subject: DSiPlayer FAQ [print this page] DSiPlayer FAQ DSiPlayer FAQ
QWhat is the iPlayer for?
AThe iPlayer is solely for playing media files and homebrew applications, excluding ROMs, on Nintendo DSi, DS Lite & DS consoles.
QWhat is so good about iPlayer?
AThe conventional method of playing media files on the DS console is to use the software named moonshell player. That requires installing the software on the slot-1 card and converting the video files to the DPG format.That is software decoding.
In comparison, iPlayer does not require any video conversion and can play all the popular video formats directly: DivX, Xvid, Quicktime, Windows Media video, Realmedia, MPEG, ASF, VOB and Flash. That is hardware decoding.
QWhat is Hardware decoding?
AThe built-in CPU & RAM on the curcuit of the iPlayer cart can decode video files directly. This is to make up the shortfall of the processor on the DSi / DS Lite console, which has very limited processing power. That means there is no more file converting. Video files of all the popular formats can be played directly on DSi, DS Lite and DS without going through the tedious file conversions.
QWhat resolution does iPlayer support?
AiPlayer can support 640 x 480 or below.
QWhat console does iPlayer support?
ANDS, NDSL, NDSi.
QWhat video format does iPlayer support?
AiPlayer supports almost all popular video format. AVI, RMVB, RM, FLV, ASF, MPG, WMV, MP3, include the DivX & XviD.
QWhat size of MicroSD does iPlayer support?
AUp to 32GB.
QHow about the iPlayer power consumption?
AiPlayer can play video for about 4 hours on a fully charged DS console.
