Philips DVP5992 plays AVIs, Divx too large

[strommsarnac]

So I've gone through quite a few AVIs, Divx, etc. in order to see the whole picture, I have to switch to 1/2 zoom. That gives me a black box all around the picture.

I'm running through Component to my Mitsu 55-413 (55" widescreen RPTV). Comes across to my TV at 480p.

Any ideas?

Also, I can't ever seem to get the volume to work, nor the "auto" volume.

Other than those issues, everything is sweet.

Thanks.

[jagabo]

The "too big picture" is your TV's fault. It's called overscan. Almost every TV does it. You've never noticed before because you had no external reference and broadcasters are smart enough not to put subtitles or other important information at the edge of the frame. There are a few DVD players that allow you to zoom out in small increments (I have an old Liteon 2002 with this feature). You can get a new TV that has a non-overscan mode. Most of the Samsung LCDs have that feature and call it "Just scan". The other solution is to re-encode your videos with small black borders around the edges -- so the black borders get hidden by overscan, not the rest of the video.

[strommsarnac]

Actually, if I run the same file on a disc through my old DVP642, I don't have any overscan. The image is perfect, edge to edge. This is even through the same set of cables. Only difference is using the 5992/37.

So, what is the 5992 doing differently from the 642?

Only reason I bought the 5992 was so I didn't have to burn a disc every time I wanted to watch an video file.

[jolo]

The "too big picture" is your TV's fault. It's called overscan. Almost every TV does it. You've never noticed before because you had no external reference and broadcasters are smart enough not to put subtitles or other important information at the edge of the frame. There are a few DVD players that allow you to zoom out in small increments (I have an old Liteon 2002 with this feature). You can get a new TV that has a non-overscan mode. Most of the Samsung LCDs have that feature and call it "Just scan". The other solution is to re-encode your videos with small black borders around the edges -- so the black borders get hidden by overscan, not the rest of the video.

Jagabo,

You are Absolutely 100% right on with your analysis. Funny, I have the old classic Lite-On as well, plus a Philips 5982 as well as the DVP642. I read once that the ole Philips DVP642 is the largest selling DVD player ever made ??
I am about to get a DVP5990 or DVP5992, because of some features, but ESPECIALLY because of the support of USB 2.0. At the prices Philips sell these things, it is amazing.

With the Ultra Divx support, the 5990 and 5992 are use newer audio and video decoders, and higher DPIs than the 642, therefore, the issues are a configuration one with the TV and possibly the DVD player. I use HDMI to connect mine together and I have a Panasonic TV set and make sure that my DVD 5982 HD Divx output is matched by my TV's configuration, which supports 1080, like my DVD player.

The sizes also can be controlled by the encoding. One needs to know the limits and configuration options on what they will be playing the Divx videos on.

Jon



When encoding using the latest versions of Divx Pro 6.8x, with Virtualdub, the quality of the Divx is absolutely outstanding. I have re-encoded any Xvids to Divx 6.8x and there is an extradorinary difference.