DVD upscaler with USB and SC slots for €44.99.

CourierCollie · 04-09-2008 7:53pm

Did you take the dvd out first?
Just checked mine again, and I'm only getting the 'not allowed' message when a dvd is playing. It wasn't necessary to remove the disk from the tray.

markyboy · 04-09-2008 8:08pm

quaalude wrote: »

This happened to me too - I sorted it out like this:

Connect the DVD player first to your TV with a scart lead, so you can get to the setup option on the DVD player.
Press Setup on the remote
Use the arrow buttons on the remote to go to "Video"
Then go to "Video Out settings", and change this to "HD".

Thanks for this bit of advice!

Got USB working as well (you have to press the down arrow to switch between DVD and USB/SD) and it's reading stuff off a WD external drive no problem.

jaykay74 · 04-09-2008 9:54pm

Dman001 wrote: »

I got this from HotUKDeals but I'm unsure if it will work with this DVD player:

Open Tray
Press 9999
Press 9 for region free
Close Tray.

quaalude wrote: »

This happened to me too - I sorted it out like this:

Connect the DVD player first to your TV with a scart lead, so you can get to the setup option on the DVD player.
Press Setup on the remote
Use the arrow buttons on the remote to go to "Video"
Then go to "Video Out settings", and change this to "HD".

quaalude wrote: »

This works great, thanks, but it took me a few gos - I suggest leaving 2 seconds before the final "9" - you know it works as a "9" comes up on the screen.

CourierCollie wrote: »

Did you take the dvd out first?
Just checked mine again, and I'm only getting the 'not allowed' message when a dvd is playing. It wasn't necessary to remove the disk from the tray.

Great Tech support lads :pac::pac::pac: Got everything working. Great bargain all round. Was looking at dvd player in Hardly Normal next door to aldi and they had one for 99 euro which didn't have all the features this one has.

johnnyrotten · 04-09-2008 9:55pm

markyboy wrote: »

Thanks for this bit of advice!

Got USB working as well (you have to press the down arrow to switch between DVD and USB/SD) and it's reading stuff off a WD external drive no problem.

Will it Play Avi files?
Pity HDMI cable is so short

quaalude · 04-09-2008 9:58pm

johnnyrotten wrote: »

Will it Play Avi files?

Yeah, it does play AVI's.

CourierCollie · 04-09-2008 10:19pm

johnnyrotten wrote: »

Pity HDMI cable is so short

True, but I was glad to have one included, rather than another scart cable. There more of those lying around the house than you could shake a stick at!

johnnyrotten · 04-09-2008 10:42pm

CourierCollie wrote: »

True, but I was glad to have one included, rather than another scart cable. There more of those lying around the house than you could shake a stick at!

Yeah I have a snakes nest of Scarts too:D
Can't wait to try my Harddrive out on it

zuroph · 04-09-2008 11:00pm

gonna try in morning in limerick........hope i didnt miss this.

TM · 04-09-2008 11:00pm

pcolan wrote: »

@ TM

Grabbed one at 11am at Aldi Parnell St. & apparently there were even a few left! Couldn't find any on display, so had to ask at the till!

Thank you very much, OP for this great post!!!

Doh! Guess I should have asked. Maybe they'll have one left tomorrow...

johnnyrotten · 05-09-2008 11:12am

Could't open the drawer on mine this morning.!!
Brought it back and they changed it no problems
Still 3 or 4 left in Aldi Coolock at 9.45am

TM · 05-09-2008 11:28am

TM wrote: »

Doh! Guess I should have asked. Maybe they'll have one left tomorrow...

None left this morning...

johnnyrotten · 05-09-2008 1:17pm

Got the new one up and running.
Can't get HD output now . Message on screen says " Check cable"
Got External HD working. playing AVI's well. One problem is that when i go into a directory it appears empty.???

