Anyone know the best brand or player to get to play the cinivia recorded movies. I have all PS3's and they are above the 4.10 downloads. So I am considering getting a regular blu ray player but dont want to run into the same problem. Any advice would be appreciated!

Well, not Sony. Until recently they were almost the only ones that were infected, but that is no longer the case. Read through the Cinavia threads in this forum and the one called "Decryption Updates" for some ideas on players.

I'd say the absolute BEST are the media players like Dune and AIOS. You would never have to worry about Cinavia with those.

Ramrod, I have a Magnavox Blu-Ray player. I know it isn't the best manufacturer, but I have had no issues with anything I have backed up to watch on my HD TV's. The Blu-Ray player cost like $89.00 at the Blu**Mart store and frankly the best $89.00 I ever spent. I hear all kinds of issues about various manufacturers, specifically Sony... and I love Sony. All my bigscreens are Sony, and my regular DVD players as well.....

Blu Ray Players Gee, I thought that all BR players were to have Cinavia BY LAW? (that was sarcasm) From this site - "The bad news is Cinavia technology from Verance Corporation will become mandatory for all Blu-ray Disc players as of February 1, 2012." So am I wrong in reading that to mean that each and every BR player BUILT from that date and beyond is required by law to have the cinavia infection? Well, I don't believe it. What law and in which country? There have to be hundreds of new models and the list on this site is actually quite small. Seems the date came and went doesn't it!

[QUOTE=jimp124;119543]Gee, I thought that all BR players were to have Cinavia BY LAW? (that was sarcasm) From this site - "The bad news is Cinavia technology from Verance Corporation will become mandatory for all Blu-ray Disc players as of February 1, 2012." So am I wrong in reading that to mean that each and every BR player BUILT from that date and beyond is required by law to have the cinavia infection? Well, I don't believe it. What law and in which country? There have to be hundreds of new models and the list on this site is actually quite small. Seems the date came and went doesn't it![/QUOTE]That doesn't include media players made outside of the U.S. or HTPCs that you or others build. In other words, internal blu-ray players made for computers are currently exempt from such mandates. That's not to say they won't be in the future, though.

Anybody experience "cheap" made in China players? I would assume they are not likely to be ever affected by Cinavia, and probably Region-free as a bonus?

[QUOTE=SuperFist;119511]I'd say the absolute BEST are the media players like Dune and AIOS. You would never have to worry about Cinavia with those.[/QUOTE] I luv my AIOS and you don't have to mess with making anymore back up BD discs...save lots of moola

[QUOTE=berdman;119586]I luv my AIOS and you don't have to mess with making anymore back up BD discs...save lots of moola[/QUOTE] Couldn't agree more. It's not perfect, but no device is. And when you consider it's only $89 US (even without the rebate)...not too shabby. @bergman, Did yours come with the new remote or the old crappy one. The remote is really my only complaint. PIVOS offered a $10 upgrade in June, but their stock was quickly depleted. Maybe I'll give it another shot

best player I also agree, the AIOS is a great little player for the money! @MAINEMAN, haven't been able to get new remote or responce!:(

Best Players for movies with Cinevia

tommyboy714

[QUOTE=SuperFist;121815]Same thing, different terminology... unless you're speaking specifically about DVDFab's Blu-ray Ripper as opposed to Blu-ray Copy.[/QUOTE]

Yes thats what i want to know.

SuperFist

Thanks, maineman

I'm enjoying the AIOS HD Media Center with aasoror's Semiofficial Firmware 3.0.1.7 R19 and it's awesome. I did get the old remote but after contacting Pivos Group, they asked me to send them proof of purchase from Amazon for the newer remote and I did that yesterday. We'll see what they say as I think it may be free the way the email sounded.

I was having some occasional DTS-HD MA audio drop outs from folders and M2TS files for a while but I changed my HDMI cable and it seems to be somewhat stable. However, every now and then after clicking on some M2TS files, the audio doesn't kick in right away and after pausing or stopping and playing again, it's fine. However, with all of that said, there's no way even with problems that this player isn't worth it's weight it gold! It plays much better than my PC setup did with MPC-HC and it sure in the hell beats playing Cinavia with the PS3 and having the audio cut out completely after 20 minutes!

