Wanting a new Xvid/DivX player, What one do i get???

[Lord Davis]

WHen capturing tv shows of digital tv and retial dvd's that are too big for dvd5 and encoding them to xvid/divx what would be the best player to get out of these?
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Zensonic Z330 DVD/Divx Player

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI....732478541&rd=1
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DIGITREX 5.1CH DIVX/MPG4 LATEST SLIMLINE DVD PLAYER

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI....732799601&rd=1
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5.1CH HYUNDAI DIVX / MPEG4 DVD PLAYER

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI....733959348&rd=1
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DEFINE DIVX / MPEG 4 DVD PLAYER W/VGA OUTPUT IN BOX

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI....733803433&rd=1
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NeuNeo Divx Xvid MPEG4 DVD Player VGA Out

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI....732982474&rd=1
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And what should i be looking for? I have no idea what to look for or get for the $130 mark. Any help is welcome

[jimmalenko]

I'm glad you asked this question. I have oftent hought about getting a DivX player but have not known what is available in Australia. I'll await the responses with interest too.

[mastersmurfie]

I found this thread the other night:'

http://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewt...157&highlight=

and then went to Newegg.com http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...107-014&depa=0

and found it...seems to be a sweet deal. seems that the only thing it won't play is MPEGs, and it's cheap!! That's what I'm all about!!

then, there is also this one:
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduc...107-016&DEPA=0

EDIT: sorry...didn't notice that you (both) were from Australia...

mastersmurfie

[Lord Davis]

Well Jim, from a aussie forum, they had brought 3 of the 4 ive mentioned and left their feedback..

http://www.austech.info/showthread.php?t=97613

[offline]

I bought the Zensonic Z300 early this year
after much research.

http://www.zensonic.com/players.php

So far I have been very happy with it.


@ Jim

A real Australian discussion forum on most of these
with full reviews can be found at:

http://forums.eyo.com.au/forumdisplay.php?f=42

[Lord Davis]

offline, what made your mind up after all your research?

[jimmalenko]

Thanks Lord and offline. I've got some readin' to do !

[offline]

offline, what made your mind up after all your research?

Hi Lord,

The Zensonic played all of the xvid/divx samples on the German divx test cd.
ftp://ftp.mtu.ru/pub/horgi/outdoor/DivXTestCD.zip
The couple of very high bitrate files that skipped a tad were smooth
when put on DVD-R. It was also great value as a 2nd DVD player at
just $130.

[offline]

This one looks good.

http://www.divx.com/hardware/detail.php?p=34#

[jimmalenko]

Being the impulse buyer that I am (and based on offline's first-hand recommendation ), I decided to purchase the Zensonic Z330 from warcom.com.au for $144 shipped. I eagerly wait with anticipation.

[Lord Davis]

Cool, also does this play dual layer dvd's and DivX's?

[offline]

Have a play around with it before upgrading the
firmware
and be careful not to break the cd tray.

[Sifaga]

I've read some good reviews on the zensonic Z330, i would go for that one

Can anyone tell me if the Zensonic Z330 plays MP3's on DVD

[jimmalenko]

Don't know, but it plays just about everything else including raw MPEG according to the reviews, and the Z300 plays DVD-MP3 according to the reviews here, so I'd say that more than likely it will play DVD-MP3.

[Sifaga]

i saw it at Strathfield Car Radio for about $147 on the weekend.

I plan to go in with a DVD-MP3 and test it out

[Lord Davis]

Well im sold, i am going to order one. Seems the best out of the ones ive listed and it as great manafacture support and forums just on the dvd player

[Lord Davis]

Just went and got one from strathfield for $169 inc 2two years warranty
Put in a multi session xvid with cd2 of king arthur which also had files on it and it played perfect, from a cdr! Very Happy. Just gotta b careful with the dvd drive as it is fragile.

[Lord Davis]

Now, my question is
1. How do you make a DVD with multiple Xvids and a menu?
2. Can you, and if so add chapters to Xvids
Thx

[lifeisfun]

No Menus or chapters in DivX/Xvid

[Lord Davis]

So no one has figured out a way to implement chapters for xvids..

[midnightsun]

they have, just not within the avi container. mp4 already has that functional and mkv is supposedly working on it.
Needless to say that standalones don't support this fancy stuff yet

EDIT: I was talking about menus. Chapters in mkv are possible already.

[midnightsun]

anybody know what chipset this zensonic has? mediatek? if so which?

[Lord Davis]

its on the website i think

[vitualis]

I have the Zensonic Z300 as well. It is quite a capable player.

It plays DivX 5 clips very well.

The DVD playback quality is probably not quite as good as my old Pioneer player though.

It reads both DVD-R and DVD+R discs fine.

The CD/DVD tray is flimsy, however, and the remote control is somewhat weak.

Regards.

[WesleyHester]

Neodigits, the makers of the NeuNeo players had a player about 6 months earlier with the same case/front plate as the Zensonic. Of course, these and other players have just half a dozen or so OEM manufacturers that put over 2 dozen different names on them. Just FYI, don't mean anything else. I have a Sungale 8500 karaoke player that I've seen as 4 other "brands" for example.

[Mercurial]

Question: I'm extremely interested in picking up a DivX DVD player but I would primarily be using it for subtitled avi anime episodes. What players would support these types of files and subtitles?

Bonus points if they're/it is available in Canada or able to shipped to Canada.

Thanks in advance!

[jimmalenko]

Well, my Z330 arrived with the mail yesterday. I haven't had a chance to fully test it, but I quickly burnt a DivX AVI to CD and was quite impressed with the overall setup of the player, from what I saw. I found the remote to be weak also - I would have been about 5 metres away and it was struggling. Once I've had a chance to throw a few different formats at it, I'll put a review in the DVD Players section, but my first impression is that this is pretty neat.

[mikesbytes]

Heres a direct link to the Z330

http://www.warcom.com.au/shop/flypage/home_theatre/1174

[Lord Davis]

Also, my dad has a DEC dvd player which is new and looks exactly like mine, same buttons, same inputs, same size, just differnt badge and different cosmetic. It has the same software menu But it doesnt play MPEG4? does any one know if you can upgrade a DEC dvd player to Xvid as im sure it has the hardware capability.

[offline]

Lord,

there are a number of units that look like the Z300,
the new neo being one, but they are NOT the same.
Case, drive and PS are sold oem to different manufacturers who add their own chipsets or specify
a third manufacturer to supply them. Your DEC may or may not
be one of those. You would have to risk flashing the rom with
Zensonic firmware.

Zensonic BTW have demonstrated that they support
their customers by listening to their issues and
providing flash upgrades to fix or add features
where possible. A big plus in my book!