nuffs3d(Harmless) posted this on Thursday, 28th April 2005, 13:57
Hi,
I am having problems playing back Divx AVI files on the Skyworth. The most annoying problem is that some AVIs play back quite jerky.
The second issue is that the DVD player displays in the top left corner of the screen a timer which shows how long the movie has been playing for, but only when playing AVI`s. I have tried pressing all the buttons on the remote but it just won`t turn off.
I have looked through this forum and found articles realting to the denver firmware upgrade to fix tghe jerky issues which it seems has had mixed results but there has been no mention of the annoying timer display issue.
Hope someone can help beore I smash it up!
Thanks,
Nuff.
RE: SkyWorth 3650 player issues
tonyk100(Competent) posted this on Thursday, 28th April 2005, 21:29
Calm down dear ;)
There is no need to smash it up. The countdown timer thing appears automatically just press the display button on the remote a few times it will cycle through the time remaining total time etc eventually it will show display off - bingo
As for the jerky playback, check for a packed bitstream in the avis using mpegmodifier. that will solve 50% of the problems. the firmware upgrade is not for the fainthearted
Check out the other thread for more details good luck
tony
RE: SkyWorth 3650 player issues
nuffs3d(Harmless) posted this on Friday, 29th April 2005, 08:58
thanks mate,
Couldnt see the display button on the remote. doh.
I`ll try that, do all players suffer from jerkyness with playback of AVI`s then or is just the Skyworth?
Cheers
Nuff.
RE: SkyWorth 3650 player issues
tonyk100(Competent) posted this on Friday, 29th April 2005, 17:38
If you read the other thread, you`ll see theres much more to AVI`s than I though possible, its very confusing, certain resalutions and bitrates give the chipset in the skyworth more of a headache than others.
Also Xvid and Divx are differnt Xvids are more troublesome and after all it is DivX certified not Xvid.
As I have said before this player is as cheap as chips, multiregion, and plays all the back up copies of the movies you own. Its a lot more flexible than much more expensive branded products. By checking for packed bitstreams you can solve most problems.
My Yamada 6700 displays the counter on avis as well, but I haven`t had any problems with stuttering yet but then I`ve been lucky with the Skyworth to.
