Commodore 30 GB Multi Media Player PMC30

Scruff · 13-04-2007 03:56PM

whats the best way to find that out? from what i could see there were only minor differences in resolution and data rate....

neacy69: The Ulead Video Toolbox that is on the cd does the job fine. just make sure ye chose to re-encode to divx as opposed to mp4 (read that in a review somewhere). It does however resize them to 320 x 240. Would prefer if there was the option to leave them in their original resolution as that would be better for tv playback

Basq · 13-04-2007 03:57PM

It might be an AC3 sound limitation.. the Zen:Vision M won't play any XviD / DivX with AC3 sound.

Check the codecs in the file using AVICodec

mawk · 13-04-2007 04:10PM

langers one and all!!

mine didnt arrive today so now i wont get it till at least monday and ill be in college then so i cant accept it.

balls

Scruff · 13-04-2007 04:11PM

works:

battlestar_galactica.1x13.kobols_last_gleaming_part2.ws_pdtv_xvid-fov.[BT].avi

 File     :  349 MB (349 MB),  duration: 0:41:47,  type: AVI,  1 audio stream(s),  quality: 56 %
 Video :  311 MB,  1043 Kbps,  25.0 fps,  640*368 (16:9),  XVID = XVID Mpeg-4,    Supported
 Audio :  38 MB,  128 Kbps,  48000 Hz,  2 channels,  0x55 = MPEG Layer-3,    Supported

Doesnt work:

Prison Break - Season 1 - Episode 1 - Pilot.avi

 File     :  348 MB (348 MB),  duration: 0:41:51,  type: AVI,  1 audio stream(s),  quality: 54 %
 Video :  315 MB,  1052 Kbps,  25.0 fps,  640*352 (16:9),  XVID = XVID Mpeg-4,    Supported
 Audio :  33 MB,  112 Kbps,  48000 Hz,  2 channels,  0x55 = MPEG Layer-3,    Supported

alastair_doom · 13-04-2007 04:26PM

Scruff, can you try "Prison Break - Season 1 - Episode 1 - Pilot.avi" on the player again, without the spaces in the file name?

Scruff · 13-04-2007 04:31PM

nope. had read on the 442 forums that that was something people wanted in a firmware patch. only way around it I see is to use a hirearchical folder tree and keep the file names short.

missingtime · 13-04-2007 04:49PM

Mine came althought it was dropped off at work when the reception was closed. Now I have to go hunting for it at a delivery office. mon - fri between 7.30 and
5.
pretty much the hours i work. boo-urns!

briman1983 · 13-04-2007 05:50PM

got mine just there a while ago. It's a bit of a brick in my opinion. not as happy as I thought I would be

event · 13-04-2007 06:59PM

been using mine now, its pretty cool

recorded a bit of a DVD to it, pretty class

been transfering over stuff to it and have been converting Xvid to DivX as well

Briman1983, for €100 what did you expect?

briman1983 · 13-04-2007 07:01PM

Ya i know, just had a view of it in my head, got a bit of a shock. have two ordered for other people as well hopefully there cool with them

Dave! · 13-04-2007 07:08PM

I'll take one off ye if they don't want one

Quackles · 13-04-2007 07:50PM

Oh cruel fate, why do you mock me? No sign of mine.. I was so looking forward to a new weekend toy! Ah well, hopefully Monday.

leanguy · 13-04-2007 09:24PM

Got mine today, but the software wont run on my pc because the disk is scratched so annoying.

Any chance could anyone burn me a copy of the driver disk, I'll send a Stamped addressed envelope.

Or if it would be possible to send as an attachment, could someone send it to my email: billyleen@gmail.com

Thanks.

neacy69 · 14-04-2007 01:56PM

been having some problems with converting Xvid for this PMP. I tried using the software that comes with and I think its a peice of sh*t (maybe i just doing it wrong) using a PSP file convertor at the min I'll update with how that goes

neacy69 · 14-04-2007 03:07PM

OK so the PSP video convertor worked well.
It converted the non-playable xvids into MP4 which are working perfect on the PMP.

I tried using APEX video convertor but the sound was ou of sync with the video
so try using
http://www.pspvideo9.com/ for conversions im using the 1.74 version and havent looked at the beta versions (freeware)

Ghost Train · 14-04-2007 03:14PM

iriverter i've always liked, so if your looking for a converter, might be worth testing it.

bittihuduga · 15-04-2007 09:52AM

1) The firmware on my device reads D.1.2.1 On the neuros site, they have firmware 1.2.4 and 2.0. can I update my firmware even though I am well below their update level.

2)my player doesnt play any of my file copies, only audio, no video.
i tried converting into mp4 using the pspconverter too. but no use.

3)tv out doesnt seem to work. only audio appears on TV, no video on TV. video only on the player

any help or suggestions welcome

lensman · 15-04-2007 04:03PM

very similar item here on ebay for £80 + £5 shipping

kensutz · 16-04-2007 10:57AM

Mine arrived today just as I was about to send an email to cancel the order since my status is still down as "In Process"

mal1 · 16-04-2007 11:23AM

I still haven't received mine. I will have to pick up the phone and give them a call.

Scruff · 16-04-2007 11:29AM

bittihuduga wrote:

1) The firmware on my device reads D.1.2.1 On the neuros site, they have firmware 1.2.4 and 2.0. can I update my firmware even though I am well below their update level.

havent done it yet myself but from reading the firmware release notes you need to incrementally upgrage 1.2.1 -> 1.2.2 -> 1.2.4 -> 2.0.0
You can get all the firmwares and release notes here

bittihuduga · 16-04-2007 11:59AM

Is TV out working for anyone?
I can hear only voice on TV, no picture on TV

neacy69 · 16-04-2007 12:08PM

bittihuduga wrote:

1) The firmware on my device reads D.1.2.1 On the neuros site, they have firmware 1.2.4 and 2.0. can I update my firmware even though I am well below their update level.

I haven't tried updating any firmware on my player as of yet so I cant answer this

bittihuduga wrote:

2)my player doesnt play any of my file copies, only audio, no video.
i tried converting into mp4 using the pspconverter too. but no use.

bittihuduga wrote:

3)tv out doesnt seem to work. only audio appears on TV, no video on TV. video only on the player

any help or suggestions welcome

When you connect to the TV you will hear the sound through the TV. The when you press the "TV/Lock" button on the player the video will appear on the TV. You may need to change the setting in the settings menu for the TV output from NTSC to PAL. I have been using the TV function no problems so far....

kensutz · 16-04-2007 12:39PM

Did anyone get a stand with theirs?

neacy69 · 16-04-2007 12:41PM

kensutz wrote:

Did anyone get a stand with theirs?

Yeah.....so did another person I know
Did you not?

kensutz · 16-04-2007 12:44PM

Nope no sign of one in mine

bittihuduga · 16-04-2007 12:44PM

I just got the bag for the player..no stand :-(

kensutz · 16-04-2007 12:50PM

I got 2 sets of video cables

neacy69 · 16-04-2007 12:55PM

I got
driver cd
the player
2 video cables
a carry pouch
headphones
the stand
the usb cable
power cable and adapter

think that was it

bittihuduga · 16-04-2007 01:10PM

kensutz wrote:

I got 2 sets of video cables

2 set for input and output

Commodore 30 GB Multi Media Player PMC30

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