Re: KISS DP500

["Simon Rafferty" <simonr@xxxxxxx>]

EZlink is a 3rd party version of KISS's PCLink but generally recognised in
the forums as being far far superior.
EZlinks URL is http://www.kiss-ezlink.com/ and the
forums are http://www.gooddvdstuff.com/kissdvd/index.php

There is also a new firmware release due out tomorrow that has some nice
new features to be included.

I am just hoping SWMBO likes my Squeezebox (wireless Slimp3) when it
arrives as much. I am thinking of doing a blind test between the 2 in the
new year. I'll publish the results when I'm done. I may bring both to
HA2004 if I can make it (for a shoot out with an XBox)

Simon
----- Original Message -----
From: Phil Harris
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2003 11:49 PM
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] KISS DP500


ezlink pro?

Wazzat?

KISS's techie blokie (I forget his name but it looked that the fallout from
a game of Scrabble) didn't mention any other software.

I'll be happy as a pig in shit if that's all that's needed!

Phil

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Simon Rafferty [mailto:simonr@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 14 December 2003 23:36
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] KISS DP500
>
>
> I have just ordered a copy of ezlink pro for my DP500, I am led
> to believe this may be able to do what you require. If it will
> I'll let you know
>
> Simon
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Phil Harris
>   To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>   Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2003 11:22 PM
>   Subject: RE: [ukha_d] KISS DP500
>
>
>
>   You can stream .VOB's but if you extract a DVD you get multiple VOBs
and
>   playing a VOB doesn't give you the whole movie in one hit nor
> does it give
>   you access to the DVD menus. For that you need to be able to use the
>   VIDEO_TS.IFO file which seems to be the "index" that ties
everything
>   together.
>
>   The player *MUST* be able to understand it as it reads the
> VIDEO_TS.IFO file
>   from the DVD when it plays a disc from the internal drive.
>
>   Phil
>
>   > -----Original Message-----
>   > From: Simon Rafferty [mailto:simonr@xxxxxxx]
>   > Sent: 14 December 2003 23:15
>   > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>   > Subject: Re: [ukha_d] KISS DP500
>   >
>   >
>   > What exactly do you want it to do Phil, as I CAN stream VOBs
off
>   > my media server??
>   >
>   > Simon
>   >   ----- Original Message -----
>   >   From: Phil Harris
>   >   To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>   >   Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2003 10:43 PM
>   >   Subject: RE: [ukha_d] KISS DP500
>   >
>   >
>   >
>   >   > I finally got round to running some CAT5 to my KISS
DP500. I have
>   >   > ripped all of my CD collection to my MP3 / Media server,
>   >   > downloaded all of our digital photos onto the server and
sat and
>   >   > started playing. SWMBO came in, watched me for 5 minutes
then
>   >   > took the remote off me and has sat for the past half
hour playing
>   >   > all of her favourite tracks. Never have I seen such
instant SWMBO
>   >   > approval in my life, she is in heaven. I must say the
new PC link
>   >   > softweare is very good. I am going to see how it handles
some
>   > VOBs later.
>   >   >
>   >   > I can honestly say, I have been very pleased with my
DP500. I am
>   >   > thinking of installing my copy of showshifter onto my
media
>   >   > server (recording in divx pro) and seeing how it handles
streamed
>   >   > recordings. Does anyone have any experience of doing
this ??
>   >
>   >   I've just been in touch with KISS's tech support guys
> because about 18
>   >   months ago we had a DP500 to trial because I thought that it
>   > would be the
>   >   ideal bit of kit for the playback of my network movies ...
> unfortunatly
>   >   although at the time they assured me that it would play
>   > extracted DVD's off
>   >   the network they were wrong but assured me that it would be
>   > attended to in a
>   >   future firmware release.
>   >
>   >   Well, I had the "pleasure" of talking by email to
one of
> their guys last
>   >   week ... I explained carefully what I was doing and how I
> was storing my
>   >   movie data and asked whether the DP500 could now play that
> data off the
>   >   network.
>   >
>   >   "Yes ... that has been working for some time." was
the
> reply ... so I
>   >   decided to download the latest version of PC Link just to be
>   > sure and sure
>   >   enough nothing has changed! The DP500 still can't do what
their
>   > tech support
>   >   guys say it can.
>   >
>   >   Now, this isn't a criticism of the DP500 - that's an OK
machine
>   > - but I'm
>   >   not at all happy with KISS and their knowledge of their
> product (we were
>   >   looking to sell it after all).
>   >
>   >   Phil
>   >
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