I searched and did not find a dedicated thread for the Dune 303D player so I figured I would start one. I just received one and figured members could post comments here instead of the general thread about many Dune players.
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Originally Posted by blackssr /t/1460594/official-dune-hd-tv303d-streamer-thread#post_23018079
I installed last night on my network and tested several "Ripped ISOs" and all played great. Has anyone found another work-a-round for the forced subtitle issue with the player ignoring the flag in all but MKVs? I loaded the MKV fix last night and it seemed to enable MKV sub support but my ISOs forced subs are still ignored. I no longer use my movies and have sinced switched to Zappiti and love it. I really like the feature to load Zappiti on startup. This makes for a nice clean look.
I hope the Dune Base 3.0 are updated soon to included this feature with regard to load program at start up.
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Originally Posted by dbone1026 /t/1460594/official-dune-hd-tv303d-streamer-thread#post_23018243
Right now there is no support for forced subs in ISO/Folder using BD Lite. No BD Lite player supports so no idea if it is something that can actually be added
Agreed, love the auto boot into Zappiti
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Originally Posted by dbone1026 /t/1460594/official-dune-hd-tv303d-streamer-thread#post_23018248
Also, for anyone interested, here is my TV303D review:
http://www.mediasmartserver.net/2013/02/07/review-dune-hd-tv303d/
I just need to update it for the HD Audio fix
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Originally Posted by blackssr /t/1460594/official-dune-hd-tv303d-streamer-thread#post_23018371
I noticed on your review you had issues with downmix of TrueHD to 2 channel stereo. I tested "30 Days of Night" and it played 2 channel to my Denon. I agree that multi channel PCM failed but 2 channel seemed to work OK. HD bitstreaming worked perfectly on all my movies as did 5.1 toslink. I am on firmware beta 5 I believe with sub fix.
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Originally Posted by dbone1026 /t/1460594/official-dune-hd-tv303d-streamer-thread#post_23018438
What format? The issue is only with TrueHD mkvs, the Dune cannot decode TrueHD. If it is a Blu ray rip (ISO/Folder) the Dune will grab the embedded AC3 track which is why you would get downmix (but once you go to mkv you lose that track)
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Originally Posted by blackssr /t/1460594/official-dune-hd-tv303d-streamer-thread#post_23017888
I searched and did not find a dedicated thread for the Dune 303D player so I figured I would start one. I just received one and figured members could post comments here instead of the general thread about many Dune players.
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Originally Posted by Mr Eric /t/1460594/official-dune-hd-tv303d-streamer-thread#post_23018899
Good idea, the main topic is becoming a bit complicated to follow. But you should add the base 3D to your title as it's basically the same product in a different form factor
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Originally Posted by blackssr /t/1460594/official-dune-hd-tv303d-base-3d-streamer-thread#post_23018953
I have spent only a short time with the player so far but I see the following issues that need addressing ASAP.
1) Seamless branching issue with playback. ( I am not affected due the way I rip and create a single m2ts file)
2) Force subs not working on any format other than MKV. Major pain in the ass.
I have been a Dune user since day one and have always believed that they were to "go to guys" for a working and stable player. I hope these issues are resolved quickly as not to impact how they are going to be viewed in the future for diehards like myself and others.
I did notice the player is faster with regard to menu speed and the gb lan is working. I get read speeds close to 40 MB/sec verses 11 MB/sec on the Base 3.0s that I have.
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Originally Posted by EVT /t/1460594/official-dune-hd-tv303d-base-3d-streamer-thread#post_23020461
I'm with you on this but I'm not holding my breath that either issue gets fixed. Like yourself I have my movies ripped as movie-only ISOs. Unfortunately my seamless branching titles are not ripped to a single file so I'm even worse off. So instead of going with the new players I bought a couple of D1s as spares just in case either of my existing Dunes fail.
Depending on how many blu-rays you have ripped one solution if you really want to move to using this new Dune is to convert those with forced subs (if you know which ones have them) to MKV and leave the rest as is. The tough part would be figuring out which of your existing titles have forced subtitles but going forward you could just rip to MKV which takes care of both forced subs and seamless branching.
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Originally Posted by blackssr /t/1460594/official-dune-hd-tv303d-base-3d-streamer-thread#post_23022834
I found a quick and easy work- a- round for the forced sub issue. I /created/inserted an .srt file of forced subs in the folder with my ISO of District 9. I enabled auto subs/ external only on the Dune setup playback screen and tested. The forced subs came on automatically based on the time stamp in the .srt file. Internal subs were ignored but could be be toggled with the remote as with any previous Dune player. This an easy method for guys that run either full or ripped ISOs with regard to forced subs.
Last year I converted all 900+ movies in my collection to 4 gig MP4s to play on my tablets. I had to create/find .srt files of all forced subs for all movies that had them. This was required to burn the forced subs into the Mp4 video so that I didn't have to deal with the forced issue again on my mobile devices. I do not remember if I saved the actual .srt files or not.( Sure I hope I did, If not I will have to re-create a list). If I still have them, I will share with forum members. This will accomplish two things:
1) We will have a list of what movies had forced titles
2) More important the actually .srt file required to enable force titles on these problem players.
