DIVX DVD Player Help

BCtom · 29-11-2004, 22:19

I have just bought a umax yamada dvx-6700 divx dvd player and have burned some of my favorite shows on to a dvd. However when I put the 24 episodes onto a dvd and play them in my divx dvd player each episode appears as many separate parts with a total of 136 files appearing.

What happens is it plays the first 4min 12secs of the 1st episode then skips to the second episode which is file number 7 on the disk for some reason.

Anybody have any clue how I can sort this?

TD1 · 01-12-2004, 15:33

If you require a new divx DVD player, they have a Skyworth divx-compatible one in WH Smith for £49.99. Just to let you know.

captainlockheed · 01-12-2004, 22:35

are you burning 136 files onto the disc?
does it show 136 files on the menu?

BCtom · 01-12-2004, 22:44

Hey, it doesnt matter cos I managed to sort out the problem. It was because I used windows xp's own burning function, now I use roxio all is well.

It did show 136 files on the menu despite only burning only 24. Ah well, nevermind.

captainlockheed · 01-12-2004, 22:46

yeah it's always better to use someone else's software other than microsoft

rruwalton · 09-12-2004, 16:09

Now down to £29.99

http://www.whsmith.co.uk/whs/go.asp?...0634459&DB=622

sparkerzzzz · 10-12-2004, 11:38

Anyone tried one of these skyworths? Do they play xvid?

Speaker · 11-12-2004, 09:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by BCtom

Hey, it doesnt matter cos I managed to sort out the problem. It was because I used windows xp's own burning function, now I use roxio all is well.

It did show 136 files on the menu despite only burning only 24. Ah well, nevermind.

How does the picture look mate? I'm still undecided on what machine to go for.

a04188 · 11-12-2004, 11:47

lidl are doing a divx one for 49.99 with a 7 in 2 card reader

It plays almost anything, has progressive scan, all the usual features and a 3 year guarantee. It has plenty of connections too

homer911 · 11-12-2004, 18:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by a04188

lidl are doing a divx one for 49.99 with a 7 in 2 card reader

It plays almost anything, has progressive scan, all the usual features and a 3 year guarantee. It has plenty of connections too

can you tell us the brand and model so i can check it out on the net

sparkerzzzz · 11-12-2004, 23:24

Here is a link for the new lidl dvd player:

http://www.lidl.co.uk/gb/index.nsf/p...rga_DVD_Player

Its a Tagra DP-5100x, and its £59.99. I can't find much more info about it though.

Speaker · 11-12-2004, 23:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by rruwalton

Now down to £29.99

http://www.whsmith.co.uk/whs/go.asp?...0634459&DB=622

That's cheap! Especially for WHSmith. Has anyone got one of these?

Yorkieonline · 12-12-2004, 10:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by Speaker

That's cheap! Especially for WHSmith. Has anyone got one of these?

YES i have it took less than a week to arrive and its brilliant

plays every avi / mpeg / mp3 file i have with no skippage or anything the tray looks a bit cheap because its made of plastic but apart from that i would recommend that 100%

and it has 5.1 surround sound ports at the back as well as a karoke mic port (with a special karoke mode)

Last edited by Yorkieonline : 12-12-2004 at 10:14. Reason: Forgot Some Features

sparkerzzzz · 12-12-2004, 10:23

Does it play xvid?

Yorkieonline · 12-12-2004, 11:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by sparkerzzzz

Does it play xvid?

Yes it does...

a04188 · 12-12-2004, 13:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by sparkerzzzz

Here is a link for the new lidl dvd player:

http://www.lidl.co.uk/gb/index.nsf/p...rga_DVD_Player

Its a Tagra DP-5100x, and its £59.99. I can't find much more info about it though.

the one advertised in my lidl leaflet looks different and is 49.99

sparkerzzzz · 12-12-2004, 15:43

Maybe its a regional thing, my stores in Stoke and I see you come from Derry.

ant31 · 12-12-2004, 19:04

I've just got one of these Skyworths from WHSmith and they are fantastic. So easy to put 4 or 5 movies onto a DVD and play them from there and no messing with extracting and burning a VCD.
An excellent buy and a snip now at £30!

Yorkieonline · 12-12-2004, 21:42

i know and i there totally great not to shabby looking as well

Hiro · 19-12-2004, 05:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by ant31

I've just got one of these Skyworths from WHSmith and they are fantastic. So easy to put 4 or 5 movies onto a DVD and play them from there and no messing with extracting and burning a VCD.
An excellent buy and a snip now at £30!

Can't find much spec info on this and the Skyworth site never loads, so can I ask you a few questions?

Does it have RGB/S-Video on the scart, if it has scart, or is it composite only?
If it does not have RGB/S-Video or if does not have scart, does it have an S-Video out socket?
What does it have in the way of digital audio out - coaxal or optical?
Is it region free, or will it require a hack/mod?
Does it handle subs, and if so, what format do they need to be in and does it add black borders around the text?

