Guides and Links

Guides

• Guide to modifying subtitle display and codepages for Mediatek 1389 firmwares - such as change fonts, position, etc.
• Remove Qpel and GMC - Install the divx/xvid codec and use VirtualDub to do this, it takes about 15mins for a 350Mb file.
• Re-encode audio stream in an AVI file - useful for fixing audio streams which do not play correctly on the player.
• Set player to use the multilingual OSD - Requires the use of MTKRemaker etc.
• Change Codepage in a firmware - Requires the use of MTKRemaker etc.
• Resize an AVI file that's over the Maximum Resolution - Requires the use of VirtualDubMod.

Links

DVP-5140 vs DVP-5960

• Comparion between the DVP-5140 and the DVP-5960

Useful forum topics for the DVP5960

• Philips DVP5960 and USB - External USB Hard Drives (VideoHelp)
• Philips DVP 5960, compatible USB Key List - USB Flash Drives/Keys (VideoHelp)
• Philips 5960/12 Firmware. Help With Subtitles., Subtitle font problem. Firmware attached - Firmwares and Subtitles (SoftPedia)

Philips Customer Care

• Philips Customer Support for 5960/12 - Just select your country and send an email.
• Philips Customer Support for 5960/37 - Just select your country and send an email.

Applications

For AVI files

• VirtualDub - Great program for encoding and modifying AVI files.
• VirtualDubMod - Another great program for encoding and modifying AVI files.
• LAME ACM for use with VirtualDub - And other LAME binary downloads. In my opinion one of the best FREE mp3 encoders around.
• Xvid Codec - For use in VirtualDub.
• DivX codec - Just download and install the player to get the DivX codec for use in VirtualDub
• MPEG4Modifer - for removing Packed Bitstreams from an AVI file. It takes around 30 seconds to process a file of 700Mb... No re-encoding required!
• GSpot - view summary information about an AVI file.
• FolderSort - Sort the AVI files on an external drive/flash key so they appear in alphabetical order!

Burning Software

• Nero Burning ROM - My software of choice for burning firmwares to CD-R

External Drive Formatting

• Swissknife - GUI application for formatting large drives as FAT32
• fat32format - Command Line application for formatting large drives as FAT32

For Firmwares

• MTKRemaker etc. - Changing subtitle position etc.
• Other MTK tools - from New Age.