Thanks for the recommendation... you're my maineman! You, too, GregiBoy!

[QUOTE=maineman;121852]For $89 US, I doubt you'll be sorry...even if you get the older, crappy remote...:D, but hopefully you'll get the "updated" one.

I bought my AIOS a year ago and I have not experienced any files that are not supported and I still have the original firmware (US_2151 from 8/11).
I've played mkv (standard dvd and BD) and .ISO's (both BD and standard) from the get-go.
Maybe what you saw was a really old post?

Re: MTS-HD MA...this is getting out of my league.
The AIOS does support MTS-HD/7.1 ch via HDMI connection.

I did some perusing on the net in order to differentiate between MTS-HD MA and MTS-HD.
Opinions ranged from a huge difference to none.
I'm left with the sense that it probably won't make any difference to the average user, but in truth, I don't know beans about this.

I'm still using my tv's audio output. I'm just glad I don't have to remove the HD audio like I did to play via my older Argosy.
Since I rarely burn media, the difference in file size is negligble...for me anyway.

Besides, I'm planning on a new tv and a decent home theater system for Christmas.
I'd like to get a Bose system, but I don't want to tell the boss (wife) I'm paying more for it than the tv...:rolleyes::D[/QUOTE]

maineman

[QUOTE=SuperFist;122354]

I'm enjoying the AIOS HD Media Center with aasoror's Semiofficial Firmware 3.0.1.7 R19 and it's awesome. [/B]![/QUOTE]
:cool:
Glad you're enjoying it.
Like I've said, it's not perfect, but media players are definitely the way to go.

I read about some sound issues with the new "firmware".
Any chance that's what you're experiencing?

Were any of these sound issues evident prior to flashing your AIOS?

I haven't noted any problems myself...still running with the original firmware...no issues at all besides the crappy remote.
I just sent Amazon an email to see if I can purchase the "new and improved" remote.
Seems like PIVOS has been out of stock forever so no dice there.

SuperFist

[QUOTE=maineman;122361]:cool:
Glad you're enjoying it.
Like I've said, it's not perfect, but media players are definitely the way to go.

I read about some sound issues with the new "firmware".
Any chance that's what you're experiencing?

Were any of these sound issues evident prior to flashing your AIOS?

I haven't noted any problems myself...still running with the original firmware...no issues at all besides the crappy remote.
I just sent Amazon an email to see if I can purchase the "new and improved" remote.
Seems like PIVOS has been out of stock forever so no dice there.[/QUOTE]

Yes, the problem existed on the shipped firmware which was 2.8.3.2. I've tried R19 3.0.1.7 and I'm now on R20 3.0.1.7 which are the semiofficial firmwares. I'm watching the HBO series Treme now from my 2TB USB HDD and every now and then I notice an audio dropout on DTS-HD MA streams. It sounds like a handshake issue or a glitch with the drivers or something. I'll make sure I post it on the Discussion and Bug Report Pivos forums.

8855A

Best Players for monies with Cinevia

@SuperFist,

I had problems with Audio files also and I went back and forth with firmware till I got one that will work!

Theres an semioffical R21 3.0.1.7 release also! I asked aasoror about it and he said they have reverted back and forth on the Audio drivers!

The R21 plays the DTS-HD MA just fine! I've also found just re-doing the same firmware from USB will also work! Had to do it a couple of times!

@MAINEMAN, you should be paid for product indorsment!:D

jakish

I see this listed as latest firmware & it mentions A/V drv updates ..
Firmware Release #: 3.4.3.0 BETA
Revision Date: 06/08/12

I haven't been having probs, so I haven't updated yet ..... jak

SuperFist

[QUOTE=8855A;122387]@SuperFist,

I had problems with Audio files also and I went back and forth with firmware till I got one that will work!