Not having RGB/S-Video via scart is no big loss as long as it has an S-Video out socket. At this price this would be worth the buy just for Divx playback, of which I only download a little, so do not want to spend out on another more expensive machine when I have a very good Sony DVD player already. Not having sub support would be no major loss either since I've yet to download anything subbed.

Alasn · 22-12-2004, 14:17

Yes it does have RGB through its scart. It has the ubiquitous Mediatek chip though (and can like most of its peers stick a little on some DVX and XVID files. Watch out for lack of firmware updates - no one is accepting responsibility for this.

Otherwise, well presented, with good remote control and picture quality. Has all the expected sockets and 5.1. phonos (although no DTS). My player had a slight mains casing hum).

Overall there's nothing near it at £30 and if price consciousness is a factor, buy one before they all disappear.

GeeMan1973 · 22-12-2004, 14:36

I bought this player with the intention of plugging in headphones - but didnt realise it was a microphone slot only.. had to buy a headphone amp to plug into it.

Otherwise its a great player for the bedroom - got all the features you could possibly want - not sure it has the spec for a main dvd - but for a 2nd dvd player to play divx its a total steal.

My friend who works at WHSmiths has informed me that stock is running low and they will soon be putting the price upto £50 - as they are pure loss-leaders.. at that price how can they make money on them. They're of course hoping that people would buy some dvds along with the player.. but who needs to when you can 'backup' dvds in divx format!!!

kev_6655 · 22-12-2004, 20:44

can u burn divx to cd-r and plauy them on it?

homer911 · 22-12-2004, 23:04

just a quick question, how do i burn a dvd disk with avi's so it can play on the dvd player and can you put a menu on it?

GeeMan1973 · 23-12-2004, 11:43

All you need is a good burning software like nero - and simply burn the avi or mpeg files as a data cd or dvd. Then the menu appears in the dvd player and you select the film you want.. very easy.

29-11-2004, 22:19	#1
BCtom Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Earth Posts: 1,418	DIVX DVD Player Help I have just bought a umax yamada dvx-6700 divx dvd player and have burned some of my favorite shows on to a dvd. However when I put the 24 episodes onto a dvd and play them in my divx dvd player each episode appears as many separate parts with a total of 136 files appearing. What happens is it plays the first 4min 12secs of the 1st episode then skips to the second episode which is file number 7 on the disk for some reason. Anybody have any clue how I can sort this?

22-12-2004, 14:17	#21
Alasn Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 59	Skyworth Yes it does have RGB through its scart. It has the ubiquitous Mediatek chip though (and can like most of its peers stick a little on some DVX and XVID files. Watch out for lack of firmware updates - no one is accepting responsibility for this. Otherwise, well presented, with good remote control and picture quality. Has all the expected sockets and 5.1. phonos (although no DTS). My player had a slight mains casing hum). Overall there's nothing near it at £30 and if price consciousness is a factor, buy one before they all disappear.

01-12-2004, 15:33	#2
TD1 Forum Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne Posts: 1,026	If you require a new divx DVD player, they have a Skyworth divx-compatible one in WH Smith for £49.99. Just to let you know.

01-12-2004, 22:35	#3
captainlockheed Forum Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Maghull (Liverpool) Posts: 388	are you burning 136 files onto the disc? does it show 136 files on the menu?

01-12-2004, 22:44	#4
BCtom Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Earth Posts: 1,418	Hey, it doesnt matter cos I managed to sort out the problem. It was because I used windows xp's own burning function, now I use roxio all is well. It did show 136 files on the menu despite only burning only 24. Ah well, nevermind.

01-12-2004, 22:46	#5
captainlockheed Forum Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Maghull (Liverpool) Posts: 388	yeah it's always better to use someone else's software other than microsoft

09-12-2004, 16:09	#6
rruwalton Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: England Posts: 82	Now down to £29.99 http://www.whsmith.co.uk/whs/go.asp?...0634459&DB=622

10-12-2004, 11:38	#7
sparkerzzzz Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 115	Anyone tried one of these skyworths? Do they play xvid?

11-12-2004, 09:56	#8
Speaker Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: UK Posts: 21	Quote: Originally Posted by BCtom Hey, it doesnt matter cos I managed to sort out the problem. It was because I used windows xp's own burning function, now I use roxio all is well. It did show 136 files on the menu despite only burning only 24. Ah well, nevermind. How does the picture look mate? I'm still undecided on what machine to go for.

