Lidl Xvid/DivX Player with 7 in 2 Card Reader

lazygit · 16-12-2004 11:55am #1

Lidl are doing an Xvid/DivX Player 7 in 2 Card Reader for 79.99
got one thismorning... hear's hoping that it will take my 1Gb IBM Microdrive.....

* 7 in 2 memory card reader for: CF1/CF2/SD/MS/MSPro/MMC/SM
* Playback standards and formats: DVD/DVD+R/DVD+RW/DVD-R/DVD-RW/VCD/SVCD/JPEG Picture CD
* Supports DivX versions: 3.11/4.X/5.X/Xvid/multi-channel DivX (AC 3)/DivX Pro/MPEG 4/
* Playback data rate of up to 6 Mbit/second
* Dolby Digital Decoder
* Multi-channel sound systems: Dolby Digital/AC3/5.1 Channels/DTS/Virtual Surround
* Audio: CD/CD-R/CD-RW/MP 3/WMA
* CD/DVD player functions: Scan, slow, 16:9 setting, 5.1 output, CD text/CD player function: CD display, title
* and number
* Design: “Slim line” design, 3-mode dimmable display, child lock, coated display
* Accessories: Remote control with fluorescent keys, batteries (2 x AAA), scart/ scart cable, Audio/Video-Chinch
* connecting cable

Spocker · 16-12-2004 2:35pm

What region (if any) is the player?

lazygit · 16-12-2004 2:37pm

2, im looking for a region crack for it now..
but im not to worried as my PC dvd player is region free, so i can just rip region 1 dvd's to Xvid then watch them anyway...

Spocker · 16-12-2004 2:38pm

Good man, thanks for that

machalla · 16-12-2004 4:28pm

Let us know if you find a hack for it.

I was in the Parnell street Lidl at lunch and there were quite a lot of DVD players stiil there. No DVD-Rcorders though.

^whitey^ · 16-12-2004 5:43pm

There is a hack for this, I saved the link on my computer at home its from a french message board i'll post it later on this evening.

^whitey^ · 16-12-2004 7:31pm

To make Region Free

Take the disc out -> select Perference -> TV system -> Enter 1379
choose your area (O = multizone)

To show the software version
Open the tray -> press title

For more threads on this visit here and here

Any more queries visit www.kompernass.com to view manual there is also an email address there for anymore questions.

huh! · 16-12-2004 7:48pm

Is it any good, worth 80 ?

thund3rbird_ · 16-12-2004 8:11pm

got one of these myself today & had been looking for this

have tried a few "backed-up"

dvds , some vcds & mp3 cd - all fine.
yet to try the card reader.

plenty of options for audio out including optical as well

GerardKeating · 16-12-2004 8:23pm

machalla wrote:

Let us know if you find a hack for it.

I was in the Parnell street Lidl at lunch and there were quite a lot of DVD players stiil there. No DVD-Rcorders though.

The same with Blanchardstown...

lazygit · 16-12-2004 8:43pm

Tried the Cardreader with my 1gb MicroDrive..
working fine...

capistrano · 17-12-2004 2:29pm

Well, I'm very happy with it, and thanks for the crack.

Just one thing, I saw from one of the links here that it costs just Eur69 in Lidl in France. I reckon it's still good value at Eur79 but is this is just another example of rip-off Ireland?

BTW it's £49 in Northern Ireland, which is about Eur72.

Overlord · 17-12-2004 9:02pm

Low framerate on playing divx media. anyone else have this trouble?

GerardKeating · 18-12-2004 9:05am

capistrano wrote:

Well, I'm very happy with it, and thanks for the crack.

Just one thing, I saw from one of the links here that it costs just Eur69 in Lidl in France. I reckon it's still good value at Eur79 but is this is just another example of rip-off Ireland?

BTW it's £49 in Northern Ireland, which is about Eur72.

The different VAT rates would add maybe a Euro or two.

CaptSolo · 19-12-2004 12:05am

Overlord wrote:

Low framerate on playing divx media. anyone else have this trouble?

