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 Jan 1 2009, 22:48
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I just bought this DVD player and glad to find firmware update here. Thank you very much.
Is there a list of what feature functions are modified/added by this firmware?
If I get technical details I can help out coding to modify this firmware. Is this VB/C#/Java code? I am interested in adding playlist and playing more than one folder of mp3/jpg etc.
Great Work.
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Jan 2 2009, 00:26
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QUOTE (praveenl @ Jan 1 2009, 22:48)  I just bought this DVD player and glad to find firmware update here. Thank you very much.
Is there a list of what feature functions are modified/added by this firmware?
If I get technical details I can help out coding to modify this firmware. Is this VB/C#/Java code? I am interested in adding playlist and playing more than one folder of mp3/jpg etc.
Great Work. A list with all feature HEREAbout coding... remember that this is a "reverse engineering" so you need to know something about assembler code 8051 or ARM. If you contribute with some new feature, that will be very good.
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Jan 2 2009, 10:37
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In case you are up to it, here are some features the player lacks.
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Jan 3 2009, 00:21
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I have not done 8051 but I do have a Keil uVision3 compiler to produce 8051 code using C. I have done assembler many years ago on z80 and 8080.
How easy/diffcult it is to add playlist for mp3/jpg or play more than one folder of files at a time?
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Jan 3 2009, 09:50
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That's what I keep asking myself all the time when checking out new standalones. I don't know why an essential feature like 'play all folders' or changing folders with left/right keys on the remote is missing. Then again, I'm not a programmer and have no clue about how difficult this might be. Still, the fact that virtually all devices are missing these features might be related to other things, like marketing ("who needs this features") or reducing costs.
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Jan 4 2009, 01:33
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And the strange thing about it is, that there are plenty of good folks out there working on the MTK chipset. As i mentioned, New_Age did great things for the Cyberhome series of DVD players. Why can't these efforts be reused ? Why isn't that code built into the reference code ?! Hell MTK ! These advantages come for free and improve your friggin' product !
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Jan 4 2009, 09:35
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There are efforts to coordinate development and reuse code. But there are several problems (apart from Mediatek developing chipsets lacking basic functions but loaded with BS like Repeat A-B): - modders are busy with work and real life - some modders are more skilled than others - some modders do not have the devices so they can't test their mods - some modifications can only be done with source code (e.g. ifo playback from USB) which isn't available The reason why companies do not implement those mods is simply this: they sell enough stuff without them. There seem to be a lot of people out there putting up with device flaws like the embarassing 8.3 char limit or the unreadable text subs. As long as this is the case companies won't bother devoting more money to development/improvement.
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Jan 5 2009, 21:44
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this is an offtopic question but i don't know a better place to ask it.
does this dvd player make a buzzing noise when a disc is inserted? whether it is an original dvd movie or a dvd-r i always hear this sound when the disc is on the menu and then after selecting a video file it makes the same noise (sometimes it gets even louder in some movies).
any of you having this issue?
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Jan 5 2009, 22:00
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Hi vb6rocod, first of all: thanks for the great firmware you gave us - it totally rocks! (IMG: style_emoticons/default/coolspeak.gif) For me, the major still missing feature is the removal of user operation prohibitions ("UOP"). I realize it is already there as far as skipping the initial FBI warnings etc. is considered. However, what concerns me personally more is that a lot of disks for example won't let you turn of subtitles or easily switch languages during the movie due to UOPs. If there is an easy way to remove these OUPs that woud be fantasitc. Thanks, xorxor
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Jan 6 2009, 00:31
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QUOTE (xorxor @ Jan 5 2009, 22:00) Hi vb6rocod, first of all: thanks for the great firmware you gave us - it totally rocks! (IMG: style_emoticons/default/coolspeak.gif) For me, the major still missing feature is the removal of user operation prohibitions ("UOP"). I realize it is already there as far as skipping the initial FBI warnings etc. is considered. However, what concerns me personally more is that a lot of disks for example won't let you turn of subtitles or easily switch languages during the movie due to UOPs. If there is an easy way to remove these OUPs that woud be fantasitc. Thanks, xorxor Maybe I will add a patch, but not for all UOP (need to be test what is removed and what not). What CP (code page) do you use?
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Jan 6 2009, 09:18
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QUOTE (rippen @ Jan 5 2009, 20:44) does this dvd player make a buzzing noise when a disc is inserted? I have seen this on other players but not with the 3260/5990, yet. QUOTE (xorxor @ Jan 5 2009, 21:00) For me, the major still missing feature is the removal of user operation prohibitions ("UOP"). I second that (using CP 1252)! I hate being unable to skip some lengthy menu intros (like on my Star Trek or Boston Legal DVDs). From what I've read so far removing VOB P-UOPs (as opposed to IFO P-UOPs) might lead to playback problems with angle DVDs but since you're just ignoring these settings even complex authorings should pose no problem.
