Specifications

Subtitle playback
DViCo have not resolved the issue with embedded subtitle
support which we would have expected to be available upon
release of the M6500a. After all, it has been something DViCo
have been working on with the older players for quite some
time now. Instead, you get external subtitle support which
adequately provides a solution for the missing embedded
subtitles but is still not a remedy for the problem. It is part of
DViCo‟s plan to add embedded subtitles along with keeping
external subtitles supported as well in the future, but as
mentioned previously we have been waiting some time now.
A small remark should be done here though. When rendering
the subtitles it is possible the unit displays words broken which
should be avoided. If a word does not fit completely on a line,
it should not break the word in two and show remaining
characters on the next line but show the complete word on the
next line.
Making the font size too big will result in only one line being
displayed and making them too small seems to cause the
subtitle lines not to be projected at the same time. A further
problem is the spacing between two lines is far too much as
you can see in the image above along with the cutting of
words to display on the next line.
There is still some work to be done on the subtitles and it
carries great importance which influences just about “all” video
playback the unit will take care of, providing you need
subtitles..
Info on the files playing is
shown using the INFO
button on the remote. This
will reveal all useful info
except bit rate of the video
which would help a great
deal to investigate files.
Pressing the info button multiple times switches between Info
display, clock remaining time and elapsed time. The Function
button is the sleep time which can be set ranging from 30
minutes to couple hours.
Did we mention GoTo yet? I lost track
Few extra remarks than. DViCo has been suffering for quite
some time of its inability to use reverse trick play (rewind) on
transport streams. This is still not available on the M-6500
despite them stating over and over it will be eventually. It kind
of falls in the same category as embedded subtitles of “to be
added basic functionality.
Same remark can be made for VOB files. Also there, we find no
ability to rewind files which makes it a bit sad for the range of
recorders using these formats.