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mrzippy

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1. July 2005 @ 12:35

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I see there is a long forum for the DVP642 (DVP630 Europe) but nothing for the new DVP5100 player, so I'd start a thread...

Anyway this is an excellent player, playing many formats and Philips claim it supports GMC and QPEL in DivX, although I have not tested.

Anyway I have a couple of issue with the firmware in this player, I am using the UK model 5100/05.

16:9 switching problem
The 5100 sends widescreen MPEG 4 to my TV anamorpically, which is good, but the player DOES NOT activate the widescreen mode via the SCART cable, so I have to set the wide mode on my TV manually.

I note that DVDs DO active the widescreen mode through the SCART cable correctly.

4:3 display problem with the DVP5100
I have tested some 4:3 Mpeg 4s and they are also output anamorphically, which means you cannot stretch to full screen, as you are left with black borders left and right.

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Sembei83

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11. July 2005 @ 10:37

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I'll but this dvd today... but i would like to read a little more about this first.

What do you think? is a good player?

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karsta

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30. July 2005 @ 00:52

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And again my normal and very important DVD-player question:
Can this player play mp3's random through subdirectories?

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ääxx

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31. July 2005 @ 00:29

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RTFM... you can find it at philips site by searching with dvp5100. Anyway, here's the interesting page copy-pasted:

*****************************
Disc Operations
Selecting a folder and track/file
1 Press 3 4 to select the folder and press
OK to open the folder.
2 Press 3 4 to select a track/file.
3 Press S / T to go to previous/next
page.
4 Press OK to confirm.
➜Playback will start from the selected
file to the end of the folder.
Playing MP3/Windows Media?
Audio/MPEG-4/JPEG/Kodak
Picture CD
IMPORTANT!
You have to turn on your TV and set to
the correct Video In channel. (See page
15 ?Setting up the TV?).
General Operation
1 Load a disc.
➜The disc reading time may exceed 30
seconds due to the complexity of the
directory/file configuration.
➜The data disc menu appears on the TV
screen.
2 Playback will start automatically. If not
press PLAY B.
01:42 04:40
001/020
Coco - Before
Coco - I love
Coco - Jazz
Before
- - - - - -
ALBUM - - - - - -
2002
--
Coco Lee
MP3
MP3
MP3
To select another folder from the current
disc, press 1 to return to the root menu,
then press 3 4 to make your selection
and press OK to confirm.
During playback, you can;
Press S / T to select another track/
file in the current folder.
Press REPEAT continuously to access
different ?Play Mode?.
➜FOLDER: files will be played back once.
➜REPEAT ONE: one file being played
repeatedly.
➜REPEAT FOLDER: all files in one folder
being played repeatedly.
➜SHUFFLE: all files in the current folder
being played at random order.
➜SINGLE: play the selected file once,
then return to the menu.
Press Å to pause playback.
Helpful Hints:
? It may not be possible to play certain
MP3/Windows Media? Audio/JPEG/DivX/
MPEG-4 disc due to the configuration and
characteristics of the disc or condition of the
recording.
? It is normal to experience an occasional
?skip? while listening to your MP3/Windows
Media? Audiodisc.
? It is normal to experience an occasional
pixelation during MPEG-4/DivX playback
due to poor clarity of digital contents during
internet downloading.
? For multi-session discs with different
formats, only the first session will be available.
********************************

So the question remains whether this can handle multiple folders or not:
➜SHUFFLE: all files in the current folder
being played at random order.

mrzippy, can you try out?

-ääxx

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mrzippy

Newbie

31. July 2005 @ 03:28

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I have been away on honeymoon, am back now and I will try and test in next couple of days.

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Sembei83

Newbie

21. August 2005 @ 11:26

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Finally i bought this player and works perfectly. But i've this question...

Playing mp3: There is a way to use a display with a smaller font? Because it only shows the 1st letters of the track, album and artis.

Thanks...

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mrzippy

Newbie

21. August 2005 @ 12:52

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I don't think the player supports long filenames, it does this with DivX too.

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