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Jan 6 2009, 16:09
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QUOTE (vb6rocod @ Jan 6 2009, 14:46) I make a version with "remove UOP" for CP 1252. I test in player, but because I have only few DVDs I can't see any difference.... (IMG: style_emoticons/default/confusedsmiley.png) DVP5990_12_vb6_v6_1_1252_UOP.rarOne DVD that is very restrictive is the german "Magnolia" DVD: you can not switch languages during playback and if you switch to english audio you can not disable the german subtitles - this means: not until your new firware came along!!! In other words: yeeeeha! You made it! I am truly amazed! (IMG: style_emoticons/default/coolspeak.gif) CP1252 is exactly what I was looking for, but I guess that everybody will love this feature (some "Simpsons" DVDs for example do not allow switching the language during playback - for whatever reason). So, thank you very much, vb6rocod, now I finally can use the DVP 5990! I will do some more testing to see if there are some side effects, but until now it looks pretty damned cool!
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Jan 6 2009, 17:18
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HI vb6rocod
I have just updated to your latest firmware on my dvp5990/12 (I'm in the UK)
But am having problems with the subtitles on DivX (Not tried DVD ones yet)
The subs are just comming up as an opaque magenta box.
Am I doing somthing wrong?
I'm using 1252 & 1250, but still no joy.
Thanks For any help
Mikey
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Jan 6 2009, 18:30
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QUOTE (mikeypr @ Jan 6 2009, 17:18) HI vb6rocod
I have just updated to your latest firmware on my dvp5990/12 (I'm in the UK)
But am having problems with the subtitles on DivX (Not tried DVD ones yet)
The subs are just comming up as an opaque magenta box.
Am I doing somthing wrong?
I'm using 1252 & 1250, but still no joy.
Thanks For any help
Mikey Enter "Setup" and from "Preference Page" perform a “Default reset”. From "General Page" change font, color and position for subtitle. Visit My Website
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Jan 6 2009, 21:10
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Did the trick, many thanks.
Just a couple of things.
What are the numbers i need to enter to display the firmware version, and should I be using 1250 or 1252 for the UK?
Many Thanks
Mike
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Jan 7 2009, 00:23
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QUOTE (mikeypr @ Jan 6 2009, 21:10) Did the trick, many thanks.
Just a couple of things.
What are the numbers i need to enter to display the firmware version, and should I be using 1250 or 1252 for the UK?
Many Thanks
Mike From "Preference Page" enter 1379. I use last Philips release. For UK both version are good (UK use only basic latin alphabet). "Normal", version is for CP 1252 (West Europe).
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Jan 9 2009, 18:11
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Hi vb6rocod,
I spend most of last night in this forum to find the optimum firmware update for my Philips DVP 5990/12 DVD-Player.
Now I am back at the exit/entrance and I am still not 100% sure, which FW I should download.
So I need your advise:
I really would like to keep the Repeat-Buttons, because my LCD-TV has a punch-thru function to control its volume from the player (no need for volume-control on Repeat-Buttons!).
I need the firmware for codepage 1252 - I'm from Germany.
Furthermore I would like to have all the other goodies I can get in this firmware.....
So which firmware version are you recommending to me?
One last question: I received my player just 3 days ago and it still has the initial Philips firmware version. What shall I do - upgrade first to the official Philips FW-Version 34 and then afterwards to your Firmware or can I apply your new firmware directly on the initial Philips Firmware?
I just want to take as little risk as possible to kill the Player in the update.
Thanks in advance!
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Jan 9 2009, 18:13
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Sorry for posting twice!
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Jan 9 2009, 21:58
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QUOTE (Oldie1944 @ Jan 9 2009, 17:11) I really would like to keep the Repeat-Buttons,
I need the firmware for codepage 1252 - I'm from Germany. hi I also miss Repeat-Button for CP 1250 and one more question: there is only 4 files on screen, but there is place for at least 6. Is that normal ? But I must to say again. I am very satisfied with your work. Thx again. regards for all Philips 5990 users from Slovenia
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Jan 9 2009, 23:41
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Hi vb6rocod,
I am using your marvelous modware DVP5990_12_vb6_v6_1 with the code page 1252. So first, thank you very much for your great work.
Maybe I might have detected a little bug. When playing back MP3 files, the ID3 tags are not correctly displayed. They appear in the three lines below the file list, but the letters are irregular and corrupted. Do you have any idea, what the reason for this could be?
