Looking for a Divx DvD Player with non-cropped subtitles?

[CrysDark]

What the topic says can any of you recomend a divx player that will NOT crop the subtitles off divx anime?

Already tried the phillips DVP642 which has this problem (and thier phone support is horrid by the way).

I am in the US.

[Ravena]

From what I've read here, it seems the LiteOn LVD-2002 is one that can eliminate overscan by letting you manually move the screen with the zoom feature.

Is there any other divx dvd player that has these capabilities (making subs readable on divx files- no overscan.) If anyone knows of any other and can relate information, I'll be their best friend forever. :P

I've heard that overscan is actually caused by the tv itself, so if anyone knows of a cheap but good tv that can eliminate overscan I'd like to know as well, so I can finally replace my old crap tv

If not, I'm just going to settle with the LVD-2002, even though there will be no future firmware.

[pyrohydra]

IMO (and I may get flamed for this), the real issue is that as standalone mpeg4 players become more common, the anime fansubbing community needs to begin taking overscan areas into account when placing their subtitles on the divx files.

[Roundabout]

I've heard that overscan is actually caused by the tv itself, so if anyone knows of a cheap but good tv that can eliminate overscan I'd like to know as well, so I can finally replace my old crap tv

I've mentioned it before, but I guess it bears repeating: You can adjust your TV's Vertical Height to virtually eliminate overscan. I did it with the (remote-based) adjustments on my JVC TV because it was overscanning by almost 20% when I got it. Misadjustment at factory, perhaps.

Some TV's still use the old style pots (variable resistor, potentiometer) that you can adjust with a screwdriver. As long as you are comfortable with opening the back of the set and being careful, you can do this. Not recommended if you are nervous and ham-fisted

Most modern TV's use a hidden menu similar to how the region hacks work on DVD players, you have to hit a combination of keys on the remote to get into the menu. You may have to Google to find out what the correct combination is for your particular TV. On my JVC, for example, I have to press "Video Status" the same time as the "Display" button. From there, the adjustment menu comes up and I use the arrow keys to navigate the menu and make changes. I found more than 25 different adjustments I could make to the set.

Look for the "Vertical Height" or "Vertical Size" adjustment and reduce the size of the picture until there is less than 5% overscan, leaving just enough so you don't get any black areas on the top or bottom of the screen. No need to buy a new DVD player or TV (unless you can't find the adjustment menu info anywhere on the web, that is)