11-12-2004, 11:47	#9
a04188 Forum Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 1,849	lidl are doing a divx one for 49.99 with a 7 in 2 card reader It plays almost anything, has progressive scan, all the usual features and a 3 year guarantee. It has plenty of connections too

11-12-2004, 18:15	#10
homer911 Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: london Posts: 4,890	Quote: Originally Posted by a04188 lidl are doing a divx one for 49.99 with a 7 in 2 card reader It plays almost anything, has progressive scan, all the usual features and a 3 year guarantee. It has plenty of connections too can you tell us the brand and model so i can check it out on the net

11-12-2004, 23:24	#11
sparkerzzzz Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 115	Here is a link for the new lidl dvd player: http://www.lidl.co.uk/gb/index.nsf/p...rga_DVD_Player Its a Tagra DP-5100x, and its £59.99. I can't find much more info about it though.

11-12-2004, 23:48	#12
Speaker Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: UK Posts: 21	Quote: Originally Posted by rruwalton Now down to £29.99 http://www.whsmith.co.uk/whs/go.asp?...0634459&DB=622 That's cheap! Especially for WHSmith. Has anyone got one of these?

12-12-2004, 10:13	#13
Yorkieonline Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Leeds Posts: 45	Quote: Originally Posted by Speaker That's cheap! Especially for WHSmith. Has anyone got one of these? YES i have it took less than a week to arrive and its brilliant plays every avi / mpeg / mp3 file i have with no skippage or anything the tray looks a bit cheap because its made of plastic but apart from that i would recommend that 100% and it has 5.1 surround sound ports at the back as well as a karoke mic port (with a special karoke mode) Last edited by Yorkieonline : 12-12-2004 at 10:14. Reason: Forgot Some Features

12-12-2004, 10:23	#14
sparkerzzzz Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 115	Does it play xvid?

12-12-2004, 11:12	#15
Yorkieonline Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Leeds Posts: 45	Quote: Originally Posted by sparkerzzzz Does it play xvid? Yes it does...

12-12-2004, 13:46	#16
a04188 Forum Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 1,849	Quote: Originally Posted by sparkerzzzz Here is a link for the new lidl dvd player: http://www.lidl.co.uk/gb/index.nsf/p...rga_DVD_Player Its a Tagra DP-5100x, and its £59.99. I can't find much more info about it though. the one advertised in my lidl leaflet looks different and is 49.99

12-12-2004, 15:43	#17
sparkerzzzz Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 115	Maybe its a regional thing, my stores in Stoke and I see you come from Derry.

12-12-2004, 19:04	#18
ant31 Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 118	I've just got one of these Skyworths from WHSmith and they are fantastic. So easy to put 4 or 5 movies onto a DVD and play them from there and no messing with extracting and burning a VCD. An excellent buy and a snip now at £30!

12-12-2004, 21:42	#19
Yorkieonline Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Leeds Posts: 45	i know and i there totally great not to shabby looking as well

19-12-2004, 05:27	#20
Hiro Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: England Posts: 151	Quote: Originally Posted by ant31 I've just got one of these Skyworths from WHSmith and they are fantastic. So easy to put 4 or 5 movies onto a DVD and play them from there and no messing with extracting and burning a VCD. An excellent buy and a snip now at £30! Can't find much spec info on this and the Skyworth site never loads, so can I ask you a few questions? Does it have RGB/S-Video on the scart, if it has scart, or is it composite only? If it does not have RGB/S-Video or if does not have scart, does it have an S-Video out socket? What does it have in the way of digital audio out - coaxal or optical? Is it region free, or will it require a hack/mod? Does it handle subs, and if so, what format do they need to be in and does it add black borders around the text? Not having RGB/S-Video via scart is no big loss as long as it has an S-Video out socket. At this price this would be worth the buy just for Divx playback, of which I only download a little, so do not want to spend out on another more expensive machine when I have a very good Sony DVD player already. Not having sub support would be no major loss either since I've yet to download anything subbed.

22-12-2004, 14:36	#22
GeeMan1973 Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: London Posts: 878	I bought this player with the intention of plugging in headphones - but didnt realise it was a microphone slot only.. had to buy a headphone amp to plug into it. Otherwise its a great player for the bedroom - got all the features you could possibly want - not sure it has the spec for a main dvd - but for a 2nd dvd player to play divx its a total steal. My friend who works at WHSmiths has informed me that stock is running low and they will soon be putting the price upto £50 - as they are pure loss-leaders.. at that price how can they make money on them. They're of course hoping that people would buy some dvds along with the player.. but who needs to when you can 'backup' dvds in divx format!!!

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22-12-2004, 20:44	#23
kev_6655 Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 3,731	can u burn divx to cd-r and plauy them on it?

22-12-2004, 23:04	#24
homer911 Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: london Posts: 4,890	just a quick question, how do i burn a dvd disk with avi's so it can play on the dvd player and can you put a menu on it?

23-12-2004, 11:43	#25
GeeMan1973 Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: London Posts: 878	All you need is a good burning software like nero - and simply burn the avi or mpeg files as a data cd or dvd. Then the menu appears in the dvd player and you select the film you want.. very easy.