Looking for recommendations: DivX Player (USB)

[music]

and one other thing :

if a player says it can play divx, does that automatically mean that it can play xvid as well?

Thx

[music]

I just noticed the Oppo CV-980H plays divx etc. and also has a usb port - I'm not sure if this allows play from a usb source or is for firmware upgardes or something.

Does anyone have any experience of the divx/xvid capabilities of this player?

Also I asked before - generally speaking does a Hi-Def screen give a good pic from SD player if you don't upscale?

Thx in advance

music

[algloster]

Music - my undertsanding is that Xvid can play on Divx players something to do with xvid being the licence free, open standard version of Divx.

If anybody would like to correct me please feel free

From personal experience my Samsung has managed to play back virtually every xvid I've ever thrown at it even though it only makes reference to Divx on the front of the player and in the manual.

[comnut]

well a mate has got a sony 2 years ago, that *was* playing divx, etc ok...now he's finding some of these 'skidvid' promos on music CD wont play.. - Gspot says they are xvid/MP4...

[Demon Esq.]

I'm looking to replace my KISS dvd player.

So far, it's a toss up between the
Philips DVP5990/05
Sony DVP-NS708H
or, the
Panasonic DVD-S54EB-K

It has to be DivX Ultra compliant, Multi Region, with 192 kHz/24-bit audio DAC, & 12-bit/108 MHz video processing. Price isn't a concern.

I find it strange that both Philips & Sony seem to have dropped their own invention - the optical audio out S/PDIF - from their newer dvd players. Anyone know why?

[jerrymac]

Originally Posted by music

I just noticed the Oppo CV-980H plays divx etc. and also has a usb port - I'm not sure if this allows play from a usb source or is for firmware upgardes or something.

Does anyone have any experience of the divx/xvid capabilities of this player?

Also I asked before - generally speaking does a Hi-Def screen give a good pic from SD player if you don't upscale?

Thx in advance

music

It plays divx/xvid through the usb port and also allows firmware upgrades through usb.

With regard to your second question, its garbage in, garbage out...Even with a good TV, if you hook it up to a crap dvd player then you will get a crap picture.

[nihilist]

Originally Posted by music

I just noticed the Oppo CV-980H plays divx etc. and also has a usb port - I'm not sure if this allows play from a usb source or is for firmware upgardes or something.

Does anyone have any experience of the divx/xvid capabilities of this player?

Also I asked before - generally speaking does a Hi-Def screen give a good pic from SD player if you don't upscale?

Thx in advance

music

oppo 980 review

http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=67357

[Demon Esq.]

Do any of the OPPO dvd players support DivX Ultra ?

Can I play a H.264 file from a USB stick or DVD+R?

I've read that the player is prone to lock-ups during playback - particularly on DivX, XviD, avi files. True or False?

Also, now that the Oppo DV-980H is almost a year & a half old, will there a replacement due soon?
If so, what improvements can we expect?
Or, are Oppo just releasing firmware updates instead?

The OPPO DV-981HD came out in Aug 2007.
Has this been replaced since?
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Wait or buy, that is the question!

[jerrymac]

The current Oppo SD DVD players do not support H.264 video.

Lock ups? I've never experienced any.

No new replacement for the 980H unless you count the now end of life 983H.
This is to be replaced by the new bluray offering.

Firmware updates are frequent for all models.

[music]

Originally Posted by Demon Esq.

Wait or buy, that is the question!

My view precisely.

Trouble is the that whilst the new Oppo Blu Ray is reputed to have equally good SD handling capabliities as the 983 - there are a number of possible drawbacks -

(i) it is likely to be very expensive
(ii) it is highly unlikely to have a region free hack for SD or HD discs
(iii) it is uncertain whether it will have divx/xvid capcbilities

I may be wrong about all or any of the above - but that is my understanding from my readings online.

Might be better to buy a 983 (or 980!)_ and a separate blu ray from, say, panasonic which could well be cheaper around and give multi-region capabilities!

Of course it remains to be seen how good Oppo's implementation of blu-ray is going to be!

[jerrymac]

Originally Posted by music

(iii) it is uncertain whether it will have divx/xvid capcbilities

It does have Divx playback.

1920x1080 native MPEG-2 and DivX support.


See what is known here...
AVS Forum - View Single Post - Official OPPO BDP-83 Early Adoption Program FAQ/DUMP

[music]

oops I missed that! Thanks for pointing that out jerymac.