New from Sarotech DVP-570HD

An internal power supply and a USB host port on the front, i like it.

There's a few high def new-gen players to choose from now. It's going to be a difficult decision.

edit:
buy it here.
http://www.cooldrives.com/dvavabmupl.html

I sent the email to cooldrives they replied the product has been delayed until end of August.
Sent a couple emails to sarotech manufacturing but they don't reply at all. Another forum from Korean heard about the product cancellation, could be due to some internal issues they don't want to do business any more. If the company does not support good, no response email to customers, then should we buy without any future supports?

Now all the emails I sent to them returned no recipients.
The company might be no longer doing business due to
investment issue.


Reporting-MTA: dns; panmail02.tt.co.kr
Arrival-Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 02:49:40 +0900

Final-Recipient: RFC822; support@sarotech.com
X-Actual-Recipient: RFC822; ycm@panmail02.tt.co.kr
Action: delayed
Status: 4.2.0
Diagnostic-Code: X-Unix; 75
Last-Attempt-Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 07:33:29 +0900
Will-Retry-Until: Sun, 30 Jul 2006 02:49:40 +0900

WOW that didnt go well. Poor planning I guess..

Finally, I got a nice and firm response from Sarotech. They confirmed the new DVP-570 will be coming soon in August. Stay still. I thought it would be unfair to them if I don't correct the humor. This is a All-in-one that includes network, FM transmitter, and hi-def supports.

Any more news on this one?
Price?
/petboh

The company tech support seemed not good. Tech support never answered any of my questions, concerns like how often they update the firmware, so on. Should we spend much money on something that the sellers do not care about and do not even care about customers.

Besides, not all of my emails sent to them went thru. Some ok and some were returned with rejected error from the recipient mail server. Not sure if they set it on purpose to cut cost of customer supports. That was very negative of this manufact.

I read a early review in some korean website saying this product has many faults. It does not deliver everything on the description page!! I read that there were playback problems, subtitle problems, pictures displayed incorrectly, content display on screen different than on the display (tiny lcd) on the actual unit, etc. Buyer BEWARE!!! It sounds like Sarotech need to iron out some bugs in its firmware. If anyone owns one and disagrees with the review, please let other readers hear your experience.

Wow, you can read Korean! Thanks for good info. I was almost hooked with the outlook of it but my experience in the past told me to wait and do more research or hear from others. Now, I'm happy that I made the right decision not to buy this useless box. Let us know if any of you have any actual pros and cons evaluating the products. It's just my experience that do not buy anything from any seller/manufact who do not provide good supports. This company even pulled down their website to hide all info/contacts. It is very negative. That's why cooldrives.com sells it with message "use at your own rish." it's really panicked!

here nice pics from this model

http://amd.co.at/anti/hd-player/Abigs570hd/

regards

I got the DVP 570HD last week with SW 1.07 I downloadedthe new firmware 1.12 but when I try to update I keeping getting the message "Update Failed" can anyone assist how to resolve the problem:
I followed the instruction as stated in the manual:
I created the update folder in HDD
Then upzip the firmware and copied "bin" file in update folder.
I went to system folder clicked update the message appeared "Update Failed"
Any suggestions.
Thanks.

Is abigs still running ?

Wait with upgrade. My upgrade worked fine, but I am not hapy how its now working !
Music playlist do not work now. - See thread "Sarotech/ Abigs DVP 570 hd NEW firmware out - antivirus"

Max

read the handbook pdf file file :-)

update\\abigs.bin
and "ertour" the loader must be IN agigs_sys folder on your dvp570 harddisk !!

all 2 files must copy in /saro_sys/update" folder (zhx max.li for mistake )

http://amd.co.at/anti/?hd-player/Abigs570hd/

handbook here _> http://amd.co.at/anti/hd-player/Abigs570hd/dvp570.pdf



:-)
regards

abigs_sys folder ???
I read in the manual:
2) Create "/saro_sys/update" folder

Did they change the system folder name from saro_sys to abigs_sys ?

If yes, than its clear,why my playlists do not work after upgrade to firmware 1.12.

Max

I just recieved the dvp-570 and i am cluless on how to get this thing to show the videos from the Hard drive. I created the folders for update .... saro_sys.... playlist.... etc.... I installed a 160GB seagate drive. I used partition magic to format it fat32. It created its own folders after that but no matter where i put the files, they dont show up in the list. I only get the "upfolder". When i go to "media" and then "Hard disk" it says Hard mount fail... Any ideas?