To all you DVD FAB users. Does this program have the ability to create an extra .srt file when creating an ISO or main movie ISO based on the force flags in the m2ts stream? ClownBD only creates a .sub file. This .sub file needs to be converted to an .srt file which is time consuming.
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Originally Posted by EVT /t/1460594/official-dune-hd-tv303d-base-3d-streamer-thread#post_23024219
A database of blu-ray's with forced subs would help a lot of users. I would be willing to either do as you have done or convert my movies that have forced subtitles to MKV if I knew which titles were affected but I certainly don't want to convert my whole collection. I give you credit for having the stamina to re-rip 900 titles to MP4s.
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Originally Posted by EVT /t/1460594/official-dune-hd-tv303d-base-3d-streamer-thread#post_23024219
A database of blu-ray's with forced subs would help a lot of users. I would be willing to either do as you have done or convert my movies that have forced subtitles to MKV if I knew which titles were affected but I certainly don't want to convert my whole collection. I give you credit for having the stamina to re-rip 900 titles to MP4s.
BTW, I'm not sure if DVDFab can do what you want it to concerning srt files but it could have saved you a bit of time with your MP4s (I probably shouldn't mention it at this point but just in case it saves someone else some legwork in the future) as it has the ability to burn in only forced subtitles into your video when creating an MP4 either directly from a blu-ray or an ISO/BDMV file.
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Originally Posted by jstoddard /t/1460594/official-dune-hd-tv303d-base-3d-streamer-thread#post_23024228
It's already being done. Seems like this is kept pretty up to date
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AkGO8UqErL6idDhYYjg1ZXlORnRaM3ZhTks4Z3FrYlE&usp=sharing
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Originally Posted by Skylinestar /t/1460594/official-dune-hd-tv303d-base-3d-streamer-thread#post_23025252
I guess the DTS HDMA audio dropout is fully fixed in TV30-3D model? What's the firmware for that?
I've heard someone saying that Sigma players have better video and audio quality that Realtek players. Is it true? I'm having an old Realtek 1073DD player. Is there any audio quality difference if it's bitstream passthrough? If there is, I think I'm planning to make a jump to Dune.
I've also read that the new WDTV Play support pass through of DTS HD MA too. Any reason to buy the Dune which cost double?
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Originally Posted by blackssr /t/1460594/official-dune-hd-tv303d-base-3d-streamer-thread#post_23024315
Can DVD Fab burn forced titles when dealing main movies only ISOs? I may download the demo and give a try. I have been using anydvd for so long I never had a reason to cheat on her
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Originally Posted by jstoddard /t/1460594/official-dune-hd-tv303d-base-3d-streamer-thread#post_23024228
It's already being done. Seems like this is kept pretty up to date
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AkGO8UqErL6idDhYYjg1ZXlORnRaM3ZhTks4Z3FrYlE&usp=sharing
Is the update done directly on the player through the internet? OR can it be done offline through USB?Quote:
Originally Posted by dbone1026 /t/1460594/official-dune-hd-tv303d-base-3d-streamer-thread#post_23026431
Using the latest beta fw the DTSMA bug appears fixed
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Originally Posted by dbone1026 /t/1460594/official-dune-hd-tv303d-base-3d-streamer-thread#post_23026431
I remember with the older Realtek players Sigma PQ was definitely better. The newer ones though seem to be more on par with.
It's weird that the Dune website didn't list HD Audio support in the spec sheet too. I'm worried that Dune might drop the HD Audio support anytime in the future.Quote:
Originally Posted by dbone1026 /t/1460594/official-dune-hd-tv303d-base-3d-streamer-thread#post_23026431
Hard to say on WD TV, I don't see anywhere on the specs where it lists HD Audio support. It probably really depends on what type of files you play back (i.e Blu ray rips, 3D, etc...). For me at least I see the WD TV as more of an online content player
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Originally Posted by Skylinestar /t/1460594/official-dune-hd-tv303d-base-3d-streamer-thread#post_23029159
Is the update done directly on the player through the internet? OR can it be done offline through USB?
How about audio quality?
It's weird that the Dune website didn't list HD Audio support in the spec sheet too. I'm worried that Dune might drop the HD Audio support anytime in the future.
Perhaps due to licence issue (like the WDTV Play). If the player can internally decode the HD Audio, the manufacturer will advertise it in the spec sheet. If it cannot decode to LPCM, but able to passthrough HD Audio, it'll not be mentioned at all. In my opinion, Dune should mention it as there are many users out there who have AVR and only deal with passthrough.Quote:
Originally Posted by dbone1026 /t/1460594/official-dune-hd-tv303d-base-3d-streamer-thread#post_23029168
Online or via USB.
As far as Audio I really only bitstream so there should be no audio difference
Yeah, not sure why they didn't list for the TV303D unless maybe to put more focus on the base3d. You don't have to update fw and can always revert back if for whatever reason they change