what type of files does it play

Beginner Joined: 15 Aug 2004 Posts: 2

Have my player set up wireless network i can play my mp3's fine but is there anywhere that lists the files the netgem can play through a network connection as i have problems with video files?
Thanks
Robert

Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 6:32 pm

Videos need to be encoded in MPEG1 or MPEG2 format, 25 fps, and not more than about 4-5 Mbits/second. (My maximum is currently 3.5Mb/s and they play fine) Total file size should not be more than 2GB.

If you want the video to fill the screen it should be 576 (or 288) pixels high. The width is determined by the 4:3 ratio so 320x240 becomes 384x288 and 352x240 becomes 416x288.

I hope this helps. Post again if you have any more queries. I have recoded quite a few single track music videos but I haven't yet done any full length films.

Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 8:58 pm

RobTi wrote:

Have my player set up wireless network i can play my mp3's fine but is there anywhere that lists the files the netgem can play through a network connection as i have problems with video files?
Thanks
Robert

I find it can't cope with streaming video over WiFi.

Advanced Joined: 29 Apr 2005 Posts: 59

Ive got over 400 films which i stream with no problem at all, ok they arent superb quality but definately watchable (on a 42 inch screen) but on my 24 inch upstairs they look great, basically get your film and change it to VCD mpeg i use CUCUSOFT cost about £10 but you get lifetime updates a 300MB avi file turns out roughly 415MB avi being a HD recording.
Ian

Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 11:16 am

I think the buffer is quite low, I only have a 512k line could this lead to choppyness?

Advanced Joined: 29 Apr 2005 Posts: 59

You mean 512kb broadband if so this should have nothing to do with the quality im using wifi and workd a treat but only after ive used the cucusoft product SVCD gets a bit dodgy so stick with vcd/MPEG1 .
Ian

Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 6:40 pm

ianmoticon wrote:

I find it can't cope with streaming video over WiFi.

I had huge problems streaming video using a Belkin F5D6050 wireless network adapter. Both picture and sound would break up regularly. My iPlayer is located in the room directly below my PC and router. I moved the wireless devices around including putting both next to the window with little improvement. Then I switched to a wired connection and now it works almost flawlessly. I can stream MPEG1 and MPEG2 fine. Some of my videos are 3.5Mbps whereas before it would struggle with 1Mbps. I put it down to a cheap wireless device.

IMO a wireless connection is fine if all you want to do is stream internet or MP3s but if you want to stream video from your PC you are better off using a wired one.