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Recommendations for Desktop DivX Players?
Gheesh asks: "Early this year I was thinking on buying a desktop DVD/DivX player. When the KISS issue with MPlayer arose, I decided to postpone the purchase until things cleared up. Six months have gone by and there is not much useful information around on the licensing and hacker-friendly capabilities of the various hardware players that have appeared since then. Can anybody provide some insight into this subject?" Are there any hardware players out there that aren't mired in licensing fights that actually are worth the money?
How do I soft mod my XBox? Web link? Google is not giving me anything.
I got a Lite-On LVD-2002 for $100 and I really like it. I can play my DivX MST3K movies on it. :)
There is a LVD-2010 out now for $200, but the last word is that it is not available.
like the previous post I suggest the modded xbox route. Softmodding is still debatable since it still has a few issues, using an actual modchip to just play homemade software is probably a bit more legal than using an exploit within ms's code. Anyway, im not a legal expert and am completely wrong about it but in any case for the money you will not find a better standalone player than a modded xbox, thats pretty much the sole reason why i purchased mine. A home entertainment unit that can play pretty much any format in existence as well as constant updates all for the price of a midrange all in one standalone.
Are there any Xbox players with web-based front ends?
Yep! I have one of these and it's a pretty swell box. There have been a couple things that xine will play that the DVP642 won't, but by and large it's been great. It also plays music and will show photos. The firmware could be a little better and the remote needs a better UI, but for the basic functions it's a fantastic value.
I haven't had a TV in years, and have been reluctant to get anything with a tuner; it's too easy to "just see what's on" and suddenly realize that you've watsted two hours that you'll never get back. But this in combination with a projector, a GreenCine subscription, and an occasional download via my computer's CD-RW drive has been great.
... is an awesome piece of kit, it plays anything you throw at it, divX, Xvid yadda yadda yadda. Firmwire upgradable. Optical out, Dolby 5.1, multi region, remote control. its silver and has blue LEDs!
I bought mine after two friends raved about theirs, haven't been dissappointed.
only cost me 59 (~$100). Ebuyer is your friend.