Which DVD Player USB

[Clarebear]

Hi Im new here and if this is in the wrong forum forgive me


All I wanted to know is whats the best dvd player that has a usb port that can view and watch videos from your pc hard drive?

Im looking at Philips DVP5982,

My main question is can you view the videos from your hard drive on your tv?

[Clarebear]

Can you view the videos from your local disk on my computer folder through the usb onto the dvd player?

[chris57]

Why are you looking at the 5982? Are you based in the USA, if not the UK version is the 5980.

You cannot run a cable from your PC to the DVD player if thats what you are asking. You need an external USB drive or a USB pendrive. Only avi/divx/xvid files work via USB aswell not mpeg/dvd files.

[Clarebear]

Originally Posted by chris57

Why are you looking at the 5982? Are you based in the USA, if not the UK version is the 5980.

You cannot run a cable from your PC to the DVD player if thats what you are asking. You need an external USB drive or a USB pendrive. Only avi/divx/xvid files work via USB aswell not mpeg/dvd files.

Thank you very much!, yes Im from the UK A usb pendrive sounds cool!
Are there any other dvd players that allow mpeg?

[elrao]

I have been looking into this also as I have a Helios X3000 and to be honest it is not that great!

I never use the streaming function on it, so am looking for a DVD player that is:

Multi-region
Upscales DVD to 1080p
Plays "all" files from USB sources (pen drives, ext. HDD)
Upscales files from USB to 1080p

Is there such a device? The X3000 does all of this, but the interface is slow and clunky and remote control is useless!

Ideally a Sony (as all my other kit is Sony too)

[Clarebear]

Originally Posted by elrao

I have been looking into this also as I have a Helios X3000 and to be honest it is not that great!

I never use the streaming function on it, so am looking for a DVD player that is:

Multi-region
Upscales DVD to 1080p
Plays "all" files from USB sources (pen drives, ext. HDD)
Upscales files from USB to 1080p

Is there such a device? The X3000 does all of this, but the interface is slow and clunky and remote control is useless!

Ideally a Sony (as all my other kit is Sony too)

So I guess we are in the same boat! . I prefer Sony too and most of my tech stuff are Sony.

[elrao]

I think we are out of luck with a Sony solution as their upscaling DVD players don't handle media from USB (that I have seen).

There are some solutions from other big names, but most of the devices with the broadest compatibility for media files seem to be the smaller players, like Helios, Kiss (from Scan) etc.

It is probably a matter of time ...

[Clarebear]

It doesnt have to be Sony for me

[chris57]

There are a load a players that are only a couple of months away from the shops that will do what you want.

There is one released in a couple of weeks but it doesnt have a DVD tray. Have a look at the spec:-

Specification :

Connectivity

* Bonjour
* UPnP SSDP
* DLNA
* Windows Media Connect
* Windows Media Player NSS
* SMB
* NFS
* HTTP servers: myiHome, WizD, SwissCenter, MSP Portal
* BitTorrent P2P

Web services

* Video : YouTube, Google Video, MetaCafe, VideoCast, DL.TV, Cranky Geeks
* Audio : iPodcast, Radiobox, ABC News, Jamendo
* Photo : Flickr, Picasa
* RSS feed : Yahoo! Weather, Yahoo! Traffic alerts, Yahoo! Stock, Cinecast, Traffic Conditions.
* Peer-to-peer TV : SayaTV
* Internet Radio : Shoutcast

Media files supported

* Video containers:
o MPEG1/2/4 Elementary (M1V, M2V, M4V)
o MPEG1/2 PS (M2P, MPG)
o MPEG2 Transport Stream (TS, TP, TRP, M2T, M2TS, MTS)
o VOB
o AVI, ASF, WMV
o Matroska (MKV)
o MOV (H.264), MP4, RMP4
* Video codecs:
o XVID SD/HD
o MPEG-1
o MPEG-2
+ MP@HL
o MPEG-4.2
+ ASP@L5, 720p, 1-point GMC
o WMV9
+ MP@HL
o H.264
+ BP@L3
+ MP@L4.0
+ HP@L4.0
+ HP@L4.1
o VC-1
+ MP@HL
+ AP@L3
* Audio containers:
o AAC, M4A
o MPEG audio (MP1, MP2, MP3, MPA)
o WAV
o WMA
* Audio codecs:
o WMA, WMA Pro
o AAC
o MP1, MP2, MP3
o LPCM
* Audio pass through : DTS, AC3
* Photo formats : JPEG, BMP, PNG, GIF
* Other formats: ISO, IFO
* Subtitle formats : SRT, SMI, SUB, SSA

DRM

* Cardea DRM (WMDRM-ND)

Chipset

* Sigma Designs SMP8635

Memory

* 256MB DDR SDRAM, 32MB Flash

Audio/Video outputs

* HDMI v1.1 (up to 1080p)
* Component Video (up to 1080p)
* Composite Video
* Stereo Analog Audio
* S/PDIF Coax Digital Audio

Interface

* 2x USB 2.0 host
* Parallel ATA

Network

* Ethernet 10/100

Power

* 12V DC, 3A

Dimension

* Width 10.5"(270mm) x Depth 5.25" (132mm) x Height 1.25" (32mm)

Site:-
http://www.popcornhour.com/onlinesto...option=catalog

There will be one with a DVD tray out soon.

[Clarebear]

Thank you very very much Chris for the info!

[elrao]

Cheers

I have seen similar things elsewhere, but that is fairly comprehensive. I am tempted to split things out into a separate DVD player and a media centre like this (or one of the many alternates).

Any idea where this is available from in the UK?

[zzzpt]

More info about the popcorn :P
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...php?p=11863231