Davei141 · 05-09-2008 1:23pm

Think you have to enable it by using the scart first and turning some option on. Happened to me also

adox · 05-09-2008 4:31pm

All gone in Coolock, tried them about an hour ago.:(

zuroph · 05-09-2008 5:39pm

got the last one in limerick, turns out i knew the manager!

tryin to get hd working now.

zuroph · 05-09-2008 6:16pm

got it working, got 500gb lacie HD running with it too! only thing was the settings seemed to change back to svideo from HD at one stage. will play more with it.

bcirl03 · 05-09-2008 10:25pm

Dman001 wrote: »

I got this from HotUKDeals but I'm unsure if it will work with this DVD player:

Open Tray
Press 9999
Press 9 for region free
Close Tray.

Thanks Dman001 - installed and region free

Picture looks brill going via HDMI.

zuroph · 05-09-2008 10:33pm

+1 hdmi is awesome!!! Best bargain alert yet!

getoffthepot · 06-09-2008 10:29am

Got one this morning. Still 10 of them in Long Mile rd, Dublin.
Chhers for the reviews. Looks great , got it setup on my 42".

johnnyrotten · 06-09-2008 11:46am

zuroph wrote: »

got it working, got 500gb lacie HD running with it too! only thing was the settings seemed to change back to svideo from HD at one stage. will play more with it.

Have my external HD working through it.
If say I open folder called VIDEOS I can open any file there no problem.But If theres a sub-folder it appears empty.
Any Ideas?:(

podgeandrodge · 06-09-2008 1:15pm

can anyone confirm whether portable ext 2.5 harddrives work ie usb powered not electricity powered? Ta.

johnnyrotten · 06-09-2008 2:28pm

podgeandrodge wrote: »

can anyone confirm whether portable ext 2.5 harddrives work ie usb powered not electricity powered? Ta.

Well a standard USB memory key works, so i would think so

degsie · 06-09-2008 2:34pm

podgeandrodge wrote: »

can anyone confirm whether portable ext 2.5 harddrives work ie usb powered not electricity powered? Ta.

These drives will only work if the usb port can supply enough juice. Normally they would connect to two usb ports just so they get enough current to operate.

zuroph · 06-09-2008 2:52pm

johnnyrotten wrote: »

Have my external HD working through it.
If say I open folder called VIDEOS I can open any file there no problem.But If theres a sub-folder it appears empty.
Any Ideas?:(

i've had a look through my movies folder and only some work, prob cos of the formats of some movies.

johnnyrotten · 06-09-2008 2:55pm

zuroph wrote: »

i've had a look through my movies folder and only some work, prob cos of the formats of some movies.

Everything on mine works but i just can't see anything in sub folders:mad:

quintron · 06-09-2008 3:06pm

must be only able to see root folders or 1 level deep like root > video or root > audio etc...
Can anyone confirm if this is the case?

podgeandrodge · 06-09-2008 5:50pm

degsie wrote: »

These drives will only work if the usb port can supply enough juice. Normally they would connect to two usb ports just so they get enough current to operate.

hi, sorry, i meant do usb powered drives work with this Dvd player!!

getoffthepot · 06-09-2008 5:51pm

I got 'unsupported USB format' when I plugged ext hard drive in.

Any ideas?

podgeandrodge · 06-09-2008 7:20pm

johnnyrotten wrote: »

Well a standard USB memory key works, so i would think so

sorry johnnyrotten just noticed your post. But degsie raises a point - if its a drive that needs 2 usb ports to power it it may not be a runner - the more recent high capacity 320gb portable drives suggest powering by 2 ports - though mine worked with just one they don't recommend it.

getoffthepot wrote: »

I got 'unsupported USB format' when I plugged ext hard drive in.

Any ideas?

any chance your hard drive has encryption software running....just a thought, prob nothing to do with it!

TM · 06-09-2008 7:29pm

getoffthepot wrote: »

I got 'unsupported USB format' when I plugged ext hard drive in.

Any ideas?

Is the drive FAT or FAT32 formatted? If not (e.g. NTFS) then the player probably can't read it.

DVD upscaler with USB and SC slots for €44.99.

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