For all its foibles (and for all the neckache I got from my missus for buying it), I still rate this player. It really comes into it's own if you've large media collection on your PC (mp3, divx, photos etc), but don't want a computer sat in the corner of your living room.
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Advantages: divx, pc connectivity (wired and wireless) Disadvantages: operating system sometimes clunky
...shoulders above the free KISS PClink that is available as a download from the KISS site.
Finally, download the latest firmware from the site.
As I said the thing has it's little idiosyncracies - it does crash sometimes, and doesnt recognise all divx codecs, but hey what do you want for £100?
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For all its foibles (and for all the neckache I got from my missus for buying it), I still rate this player. It really comes into it's own if you've large media collection on your PC (mp3, divx, photos etc), but don't want a computer sat in the corner of your living room. A couple of recommendations straight off - if you want to use it with wifi make sure you get a card recommended by KISS, as not all are compatble (only runs on 802.11b) Secondly invest in EZlink (google search for this) - its a piece of third party software which allows you to connect your PC to the player. It's head and shoulders above the free KISS PClink that is available as a download from the KISS site. Finally, download the latest firmware from the site. As I said the thing has it's little idiosyncracies - it does crash sometimes, and doesnt recognise all divx codecs, but hey what do you want for £100?
1 x network ( RJ-45 ) - rear, 1 x network ( RJ-45 )
1 x composite video output ( RCA phono )
Manufacturer's product description
KiSS DP-1500 is based on the Slim Line DivX Compatible DVD Player KiSS DP-1000, but it also has a built-in Ethernet Port and a PC Card Slot, enabling it, if connected to a Broadband Internet Connection to read Audio/Video/Picture content straight from a PC with the KiSS PC-Link Software as well as playing Internet Radio Station with WebRadio. WebRadio, with its friendly interface provides the user with a few thousands radio stations to choose from, all classified by genre and countries. The PC Card Slot placed at the back of the player, also adds a new feature: Wireless Connection. No more Ethernet cables in the way, thanks to a simple setup on the player, this function will help the users keep their living room away from their computer room. KiSS provides the Access Point and PC Card (IEEE 802.11b) as extra accessories. As all KiSS DVD players, the KiSS DP-1500 can play all DivX files, 3.11, 4 and 5. It can also play MPEG-4, XviD files on the video side. It also comes complete with the standard CD/MP3, Ogg Vorbis, Jpeg, CD-RW and DVD+-RW playback.
