07-30-2004, 08:47 PM
heres a review from someone who has it...
I have it, and have used it to watch hundreds of videos, and for the most part, it works wonderful. I've watched downloaded movies, anime, tv eps, and used it for mp3's. However, it does have some flaws.
It doesn't support video at 640x480 or higher, so if you have to re-encode your files that are higher.
Depending on how the audio was encoded, the audio may become unsynced with the video. Not that big of an issue though, because a quick pause and rewind 15 seconds fixes the problems.
The menu system is clunky and slow, but it gets the job done.
I have had it lock up on me once or twice, and I had to reset the ps2, and start the movie over, ff'ding back to where it locked up.
The disks are cheap, and a little too light. Some people have complained of constant disk read errors, but a couple of pieces of tape around the center seems to fix the problem. (I haven't had this problem.)
Development on the software has seemed to have stopped. They say they are working on 640x480, and that they are close, but they have been saying that for a year now.
While it seems there are alot of problems with it, it's not really as bad as it seems. For the 50 bucks or whatever I spent on it, I have definately gotten my money's worth. It was the only disk in my ps2 for a few months, and was used every day. With the combo of this software and bittorrent, I'm pretty much using this as a poor man's vcr.
I have it, and have used it to watch hundreds of videos, and for the most part, it works wonderful. I've watched downloaded movies, anime, tv eps, and used it for mp3's. However, it does have some flaws.
It doesn't support video at 640x480 or higher, so if you have to re-encode your files that are higher.
Depending on how the audio was encoded, the audio may become unsynced with the video. Not that big of an issue though, because a quick pause and rewind 15 seconds fixes the problems.
The menu system is clunky and slow, but it gets the job done.
I have had it lock up on me once or twice, and I had to reset the ps2, and start the movie over, ff'ding back to where it locked up.
The disks are cheap, and a little too light. Some people have complained of constant disk read errors, but a couple of pieces of tape around the center seems to fix the problem. (I haven't had this problem.)
Development on the software has seemed to have stopped. They say they are working on 640x480, and that they are close, but they have been saying that for a year now.
While it seems there are alot of problems with it, it's not really as bad as it seems. For the 50 bucks or whatever I spent on it, I have definately gotten my money's worth. It was the only disk in my ps2 for a few months, and was used every day. With the combo of this software and bittorrent, I'm pretty much using this as a poor man's vcr.
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