The new iPlayer - A media player for the DS, DSLite and DSi which plays media files directly without having to convert them first. If out of stock please call and pre order as the number of enquiries we have about this product means we won't have stock for long as they go so quick.
We have been holding off from selling these for a while since we were first offered them, we just wanted to see how well the development team would handle any issues and if the iPlayer would work with the DSi 1.4 update.
It seems the wait wasn’t needed and the iPlayer is performing fine and lots of people report the iPlayer working with 1.4 firmware. So here it is - the first hardware decoding media player for the Nintendo DS/DSL/DSi, read on for the official blurb, FAQ and software download.
The name "iPlayer" means to play movies and musics. iPlayer is a media player card for Nintendo DS users, which is designed with a high-performance decoder chip inside, allowing hardware decoding, will be able to play the main format of videos directly without converting.
After more than one year hard working, iplayer Team finally complete the product development, considering as a milestone, because of the realization of playing AVI/RMVB on DS directly by iPlayer, which is also the unique one could to do so world-wide. iPlay is able to play all the main format of videos such as RMVB,RM,AVI,FLV,MPG,WMV on DS,and no converting,allowing you watching movies and listening to music on DS more convenient.
Our aim: more convenience, playing directly,no converting, saving your time.
Our watchword: taking DS as a media player, playing AVI/RMVB directly.
Basic operation guide:
direction buttons: files selecting (page up/page down)
A button: OK / open file
B button: Cancel / Close file
X button: increase volume
Y button: decrease volume
L button: previous music
R button: next music, brightness adjustment.
SELECT button: close the bottom screen when movie playing.
Quick Start Guide:
1. Copy the unzipped system files into MicroSD card, which could be downloaded from the official website, or could be found in CD.
2. Copy movies files into the folder named "VIDEO". Copy music files into the folder named "MUSIC".
3. Turn on the power of DS, then you could enjoy the movies and music.
Tips: For better experience, please use earphone.
Video:
Recommended format:
Avi,Rm/Rmvb,Mpeg,3gp,Flv,Mov, Wmv
Recommended parameter:
Resolution as 640 X 480 or lower
code rate as 2000 or lower.
Display mode:
Original mode,standard mode,full screen display
Audio:
Recommended format:
mp3,wma,ape,flac,wav,aac,ogg,ra,m4a
Playing mode:
Loop all, sequence play, random play, Loop single, single play.
L/R button:
could operate the function of music selecting on/off.
Software:
iPlayer supports DLdi, which means fans could develop their own homebrews, and could also use the existing homebrews, such as DSOrganize,Moonshell, DSxReader, Reno Studio and so on.
Files:
so far you could browse the files only.
System:
Brightness >> DSL---four level brightness adjustment, DSi---system tips to adjust brightness with SELECT + VOL+/VOL-
Language >> Chinese/English default, user could DIY more kinds of language.
Skins >> Standard skin only, user could add more.
Backlit >> user could customize the backlit time as 10s, 20s ,30s or do not close.
Homebrew patch >> open DLdi Port, open the function of soft reset.
Restore defaults
iPlayer F A Q
Q:What is the advantage of iPlayer?
A:No Converting. No PC software, Easy use. iPlayer can play video directly without any converting through hardware decoding.
Q:What is Hardware decoding?
A:Because the hardware limitation of DS console, DS can't play video directly. iPlayer has a decode chip built-in. This chip provide the powerful multi-media function beyond the hardware limitation of DS console.
Q:What resolution does iPlayer support?
A:iPlayer can support 640 x 480 perfectly. Resolution out of this range, iPlayer can play it also, but we do not guarantee the fluency.
Q:What console does iPlayer support?
A:NDS, NDSL, NDSi.
Q: What video format does iPlayer support?
A:iPlayer support almost all popular video format. AVI, RMVB, RM, FLV, ASF, MPG, WMV, MP3, include the DivX & XviD.
Q:What size of MicroSD does iPlayer support?
A:Up to 32GBytes．And support SDHC high speed MicroSD．
Q:How about the iPlayer power consumption?
A:iPlayer can play video more than 4 hours. Test environment: Brightness 2, volume biggest with earphone, NDSL．
Latest Software Download and Release Notes.
iPlayer OS v1.2 & firmware v1.061. Add Korean to be a selectable language
2. Fix the bug which leads being unable to play next when screen is closed
3. Fix that some kind of TF cards (CLASS 6) could not be identified
4. Fix the display mistake of the interface menu
Readme:
1. Upgrade iPlayer firmware support NDSi firmware 1.4
[Very Important for NDSi v1.4:]
If the NDSi firmware is v1.4, Please copy the upgrade firm into MicroSD. When NDSi screen display
" An error has occurred
Press and hold the POWER
Button to turn the system off
Please refer to the Nintendo DSi
Operations Manual for details."
*When this message displayed, please wait 2 mins, iPlayer is upgrading. (If turn off power at this moment, iPlayer will dead).
*After 2 mins, iPlayer is upgraded.
2. Added extra movie subtitle.
3. Added plugin for iPlayer CPU homebrew.
download..
