divX files images/smilies/smile.gif

Here's the exact model, very nice price:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...lance&n=172282

sns2015 · May 21st, 2006, 07:40 PM

I've got the same Phillips one and I can't really complain. There are some files that don't quite play right on it, but those are usually using much-older or even beta versions of the XVID/DivX codecs... All of the TG episodes play on it fine (VUKs rips and the 700mb "scene" releases). Definately a great buy for the money. If only all my other friends had one...

AxlxA · May 21st, 2006, 07:54 PM

the phillips' only down side that is very annoying is that it can only display so many characters. So i'm always looking at "Top.Gear.s08e..." where the dot dot dot doesn't tell me what episdoe it is. I have renamed my filenames so it just reads the dates without the word top gear.

jeffy777 · May 21st, 2006, 08:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AxlxA

the phillips' only down side that is very annoying is that it can only display so many characters. So i'm always looking at "Top.Gear.s08e..." where the dot dot dot doesn't tell me what episdoe it is. I have renamed my filenames so it just reads the dates without the word top gear.

I wouldn't really call it a "downside". It's not like it's a big deal to rename the files to something like TG-SE08x01

TechZ · May 21st, 2006, 10:32 PM

I got a Philips DVP-642 (that my dad uses) and its horrible, maybe a firmware upgrade will sort it out.

But a cheaper Sunstech player does even the latest XviD files just fine and no firmware upgrade ever done. images/smilies/biggrin.gif

v8can · May 22nd, 2006, 12:10 AM

If i had known that this was possible i just would have bought a Divx DVD player a long time ago. Makes you wonder why people just buy the Divx players instead of turning the videos to SVCD, VCD etc.. to watch them on DVD as they are not expensive.
P.S: if a DVD player plays Divx does it mean it'll play Xvid as well?
Are Divx and Xvid the same thing?

Cheers.

TechZ · May 22nd, 2006, 12:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by v8can

If i had known that this was possible i just would have bought a Divx DVD player a long time ago. Makes you wonder why people just buy the Divx players instead of turning the videos to SVCD, VCD etc.. to watch them on DVD as they are not expensive.
P.S: if a DVD player plays Divx does it mean it'll play Xvid as well?
Are Divx and Xvid the same thing?

Cheers.

DivX isnt Xvid, but the majority of players say MPEG4, and can generally play both formats.

BUT, again, DivX/Xvid Players are very picky, as I mentioned in my last post, so many versions of the chips inside them.

And yeah, buying a dvd only player is pointless nowadays images/smilies/tongue.gif

Been using my DivX/Xvid player for ages now. images/smilies/thumbsup.gif

jeffy777 · May 22nd, 2006, 01:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TechZ

I got a Philips DVP-642 (that my dad uses) and its horrible, maybe a firmware upgrade will sort it out.

Horrible? bah! I've had mine for several months and have nothing bad to say about it. In fact, I like the model so much I bought one for my parents too images/smilies/smile.gif

It will play any DivX/XviD file as long as it's been encoded to the standard format (the majority are). And it's not a big deal to re-encode, which I rarely have to do....

For $59, it's well worth it.

But with that said, I haven't checked out the Sunstech model you spoke of either images/smilies/wink.gif

Janus · May 22nd, 2006, 04:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sns2015

If only all my other friends had one...

That is exactly how I feel! I'm actually thinking of buying my friends cheap divx playing DVD player for Christmas. I'm so sick of them all asking me for DVD's of Top Gear, Prison Break, Lost etc. They think that it is just a simple process to make a video DVD, they don't realise how much time and effort has to go into it.

STi Nut · May 23rd, 2006, 07:46 AM

i have a zensonic z500 and that plays every format and even things that i do not know about. it is $500AU but i believe that it is the best one out there on the market

Cobol74 · May 23rd, 2006, 08:06 AM

There is a plan B.

That is, connect the S-video output from your graphics card, and dual channel sound from your sound card via some phono leads to the camcorder in port - Robert is your uncle.

OK OK I've got a very long S-video and audio leads and a graphics card with an S-video out and dual head capability. This means that you can watch anything on your TV that you can play on your computer.

STi Nut · May 23rd, 2006, 08:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cobol74

There is a plan B.

That is, connect the S-video output from your graphics card, and dual channel sound from your sound card via some phono leads to the camcorder in port - Robert is your uncle.

OK OK I've got a very long S-video and audio leads and a graphics card with an S-video out and dual head capability. This means that you can watch anything on your TV that you can play on your computer.

i have done that a few times but the quality is not the best.

TechZ · May 23rd, 2006, 11:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jeffy777

Quote:

Originally Posted by TechZ

I got a Philips DVP-642 (that my dad uses) and its horrible, maybe a firmware upgrade will sort it out.

Horrible? bah! I've had mine for several months and have nothing bad to say about it. In fact, I like the model so much I bought one for my parents too images/smilies/smile.gif

It will play any DivX/XviD file as long as it's been encoded to the standard format (the majority are). And it's not a big deal to re-encode, which I rarely have to do....

For $59, it's well worth it.

