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has anyone tried some 1280x720p divx trailers? wonder what the limit is for the divx encodings/decoding
hi there,
ok i just bought a new dvd player for 30 bucks outta asda its there own brand. it has hdmi connection at the back and i own an hdtv! does this mean my images will be upscaled or not? i cant find any info on this player online whatso eva
cheers
was in asda this afternoon , picked one up , put it down , picked one up put it down , i was kinda disbeleiving at the price , soi didnt buy one , maybe i should give one a go now
That's what I did. Now I just wish I had put it down !!! Would have saved me having to take it back !
I've only been able to connect mine via RGB Scart so I can't really say if the picture via upscaled HDMI or component is better.
Anyway there's obviously a problem with PQ via Scart - I've never seen such a substandard output with any of my other RGB Scart equipment before, or composite Scart for that matter !
Bit of a shame.
I was gonna buy the Evesham at £50 a couple of months back, and never got round to it. When I saw this, I nipped round to Asda and picked one up (actually, it's only £29 ).
Picture over RGB scart is just appalling .
However, Mr Branson had sent me a replacement HDMI a few months back which was spare as it was his V+ box all the time, so plugging the player in to my Pioneer PDP436 with HDMI produced much more satisfying results!!
In fact, for £29 you can't beat this little beauty. Played back all the divx/xvid I've thrown at it so far - from DVDR and USB, and has displayed photos from the digital camera. Remore response is a bit sluggish, and the remote is pretty naff - not really bothered about that, 'cos I'll sort it out with the Harmony over the weekend. Audio over digital coax is acceptable too.... only thing was a bit of jittering at the start of some of our disney DVDs.
I wanted this to tide me over until the streaming HD boxes get a bit better. Then I'll splash out on something. Until then, I'm a happy camper.
BB
Agreed. It would be better to say "response to remote commands is sluggish". I can confirm this when I get the Harmony programmed.BTW I don't think the remote is 'sluggish' it's just the software driving the user interface - menu setup, etc. - which is a bit slow but much faster than I saw on the Tevion 8000
Hi
Ive owned the asda dvd player for a few hours and im very pleased with the upscalling ability its on par with the aldi tevion dvd8000 that i had a few months back until it started to play up and not read dvd's.Its also as good if not better than the upscalled image with my xbox 360 but without the infernal raquet.
ive also with help from my brothers borrowed p$3 found it on par with its upscalling ability so as long as its reliable ile be a happy chappy.
its got a 28 day satisfaction warranty and if it breaks down within the first 12months asda will replace or refund.
It looks good as it kinda matches my samsung le46m87bdx with its piano black and mirror chrome details
ive not tried the usb functions or the scart as ile never use them,this is just for dvd viewing via HDMI and will bridge the gap until either sony or samsung sort out the issue with 24hz playback on blu ray discs on the p$3.then it'll be HD all the way.
lets face it £29 its a frackin bargain
bought one of these today as a stop gap cant seem to understand how to get progressive scan pressed " video " button and just get blank blue screen read instructions but just says to press " video " button several times. can any one give me some advice on how to set this up for my samsung 74bdx.
as s-l-o-w-l-y as possible as im a bit of a div
cheers
daz
I've attached this DVD player via an HDMI-DVI cable to my 32" Plasma TV as it only has DVI. Although I get a good picture when selecting hdmi (720p) in the menu, at the highest resolution (1080i) the picture deteriorates and gets random pixelation. Why is that?
In addition when I press the HDMI button on the remote it says option disabled. Should it?