JVC-SRDVD-100U player with USB & network connection

[joepic]

To really appreciate the capabilities of this player you need to go to the JVC web site and see all of the formats supported via a DVD, USB or a Network connection.

This player will play HD-WMV and m2t, ts files on a standard DVD discs.

For only $379

http://pro.jvc.com/prof/attributes/tech_desc.jsp?tree=&model_id=MDL101546&itempath=&feature_id=02

USB 2.0 Mass Storage Support

Besides DVD, other media types are supported via the front panel USB 2.0 connector. You can view files stored on solid state memory–from a digital still camera, or from external hard disk drives. The SR-DVD100U supports most media types including USB Memory Stick, I-O Data HDD products, and any FAT16/32 storage device or card reader.

File Playback through IP Network

A standard RJ-45 jack is provided for connectivity to a local area network (LAN) with an IP address automatically assigned under DHCP. Remote files on the network can be played back through the SRDVD-100U without the need for a recorded DVD. It is even possible for multiple players to playback files from a single server, depending on available bandwidth. And if file contents are changed on the server, the programs displayed by the remote players will be affected accordingly. AVeL Link Server software is provided with the SRDVD-100U for use with Windows or MacOS X10.3 computers.

[DVWannaB]

My 2 cents worth is that JVC is late to the party and is a bit overpriced. See Avel Link Player ($249) here:

http://www.digitalconnection.com/Products/DVD/avpl2.ASP

and DviCo ($349) here:

http://www.digitalconnection.com/Products/Video/tvixM5000.asp

Better late than never tho'.

[joepic]

The JVC SR-DVD-100U supports the following video/audio formats:
If you compare ALL of the features I believe the JVC is a better mouse trap

VIDEO Options:
DAT, MPG, MPEG, M2V, AVI, MOV, MP4, HNL, WMV, MPE, M1V, VOB, DIVX, TS, TRP, M2T DVR-MS

AUDIO Options:
MP3, MP2, OGG, WAV, AAC, WMA, M4A, ASF, MP1, MPA

The I-O Data AVPL2/DVD has NO DVI support and supports the following video/audio formats:

VIDEO Options:MPEG-1, MPEG-2, DivX Video, XviD, WMV9 (non-restricted)

AUDIO Options:
MP3, AAC, WMA, PCM, Ogg Vorbis

The DVICO TVIX-HD M-5000 ONLY plays from external attached Hard Disk (IDE) or connected to the Network, NO interanl DVD player. It supports the following video/audio formats.

VIDEO Options:Format : wmv, avi, mpg, vob, mp4, asf, tp, trp
Codec : MPEG 1/2/4, DiVX, XVID
Resolution : Up to 1920x1080i

AUDIO Options:
MP3, WMA, AAC, Ogg, PCM, DD and DTS (pass-through and downmix)

[Joe The Dude]

I dunno, man.

I see that the JVC SR-DVD-100U supports ".VOB", but if it doesn't support "VIDEO_TS.IFO", (or an".ISO" rip) then you can't retain Original DVD Menu Functionality over the Network or through USB...

I can't see any specific refrence to supporting ripped dvds over a network on their website.
For me, that's a deal breaker.

As it is, I have XBMC, but I would live to have a dedicated set-top, stand-alone unit that could support ripped dvds over a network AND would be very simple to set up to have access to my many custom-made "Episode-ic" DVD-Format (with menu) Ripped Disks.

===Edited to add a minor rant below===
As things are now, in order to get my XBMC to recognise, say, all 24 Episodes of the Full Metal Panic series, I had to make a custom DVD in TMPGEnc DVD Author 1.6 with all 24 episodes on it.
That sucker is taking up 22.3GB of space on one of my Movie Server Pc's Hard Drives, and no, I didn't Shrink it.
The sad thing is, I could only have one audio track, and no subtitle tracks...

Add to the fact that Anime Playback on the XBOX is no where near as smooth as a stand-alone regular ol DVD player (I tested actual Retail disks in the Drive of the XBOX from 13 diffrent series).
I also tested them ripped and streamed over the network.
The results were the same.
Ironicaly, movies and shows that aren't anime play back superbly...

Now, if a future version of the Nvidia PureVideo Decoder (or any HTPC Based DVD Decoder for that matter) was able to emulate a set top dvd player perfectly, this all would be a moot point, and I'd be out a nother couple of hundred dollars...

[hazydave]

The JVC SR-DVD-100U supports the following video/audio formats:
If you compare ALL of the features I believe the JVC is a better mouse trap

If you dig a bit deeper, you'll discover that the JVC is the IOData AVeL Linkplayer2.... or more precisely, an OEM version of it. They have restored the DVI (or is it HDMI) output and wireless network link that IOData shipped in the Japanese version of the player.

VIDEO Options:
DAT, MPG, MPEG, M2V, AVI, MOV, MP4, HNL, WMV, MPE, M1V, VOB, DIVX, TS, TRP, M2T DVR-MS

AUDIO Options:
MP3, MP2, OGG, WAV, AAC, WMA, M4A, ASF, MP1, MPA

The I-O Data AVPL2/DVD has NO DVI support and supports the following video/audio formats:

VIDEO Options:MPEG-1, MPEG-2, DivX Video, XviD, WMV9 (non-restricted)

AUDIO Options:
MP3, AAC, WMA, PCM, Ogg Vorbis

Those two lists are essentially the same thing, just listed differently. The IOData list is sticking to the data formats, the JVC list is including the transport layer details as well (eg, M2V, MPEG, MPG, DAT, VOB, M2T DVR-MS, M1V, and TS are all MPEG-2 formats, and all play on the IOData player), maybe to make it sound more impressive, maybe to explicitly let you know that it plays things like MPEG-2 Transport Stream, which is why all we HDV folks buy the IOData players.

Some of the specs on the IOData site haven't been updated to match the progress on the software. This player, for example, will play unencrypted WMV9 DVDs (the HD-Net offerings, for example). There are issues with the DRMed videos on ANY stand-alone device, even those like the IOData that technically do support MS's DRM (through Windows Media Connect... MS isn't allowing stand alone players, even networked units, to fully support their DRM).

-Dave[/b]

[BJ_M]

really OLD news

https://www.videohelp.com/forum/archive/t270908.html

[dastott]

So the JVC doesn't support Xvid and the IOData doesn't support DVI? Is there any player that supports both?

[olegy]

So the JVC doesn't support Xvid and the IOData doesn't support DVI? Is there any player that supports both?

Snazio HD Cinema 1350 - plays HD Divx, HD XviD, WMV9, region free, dvd upconvert via dvi AND component ( which a remote control based hack).