But with that said, I haven't checked out the Sunstech model you spoke of either images/smilies/wink.gif

I'm glad for you, but honestly, the revision/version of the DVP-642 I have here, its truly horrible.

And ALL DivX/XviD players I've seen so far have a bad menu system, you can never read more than a few characters of text.

Buba · May 23rd, 2006, 12:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by STi Nut

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cobol74

There is a plan B.

That is, connect the S-video output from your graphics card, and dual channel sound from your sound card via some phono leads to the camcorder in port - Robert is your uncle.

OK OK I've got a very long S-video and audio leads and a graphics card with an S-video out and dual head capability. This means that you can watch anything on your TV that you can play on your computer.

i have done that a few times but the quality is not the best.

Its bloody awful! Don't be so cheap, its Top Gear!!! images/smilies/wink.gif

STi Nut · May 23rd, 2006, 12:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Buba

Quote:

Originally Posted by STi Nut

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cobol74

There is a plan B.

That is, connect the S-video output from your graphics card, and dual channel sound from your sound card via some phono leads to the camcorder in port - Robert is your uncle.

OK OK I've got a very long S-video and audio leads and a graphics card with an S-video out and dual head capability. This means that you can watch anything on your TV that you can play on your computer.

i have done that a few times but the quality is not the best.

Its bloody awful! Don't be so cheap, its Top Gear!!! images/smilies/wink.gif

x2

Viper007Bond · May 23rd, 2006, 01:00 PM

To watch Top Gear on my TV, I use a 50 foot S-Video cable running to my TV from my dad's video card and an equally long 2 channel mini-plug cable. I have a splitter on the main output on my dad's audio card and it runs upstairs to the stereo under the TV. We watch the video on the TV and hear the audio through the stereo speakers.

Works quite well and the video is quite good as well.

May 21st, 2006, 03:36 PM	#1
v8can Joined: Aug 26th, 2005 Last Online: 02:23 AM Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 31 Rep Power: 0	Playing Top Gear directly on DVD Players Just wondering if its possible to burn videos like Top Gear for example as "data DVDs" on Nero and have them play on dvd players that are divx certified. Here are some dvd players that say this: http://www.divx.com/products/hw/deta...162&pmlglry517 Cheers.

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Janus Joined: Apr 20th, 2005 Last Online: December 31st, 2008 Location: Adelaide, Australia Age: 24 Posts: 1,347 Rep Power: 18	Yes it is possible. My girlfriend bought a "Telefunken" DVD player for next to nothing and it was the best investment she has ever made. You just burn the data files onto the DVD, pop it in, use a little menu that comes up to select what file you want to play and there they are with no fuss and no reduction in quality. In fact I was quite shocked when she showed it to me, I'm used to getting quite a reduction in image quality as I usually convert them to iPod format and use that to play them on my TV, but this was a nice, clean, perfect image. I'm thinking of going to get one myself. __________________ "Hopefully once petrol hits $2.50 per litre all the 18 year olds with riced up Nismos wont be able to afford to drive their neon-clad tard rockets around at 200km/h anymore, and it will be back to the good old days of riding a donkey to school."

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AxlxA Joined: Jan 3rd, 2005 Last Online: December 19th, 2008 Location: San Francisco, California Posts: 1,541 Rep Power: 18	the phillips' only down side that is very annoying is that it can only display so many characters. So i'm always looking at "Top.Gear.s08e..." where the dot dot dot doesn't tell me what episdoe it is. I have renamed my filenames so it just reads the dates without the word top gear. __________________ My FlickR Gallery! Rig: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0ghz with Artic Freezer 7 Pro. 4gb PC6400. MSI 8800GT OC 512mb. 2TB of space. Antec Nine Hundred Case. Logitech G25. Logitech G7 gaming mouse. Logitech VX Revolution. Saitek Eclipse Keyboard. Dell Ultrasharp 2407wfp-HC and Ultrasharp 2007wfp. Senheiser HD280 Headphones.

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sns2015 Joined: May 22nd, 2005 Last Online: December 29th, 2008 Posts: 72 Rep Power: 15	I've got the same Phillips one and I can't really complain. There are some files that don't quite play right on it, but those are usually using much-older or even beta versions of the XVID/DivX codecs... All of the TG episodes play on it fine (VUKs rips and the 700mb "scene" releases). Definately a great buy for the money. If only all my other friends had one...

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TechZ Captain Internet Joined: Dec 19th, 2004 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Bahrain Age: 24 Posts: 2,425 Car: Audi TT '08 Rep Power: 164	I got a Philips DVP-642 (that my dad uses) and its horrible, maybe a firmware upgrade will sort it out. But a cheaper Sunstech player does even the latest XviD files just fine and no firmware upgrade ever done. __________________ techzonline.net

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v8can Joined: Aug 26th, 2005 Last Online: 02:23 AM Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 31 Rep Power: 0	If i had known that this was possible i just would have bought a Divx DVD player a long time ago. Makes you wonder why people just buy the Divx players instead of turning the videos to SVCD, VCD etc.. to watch them on DVD as they are not expensive. P.S: if a DVD player plays Divx does it mean it'll play Xvid as well? Are Divx and Xvid the same thing? Cheers.

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