With best regards, maris
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Jan 10 2009, 01:33
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QUOTE (maris @ Jan 9 2009, 23:41) Hi vb6rocod,
I am using your marvelous modware DVP5990_12_vb6_v6_1 with the code page 1252. So first, thank you very much for your great work.
Maybe I might have detected a little bug. When playing back MP3 files, the ID3 tags are not correctly displayed. They appear in the three lines below the file list, but the letters are irregular and corrupted. Do you have any idea, what the reason for this could be?
With best regards, maris If in TAG are some special char. it's posible. For TAG with only basic latin alphabet I guess it's OK.
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Jan 10 2009, 11:05
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QUOTE (vb6rocod @ Jan 10 2009, 00:33) If in TAG are some special char. it's posible. For TAG with only basic latin alphabet I guess it's OK. No, the problem is independent from the kind of characters used. Even in case of only one single latin word, the first character is displayed correctly followed by strange symbols. With best regards, maris
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Jan 12 2009, 07:14
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Is there an American version of the firmware w/ this fancy new logo I've been hearing about?
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Jan 15 2009, 12:14
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Is there a way around the error: GMC video not supported. Can this be fixed in this mod or is this a hardcoded issue.
Thanks
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Jan 18 2009, 11:33
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Great news vb6rocod!
Will the new modifications be available for dvp3260 in the future?
Thank you
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Jan 18 2009, 11:33
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Thanks for your great firmwares vb6rocod. Just tried v7, works perfect.
I also own one of Marantz dvd players. It has a nice feature, which is missing in philips one.
It is not possible skip more then one song on mp3 browsing list on philips, while on marantz you can also skip screens, so if the list is long it is much faster. Would it be possible to implement this feature ?
Many Thanks
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Jan 18 2009, 12:23
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Thanks, vb6rocod, also from my side. I really love the larger number of files in the browser. Regarding the ID3 tag problem of v6.1, I observed that only some MP3 files were affected, but was not able to detect any rule behind it. As I much more like the larger number of files in the browser than having ID3 tags, I am totally happy with the new v7 firmware. So again, thank you very much.
With best regards, maris
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Jan 18 2009, 14:40
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Thanks for v7!!!! (IMG: style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Could you release the "volume +- on Repeat keys" version with the original skin? Thank you so much!
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Jan 18 2009, 16:18
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Thanks a lot for the new Firmware. There's a version with Repeat-Keys, the messed-up ID3-Tags are gone. What more could I want? Well, just one cosmetic item: Although it is nowhere listed in the player-manual and also not from your side: The player can show Audio-CDs with CD-Text - also with your firmware for every individual track on the disk by the time it is played. Using the OSD-Default "English" the tags look perfect (see attached "CD-Text Englisch"), but with OSD-Language "German" and the Word "Künstler" having more letters than "Artist" there is a collision between the last letter in "Künstler" and the first letter of the artist's name. It would be nice, if you would correct this in your next update. Thanks in advance, Hans
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Jan 20 2009, 14:21
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Vb6rocod, Thank you for all your work done, we save you life ... I have a request to ask: Can you create for subtitles " Very Small and Very Very Small" in two sizes under, because small is too big for me especially when I met 720p. You would make me a great service if possible and if you have time. Thank you for everything (IMG: style_emoticons/default/peacefingers.gif) (IMG: style_emoticons/default/coolspeak.gif) I'am a french guy, sorry for my poor english.....
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Jan 22 2009, 00:35
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Vb6rocod,
thanks a lot for your great work!
I have question about jpg images. Is it possible to speed up showing of next image?
DVP5990 is great but it has one problem for me - slow image slideshow...
If I press >>| key then next image is drawn from upper side of screen to bottom side.
This drawing is quite slow. Preview in filebrowser is slow too.
I tried big images (5Mpixels) and also small images (720x576). Drawing has the same speed.
So I think that it isn't depend on image size.
Thanx
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Jan 22 2009, 12:39
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QUOTE (Pleasure @ Jan 20 2009, 14:21) Vb6rocod, Thank you for all your work done, we save you life ... I have a request to ask: Can you create for subtitles " Very Small and Very Very Small" in two sizes under, because small is too big for me especially when I met 720p. You would make me a great service if possible and if you have time. Thank you for everything (IMG: style_emoticons/default/peacefingers.gif) (IMG: style_emoticons/default/coolspeak.gif) I'am a french guy, sorry for my poor english..... Ok, but I can't make every time a new version... DVP5990_12_vb6_v7_1252_SmallFonts.rarhttp://rapidshare.de/files/43072665/DVP599...lFonts.rar.html
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Jan 22 2009, 16:34
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Is there going to be a new version of your great firmware for the dvp3260?
Thank you
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