What are the sympthoms?
Are there interruptions in the playback?
Or the frames are being dropped?

I guess it depends a lot on what media you have (is it CD-R/CD-RW/DVD-R/DVD+R, ...) and precisely what versions of DivXes these are.

Haven't got the player yet, but I'd like to know if there are problems with playback of DivXes that you've reported.

vibe666 · 19-12-2004 12:14am

is it the same one as superquinn are doing? i thought their's came with 5.1 speakers too though. would be tempted to go for the SQ one if that's the case though, assuming they are about the same spec. has anyone seen both?

^whitey^ · 10-05-2005 8:05am

In lidl again on the 16th for 59.99.

lazygit · 10-05-2005 8:56am

Well i still use this player almost everynight for the last 5 months,

I have noticed some frame rate problems when playing some MPEG4,DivX and XVid files this is caused by the file containing a packed bitstream.

Before burning the file to cd/memory card I recommend that you unpack the bitstream using this tool. http://www.moitah.net/ this will cause the frame rate problems to disappear! it only takes about 30 seconds to unpack the stream.

Dont forget to resave the file to a different file name using the save button... lol.

^whitey^ · 10-05-2005 9:01am

I have also been using this since Xmas cant complain for the price, its region free with the hack above. What do you mean by frame rate problems lazygit? Do you mean the picture starts to jump or that its out of sync with the audio or something else?

radiospan · 10-05-2005 9:04am

lazygit wrote:

Well i still use this player almost everynight for the last 5 months,

I have noticed some frame rate problems when playing some MPEG4,DivX and XVid files this is caused by the file containing a packed bitstream.

Before burning the file to cd/memory card I recommend that you unpack the bitstream using this tool. http://www.moitah.net/ this will cause the frame rate problems to disappear! it only takes about 30 seconds to unpack the stream.

Dont forget to resave the file to a different file name using the save button... lol.

Good advice. I have a different player (elta 8883), but I have to use the MPEG4Modifier tool off that site with many files before they play properly on my player.

If a certain file isn't playing, try opening it in GSpot 2.52. Here you can see what version of DivX or XviD was used. You can also see if it's encoded with the fancy features (QpeL, B-frames, GMC) that cause trouble for some players to play back.

lazygit · 10-05-2005 9:07am

^whitey^ wrote:

What do you mean by frame rate problems lazygit? Do you mean the picture starts to jump or that its out of sync with the audio or something else?

Yea it jumps, the audio stays in sync as the player seemes to drop frames to keep up with the audio. if you unpack the stream this problem goes away.

^whitey^ · 10-05-2005 9:08am

I noticed that happened with some xvids thought it was a bad file file, thanks for the link.

capistrano · 10-05-2005 9:22am

I burn AVI's onto DVD+R's to play on this DVD player. The trouble is if I add more file to the same disk at a different session they never appear on the DVD menu - even after I finalize the disk.

I have no problem doing this with DVD+RW's.

I use Sonic RecordNow! to write the DVD+R's.

Any idea what's going wrong?

lazygit · 10-05-2005 9:41am

no idea mate.. i use a 1gb microdrive, save me waisting CD/DVD's

capistrano · 10-05-2005 9:58am

lazygit wrote:

no idea mate.. i use a 1gb microdrive, save me waisting CD/DVD's

True, but you'd buy a lot of blank DVD's for the price of a 1GB microdrive. Also, some AVI's are more that 1GB.

woody · 11-05-2005 12:17pm

Aw Bollix I missed this AGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Mr E · 11-05-2005 12:26pm

^whitey^ wrote:

In lidl again on the 16th for 59.99.

woody wrote:

Aw Bollix I missed this AGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

This was posted yesterday, so you haven't missed a thing. The 16th is next Monday.

woody · 11-05-2005 12:27pm

Oh yeah.........

My problem read the thread WOODY READ

HOB-it · 13-05-2005 4:06pm

hows it going lads.

about this packed bitstream problem i had that trouble with the last time lidle did this player and i hated it. ended up returning the player. id love to get the player only ive already a lot of stuff burned off to dvd (divx and xvid). i dont want to have to re-encode all my stuff again. is there any firmware update that'll do this for me? it would break my heart to have to re-encode over 50 dvd's worth of stuff. if i cant i may just invest in a modded xbox.

