DVD players and soft subs

Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 2:42 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

with HD 720p/1080p rips coming of age and with h264 codec in avi/mkv containers becoming more and more popular, a set top DVD player capable of srt/divx is not advisable anymore IMO.

HTPC is the way go.

Plug your PC to your TV and there you go. Or build a dedicated one. Which ever way you like.

Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 4:52 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 7:30 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

HTPC should be seen as entertainment center, and PC as a bonus.

I actually have two Pio divx capable players, they still do their part. As more established groups are shifting to h264, ie DB,nya (shelling out HD rips ex. osen), more films (asian from FSS), my stand alones are getting less viewing time.

I doubt you'll see h264 in avi/mkv capable players any time soon.

HD h264 is here to stay, investing in a divx stand alone at this time would not be a wise choice.

Not to mention how gorgeous HD is. Once you go HD, there is no turning back Smile

Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 8:19 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

The thing about building a HTPC is that:

1. It must be very small (laptop size at the most)

2. It must be quiet

3. It must produce very little heat (the Playstation 3 is like an Easy Bake Oven!)

The smallest I've seen thus far is Hewlett-Packard's multimedia PCs. But even they're somewhat large in size. The problem I see is that PC manufacturers are trying to combine a DVD player with DVR capabilities. The DVR is what's causing these things to be large in size - as PC manufacturers like HP are still using 3.5-inch hard drives (vs flash drives and such.) Also, manufacturers are relying on 3rd-party peripherals for video capturing, such as ATI and such, and therefore require a full-sized PCI slot, adding even more bulk to the unit. And last, managing the OS - as most people already have a difficult time with the PC they already have.

The nice thing about an appliance like a DVD player is that they're small and are designed to fit in with the rest of the equipment in your entertainment center. And, as an embedded device it pretty much runs itself with no OS to manage. The PC will eventually become the nucleus of the entertainment system, but you still have several generations of people whose mindsets are still associated with set-top boxes.

--- groink

Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 8:50 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

I have a problem with my dvd player. I just can display subtile with ekstension .SRT but not .SSA. Is there anybody have a same problem with me??

How to solve this problem?? Thanks..

Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 8:54 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

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Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 9:52 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

.SRT is the simplest form of a subtitle.
With .SSA you can add effects and typesetting. It's just something a little fancier than .SRT.

I haven't seen any type of DVD player that played .SSA yet.

Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 10:11 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Philips DVP5982 plays SSA subtitles, but all effects / fonts are stripped off.

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Edit: Whoops, answered in the topic lol