dvd player with usb/connect to hdd

altamira · 28-09-2007, 14:13

hello
i have a sumvision phoenix dvd player which has a usb port on the front. does anyone know if i connect a external hard drive will it recognise it . and if it does will it show the full 250 gb, or is there a limit.
if anyone else has this type of player and has tried it, please could you let me know if it works. thank you

bobcar · 28-09-2007, 14:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by altamira

hello
i have a sumvision phoenix dvd player which has a usb port on the front. does anyone know if i connect a external hard drive will it recognise it . and if it does will it show the full 250 gb, or is there a limit.
if anyone else has this type of player and has tried it, please could you let me know if it works. thank you

What does it say in the manual?

It's a bit much where they describe it as a "high definition DVD player" when it clearly isn't, decent price though.

altamira · 28-09-2007, 17:49

sorry ,should have said in original message, nothing in the manual relating to the usb. its a fine player for the price, i bought it initially for its divx playback. havent got the means at the minute to try the hdmi upscaling function. have tried the card reader , and thats a great addition to the player. even tried usb with 512 mb mp3 player and it worked fine. only thing i dont like is the disc tray. its quite flimsy like a cd jewel case. not one for heavy handed children , but if you take care it shouldnt be a problem .
now , to my initial query, any ideas? anybody?

28-09-2007, 17:56

one forum says the usb is only for pen drives,many boxes have usb ports for possible future use with firmware updates rather than immediate use.
http://www.thedvdforums.com/forums/s....php?p=7599220

bobcar · 28-09-2007, 18:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by altamira

sorry ,should have said in original message, nothing in the manual relating to the usb. its a fine player for the price, i bought it initially for its divx playback. havent got the means at the minute to try the hdmi upscaling function. have tried the card reader , and thats a great addition to the player. even tried usb with 512 mb mp3 player and it worked fine. only thing i dont like is the disc tray. its quite flimsy like a cd jewel case. not one for heavy handed children , but if you take care it shouldnt be a problem .
now , to my initial query, any ideas? anybody?

On such a cheap player the upscaling may not be much use (it doesn't hurt to try though). However on 576p over hdmi you may well get an improvement for films which are naturally progressive anyway (let your TV do the upscaling).

28-09-2007, 14:13	#1
altamira Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 12	dvd player with usb/connect to hdd hello i have a sumvision phoenix dvd player which has a usb port on the front. does anyone know if i connect a external hard drive will it recognise it . and if it does will it show the full 250 gb, or is there a limit. if anyone else has this type of player and has tried it, please could you let me know if it works. thank you

28-09-2007, 14:47	#2
bobcar Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 14,718	Quote: Originally Posted by altamira hello i have a sumvision phoenix dvd player which has a usb port on the front. does anyone know if i connect a external hard drive will it recognise it . and if it does will it show the full 250 gb, or is there a limit. if anyone else has this type of player and has tried it, please could you let me know if it works. thank you What does it say in the manual? It's a bit much where they describe it as a "high definition DVD player" when it clearly isn't, decent price though.

28-09-2007, 17:49	#3
altamira Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 12	sorry ,should have said in original message, nothing in the manual relating to the usb. its a fine player for the price, i bought it initially for its divx playback. havent got the means at the minute to try the hdmi upscaling function. have tried the card reader , and thats a great addition to the player. even tried usb with 512 mb mp3 player and it worked fine. only thing i dont like is the disc tray. its quite flimsy like a cd jewel case. not one for heavy handed children , but if you take care it shouldnt be a problem . now , to my initial query, any ideas? anybody?

28-09-2007, 17:56	#4
beintot Posts: n/a	one forum says the usb is only for pen drives,many boxes have usb ports for possible future use with firmware updates rather than immediate use. http://www.thedvdforums.com/forums/s....php?p=7599220

28-09-2007, 18:40	#5
bobcar Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 14,718	Quote: Originally Posted by altamira sorry ,should have said in original message, nothing in the manual relating to the usb. its a fine player for the price, i bought it initially for its divx playback. havent got the means at the minute to try the hdmi upscaling function. have tried the card reader , and thats a great addition to the player. even tried usb with 512 mb mp3 player and it worked fine. only thing i dont like is the disc tray. its quite flimsy like a cd jewel case. not one for heavy handed children , but if you take care it shouldnt be a problem . now , to my initial query, any ideas? anybody? On such a cheap player the upscaling may not be much use (it doesn't hurt to try though). However on 576p over hdmi you may well get an improvement for films which are naturally progressive anyway (let your TV do the upscaling).

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