If you can't connect the harddisk - it's clear - you will not see anything.
I formatted my samsung 300Gig with 3 NTFS partitions (1. Music, 2. Photo, 3. Movie) System folders have to be in primary partition.
I did not have a problem about Harddisk connection.
Max

Hi,

I just bought the DVP 570 and connected it to my Mac... Found out later that I have to format the 320GB HDD on my Mac as a Dos HDD - after I had done that (after many trials to solve it other ways) the DVP could mount the HDD in the player.

The first problem is solved (I can mount the player to my Mac and copy files on it). Then I connected the player to my TV - what a disappointment! I am using DIVX .avi files.

I do have a Pioneer Plasma 42" and I was told by the sales person that only the Sarotech DVP player can handle the larger Plasmas properly - a blunt lie! Below are the connections I tried so far with different results:

On DVP with DVI via Adapter connected to PC input on my TV. Good picture but very small (only uses about 60% of the screen).

Component cable DVP to TV with so so picture quality and also not 100% screen size. It only works with NTSC setting when I switch to PAL lines occur and the picture becomes drizzle.

S-video cable from DVP to TV now the movie is displayed on full screen but the quality is far below expectation an no fun to watch.

Anybody any recommendation for me? I am actually very unhappy I bought this player - a lot of money and a far below standard performance. Lets not even talk about their manual and the firmware issue. If I could I would return the player to the shop.

I hope for some support from guys out there - imho any software and hardware manufacturer would die without forums like this....

Thanks

regards

Ralf

Hello,

I just bought the Sarotech 570 and my PC with windows XP doesnt recognized the sarotech. When I plug the usb cable the sarotech turn on so I beleive it's not a problem of the cable neither the port. I've tried to install the driver in sarotech websites but it's only for windows 98.

Does anyone have an idea of what can it be ?

Kind Regards,

Miguel Valente

What kind of harddisk do you have mounted ?
How do you have formatted it ?
Read all the posts of this thread.
Regards Max

Max,

I've mount a 500gb from seagate. When I go to sarotech menu it says "No HD mount" and No USB Connection. I didn't format the disk because I cant access it !

Do I need to format it Outside the Sarotech ?

When I connect to PC , the PC doesnt recognize anything connected on that port.

Kind Regards

If you have no USB connection, you can't do anything.

For a PC, DVP-570 works for my understanding as a normal external Harddisk.

Are the connections insight DVP-570 for the harddisk really OK ?

I can't imagin something else.

Max

I mount 750GB HDD into 570HD.
It's will normal and functional in original firmwave 1.04
If I copy 1.12 or 1.14 saro_sys/ertour in to HDD and reboot.
The system information show firmwave ver will be 1.12 or 1.14.
But I cann't see any file or playlist.

It will back to normal after erase saro_sys/ertour from HDD and reboot.
What's wrong ?
I can't upgrade firmwave?

What process should I check in upgrade?
1. Check partition is primary.
2. COPY /saro_sys/ertour into HDD
3. COPY /saro_sys/update/abigs.bin into HDD
4. Reboot

Are there anything lost?

I upgraded my dvp-570 with the upgrade function and without ertour.
It works basicly.
But one thing is clear: firmware 1.12 is buggy. I didnt see my playlists, so I went back to 1.07, see thread " Sarotech/ Abigs DVP 570 hd NEW firmware out"

I will try 1.14 sometimes ...

Max

......OK, Isee......
I still one more question, Where can I download 1.07 or 1.14 abigs.bin?

Official Sarotech firmware download site:
http://www.sarotech.com/english/cgi/main.cgi?cmd=030100

For version 1.07, there are only a Russian and a French one listet. But you can select english in the French firmware.

Max

Thanks a lot.....
Can I use 1.14 Chinese-T /saro_sys/ertour + 1.07 French /saro_sys/update/abigs.bin?

I use 1.14 Chinese-T /saro_sys/ertour +1.12 English /saro_sys/update/abigs.bin now.

It's have some problem like you say.

I think file ertour is for all firmwares the same. (I do not use it.)
So, I think you can use it for all releases of firmware.
Max