DVD Players with USB port

[rickoshay]

What is a good DVD Player that has a USB port?

[TBoneit]

Philips DVP5960 and USB thread. I use this one with a external Hard Drive.

https://forum.videohelp.com/viewtopic.php?t=301465&highlight=5960

[drstew]

Does it play video from the external hard drive?

[ZippyP.]

Does it play video from the external hard drive?

Click the link and read.

[handyguy]

Yes it does & more......

[rickoshay]

Thanks for your response. It really helped.

[drstew]

I read that this unit has a USB1 port and requires FAT32 files. Is this correct? Is there any issue playing MPEG2 files from a hard drive at high data rates with a USB1 port? It seems in the early days of capture cards, this was an issue getting the data across at high data rates. Can the USB port power a 2.5 inch hard drive?

[Bodyslide]

I have used a 2.5 inch USB2 drive. and it doesn't have enough power to run it. You will need to have an external power supply. I have an external 250gb usb2 3.5 case that I use with it....

[drstew]

Can it play high bit rate MPEG2 files from a hard drive?

[TBoneit]

It's 1.1 not 2.0 USB, high bitrate could be a problem we are talking a port the is something like 1 fortieth the speed of the 2.0 USB.

The port is handiest for Divx/Xvid and pictures. It has played VOBs but high bitrate is not a value. IOWs 1 persons high bitrate is anothers mediaum and some elses low bitrate. It is subjective not objective.

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[handyguy]

All of those questions are covered in that link above.

[icevideo]

I read that this unit has a USB1 port and requires FAT32 files. Is this correct? Is there any issue playing MPEG2 files from a hard drive at high data rates with a USB1 port? It seems in the early days of capture cards, this was an issue getting the data across at high data rates. Can the USB port power a 2.5 inch hard drive?

You will always need an external power to run your usb unit. The USB power supplied from the DVD player is not enough.

[icevideo]

The only bad thing about this unit it doesn't play all video formats, and that's the reason I return. I prefer to have a non usb dvd player who will play almost all video files from this planet.