Question about Phillips DVP-642

[Moloko_Plus]

I have vcds, but i want to rip the .dat files and burn them as data dvds. Will the player be able to play the files?

EDIT: Ill use vcdgear and use convert bin/cue to dat..Or is mpeg better?? Im confused..someone please help..

[somebodeez]

My 642 will play the mpgs on a data disc DVD...

[Moloko_Plus]

Ok, so ill convert the bin/cue to mpeg in vcdgear. I heard vcds work on the dvp-642, that means its reading the dat file..So what should i do?

[somebodeez]

Bssically you want to get the mpg from the bin and just burn that as a data disc. I've never used VCDGear but since it's freeware - nothing would be lost in trying
You can also burn to an RW for testing.

If you have ISO Buster, try this
http://www.videohelp.com/forum/userguides/141726.php

[Moloko_Plus]

Will the player play MPEG and MPG, or just mpg?

[jagabo]

Yes, you can put several DAT files (from VCD) on ISO data DVDs and the 642 will play them. There's no need to "convert" to MPG.

[Moloko_Plus]

Thank you I will just use vcdgear and do cue/bin -> .dat

[somebodeez]

Yes, you can put several DAT files (from VCD) on ISO data DVDs and the 642 will play them. There's no need to "convert" to MPG.

Oh cool, I didn't know that. 8)

[jman98]

Will the player play MPEG and MPG, or just mpg?

There's no difference. They are the same thing.

The DVP-642 will play raw data discs, so you can burn DAT files or MPG files to DVD as a data disc and it will play them. It will play MPEG4 on DVD data discs also. I wouldn't be surprised if it would play raw VOB files too, but I've never had a reason to try that.

[jagabo]

I tried a 16:9 VOB file from a DVD -- it played but it was 4:3 with the edges cropped. I didn't have a chance to check the players settings. So I'm not sure if it will play SVCD files with the right aspect ratio. I'll see if I can find one for at test later.

[jman98]

I wouldn't expect it to play SVCDs in the right aspect ratio. One of the big downsides to this player is that its SVCD support sucks. It supports only a subset of the format's specifications. For example, it won't support a secondary audio track or more than 1 subtitle stream, even though the format specs allow for 2 separate, selectable audio tracks and up to 4 selectable subtitle streams. In fact, if the player finds subtitles on your SVCD, it will play the first stream and it can't be turned off! Thanks Philips.