DVD-A Question

kspv · 13th September 2004, 10:42 AM

Can you modify a single disc DVD player that does not play DVD-A discs, to the one that plays DVD-A discs? If so, what does it take?

OliverD · 13th September 2004, 05:15 PM

Not easy.

You need software in the player's DSP to decode the MLP data, which implies buying a license from Meridian Audio.

There are some very cheap computer DVD based players which are capable of playing DVD-A, and it might be an interesting project to mod one of these players for decent sound quality.

dwk123 · 14th September 2004, 12:40 AM

I'd go farther and say it's virtually impossible - MLP hasn't been cracked, so the only possible way would be to get a chipset that already decodes MLP, at which point the question becomes 'why bother' since that would have to come from a working player.....

There are some very cheap and fairly well regarded DVD-A capable players out there like the Toshiba 3950/3960 and now 4960, or some Pioneers - you'd be way ahead of the game to just start from one of these.

13th September 2004, 10:42 AM	#1
kspv diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Bangalore, India	DVD-A Question Can you modify a single disc DVD player that does not play DVD-A discs, to the one that plays DVD-A discs? If so, what does it take?

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13th September 2004, 05:15 PM	#2
OliverD diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Germany	Not easy. You need software in the player's DSP to decode the MLP data, which implies buying a license from Meridian Audio. There are some very cheap computer DVD based players which are capable of playing DVD-A, and it might be an interesting project to mod one of these players for decent sound quality.

14th September 2004, 12:40 AM	#3
dwk123 diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2002	I'd go farther and say it's virtually impossible - MLP hasn't been cracked, so the only possible way would be to get a chipset that already decodes MLP, at which point the question becomes 'why bother' since that would have to come from a working player..... There are some very cheap and fairly well regarded DVD-A capable players out there like the Toshiba 3950/3960 and now 4960, or some Pioneers - you'd be way ahead of the game to just start from one of these.

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