Playing movies on Sony XAV-70BT

[Erkme73]

There has been a thread on this last year, but it never addressed the OP's question.

 

I have the subject Sony XAV-70BT. The manual says it will play MPEG-4 simple mode. I've used Xvid4PSP and Handbrake to encode existing videos to the proper settings. When the movie rendering is complete, it plays just fine on my PC, but in the head unit, playing from either disc or a USB drive, it takes upwards of 60 seconds to start playing.

 

When it finally does start, there are terrible AV sync issues - where the video will lead the audio by 10-15 seconds. They sync gets progressively worse - but right from the beginning, it's off by a few seconds.

 

I've tried changing settings within the encoding programs, and even tried different movies - but I have the same results.

 

Has anyone found a good program/profile to use to encode movies that will play on this head unit? I'm quite disappointed, and may very well return it to the merchant.

 

Thanks,

 

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[Erkme73]

Well, I think I've made some progress. With Handbrake, if the frame rate is forced to 25 FPS (as opposed to the default "same as original"), and the audio is set to 320-bit, it seems to work.

[Mathew]

Yes, need to downscale it a little.

If you check your manual on the mp4 settings and follow it on Handbrake, it will be ok. Also, bring filesize to below 1G...

[Erkme73]

Eh, I gave up and returned it for full credit towards the JVC AVX840. Instant response when pushing items on the screen. Day and night. Don't think the sound is as good, but it beats having to take antacids for the heartburn I was getting from the Sony.