another LIDL DVD player with USB

The Sparrow · 25-11-2006 04:33PM

so will this player play all types of video formats?? divx, xvid etc?

i had a chipped xbox with xbmc that was great because it would play everything, but it seems to have died:(

so would this play avi file formats if i burned them onto a cd or even cd-rw??

and while im asking, does anyone know how to burn an avi file bigger than the size of a cd onto a dvd-r or dvd+r? I tried a few times using nero but it has never worked. instead I have to convert all big avi files into dvd format which is kind of time consuming... is there another way?

Cheers

Tony H · 25-11-2006 05:04PM

woooo232 wrote:

so will this player play all types of video formats?? divx, xvid etc? yes
so would this play avi file formats if i burned them onto a cd or even cd-rw??yes

and while im asking, does anyone know how to burn an avi file bigger than the size of a cd onto a dvd-r or dvd+r? I tried a few times using nero but it has never worked. instead I have to convert all big avi files into dvd format which is kind of time consuming... is there another way?

Cheers

when you are burning a dvd with nero you have to choose from a dropdown menu , choose the dvd option and you can burn all your avi files to one dvd and view them on the lidl player

The Sparrow · 25-11-2006 08:42PM

fitzdragon wrote:

when you are burning a dvd with nero you have to choose from a dropdown menu , choose the dvd option and you can burn all your avi files to one dvd and view them on the lidl player

Thanks a lot... very helpful

gerryo · 25-11-2006 10:13PM

Originally Posted by thelastangryman
That has a cap of 32gb on Windows Xp.

eolhc wrote:

So there is, my mistake

Yeah, that's the limit for Fat 32, you'll have to create multiple partitions on a big disk. Can the player handle more than 1 partion though?

thefinalstage · 25-11-2006 10:50PM

gerryo wrote:

Yeah, that's the limit for Fat 32, you'll have to create multiple partitions on a big disk. Can the player handle more than 1 partion though?

I never tried that actually. To the Bat Cave!

If I get it working on my player I'll let you all know.

Ghost Train · 26-11-2006 12:58AM

this free command line program seems to work under xp for formatting fat32 above 32gb
http://www.ridgecrop.demon.co.uk/index.htm?fat32format.htm

Redisle · 26-11-2006 02:19PM

for anyone interested i just got the lidl brochure thing in the paper and its got a bit more detail on this, plays divx, mp4 etc... ive attached a scan... not the greatest scan ever but its readable...

Xcom2 · 26-11-2006 03:36PM

Anyone know how to make this region free?

GrumPy · 26-11-2006 08:56PM

Does anyone think it's worth holding off on this player, and hope they get the hdmi version in again this side of xmas?

craichoe · 27-11-2006 08:23AM

thelastangryman wrote:

I never tried that actually. To the Bat Cave!

If I get it working on my player I'll let you all know.

Its actually quite easy to format LARGE fat32 filesystems,

Use:
http://www.crapcontrol.com/content.php?article.14

Although on a Mac or in Linux its just a matter of selecting the drive and clicking format :cool:

Shame you can't do it on Windows

And one other thing, although i keep raving on about it, why wouldn't ye consider splashing out an extra 60 quid on an Xbox and a modchip, Media center beats the ar*e of anything i've seen of these USB divx players.

It'll play ANYTHING, is networkable and also has a neat interface, hell it'll even play google vids or thelaunch on your 32 inch flat screen and plug into your hifi

It can also change the format from 4:3 to 16:9 and doesn't skip at all, oh . and it does support usb, you can just get an adapter for the front ports.

GrumPy · 27-11-2006 04:56PM

craichoe wrote:

And one other thing, although i keep raving on about it, why wouldn't ye consider splashing out an extra 60 quid on an Xbox and a modchip, Media center beats the ar*e of anything i've seen of these USB divx players.

you can just get an adapter for the front ports.

Softmod ftw

Anyway
I have three of them in my house, But I still want this player

Are you sure a usb flash drive connected to an xbox will play divx with XBMC? TBH, I never tried. But have all the cables etc...

What do people think of this player? Dunno is its PAL or not, but its features are same as LIDL player, except for added HDMI support

http://www.pixmania.com/ie/uk/424180/art/sigmatek/xs-700-pro-dvd-divx-usb-h.html#fichetechnique

GrumPy · 27-11-2006 10:43PM

That player I linked from pixmani, doesnt seem to be PAL/NTSC

Wonder if there is a multi region hack? It also has no scart output, but everything else it does have :rolleyes:

MisterAnarchy · 28-11-2006 10:26PM

craichoe wrote:

And one other thing, although i keep raving on about it, why wouldn't ye consider splashing out an extra 60 quid on an Xbox and a modchip, Media center beats the ar*e of anything i've seen of these USB divx players.

