Is there any progressive DVD player with built in caption decoder?

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I know on a dvd players with progressive scan that the caption will not work via hdmi or compoment cables so I was wondering if there any progressive dvd player with a built in closed caption decoder?

Bill
 
You can try a Google search for one. I havn't seen a DVD player with a built in CC decoder, although many discs have sub-titles on them already.
 
There's no DVD player with built-in CC decoder. We have to rely on a TV that has built-in CC decoder that's why almost every player, ie: vcr, dvd, cd whatever don't include cc decoder.
 
That's true. Only thing I've seen with a built-in decoder is some satellite and cable boxes. For example the DirecTV HD box I have has one built in.
 
How about dvd player software?

I know PowerDVD does have built in CC and does it very well but it does not upcovert DVDs so is there any dvd softwares that have CC and upcoverts DVD movies?

PowerDVD will only add black bars on each side of the screen on higher than 480i when I test it on my HDTV.

I have tried MythTV for only a short time and thier CC is good and stable but I did not have HDTV that time to test the upcovert on MythTV and did not play with MythTV very long before I switched back to XP for work reason.


I am planning on building a HD HTPC but checking out some htpc software with excellent DVD playback with CC as well too.

Any of you using software with good dvd playback and upcoverts?


Thanks
Bill
 
Heath said:
Is this the one you are talking about ? When you are done reading the article then it has the official homepage website on there.

PowerDVD - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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I have PowerDVD but only support 480i. Anything over 480i then PowerDVD will add a black bars around it but keep it at 480i. It will not upcovert dvds to higher resolutions.

I have already tested PowerDVD recently on a HDTV and it's limited.

Bill
 
Boult said:
TechBill

I am mac user so I use the Apple's DVD Player and it support CC. Apple - Mac OS X - DVD Player


consider this for HTPC: Apple - Mac mini

HOW-TO: Turn your Mac mini into a media center - Engadget

HTmini (this site is behind in posting but check the list of sites on right side)
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Nothing wrong with a Mac but I am fully knowledgable in Windows or Linux so I will be sticking with either one.

I probably will go with MythTV for my htpc because it's open sourced and free and flexiable.

The CC works nice on MythTV too.


Bill
 
Yeah sure although those macs are intel based now meaning Windows can be installed, booted and run windows software *shrug* even linux *shrug*
Apple - Boot Camp

There's mythtv complied for mac os x *shrug*
 
My Pioneer DVD / Hard Drive Recorder sends DVD recordings (recorded from cable) to my Olevida "TV set" (actually a monitor without tuner) via component cables & the captions are there. However, HDMI cable cuts out the captions.

On the other hand, my other similar Pioneer DVD / Hard Drive Recorder plays back DVD's to my Samsung TV with captions only using either S video or Composite (old RCA) cables. Both HDMI & Component cables lose the captions.
 
Bill, I don't understand your post. My MacBook will play DVD's recorded off of cable TV and it has a captions selection on the MacBook menu. But it will not show any captions on playback. On the other hand, my EyeTV box attached to the MacBook shows both CC 1 Spanish and CC 3 English captions when I playback a TV recording made onto the hard drive. But EyeTV does not play DVD's.

Are you sure that your Mac will playback DVD's recorded from a TV source & show its captions using DVD player?
 
Read this Picture Attached ( Mac Mini with DVD player lowset as $100 )

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^^^^ This does not have HDMI nor Component outputs. I think that is what Bill is looking for (and so am I). My Sony Upscaling DVD player will display captions if I use component, but it will not if I use HDMI.
 
RickL66 said:
^^^^ This does not have HDMI nor Component outputs. I think that is what Bill is looking for (and so am I). My Sony Upscaling DVD player will display captions if I use component, but it will not if I use HDMI.
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just use DVI to HDMI cable or adapter. and it is HDPC complaint

HDMI supports, on a single cable, any TV or PC video format, including standard, enhanced, and high-definition video; up to 8 channels of digital audio; and a Consumer Electronics Control (CEC) connection. The CEC allows HDMI devices to control each other when necessary and allows the user to operate multiple devices with one remote control handset.[2] Because HDMI is electrically compatible with the signals used by Digital Visual Interface (DVI), no signal conversion is necessary, nor is there a loss of video quality when a DVI-to-HDMI adapter is used.[3] As an uncompressed connection, HDMI is independent of the various digital television standards used by individual devices, such as ATSC and DVB, as these are encapsulations of compressed MPEG video streams (which can be decoded and output as an uncompressed video stream on HDMI).
HDMI - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Also see this;
HDMI -Compatibility with DVI
 
$100? Naw....most PPC Mac mini are like under $300 in working condition. I'll pass on that, though. This Intel Mac mini is worth every penny. It even runs Windows or any other OS that works on a PC.
 
sequoias said:
$100? Naw....most PPC Mac mini are like under $300 in working condition. I'll pass on that, though. This Intel Mac mini is worth every penny. It even runs Windows or any other OS that works on a PC.
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Yup, deafscooter love to find cheap and outdated tech.
 
Boult said:
just use DVI to HDMI cable or adapter. and it is HDPC complaint

HDMI supports, on a single cable, any TV or PC video format, including standard, enhanced, and high-definition video; up to 8 channels of digital audio; and a Consumer Electronics Control (CEC) connection. The CEC allows HDMI devices to control each other when necessary and allows the user to operate multiple devices with one remote control handset.[2] Because HDMI is electrically compatible with the signals used by Digital Visual Interface (DVI), no signal conversion is necessary, nor is there a loss of video quality when a DVI-to-HDMI adapter is used.[3] As an uncompressed connection, HDMI is independent of the various digital television standards used by individual devices, such as ATSC and DVB, as these are encapsulations of compressed MPEG video streams (which can be decoded and output as an uncompressed video stream on HDMI).
HDMI - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Also see this;
HDMI -Compatibility with DVI
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in addition to this post of mine: here's another link;
Home Theater Media Center Guide | OtherWorldComputing.com
 
I have a Panasonic DMR-485V (from Costco) with a built-in digital and analog TV tuner which will upconvert DVDs to 1080p. (Think of the DMR as "digital media recorder"...it can record to DVDs, videocassettes, SD cards, etc.) Because the device has a built-in digital TV tuner, it was required by FCC rules to be able to decode captions. It decodes captions for incoming television signals as well as for the DVDs and videocassettes.

Other DVD recorders with built-in digital TV tuners may behave the same way. Only a few DVD recorders have built-in TV tuners, however.
 
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