Author Topic: Xtreme HDMI 1080p Upscaling DVD Player (Read 56929 times)

barvi · « **Reply #120 on:** Dec 08, 2008 at 05:37 PM »

Thanks for the quick reply guys ... will try it later tonight! will post the result afterwards.

Philander · « **Reply #121 on:** Dec 08, 2008 at 06:38 PM »

Usually you have at least three selection for digital out for each audio type.

DTS/DD out ----> Bitsream (DD/DTS), (downmix to) LPCM, or OFF

Some have corresponding settings for MPEG as not all receiver or audio processor support mpeg audio, where you can have it out as MPEG or convert to LPCM.

HTH.

jackstone · « **Reply #122 on:** Dec 16, 2008 at 01:31 PM »

Would you guys know san pa meron nito sa Makati? Wala sa SM Appliance Rockwell

burrito · « **Reply #123 on:** Dec 16, 2008 at 09:38 PM »

Bought the black one last Sunday at SM Appliance at Megamall. They have one more unit aside from the display one. Note, all the screws at the back already had some signs of rusting.

I will have to find time to replace them. So far used the VGA direct to my 22" LG LCD, coax video, and component YUV connection to a TV-Box also connected to the LCD. Works fine. I have no HDMi TV.

Hope this helps.

shadowfax20 · « **Reply #124 on:** Dec 17, 2008 at 09:33 AM »

Sir if your lcd has dvi connection.. you can buy hdmi to dvi adapter.. ganyan ginawa ko sa Acer p223w ko.. ganda ng video quality ngayon using this xtreme dvd player.. noticeable yung difference compare nung nakahook pa dati sa external tv tuner ko...

burrito · « **Reply #125 on:** Dec 19, 2008 at 12:14 AM »

Sir Shadowfax,

waiting for my HDMI to DVI cable to arrive tomorrow. Mahina kasi EQ ko sa ganito, hehe. nangalikot agad.

Huddaf · « **Reply #126 on:** Dec 20, 2008 at 05:41 AM »

Patok na patok talaga tong Xtreme. Magkano na ba ngayon to at kanino warranty?

dntalk2me · « **Reply #127 on:** Dec 26, 2008 at 09:51 PM »

I bought this afternoon the silver one @ SM Cubao for 2,525.77.

Nice item for a cheap price...

:=)

juanch · « **Reply #128 on:** Dec 30, 2008 at 01:28 AM »

just got a silver one kanina sa SM Cubao din.

I noticed the disc tray opens a little slow but not too slow. Ganyan ba talaga?

And R3 Fox DVD's can't be upscaled to 720p/1080i via component.
"HD Content protected daw" but DVD's from other studios ok naman pag inaupscale via component.

Pls. Confirm. TIA guys

Philander · « **Reply #129 on:** Dec 30, 2008 at 09:31 AM »

Quote from: juancho on Dec 30, 2008 at 01:28 AM

just got a silver one kanina sa SM Cubao din.

I noticed the disc tray opens a little slow but not too slow. Ganyan ba talaga?

And R3 Fox DVD's can't be upscaled to 720p/1080i via component.
"HD Content protected daw" but DVD's from other studios ok naman pag inaupscale via component.

Pls. Confirm. TIA guys

Wow. May AACS issue pala ang extreme.

Read here: http://gear.ign.com/articles/691/691408p1.html

What does that mean to you? If you purchased an HDTV more than a couple of years ago, chances are you are using Component Video (the red, green, and blue plugs) to connect HD sources to your TV. Component Video is an analog transmission, which means that it can't work with the absurdly stringent AACS copy-protection Hollywood has insisted be integrated into the new formats. Thus, no HDMI input on your TV, no hi-def DVD for you. If you don't have a compatible TV, you'll either receive a massively downgraded sub-720p resolution version of the content, or what the studios are suggesting, a warning screen followed by nothing.

Your last option is to use HDMI.

Alfie · « **Reply #130 on:** Dec 30, 2008 at 10:50 AM »

Yike's puro's Blu Ray-rayan kasi ang ginagamit ko eh'

But as far as I can remember the Terminator 2 was played via upscaled component.

(I used it for testing region free capability)

juanch · « **Reply #131 on:** Dec 31, 2008 at 02:36 PM »

^ Try Fox DVD's

The Fox titles I tested were I-Robot, Empire Strikes Back, Road to Perdition, Ice Age.
I also tried Disney DVD's Incredibles & Lion King also refuse to be upscaled.

