[Hi-Def]

Hi

I really want to buy a new player with DivX support but its only really worth it if they can play new MKV H.264 encoded files which are of 720 resolution

HDMI out and the other bells and whistles would be good too

can any do this at the moment?

[RoNaLdiNhO]

nope.

[contrex]

Give it a few months... Players based on the Sigma EM8620 series chipset keep being announced but there's nothing in the shops yet.

The Kiss DP-700 was announced in ages ago, but I can't see any signs of it on sale yet.

They said this at the time:-

"Nero, leaders in digital media technology, and KiSS technology, one of the worlds leading manufacturers of consumer electronics products will introduce a new Nero Digital AVC capable High Definition Media player. The DP-700 is to become the first consumer electronics device to playback Nero Digital AVC files. MPEG-4 AVC (Advanced Video Coding), ITU-T H.264, or AVC more than doubles the compression efficiency of earlier standards.

"This is a significant step in the evolution of Nero Digital™, and KiSS has provided the vehicle to deliver this innovative technology to the consumer," said Jim Corbett, Executive Director of Nero AG. Finally end users can experience high quality AVC files on consumer electronics devices." KiSS is also proud to be producing a player with support for Nero Digital."

Others said:-

"KISS, the now Cisco-owned maker of DVD players infamous for missing deadlines, has announced another NeroDigital certified DVD player. The DP-700 will be the first to play NeroDigital AVC content (and thus also any other MPEG-4 AVC content put in the MP4 container, like x264)."

The TViX 5101 media player is supposed to support H264 and was supposed to shown at the Berlin show at the beginning of Sept.

It'll be a while before they're £40 in Aldi...

see here for example

http://www.mpcclub.com/modules.php?n...ewtopic&t=9409

[Hi-Def]

thanks contrek

as more and more stuff is being encoded in x264 format on the torrent sites its eaiser for me to put on dvd to watch, but i suspect by the time there available i will already have my home server sorted so will be able to watch from m pc anyway.

[contrex]

I remember lusting after the Philips Streamiums a while back.

[andyr300]

any more info on these types of players?

[bobsters]

Finding a player that does this well is like finding the holy grail.

[chris57]

Linksys KISS DP1600 is your best hope.

Spec:-

Video Playback Formats DVD, Windows Media 9 HD, Windows Media 9, H.264/AVC, MPEG, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX 3.11, DivX 4, DivX 5, Nero Digital, XviD
Audio Playback Formats Audio CD, WMA, WMA9, WMA9-Pro3, MP3, MPEG, MPEG-2, AAC-LC, WAVE, Ogg Vorbis
Picture Playback Formats JPEG, PNG, BMP, GIF
Compatible Media Type DVD, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, CD, MP3-CD, USB 2 Mass Storage Devices
Television System PAL, NTSC
Video Output Connections HDMI 1.2 with HDCP, SCART-RGB, Composite Video, S-Video, Component Video
Audio Output Connections Analog Stereo, Optical Audio, Coaxial Audio, S/PDIF
Other Connections USB 2 Connector, Ethernet Connector RJ45, Connectors for Wireless Antenna
Dimensions and Weight Width: 230 mm; Length: 345 mm; Height: 55 mm (125 mm with deployed antennas);

Brochure:-
http://www.mpcclub.com/1600_brochure.pdf

Forum:-
http://www.mpcclub.com/modules.php?n...iewforum&f=155

Does support H264 but not .mkv at present but firmware upgrades are expected to enable .mkv support

[andyr300]

mkv would be pretty important for x264 stuff

[SibTiger33]

i've also stepped into the world of mkv so a player that could use these files would be fantastic!

[chris57]

Apparently VLC can take .mkv back to TS so that it will be playable on the DP1600.

[SibTiger33]

Originally Posted by chris57

Apparently VLC can take .mkv back to TS so that it will be playable on the DP1600.

yes thats right but it never works for me :-(

anyone tried it

u open vlc go to wizard and then transcode file (mpeg ts)

my vlc crashes everytime i try it though :-(