Ok. Time for a list of working DVD Players for Tivo DVDs...

[robr]

1- Brand/make/model/year?
AMW S-99 ($30 circuit city special)

2- Software to split/process TyStream?
TyTool

3- Software to create DVD fileset?
n/a

4- DVD success or failure?
n/a

5- Description of the DVD failure if there was one?
None.

6- Software to create SVCD fileset?
tytool - > nero burning rom

7- SVCD sucess or failure?
success

8- Description of the SVCD failure if there was one?
n/a

9- Short comment on report.
nero complains that the file is not svcd compliant. i just choose ignore
and burn anyway. perfect svcd playback.

[amphion]

1- make/model/?
Pioneer DV-353

2- Software to split/process TyStream?
TyTool

3- Software to create DVD fileset?
Haven't converted to DVD but this would play okay if I did.

4- DVD success or failure?
This model will play DVD+/- R/RW

5- Description of the DVD failure if there was one?
NA

6- Software to create SVCD fileset?
TMPGEnc

7- SVCD sucess or failure?
Success

8- Description of the SVCD failure if there was one?

9- Short comment on report.
I used DVDLab a few times to make SVCD on a DVD. Worked great if you don't want to worry about converting. Typically, I use DVDMaestro for mastering DVDs and PrimoDVD & Nero for burning DVDs.

For SVCD, I author with VCDEasy and burn with VCDEasy or Nero.

The best place for SVCD & DVD info is VideoHelp and Doom9

[AuburnCougar]

lenroc, any update on the PS2? That is my main DVD player right now and I am wanting to see if works or not.

[spaceman1013]

When I am playing non-film content on my DVP-NS725P, i.e. TV Shows or hybrid content (interlaced + film), the video on the screen will flicker between most quick scene changes. I noticed it alot on "The Shield - Seasons 1 and 2" and on DVDs burned from Tivo content.

I know its not a bad player because I have 2 of these each bought at different times and they both have this exact same problem. I have a feeling that it has a hard time with interlaced content, since all hollywood movies (film, 24fps) plays just perfect.

I could not find any settings on the player to help alleviate the problem. I am using the S-Video output. I have since switched to the new Philips 642 and this DVD player plays everything great, even divx discs.

[UPDATE: I believe this was just the progressive setting. Sony did not put this setting in the menus thus I never found it, but it is a button on the front of the player that lets you toggle from progressive, interlace, detect. Switching this solved the flicker problem. However, I still love my Philips since it also plays divx and +R].

[felux]

lenroc, any update on the PS2? That is my main DVD player right now and I am wanting to see if works or not.

In my experience the PS2 will play anything that I extract and burn from my DTivo with Tytools and Nero. No problems with the 480x480 Tivo standard. However I still get the left squished screen on my Toshiba 3109 and Pioneer DV-525. These are DVDs only.

Felux

[alphabeta]

OK - report on DVD made from my UK series 1 Tivo.

1- Brand/make/model/year?
UK/PAL Playstation 2

2- Software to split/process TyStream?
Tytool

3- Software to create DVD fileset?
Tytool / B's Recorder Gold on to DVD+RW

4- DVD success or failure?
Fails on Playstation 2.
Plays fine on 2 different PCs using PowerDVD.

5- Description of the DVD failure if there was one?
On the PS2 is plays, but both sound and vision freeze every second or so.

[malfunct]

OK - report on DVD made from my UK series 1 Tivo.

1- Brand/make/model/year?
UK/PAL Playstation 2

2- Software to split/process TyStream?
Tytool

3- Software to create DVD fileset?
Tytool / B's Recorder Gold on to DVD+RW

4- DVD success or failure?
Fails on Playstation 2.
Plays fine on 2 different PCs using PowerDVD.

5- Description of the DVD failure if there was one?
On the PS2 is plays, but both sound and vision freeze every second or so.

Did you use the Old or New muxer? Try with the new muxer if you haven't already as it was made with buffer management in mind (poor buffer management is probably what is causing your freezes and skips).

