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RSE and USB
In MY2012 I've placed the USB stick in the socket of the centre cubby and managed to get some kids movies to play successfully play on the screen in the front, however I cant fathom out how to get the rear screens to play them?.
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10th Apr 2015 8:25 am
Dudleydisco
Member Since: 20 Jun 2014
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Yes! You can only play USB content on the rear screens if you connect the stick to the REAR USB socket and then select USB on the RSE Remote.
If you want to get the audio through the speakers, rather than using the headphones, then you need to select Limo Mode on the touchscreen settings, and then Take Control of the audio using the RSE remote.
I don't know how old your kids are, but the RSE system was obviously designed for adults/older children who would be capable of using the remote. My daughter's only 3, so she can only watch TV or DVDs, as that's all I can control from the front!
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10th Apr 2015 12:29 pm
edwardandtubs
Member Since: 23 Jun 2012
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Thanks! you've explained it all. Mine didnt come with the RSE remote (Stealers have allegedly ordered it for me!)
Our son is 3 and so he wont be able to use it for a while. I agree that it does seem to be aimed at older kids.
Daft question but can I fill a DVD-R with avi's and play them ??Discovery 4 HSE Luxury Santorini MY12
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10th Apr 2015 6:34 pm
Dudleydisco
Member Since: 20 Jun 2014
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Not a daft question at all! It's not something I've tried, so can't really give you a definitive answer.
I did some research a while ago and found that the picture size can be from 32x32 pixels up to 720x576. 720x576 is the PAL standard definition size used on terrestrial TV transmissions and standard DVD,s.
Although it says MP4 files in the manual, what it means is that it will play files that are in an MP4 container format - not files that have a .mp4 file extension. Files need to end in either .avi , .xvid or .divx.
I managed to get some .avi files to play on the front screen, but they wouldn't play on the rears.
I've had most success using .divx. If you don't want to use DIVX VOD files, ( which you have to pay for), then you don't need to bother about registering the player.
DIVX is an old video compression format, so the latest version of Handbrake doesn't support it. The most reliable encoder I've found so far is DIVX converter, which is the freeware codec available from the DIVX website. If you want to rip DVDs onto a USB stick, the I use DVD Decrypter (freeware) to rip the DVD onto my PC hard drive, and then use DIVX converter to encode the .vob files to DIVX. These .vob files are MPEG2, so you will need to purchase the DIVX MPEG plugin from DIVX, which is about £7, although you do get a 15 day free trial period.
As someone else has said here, use the Home Theater preset in DIVX Converter, and then you can choose whether to do a 1 or 2 pass encode. I've found the results of the 1 pass encode acceptable in the car and the encode is quite quick.
Rather than put raw files onto a DVD+R, I've used Nero on my PC to create a DVD from the raw files.
Both Recordable and Re-Writable DVD and CD media are really a hit and miss affair. Some drives will play some but not others - for no explainable reason! Manufacturer, +R, -R, +RW, -RW, write speed etc. all make a difference! You'll stand most chance of it working if you 'Finalise' any disc you use. This makes sure that all the TOC (Table of Contents) data is written in the standard format at the start of the disc.
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10th Apr 2015 8:28 pm
edwardandtubs
Member Since: 23 Jun 2012
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It would seem you can put raw avi's onto a dvd-rw and play them on the rear screens. I used a TDK brand disc. I did notice that the slightest finger print on the disc meant that it couldn't be read.
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11th Apr 2015 7:04 pm
Dudleydisco
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Thanks for the update. I'll give that a go. Funnily enough, my daughter would love the same content too D4 MY14 XXV - RLD/IID BT
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