Divx player that can "Scan-and-Pan"

**flyingcastor** · #1 16-03-2004, 11:06 PM

Hi guys
What I'm looking for is a divx set-top player for my 4:3 TV that can Pan-and-Scan avi files as desired, like you can with the PC software "BS Player".
http://www.bsplayer.org
In BS player you can resize a narrow 2.4:1 avi movie to fill more (or all) of your screen by pressing + to zoom in (and - to zoom out) to your desired size and it retains the correct aspect ratio.

Is there such a set-top player?

**andw** · #2 17-03-2004, 11:06 AM

Modded XBox maybe....
Possibly the Kiss player...
BSPlayer is definetly very versatile.

**flyingcastor** · #3 17-03-2004, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by andw

Modded XBox maybe....
Possibly the Kiss player...
BSPlayer is definetly very versatile.

Doesn't look like likely... but i figure i could just go with the PC and use TV-out. The signal would have to be beamed to another TV a few rooms away - I know there was a little unit that could do such a thing for VCRs but that was VCR to VCR.
I have no idea about TV... and TV-out using RCA cable from a PC's VGA card can't be plugged directly into a VCR, it has to be a TV with TV-in.
Is there a way to beam the signal to a TV a few rooms away?

**andw** · #4 17-03-2004, 03:31 PM

Sounds something like this, from Jaycar...
http://www1.jaycar.com.au/productVie...Max=&SUBCATID=

**Jack Tan** · #5 19-03-2004, 07:35 PM

neuston's MAESTRO DVX-1201 can pan and scan, zoom and scroll on video depending on the avi file I think. Cant quite remember cos I dont sue that function often

**flyingcastor** · #6 19-03-2004, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Jack Tan

neuston's MAESTRO DVX-1201 can pan and scan, zoom and scroll on video depending on the avi file I think. Cant quite remember cos I dont sue that function often

That looks excellent... can you try the function and tell me what %increments u can use? With BS player you can pan&Scan zoom by increments of 1%.

**Jack Tan** · #7 07-04-2004, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by flyingcastor

Hi guys
What I'm looking for is a divx set-top player for my 4:3 TV that can Pan-and-Scan avi files as desired, like you can with the PC software "BS Player".
http://www.bsplayer.org
In BS player you can resize a narrow 2.4:1 avi movie to fill more (or all) of your screen by pressing + to zoom in (and - to zoom out) to your desired size and it retains the correct aspect ratio.

Is there such a set-top player?

Mate, Im not exactly sure whether you can resize an .avi file the way you want it to but I know that the neuston player can pan&scan, and zoom, thus in theory, it can be done manually!

**Jack Tan** · #8 07-04-2004, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by flyingcastor

That looks excellent... can you try the function and tell me what %increments u can use? With BS player you can pan&Scan zoom by increments of 1%.

He he. Im sorry mate but I actually gave my neuston Player to my brother because I got the neuston MC-500 to take its place at home.