Best MultiMedia (DIVX) Player?

Thanks everyone for the replies and LancelotSA thanks for the table, actually makes things much easier for me.

I think the mede8er is the 1 to go for, not too expensive and has everything. I would like to have IDE as well tho but i guess its time to make away with IDE.
 
Hey peeps, I just had a thort. Could I do all this using a xbox360? Does the xbox play divx and other media without needing that update all the time and can it read external drives?
 
xbox 360 can play divx if you download the codecs, but also needs the drive to be formatted fat32.
 
i heard about the codecs needed for the 360 yeah but i also heard that each time you run a divx file, the codec needs to be downloaded all over again. Is this true?
Also i dont know much about NTFS and FAT32 but whats the disadvantage of having a FAT32 partioned drive?
 
nope... our xbox is not even connected to the net :) works everytime :) just some files we have found need to be re encoded.. but thats the exception..
 
limnos said:
I swear by WD HD TV - it plays mkv files with DTS too... This device is also easy to install 'cooked ROMS' - so there's plenty to do with this device..
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Limnos, I just got one of these but I cannot for the life of me get it to work.
Running XP SP3, laptop with built-in wireless card, and bought DWA-125 wireless adaptor (which have plugged into the WD).
I have tried automatically assigning settings, I have tried manually assigning the settings but no joy in any respect.
Any advice you can give please?
Thans
Divv
 
I have been using my Xbox 360 with my HDTV for media streaming for the past two years. I use Tversity to stream media to the Xbox 360. Tversity converts incompatible formats in real time while streaming. This process is not perfect, but it works. You can also use Media Center, Media Player 11 or Nero home to stream stuff, but then you are limited to the formats supported by the 360 software

As mentioned, the 360 needs to download a codec from the net the first time you play an divx/xvid file. This is a once off thing (until you update your Xbox Dashboard software, then you have to do it again).
The Xbox 360 does not play the following on it's own (but with tversity it can) MKV, Mpeg I, Mpeg II, RMVB / RM, Mov, Vob, Mp4 - I find the lack of Mpeg support quite odd.

It does play the following (very well) Divx, Xvid, Wmv and high definition content in any of these formats. I find the WMV support useful - No MM player plays it

In general terms, the xbox 360 does not allow you to copy media content to it's hard drive. There are ways, but it's too much hassle imho.

A wireless network between the 360 and the pc is not ideal, especially if you plan to stream HD content. A cable is the best way.

Most firewalls have huge issues with media streaming. Bitdefender (at least the last version I used) had enough issues for me to switch to Kaspersky. Kaspersky is better, but still not perfect. It often reports that the 360 is launching network attacks... but I have found ways to get it working.

I own an IPTIME mm player (and also a cheap Isonic 2.5" player). My Iptime is not too bad and I am using it in my bedroom at the moment. The Isonic is just plain k*k - nothing more to say about it.

For <R2000 the Xbox is a very decent Media streamer and in my opinion the perfect solution. You cannot build a decent Media Center PC for that price. It is much more convenient for me to share stuff on my PC Hdd with the 360 rather than having to copy it over to a mm player every time.

I have just bought a PS3 and it seems to be just as good (if not better) than the Xbox 360, but I have not tested it enough to give proper info on it yet.
 
I have an MVIX 780HD and it is awesome - but I am seriously miffed that MVIX refuses to release new firmware to support h.264 mkv files - my 4MB line is so underused - I would love to watch my series in HD off the thing!

Time to upgrade I think.............

To those of you who own a MEDE8R - if you plug an external 2.5 self powered USB drive into one of the USB ports - is there enough power to spin the drive? The MVIX runs my drive no problem and this would be a deal-clincher if I was to move over to a MEDE8R!
 
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Thanks etienne for the informative post. I got myself a xbox 360. Formatted my portable hdd in FAt32 and the xbox picks it up nicely, reads all the media content on it etc. When i tried playing a divx file it required the media update. I then signed up with live and downloaded this update and the videos worked perfectly but whenever i turn the xbox off and on again, it asks me to download this update again and it keeps doing that when i turn the xbox off. Its very annoying coz then im going to have to keep moving my xbox to a different room in order to connect to XBL.

Is there a soluton to this problem?
 
it asks me to download this update again and it keeps doing that when i turn the xbox off. Its very annoying coz then im going to have to keep moving my xbox to a different room in order to connect to XBL.
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I have not experienced this. I must say I have never played any content from USB devices. Could that make a difference? I also tried to find something on the net about your problem, but could not.

What i did not mention in my previous post is that the Xbox Media Centre app has it's own media playback protocols. These differ from normal streaming as done with tversity.
 
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...it asks me to download this update again and it keeps doing that when i turn the xbox off. Its very annoying coz then im going to have to keep moving my xbox to a different room in order to connect to XBL.
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After some research I have found that your issue is related to Microsoft DRM on your 360.
Follow the steps below to sort it out or google "xbox-360-error-51-c00df236-fixed-play-videos-offline" also see this

Solution from a post in another forum: omu= optional media update
f you cannot watch movies without being connected to the web:
YOU MUST HAVE AN INTERNET CONNECTION TO SET THIS UP (once youve done it you dont need to be connected)

DELETE the OMU off your HDD (if you have the file already)
move your machine so you CAN connect it to the web (go to a friends house or whatever).

setup a NEW account / gamer tag etc on XBOXLIVE
choose silver membership (i.e. FREE account)
download the OMU while signed in on this account.(look in marketplace. GAME ADD ONS. Search under ALL GAME ADD ONS. under "o" (for optional media update).

now you should have a profile which will allow you to watch movies from a usb drive without being connected to the web.
as long as youre signed in on that profile you;re ok.

regardless of where your proflile is stored (mem unit / hdd) as long as the OMU was downloaded for THAT machine with THAT profile you'll be ok.

i had to setup 2 free profiles. 1 for each machine. my hdd has 1 profile. my MU has the other.

***FYI: if you use your mem card for this expect to have about 150mb taken up with omu and other system updates
hope this helps!
 
wow etienne, that actually works. Thanks a lot bud. Created a new profile, installed the update, videos are playing off my external drive without having to download the codecs :)
 
I have a popcornhour. the A-200. I freakin rocks.

I don't use my PS3 for streaming at all anymore, it's just far to much of a hassle. The PS3 is now for Blu Ray and gaming only, the popcorn hour for everything else. fantastic little device. now, if only they'd update the firmware to the same edition as the C-200...
 
dotVIBE said:
I have a popcornhour. the A-200. I freakin rocks.

I don't use my PS3 for streaming at all anymore, it's just far to much of a hassle. The PS3 is now for Blu Ray and gaming only, the popcorn hour for everything else. fantastic little device. now, if only they'd update the firmware to the same edition as the C-200...
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Am I correct in saying the A200 doesnt come with an internal HDD? Where did you get the PCH A200?
 
looking for a popcorn hour a200 here in Durban myself... anyone seen 1..
 
only way to get a popcornhour is to order one straight from their site. they then ship you one from China. shipping fee is $30. + the $180 for the device itself it comes to about R1600. Figure about R350 for import tax.

Does not come with an internal HDD.
 
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