Theres an semioffical R21 3.0.1.7 release also! I asked aasoror about it and he said they have reverted back and forth on the Audio drivers!

The R21 plays the DTS-HD MA just fine! I've also found just re-doing the same firmware from USB will also work! Had to do it a couple of times!

@MAINEMAN, you should be paid for product indorsment!:D[/QUOTE]
Thanks 8855A,

I'll certainly try R21 on for size and see how it fairs. Like I said, even with the audio dropouts, this player is definitely still worth it! Regardless, no more disc burning for me!

However, in the R21 release notes it says they "reverted" the Audio drivers. Doesn't this mean they reverted to R20 or R19 which I already tried? Just wondering...

8855A

@SuperFist,

Yes, thats right! I also tryed the 3430 beta and it corrected my Audio too!, but I went back to the R21, like what aasoror had done with things!:)

SuperFist

[QUOTE=8855A;122398]@SuperFist,

Yes, thats right! I also tryed the 3430 beta and it corrected my Audio too!, but I went back to the R21, like what aasoror had done with things!:)[/QUOTE]

aasoror is awesome, isn't he!?!

Right now I'm flashing up to 3.0.1.7 R21 and trying that on for size. And just for the record, R18 & R20 both have audio driver 360747, but R19 has 394801. If R21 doesn't fix the audio dropouts, all I'm left to really try out is the 3.4.3.0 beta. Keep your fingers crossed for me. This is my last kink to work out. All of the other wonderful features on the AIOS I have no need for. I just want my blu-rays to play flawlessly.

EDIT: I just found out R21 has the same driver as R19 (394801). I have no choice but to check out the latest beta.

SuperFist

Crap! It looks like the new 3.4.3.0 beta has the same audio driver (360747) as semiofficial firmware R18 & R21. I guess I'm going to have to hold out until they can fix the audio dropout problem in a future firmware.

tommyboy714

Does the Pivos AIOS HD Media Play 3D ?

Jonatan

3d

Iv read that it will play side by side but i have never tried i dont watch 3d

12gerall

tommyboy714

[QUOTE=Jonatan;127932]Iv read that it will play side by side but i have never tried i dont watch 3d[/QUOTE]

what do you mean by side by side?

murffee1

[QUOTE=tommyboy714;128821]what do you mean by side by side?[/QUOTE]

Side-by-side(SBS) is a 3D format that splits the screen with almost identical frames. The 3D TV will then take the 2 frames and overlay them as one on the TV resulting in the 3D image. Major movie releases use a different format other than SBS for Blu-ray discs. Either format looks great on a 3D TV an I cannot tell the difference. I have an Argosy media player and it will play SBS(side-by-side) but I have not been successful playing 3D by just copying a disc and putting it on the media player. I read somewhere that the player needs at least a Realtek 1186 processor for this purpose but I am not sure. The Argosy has a Realtek 1185 and I believe the Pivos has the same processor. I have been looking at the Micca EP950 which uses the Realtek 1186 but it sells for $169.95. Maybe somebody on this forum has used the Micca.

tommyboy714

What hard drive do you have in your Pivos AIOS?

SuperFist

[QUOTE=12gerall;128065]I had that very question -what is the difference between dvd fab's blu-ray copy and rip?[/QUOTE]
You need Blu-ray Copy to break the movie's encryption and copy it to your hard drive and/or burn it to a blank disc.

You need Blu-ray Ripper to rip that copied Blu-ray movie that is already on your hard drive to something like MKV, MP4 or some other portable format that is compatible with a mobile device, tablet or a media player.

SuperFist

[QUOTE=tommyboy714;129272]What hard drive do you have in your Pivos AIOS?[/QUOTE]

I have a 3TB Seagate Barracuda HDD inside my AIOS.

Jonatan

aios hdd

Samsung f4 2tb

tommyboy714

[QUOTE=SuperFist;129288]I have a 3TB Seagate Barracuda HDD inside my AIOS.[/QUOTE]

which one

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