It's not naman world ending but still.........

juanch · « **Reply #132 on:** Dec 31, 2008 at 02:51 PM »

Quote from: Alfie on Dec 30, 2008 at 10:50 AM

Yike's puro's Blu Ray-rayan kasi ang ginagamit ko eh'

yikes!! guilty

peace brader

xdaatom206 · « **Reply #133 on:** Jan 01, 2009 at 07:41 PM »

Help naman i tried connecting the coax to my receiver so i could decode Dolby Digital 5.1 or DTS pero laging Pro logic pa din ang nilalabas is there a problem with my settings ?

amethyst_arr · « **Reply #134 on:** Jan 01, 2009 at 09:42 PM »

kaya ba nitong basahin kapag external harddrive ang ikinabit sa usb port nito? thanks.

Philander · « **Reply #135 on:** Jan 02, 2009 at 01:35 AM »

Quote from: xdaatom206 on Jan 01, 2009 at 07:41 PM

Help naman i tried connecting the coax to my receiver so i could decode Dolby Digital 5.1 or DTS pero laging Pro logic pa din ang nilalabas is there a problem with my settings ?

Try my suggestion posted before:

MOst of DVD player has digital out audio settings, try to check the setting and set the output to RAW or Bitstream format when using the Digital out and/or selecting the audio processing for DD and DTS.

Also, try other DVD-Video.

Usually you have at least three selection for digital out for each audio type.

DTS/DD out ----> Bitsream (DD/DTS), (downmix to) LPCM, or OFF

Some have corresponding settings for MPEG as not all receiver or audio processor support mpeg audio, where you can have it out as MPEG or convert to LPCM.

HTH.

Ichigo · « **Reply #136 on:** Jan 02, 2009 at 01:57 AM »

Quote from: amethyst_arr on Jan 01, 2009 at 09:42 PM

kaya ba nitong basahin kapag external harddrive ang ikinabit sa usb port nito? thanks.

yes! hanep nga at nabasa yung ipod na 80gig ko. nag play naman yung axxo movies, mp3s, etc.

sinubukan ko rin yung powered na external drive pero di na basa, sa tingin ko sa format lang nagka problema dahil yung ipod ay FAT32 format at yung powered na drive ay NTFS.

Alfie · « **Reply #137 on:** Jan 02, 2009 at 05:01 PM »

Quote from: juancho on Dec 31, 2008 at 02:36 PM

^ Try Fox DVD's

The Fox titles I tested were I-Robot, Empire Strikes Back, Road to Perdition, Ice Age.
I also tried Disney DVD's Incredibles & Lion King also refuse to be upscaled.

It's not naman world ending but still.........

I have both the silver and black Xtreme DVD Player.

I tried the following titles;
R3: I-Robot, Revenge Of The Sith,The Simpsons & Monsters Inc.
R1: Ice Age, Lion King Special Edition, Empire Strikes Back & The Incredibles
I included Revenge of the Sith,The Simpsons & Monsters Inc, since I want to balance the R3 & R1 tested, besdides I could not locate where my Ice Age R3 Extreme Edition,and my Ice Age was the older 2 discs version in immaculate white packaging.

These are my findings;
1) The HD Content protected warning did emerge,and the grid line were observed, however, after a pause of 2-3 seconds, the movies did play on my black Xtreme.
2) The same findings occurred with the silver model, however, it had much difficulty with the R1 Incredibles, in whihc it would stop,however, after pressing play a couple of times, it did play.
3) On my older DVDs, like The Empire Strikes Back(Included in the R1 Star Wars Boxset) and Ice Age it played flawlessly.
4) Play delay was noted only with The Simpsons, I-Robot & The Incredibles.

These are my findings, I don't know if I'm just lucky that my players' HD protection have been programmed to bypass the so called AAC protection.

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Help naman i tried connecting the coax to my receiver so i could decode Dolby Digital 5.1 or DTS pero laging Pro logic pa din ang nilalabas is there a problem with my settings ?

Nothing wrong with your settings, I don't know where I posted this irritating flaw of our Xtreme. It's one of it's pitfalls, that it was programmed to auto play in the LPCM mode, and the only way to enjoy the DD or DTS audio, is while on play, go to the settings menu,and choose the RAW choice in the digital audio out,and you'll be able to appreciate your digital audio.

Happy watching and listening.

halvert · « **Reply #138 on:** Jan 02, 2009 at 05:59 PM »

regarding the fox dvds...pero pwede naman sya mag-upscale via hdmi di ba? or mas maganda ba upscale nya via component?

