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Been into my local asda and seen they were selling the cyberhome dvr1600 dvd recorder @ £99.96 i know the me model will record on -r and +r +rw discs too and play divx if you go to get one make sure it s the me model



details on model

http://www.cyberhome.de/en/Article16.html

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Been into my local asda and seen they were selling the cyberhome dvr1600 dvd recorder @ £99.96 i know the me model will record on -r and +r +rw discs too and play divx if you go to get one make sure it s the me model
Hi there, thanks for the post. I was thinking of getting a cheapo dev recorder. As you appear to be in the know can you please explain a few more things;

How do i recognise the `me` model?
What`s so special about the `me` model that i have to make sure i get that one?
Do ASDA have a mixture of `me` and non `me` ones then?
How do you know it plays divx?
What does divx mean? Is it to do with the ability to play any disc of any region and format?
Will it play 5.1 on a TV with built in 5.1?

I don`t see anything about DivX here: http://www.cyberhome.de/en/Sections-article18-p1.html

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What does divx mean?

DivX is a compressed file format for video files, you can fit say 5 films on one DVD with comparatively little loss of quality (as ever with lossy formats there`s a trade-off between space saving and quality loss)

This item was edited on Sunday, 10th July 2005, 18:25

No RGB in seems to be the downside on this machine.

Still interesting at Asda - local in Basildon had 3 for £99 ea including the Dual and the 4KUS.

However worth noting that the Panasonic E55 is being heavily discounted at places like Dixons and can be seen for under £150. No doubt it will be had for £129 - and that`ll be me happy with a second recorder.

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DivX is a compressed file format for video files, you can fit say 5 films on one DVD with comparatively little loss of quality (as ever with lossy formats there`s a trade-off between space saving and quality loss)
pavlovspooch. Thanks for the explanation. So it`s a liitle bit like putting several cd`s on one disk by using mp3`s i guess?
With divx do you still get the same picture update rate, same picture detail, 5.1 sound (when copied from original dvd) etc? Is the quality loss no worse than that of mp3`s. Do they make retail disks with divx format or is this format just useful for those new titles available from the bloke in the pub and car boot sales?

heres the link ref the machine and divx ref the me model



http://webpages.charter.net/zone97/webpages/cyberhome/

DivX is pretty much the favoured format for encoding video for the net (mp3 is the equivalent for audio). It`s commonly used by broadband users to swap video clips and films.
The quality, like mp3, depends on who has encoded it and what bitrates they have chosen to use. Some look great - some don`t. When you are talking about digital compression (goes for DVD and digital tv), these issues are trade offs.
Like mp3, you are buying convenience rather than quality.
The bottom line is I`d much rather have a DVD player/recorder that played DivX than one that didn`t but if you`re not sure what DivX is, then the chances are that you don`t really need it.

I think Marizu has explained DivX pretty well. Similar formats are Xvid and MPG4.

If you want to know more you can find out from divx.com/ better still is doom9.org

This item was edited on Monday, 11th July 2005, 13:09

yup, though it`s worth stating that divx is just a video codec (like xvid and other mpeg compatible formats).

It does not describe the sound coding.

Most hardware divx players will play mp3 coded soundtracks as well as adpcm ones.

However for 5.1 surround you need to code up as ac3.

I don`t know if the hardware players play ac3, but I doubt it.

stu

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heres the link ref the machine and divx ref the me model
http://webpages.charter.net/zone97/webpages/cyberhome/
That link says `mu` not `me`!
Thanks to the people who have explained DIVX. In view of a new original DVD costing £20 and a copied DVD costing 20p, I`m not sure why you would want a lower quality DIVX recording when you have already saved £19.80. Isn`t it worth paying an extra 15p per film for one film per disc instead of putting 4 films on one disc? Doesn`t it just defeat the object of having a DVD player if you use DIVX or have i missed the plot?