Stand alone dvd player or a PC? Loong and boring - 10/20/04 09:32 PM
Hey ya,
This is long and pretty worthless to read except the last bit!
Since I'm waiting on a new set of m50's and a new entertainment center. I thought I'd look for a solution to my little delema.
I burn boat loads of dvd's. Have a HTPC < BYTV, Abit NF7-S(ver2), XP Pro sp1, AMD XP2kmhz Geil 512MB(256MBx2)+ 512 of somethin elseDDR 400, Haup 250 PVR, EVGA 5200 tx, Optorite DVD RW(Nero suite), WD 80gig, Seagate 200 gig, MYBlaster,Usb-uirt, Firefly remote, SILVERSTONE SST-LC03 and some other stuff>.
BTV is essentually a tivo in software form. I record alot of stuff for friends so it's pretty busy.
Anyway the HTPC is excellent for watching DVD's except when it's busy recording TV shows or doing other things with them. Which as it turns out is when I want to watch DVD's.
So I thinking either use another pc to watch movies or get a stand alone dvd player. Most of the dvd's I watch are copies I've made...I rent a movie and burn it then send it back to avoid late fees>>that's my excuse anyway.
Right now I use a ps2 to watch these copies. Every dvd player I've owned has been cheap and couldn't play my copies. Hehe a Playstation will play dvd's fine but it has problems with music cd's.
Snapstream has come out with a btv link that would allow me to stream video over my network so I can set up my system so the pc in the living room isn't so busy and can be used for playing dvd's and music without having the recording and processing interfer with it. This bit of software only costs 40 bucks. It would involve a whole lot of work to change everything around and will be a general pain to set up.
All that said I'd prefer a stand alone player that can handle cd cd-r/w dvd dvd-r/w dvd+r/w maybe even dvd-a. Essentially a player that can handle anything. I've read dozens of reviews and stats on dozens of players. It's been my experience that most of the claims are exagerated or just plain wrong.
So..
Does anyone have any player that truely plays everything you throw at it?
Not looking for such and such says they can but more along the lines of I have xxx and it plays everything.
Thanks...Two days of a 2 week wait and I want to call and ask how long till delivery hehehehehe
Leaf
Don't have a hdtv but plan to get one at some point.
This is long and pretty worthless to read except the last bit!
Since I'm waiting on a new set of m50's and a new entertainment center. I thought I'd look for a solution to my little delema.
I burn boat loads of dvd's. Have a HTPC < BYTV, Abit NF7-S(ver2), XP Pro sp1, AMD XP2kmhz Geil 512MB(256MBx2)+ 512 of somethin elseDDR 400, Haup 250 PVR, EVGA 5200 tx, Optorite DVD RW(Nero suite), WD 80gig, Seagate 200 gig, MYBlaster,Usb-uirt, Firefly remote, SILVERSTONE SST-LC03 and some other stuff>.
BTV is essentually a tivo in software form. I record alot of stuff for friends so it's pretty busy.
Anyway the HTPC is excellent for watching DVD's except when it's busy recording TV shows or doing other things with them. Which as it turns out is when I want to watch DVD's.
So I thinking either use another pc to watch movies or get a stand alone dvd player. Most of the dvd's I watch are copies I've made...I rent a movie and burn it then send it back to avoid late fees>>that's my excuse anyway.
Right now I use a ps2 to watch these copies. Every dvd player I've owned has been cheap and couldn't play my copies. Hehe a Playstation will play dvd's fine but it has problems with music cd's.
Snapstream has come out with a btv link that would allow me to stream video over my network so I can set up my system so the pc in the living room isn't so busy and can be used for playing dvd's and music without having the recording and processing interfer with it. This bit of software only costs 40 bucks. It would involve a whole lot of work to change everything around and will be a general pain to set up.
All that said I'd prefer a stand alone player that can handle cd cd-r/w dvd dvd-r/w dvd+r/w maybe even dvd-a. Essentially a player that can handle anything. I've read dozens of reviews and stats on dozens of players. It's been my experience that most of the claims are exagerated or just plain wrong.
So..
Does anyone have any player that truely plays everything you throw at it?
Not looking for such and such says they can but more along the lines of I have xxx and it plays everything.
Thanks...Two days of a 2 week wait and I want to call and ask how long till delivery hehehehehe
Leaf
Don't have a hdtv but plan to get one at some point.