Alfie · « **Reply #139 on:** Jan 02, 2009 at 09:26 PM »

Yes that's true, actually I wanted to test that,whether that will affect the HDMI upscale, however, it's just too cumbersome, and my setup's been fixed so I tested it as it is, and it turned out that I can play it as well.

josefismael · « **Reply #140 on:** Jan 03, 2009 at 01:57 AM »

wow pwde pala external hdd, sayang bumili pa ko ng usb flash disk

anyways, my question is, paano tanggalin yung timer sa upper left? I always have to press the OSD button sa remote para display off, pero it always comes back on pag iba na video (i use this for playing videos through usb) Di ko makita sa settings to keep the display off.

also, i think OT pero if i have an 720p mkv file, what is the best conversion para ma play ko sa dvd player na ito? what resolution, etc dapat gamitin para it will have the least quality loss.

amethyst_arr · « **Reply #141 on:** Jan 03, 2009 at 07:31 AM »

Quote from: Ichigo on Jan 02, 2009 at 01:57 AM

yes! hanep nga at nabasa yung ipod na 80gig ko. nag play naman yung axxo movies, mp3s, etc.

sinubukan ko rin yung powered na external drive pero di na basa, sa tingin ko sa format lang nagka problema dahil yung ipod ay FAT32 format at yung powered na drive ay NTFS.

i see...thanks for the info.

phase1youth · « **Reply #142 on:** Jan 03, 2009 at 07:34 AM »

mga paps new lang me dito and newbie me pero i have some questions

1. pwede po ba mga jack sparrow dvds dito
2. kapag nakaconnect sya via HDMI malaki ba talaga difference pag upscaled? i have a 32' Samsung LCD pero yung luma kong dvd lng ang nkalagay
3. pwede din upscale mga divx movies ryt? yung mga DVDrip ni axxo etc

phase1youth · « **Reply #143 on:** Jan 03, 2009 at 07:36 AM »

pahabol lang po

mga anime kasi madalas ko panoorin

pag upscaled ba yung anime malaking malaki ba difference? new lang me sa upscale eh

amethyst_arr · « **Reply #144 on:** Jan 03, 2009 at 09:29 AM »

Quote from: Ichigo on Jan 02, 2009 at 01:57 AM

yes! hanep nga at nabasa yung ipod na 80gig ko. nag play naman yung axxo movies, mp3s, etc.

sinubukan ko rin yung powered na external drive pero di na basa, sa tingin ko sa format lang nagka problema dahil yung ipod ay FAT32 format at yung powered na drive ay NTFS.

btw, anong maximum size ng hdd na nababasa nito assuming na i'm going to use FAT32? thanks again.

Alfie · « **Reply #145 on:** Jan 03, 2009 at 08:20 PM »

Same as ACE, and even better,took a shorter time to read and open a 500Gig 3.5HDD(Buffalo Brand)with own power supply.

amethyst_arr · « **Reply #146 on:** Jan 03, 2009 at 10:28 PM »

Quote from: Alfie on Jan 03, 2009 at 08:20 PM

Same as ACE, and even better,took a shorter time to read and open a 500Gig 3.5HDD(Buffalo Brand)with own power supply.

hmmm...tempting. lalo na yung upconverting capability ng component connection...

DonMiguel85 · « **Reply #147 on:** Jan 06, 2009 at 12:48 AM »

I'm thinking about getting this player too after seeing it in Juancho's place, but how does its DVD upscaling compare to the PS3?

Also I'm assuming it WILL upscale everything just fine over HDMI right?

juanch · « **Reply #148 on:** Jan 06, 2009 at 09:17 AM »

Quote from: DonMiguel85 on Jan 06, 2009 at 12:48 AM

I'm thinking about getting this player too after seeing it in Juancho's place, but how does its DVD upscaling compare to the PS3?

Also I'm assuming it WILL upscale everything just fine over HDMI right?

In the pdvd shootout months ago the PS3 performed 3rd best next only to the OPPO 983 & Toshiba HD-XA2.
The Xtreme DVD player wasn't available in the shootout.

I cannot say whether the Xtreme player upscales as well as the Ps3 because I've got no Ps3

I think the HDMI will bypass the ACC protection.

hahnsoloist · « **Reply #149 on:** Jan 08, 2009 at 12:28 PM »

I've been looking for this unit in the malls pero mukhang out of stock. SM appliance lang ba ang nagca-carry nitong Xtreme?? If you know a branch that sells one. do let me know. TIA