LG LDA511 HDMI DVD player - Page 13

I had one of my two DVB 318's stop playing mp3's, back up movies etc a few weeks ago. So I was in compusa and see a few LDA-511's on clearance for 119 some were open box and two were new. I grabbed a new box and told the wife it may be worth it if it can upconvert over component (X1 and plasma:-). Well have a 3 week return so I used the remote to "change the settings to component ;-) and it works! Wife also asks if we're keeping it because she will need the upc code for a $30 rebate! I cant get the region free to work but that doesn't mater for me anyway. My date of mfg is Nov, 05. Now I have a DVB-318 that will upconvert to 1080 only with original DVD's will not play any type of DVDr's. Oh well....

Aloha

Could everybody share their experience about performance while playing DivX, Xvid files from SD cards.
I noticed it takes a lot of time (1-2 minutes) to load any file.
Also my LDA-511 plays only Divx out of SD card.
For some reason it doesn't play Xvid, it just stucks in those yellow dots and nothing happens.
Although if I burn same files to DVD-r, they play perfectly from there.
So I am wondering if it's just my unit or it's a common problem?
Are there any hacks, mods to speed up this memory card reader?

Ok, I've gone over this post along with others and I'm still having issues. I have both HDCP and MV disabled but when I switch over to 720p and 1080i my Mitsu WS-65869 wigs out on the input by displaying distorted, rolling images with the display goes black. My HDTV signals work fine with OTA HDTV signals so I'm stumped....Ideas???

I'm not familiar with your display, but you don't say what type of connection you're using. If you're using component, then it should work provided your component connection can accept and display 720p or 1080i.

If you're using hdmi, then you don't need to disable anything to get 720p or 1080i.

jeff

Jeff, sorry I did leave that out...I'm connecting via component which my display will accept 720/1080 signals through. I read on here someone was having a similar problem with a Sammy 850 and Toshiba RPTV as well and the recommendation was to adjust the vertical/horizontal adjustments or play with the zoom feature. I tried the zoom feature on the DVD with no luck and my Mitsu uses Net Command for inputs so there's no vertical/horizontal adjustments that I'm aware of.

I saw that this is available at a certain retailer for $99 after an instant savings and $30 rebate. Are those who are using this player for 1080i via component still satisfied? I'd be replacing a Zenith 318 which I don't even use anymore because the MB drives me crazy.

This will happen if you send an HD signal to an SD only component input? Typically, the mitsu RPTVs have both HD and SD component inputs. Make sure you are going to an HD component input.

Dave

Dave, you're 100% correct I pulled a really silly mistake. I had the LG connected to the comp1 impute on the set not knowing that comp1 and comp2 can not display 720p or 1080i. I broke down and read the Mitsu manual and re-learned this so simply switched to DTV and got it working. I was really interested to see just how much of a difference I would see so I tested with Pearl Harbor on the "hostility imminent" chapter and was stunned at the difference. Just to make sure I wasn't imagining thing I hooked the LG up to Comp1 and ran the same scene over. Overall it's a fairly dramatic difference and made the purchase of the LG worth the $50 over a non-conversion player and I think I'm set until BR/HD-DVD seriously drop in price.

My first time posting.

Is there a hack or firmware that will allow the LG LDA-511 to upconvert copyright protected DVDs via component video. It stinks that it won't upconvert copyrighted DVDs via the component video .

frank69,
Search is your friend. Look in this thread or the 418 thread.

jeff

Its on page 7 by Budman I think but here is the info. Use the remote to preform that needed actions.

Posted by Bud-man on page 7:
Quote:
Heres a list of hacks from videohelp, if they work i dont know, the info page does we know that........
I'm at work so i cant test right now.

HDCP off/on:
PAUSE,1,2,3,6,9
on screen: "OK H" or "Default H" (Status)
(2xPAUSE to leave)

Macrovision off/on:
Pause,7,4,1,5,3,6,9
on screen: "OK M" oder "Default M" (Status)
(2xPAUSE to leave)

EDID off/on: (Extended Display Identification Data)
Pause,1,4,7,8,9
on screen: "OK E" oder "Default E" (Status)
(2xPAUSE to leave)

Region Code:
Pause,3,1,4,1,5,9
0=all

Video/HDMI Info Page:
Pause,2,4,8,6,5

Factory reset + SYSTEM INFORMATION page
go to Setup/video/TV Aspect/16:9
and press 1,3,9,7,1,3,9,ENTER

Which sequence of commands should I execute on the remote? The HDCP commands?

