[Hi-Jack]

http://www.pixmania.co.uk/uk/uk/7374...00-player.html
Pixmania currently lowered the price for the Trans-gear DVX-500E drastically
after Trans-Gear lowered the unit prices as well. Currently the KiSS DP-500
equivalent is changing owner for less then 140 Euro.

The Trans-gear DVX-500E is based on the liteon OEM LVD-2010 but comes
with custom and well developed FW and Software that allows people
to "Transcode" movies that are incompatible with the chipset (Xvid + GMC,
Qpel, WMV9) on the fly using the Trans-Gear Server Software.

With the release of the new model DVX-600 coming anytime soon, Trans-
Gear is becoming a serious competitor for other brands who deliver players
with their own "specialties".

Trans-gear competes not only in features, but also in bringing low price
units. A few pro's and contra's between KiSS DP-500 and Trans-Gear DVX-
500E are listed below.

KiSS DP-500 Pros:
- KML (KiSS Markup Language that allows online site creations)
- Webradio with thousands of stations
- All Round good compatibility with codecs and subtitles
- The Design of the player
- Community added value by projects

KiSS DP-500 Contras:- Buggy
- FW releases on the low end
- Expensive

Trans-gear DVX-500E Pros
- Server Side Transcoding Software
- Stability and general support for codecs and picture formats (multiple)
- Excellent software for simultaneous looking at Pictures and listen to Music
- Community value added by projects

Trans-gear contras:
- Limited iRadio (100 channels)
- Simple and shiny (mirror) design
- Room for extra features

It's a hard choice to validate the features, but considering people on low
budget's that want a decent solution... Which one to go for?

Enjoy deciding.
i can't handle that for you.

regards
hi-Jack

[coolstream]

I find it hard to believe that if it can cope with transcoding of codecs, it can't manage to work with shoutcast streams. Surely that would an easy 'fix' that would help make it comparable with KiSS on the netradio front.

[Hi-Jack]

They are looking into it, but currently iRadio is the thing they use.
There's licenses and stuff to look at and there's a Media server like the NSLU just for
the transgear as well; with Webradio...

GrEeTz

[shebenbrock]

Originally Posted by coolstream ...it can't manage to work with shoutcast streams. Surely that would an easy 'fix' that would help make it comparable with KiSS on the netradio front.

It even works with the regular PCLink software. Organize your favorite shoutcast .pls files below the music folder, that´s it.

[moreno40]

hello
its a nice product
but te site is down i wont to register my player but no site
strainse????
bey

[Hi-Jack]

They probably took a lot of traffix last days...
Will be back shortly...

[moreno40]

hey
yo no a way to get the ultimate server
whit the normel software yo kant play wmv,s
thanks

[Hi-Jack]

You can get it at Transgear website...
Their site is down at the moment though...

[moreno40]

thanks

[Sascha]

HI,

there was a problem with the registration which is solved. Atfer a phonecall to moreno40 he now should be installing Ultimate Server already

Regards,

Sascha