Daytek DV5003

[1995mustang]

I just purchased this divx/dvd player and I need some help with it playing divx/xvid. My 1st attempt was to burn some xvid episodes of the tv show 24. I put 12 episodes on equalling just over 4 gig. I'm getting an unsupported format error on attempted playback. I have downloaded the divxtest cd and most of the test files work, well more than 1/2 anyway, LOL. any help would be greatly appreciated before I return this dang player.

1995mustang.

I guess what I'm looking for is burning specifics. What files would play and/or specifics of the avi files I need to avoid and/or use. I filled out the divxtest and submitted it. I would like to try and burn the files again, but I'm not sure what to change or avoid. HELP please, ;-)

[Hi-Jack]

Return it and buy a real player :-)
Could be the disk. I suggest you try one episode on one CD-Rom as a test...

[1995mustang]

Thanks for the response jack. What is a "real" player? I realize this is a cheap wannabe, but it does say on the box it plays divx.

[Hi-Jack]

A lot of players do and some of the cheaper ones are better then the more
expensive ones as well I might add :-) It all comes down what you want,
what you need and what you can spend.

Did you try a CD-Rom with an episode? If that works, you don't need
another player, just another type of DVD brand to burn (or burn them
correctly at max 2-4 speed).

Daytek is an SD player so if the files you have are high definition (high
resolution) it won't be able to player them. The step from a 40$ player to a
400$ player is quit bigf to take in your case :-)

My Favorite list:

1 - TViX M-5000U
2 - Snazio Net Cinema HD SZ1350
3 - KiSS DP-600 / Trans-Gear DVX-700
4 - KiSS VR-558
5 - My girlfriend :-)

(Ziova not listed as not available yet)

Enjoy
Hi-Jack

[1995mustang]

Thanks again jack. 1 file on a dvd -r works fine. So my next questions are;
1. how many will work?
2. what allows 1 to work but not 12?
3. can I combine episodes to make 1 large file before burning?
I'm thinking trial and error might be the way to find out. I was reading a post somewhere about players not liking more than 2 Gig of avi files on a dvd, any truth to that?

1995mustang

Update- 2 files on a cd work, trying 3 on a dvd now, wish me luck ;-)

[Hi-Jack]

It might be the disk was burned too fast. Some players have issues with it
so you can try burning at lower speeds... (4X max) I would not combine
episodes as also big files bring extra trouble on these players...

I'm almost sure using 2X or 4X will fix your issue.

[Jib51]

If this is not the disc, it could be GMC or Qpel options in your DviX/Xvid.
Try to open your files with "Gspot" and report here what you find about your files.

[Hi-Jack]

It's not since the file works fine if burned to CD :-)

[Jib51]

He said 2 files on a CD were working, but did those files work before ?
He's got 12 files, but maybe some of them are working and not the others (due to encoding options). I guess it's an old chipset in the DVD player ?

So he needs to test the fils that was not working, and only those one.
If those two files are working on CD but not on DVD, so you're right Hi-jack it's propably because of the burning process.

[1995mustang]

Thanks for all the replies guys (gals?). All the 12 files on the dvd did not play. I used 2 of the same files on the cd and 1 of the same file(s) on the dvd to test, all worked. I am now up to 5 files on a dvd which all work. Once agin TYVM for the help. BTW, I did burn them slower 4x on the dvd's(except on the cd, which I used 16x).

1995mustang (soon to be released from the body shop) Mwahahahaha!!!

[Jib51]

Ok, so it's definitely the burning process or the quality of your discs.

[1995mustang]

What do you mean "the burning process"? I am using Nero.

!995mustang

[Jib51]

As Hi-Jack told you, I mean the speed of writing.
But it could be the quality of your discs.

[1995mustang]

Thanks again folks (do you like my androgenous word?). I have succesfully burned 6 files (over 2G) to 1 dvd-r at 4x speed. Now I think I'll jump to 12 again. Results to follow. All replies very much appreciated.

1995mustang (tomorrow never comes).

[1995mustang]

I burned the 12 files as stated and I ran into audio-sync problems it seems to be progressive. Any ideas on the relevance of many files causing this problem?

1995mustang

[1995mustang]

Apparently hitting rewind (is that still the correct term considering it's a disc? Reverse perhaps?) for a sec. fixes the audio sync problem. Who knew? and just what exactly is that all about. I know, I know I'm babbling. LOL. Thanks again for any input. Great site Jack!

1995mustang