It'll play ANYTHING, is networkable and also has a neat interface, hell it'll even play google vids or thelaunch on your 32 inch flat screen and plug into your hifi

It can also change the format from 4:3 to 16:9 and doesn't skip at all, oh . and it does support usb, you can just get an adapter for the front ports.

I did that a few years back.
It worked well for about 3 months then started fragging and it has been a paper weight ever since.:(

Dingatron · 30-11-2006 10:07AM

Bagged one of these this morning. Looks good but won't get a chance to play with it till tonight.

johnny_adidas · 30-11-2006 10:29AM

same as. still in the boot of the car at home. now to find a cheap hard drive for it.

the corpo · 30-11-2006 12:28PM

anyone get one from parnell? had they many left?

revileandy · 30-11-2006 12:58PM

Parnell/Moore St was sold out at 8.15am today when I went in.

I wen't to the one on Walkinstown Avenue on the way to work, they had 12 left at 9.00am - some bird in front of me was buying three of them!!

Looking forward to testing it out tonight

zimbabady · 30-11-2006 01:10PM

Got myself one of these this morn, they were sold out on parnell st at 8:05 when i picked mine up. i only arrived at 8 was at the end of the line and got the 3rd last one.

Have been playing with it. I needed the multi channel out to make use of my surround system.

Sounds Super!
Menu system is as good as expected.
Tryed a flash drive and it plays any avi i give it be it divx or mpeg.

I am currently formatting my 250Gb to Fat32 but my 40GB wont work. I dunno y it wont work but it is not a regular HD its 1.8" and 3 years old.

Will let yous know if the 250 works

Dingatron · 30-11-2006 01:31PM

I am currently formatting my 250Gb to Fat32 but my 40GB wont work. I dunno y it wont work but it is not a regular HD its 1.8" and 3 years old.

Not what I wanted to hear.

the corpo · 30-11-2006 01:38PM

for once i thought i wouldn't have to get there that early
"surely, everyone's got dvd players by now, apart from me"

obviously not 8(

*smacks back of head*

30-11-2006 01:51PM

I have one of those external HD's with a cable that requires two USB slots....will this work with this DVD player? (If not does anyone know if a one USB slot cable would work with my external HD)

Johnny Storm · 30-11-2006 03:40PM

FWIW they had a load of these (~50) at 9:00 this morning in the new Lidl in Pottery Road. I got one and it certainly played an .avi from a 1Gig SD card no problems and picture quality was fine.

thefinalstage · 30-11-2006 06:42PM

Deleted User wrote:

I have one of those external HD's with a cable that requires two USB slots....will this work with this DVD player? (If not does anyone know if a one USB slot cable would work with my external HD)

Usually they do work with just one cable but slower.

You may want to try a usb hub on it since the player has only one slot.Make sure to try one with an external power source.

Timans · 30-11-2006 06:54PM

Is it region-free? If not, can you make it region free?

Comes with Nero 30 day trial aswell. Nice

Do-more · 30-11-2006 07:20PM

Got one at 12.45 in Lidl Mullingar, was asking an assistant for one when the Manager arrived with the last few out of the stores!:)

resistancegav · 30-11-2006 08:13PM

my one wont play stuff off my 2 gig usb.....plays for about 30 seconds then crashes...im using fat 32 aswell....manual states only drives 0f 512mg are supported...anyone know a way around this?

Johnny Storm · 30-11-2006 08:48PM

As I posted earlier my one will play from my 1GB card but now it wont play the audio on a different .avi

revileandy · 30-11-2006 09:07PM

I just tried a 2gb Disgo memory stick with some divx AVi - played perfectly

duridian · 01-12-2006 05:25PM

I seem to be one of the unhappy few who wound up getting a faulty player. Am well p'ed off after the trouble of getting one of these only to find it doesn't work.
It powers on, brings up the Silvercrest logo and all, but that is as much as it does. I think that the main dvd drive section of it is faulty as it keeps alternating between Open/Close on the LED display at the front and eventuallyafter a minute or two stays on Open. The drive part itself makes no attempt at budging - it doesn't open/close, spin or make a sound. I can't even bring up a menu to try a factory reset as no menu functions work either, all I get is "You can't do that at this time". The memory stick/USB part doesn't work either so I am rightly disappointed. In fact the only thing that does work is Standby and the screensaver comes on if you leave it for a minute or two.
Does anyone know if there is somewhere that can replace/repair these besides my local Lidl store? If I take it back to Lidl, they will just give me back the €50 and I would really rather exchange it for a working unit.

johnny_adidas · 01-12-2006 05:32PM

got any relatives in clonmel, they still had some there last night

another LIDL DVD player with USB

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