RicardoSmith · 13-05-2005 4:38pm

To be honest I think using an old PC with a DVD and TV tuner card & remote is better route than have all these problems with file encodings.

ozmo · 13-05-2005 11:19pm

RicardoSmith wrote:

To be honest I think using an old PC with a DVD and TV tuner card & remote is better route than have all these problems with file encodings.

or even better xbmc and an xbox

RicardoSmith · 14-05-2005 8:57am

ozmo wrote:

or even better xbmc and an xbox

No tuner in that...

mollser · 14-05-2005 10:31am

this dvd player, is 5.1 sound, what power is it, (is it decent?) and there is a radio tuner yeah??

bk · 14-05-2005 12:17pm

HOB-it wrote:

hows it going lads.

about this packed bitstream problem i had that trouble with the last time lidle did this player and i hated it. ended up returning the player. id love to get the player only ive already a lot of stuff burned off to dvd (divx and xvid). i dont want to have to re-encode all my stuff again. is there any firmware update that'll do this for me? it would break my heart to have to re-encode over 50 dvd's worth of stuff. if i cant i may just invest in a modded xbox.

You won't need to re-encode Divx, the packed bitsream problem is only for Divx and not all Xvid files either, just some.

The only palyer with a firmware capable of playing packed bitstream files is the Targa DP-5100x, see here:
http://www.divxtest.com/article.php3?id_article=93

chump · 14-05-2005 6:24pm

I got the latest firmware and did the unpacking of the sound and it works a dream... delighted about that.

Thanks all

Rew · 14-05-2005 7:32pm

Saw today that Lidil are getting more of theses on the 16th for €59.

huh! · 16-05-2005 9:18am

Sold out at 9.30 in Baldoyle Lidl :mad:

squishey · 16-05-2005 9:41am

sold out in Leixlip and Lucan by 9.30 as well

HOB-it · 16-05-2005 9:59am

was in athlone first thing this morn. everybody going for the tvs. divx players not touched. i was first one to buy

bk · 16-05-2005 10:36am

Lidl, just off Henry St. Dublin, I was in there at 9 and I watched them been swiped just before my eyes. Some people grabbed 2 or 3 :mad:

chump · 16-05-2005 10:58am

That's weird cos when they first went on sale at he higher price, weeks later there was still some left...

lensman · 16-05-2005 11:25am

last time lidl blanchardstown had them in stock for 2/3 weeks after the sale date
& and that was @ €79 , I feed the 5.1 output through a 6 channel amp the result is top notch, also use sd & cf cards in the memory slot with no problems.

huh! · 16-05-2005 12:05pm

chump wrote:

That's weird cos when they first went on sale at the higher price, weeks later there was still some left...

amazing what 20 euros will do!

HOB-it · 18-05-2005 11:09am

so everybody who bought one - whats the verdict? good purchase?

im happy. i still get a lot of trouble due to this packed bitstream problem as mentioned by lazygit at the start of this thread. the playback can be stuttery and jerky but the software at www.moitah.net eliminates this which is brilliant. but i would recommend anyone to use it BEFORE they burn their files off to a DVD. Only takes about a minute to do for a normal 700mb divx movie file.

lensman · 18-05-2005 11:28am

HOB-it wrote:

so everybody who bought one - whats the verdict? good purchase?

im happy. i still get a lot of trouble due to this packed bitstream problem as mentioned by lazygit at the start of this thread. the playback can be stuttery and jerky but the software at www.moitah.net eliminates this which is brilliant. but i would recommend anyone to use it BEFORE they burn their files off to a DVD. Only takes about a minute to do for a normal 700mb divx movie file.

I have mine almost 1yr now,...no problems, it seem to have been adopted the folk here as a hackers hobby box which is good for the rest of us,

Lidl Xvid/DivX Player with 7 in 2 Card Reader

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