I followed the directions for the remote hack and can't seem to get 720p or 1080i. I just bought my player. I paused on a movie and input the numbers and nothing. Is there a chance LG has changed something in new shipments. Also the vacumn loading is the worst idea EVER!

You must have the player stopped before executing the hack. pausing and hacking does not work.

jeff

Right stop the dvd player then use the hacks.

ANyone using this player to feed a VP30 with 480i over HDMI?

If so, how are the results? I cannot find much discussion regarding this in this forum, though the sticky indicates that 480i HDMI is possible.

Thanks.

To be a little clearer, you need to REMOVE the media (DVD) before applying the remote hack.

If it still does not work, try turning off the DVD player, then turning it back on, again, without any DVD's or CD in the player. Then apply the remote controll hack.

I have the LDX-514, the HACKS on page 7 all work except for REGION FREE. When you enter the hack the player does NOTHING. Is the DVD portion of the LDX514 like the LDA511??? Is there a REGION HACK for the LDX514????

Is the EDID hack really needed? What does it buy you? Is this only needed for component output. I have 1080i output on my MD6580 HP TV using HDMI and it is Fantabulous!!!!

Any help on the first issue is greatly appreciated!!!!! Thanks.

I found this for LG 5000 series. I tried it and it did ask to update the Region. I entered 0. Unfortunately I don't have any other region disc's except Region 1. Can some one with a LDX514 DVD/VCR combo try this. The remote hack for region hack doesn't work.

I copied the RTM folder to the root of the new CD. then burned it to a CD-R at 16x with Nero in ISO mode - I named the disk RTM.

Here is the link I used to download the zipped up folder
http://www.area450.co.uk/images/LG5000.zip

I shut the player off - then on and opened the tray, inserted the disk and closed it, it then read the disk and opened up the region setting screen by itself, then I selected "0" on the remote as instructed and then pressed pause to exit as it said to..The DVD LED read "00" on it..
I then shut the machine off for a few seconds, then hit the eject buuton to start it up again and removed my disk. I put in a region 2 -4 DVD that I had, and closed it, and it played beautifully.. That's it...

Thanks for this info!
Everything you described worked flawlessly with LDA-511, although I am not able
to test DVD playback since I currently don't have any DVDs with different Region code except 1.

I did the lg5000.zip hack to my player, and it works great. My lda-511 is from a Feb 2006 batch, bought at BB in the US. Before the hack I could only play R-1 discs. After the hack I can play discs from R-1, R-2, and probably other regions too (I only have discs from R-1 and R-2 to check with though).

I have my LG LDX-514 set up just the way I want it except for one thing. My HP MD6580 HDTV supports PAL input and display.

Does anyone know of a way to have the LDX-514 output a PAL DVD disc in PAL? Right now it transcodes the PAL DVD disc and outputs it in NTSC.

Mine's going back, audio sync problems with vizio 42"

I can't believe that no one knows a hack to get PAL output from an LDA-511 and/or
LDX-514? I am shocked............

I dont think that can be done,it's all in the chipset's, buy a pal player from europe then.
LG can play pal movies just cant output PAL.
I have a Kingwell player that outputs in PAL, same as the Neuneo.
Do you have a PAL television?

Yes, yes I do (from the Yes, yes I am, Bud commercials) have a TV that supports PAL and NTSC input, HP MD6580 DLP2+. Great TV by the way... I have to believe the LG LDA-511 and/or LDX-514 can output PAL because it can transcode a PAL DVD and output it in NTSC. Sounds like there has to be a "HACK" to reconfigure the player, NOT to Transcode but to play the DVD in whatever format it is in. In other words, if the DVD is NTSC output NTSC, if the DVD is PAL output PAL. Simple right???? The only question is if it can output the PAL on HDMI or does it have to come out of the Composite video.

I think I have a problem with my AD511. When I play CDs in it I get good volume at about 35 on my receiver but with movies I have have to go much higher. Am I missing something?

Did you check your audio connections?

What should I be doing with my player to get it to play DVD-Audio? I can see the video lyrics on the screen and the menus but I don't see that it plays anything special. My reciever is not showing that it is using any other speakers other than the left and right speaker. I think I saw something where you cannot use optical but rather analog to run DVD-A, is this true? I hooked up analog but no Dolby Digital option. How do I know if I am getting the Advanced Resolution sound from the disc?

You have to hook up to your receiver using the 5.1 audio output on the player, by doing this the player is decoding the signal.

Unless of course your receiver is capable of decoding the DVD Audio signal, since using the coax or optical connection sends the DVDA signal raw to your receiver, which it then needs to decode.