[alphabeta]

Try with the new muxer if you haven't already as it was made with buffer management in mind

Good idea Malfunct. I tried it, but the result is much the same.

I did a bit closer examination of what is going wrong in cast that helps:

The picture and sound freeze about every 4 seconds. It looks more like a pause than a jump - if you took the gap out you would the right thing. Between the gaps pictures and sounds seem to play at the right speed.

Its very odd. Any other ideas?

[avickery]

1- Brand/make/model/year?
Philips 890DVDR (DVD Recorder) - Australian Model
2- Software to split/process TyStream?
TyStudio
3- Software to create DVD fileset?
TyStudio
4- DVD success or failure?
Failure
5- Description of the DVD failure if there was one?
Player fails at 'Reading' when disc inserted. Seems to keep 'counting up' , repeatedly. Displays menu screen for disc, but won't accept incoming commands to play etc.

6- Software to create SVCD fileset?
N/A
7- SVCD sucess or failure?
N/A
8- Description of the SVCD failure if there was one?
N/A
9- Short comment on report.


Andy
Melbourne Australia

[OvitivO]

1 - Samsung V4600 (DVD/VHS Combo unit)
2 - Tytool Alpha #9 Rel 17

3 - Tytool Alpha #9 Rel 17
4 - Success!

6 - N/A
7 - N/A
8 - N/A

9 - Tested 5 different streams on DVD+R media with no problems

[redstone]

1- make/model/?
PanasonicRP91

2- Software to split/process TyStream?
Tytool9r17

3- Software to create DVD fileset?
Tytool9r17/NERO Burning SW

4- DVD success or failure?
DVD+R,DVD+RW play successfully

5- Description of the DVD failure if there was one?
NA

6- Software to create SVCD fileset?
Why bother with SVCD

7- SVCD sucess or failure?
No idea

8- Description of the SVCD failure if there was one?
NA

9- Short comment on report.
This is with material from the HDTIVO (HR10-2150) and obviously, the repoer is only applicable for the Standard Def Stuff

I just use the Create IFO's option and then burn the DDVD image with NERO

[djtech2k]

Hey man. Have you been able to burn DVD's and get around the Region limitation? I have the Sony DV-PNS425P I have a major problem that I cant play some DVD's I have burned because they apparently are not Region 1. Any help???


-DJ

[captain_video]

1- make/model/?
LG/LGDVB418

2- Software to split/process TyStream?
Tytool9r17 for extraction, VideoReDo for editing and timestamp corrections; PVRExplorer and DishMux for extracting and muxing files from Dish 501 PVR

3- Software to create DVD fileset?
DVD-Lab 1.3.1; IFOEdit DVD Author

4- DVD success or failure?
DVD-R, DVD-RW play successfully; supposed to work with CD-R/RW and DVD+R/+RW discs as well.

5- Description of the DVD failure if there was one?
None so far but I just bought the player yesterday

6- Software to create SVCD fileset?
Don't create SVCDs as a rule

7- SVCD sucess or failure?
N/A

8- Description of the SVCD failure if there was one?
N/A

9- Short comment on report.
HDMI and component video outputs; compatible with MP3s, Divx, WMA, and just about anything else I can think of; forward and reverse scan capability at multiple speeds like a normal DVD (my Sony 715P would only scan tyDVDs at one speed); ultra-slim profile (about 1.5" high).

[ScottB]

I havent read through this entire thread so excuse me if this was already addressed.

I had an issue where the DVD's I was making with the Tivo utils werent playing in the kids PS2. I took the DVD I created and used DVD Shrink on it and created a new DVD and that works on the kids computer.

You can Google DVD Shrink to get the web site with the free download.

ScottB

[esojmc]

1- Mintek 1600 / 2002
2- TyTool

3- TyTool
4- Failure
5- Picture skips and has interlace lines

6- Software to create SVCD fileset? - N/A
7- SVCD sucess or failure? - N/A
8- Description of the SVCD failure if there was one? - N/A

9- Plays ok for a while but then it starts skipping and looping