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Hi

I have some AVI and MPEG format videos like 700MB each .

I have burned some as DATA CD or DVD.

I want to buy a DVD player that could play data cd of AVI and Mpeg video
files and it will play them
like on computer?

also what it means when it says "Can Play DivX®" on some DVD player?


any advice please
Thanks

"tim" wrote
> Hi
>
> I have some AVI and MPEG format videos like 700MB each .
>
> I have burned some as DATA CD or DVD.
>
> I want to buy a DVD player that could play data cd of AVI and Mpeg video
> files and it will play them
> like on computer?
>
> also what it means when it says "Can Play DivX®" on some DVD player?

DivX and Xvid are CODECS.

AVI files are Microsoft's invention (Audio Video Interleaving).
Raw AVI files are so HUGE that the video portion must be
COMPRESSED; so, all AVI files you will encounter will have
been compressed using one of many available CODECS (short
for COmpresser-DECompressor). Your Windows Media Player
(or other players) cannot play the video portion of an AVI
if the particular codec used to make the AVI has not
been installed on your computer. Remember the opposite:
If you download an AVI and the video plays, you must have
*already* installed the necessary codec.

So, a stand-alone DVD player must also have the appropriate
codec installed to play a compressed AVI. Any DVD player
that says "Can Play DivX®" should be able to play a DivX-
or Xvid-compressed AVI that has been burned to a CD/DVD
as data.

As for MPEGs: to play on stand-alone players, the MPEG
*usually* must be either in the VCD format or SVCD formats:
A VCD is an MPEG-1 (codec) format that adheres to
a specific range of video bitrate and sound parameters;
the reason being that burning software will recognize such a
VCD file(s), and burn it/them in such a way upon a CD/DVD,
that it will not only be playable on the computer, but that a
stand-alone DVD player will recognize and play it. The quality
of a VCD file is "OK" -- VCDs, by design, use 10 MB (or less)
per minute, so a standard 700 MB CD will hold 70 minutes of
standard VCD format MPGs.
An SVCD uses the MPEG-2 codec, and will burn onto
a CD or DVD @ 20 MB per minute, so a standard 700 MB CD
will carry 35 minutes of a standard SVCD. As with VCD, a
recently made, stand-alone DVD player should recognize and
play a CD/DVD burned using the SVCD format.

Phillips makes Divx/Xvid compatible players, such as
the DVP642, but I have no first hand knowledge as
to quality or reliability.

"gangle" <> wrote in message
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> "tim" wrote
>> Hi
>>
>> I have some AVI and MPEG format videos like 700MB each .
>>
>> I have burned some as DATA CD or DVD.
>>
>> I want to buy a DVD player that could play data cd of AVI and Mpeg video
>> files and it will play them
>> like on computer?
>>
>> also what it means when it says "Can Play DivX®" on some DVD player?
>
> DivX and Xvid are CODECS.
>
> AVI files are Microsoft's invention (Audio Video Interleaving).
> Raw AVI files are so HUGE that the video portion must be
> COMPRESSED; so, all AVI files you will encounter will have
> been compressed using one of many available CODECS (short
> for COmpresser-DECompressor). Your Windows Media Player
> (or other players) cannot play the video portion of an AVI
> if the particular codec used to make the AVI has not
> been installed on your computer. Remember the opposite:
> If you download an AVI and the video plays, you must have
> *already* installed the necessary codec.
>
> So, a stand-alone DVD player must also have the appropriate
> codec installed to play a compressed AVI. Any DVD player
> that says "Can Play DivX®" should be able to play a DivX-
> or Xvid-compressed AVI that has been burned to a CD/DVD
> as data.
>
> As for MPEGs: to play on stand-alone players, the MPEG
> *usually* must be either in the VCD format or SVCD formats:
> A VCD is an MPEG-1 (codec) format that adheres to
> a specific range of video bitrate and sound parameters;
> the reason being that burning software will recognize such a
> VCD file(s), and burn it/them in such a way upon a CD/DVD,
> that it will not only be playable on the computer, but that a
> stand-alone DVD player will recognize and play it. The quality
> of a VCD file is "OK" -- VCDs, by design, use 10 MB (or less)
> per minute, so a standard 700 MB CD will hold 70 minutes of
> standard VCD format MPGs.
> An SVCD uses the MPEG-2 codec, and will burn onto
> a CD or DVD @ 20 MB per minute, so a standard 700 MB CD
> will carry 35 minutes of a standard SVCD. As with VCD, a
> recently made, stand-alone DVD player should recognize and
> play a CD/DVD burned using the SVCD format.
>
> Phillips makes Divx/Xvid compatible players, such as
> the DVP642, but I have no first hand knowledge as
> to quality or reliability.
>
>
>
Thanks Mate

really appreciate your detailed explanation. I enjoyed reading it.

I will buy one and will check if it works OK.

Thanks

"tim" <> wrote:

>Hi
>
>I have some AVI and MPEG format videos like
700MB each .
>
>I have burned some as DATA CD or DVD.
>
>I want to buy a DVD player that could play data
cd of AVI and Mpeg video
>files and it will play them
>like on computer?
>
>also what it means when it says "Can Play
DivX®" on some DVD player?
>
>
>any advice please
>Thanks
>
>
I have a NISSAN DV100S digital media mpeg4 dvd player

http://reviews.cnet.co.uk/dvdpvr/0,3...9190873,00.htm

It plays files which are:

(1) mpeg2 files recorded using a tv-card
and (2) divx/avi files which could be tv-shows / movies dnlded from internet

And which have been burned to DVD-RW or DVD-R disks using NERO

You can get upto 12 40mins shows on a disk.

It cost (IIRC) around £60 and bought from maplins (in England)
- but that was ~ year ago.

It's been one of my better buys !.

EP.

ps. rarely an avi file won't play. When this happens I try reencoding
it using the free divx-encoder or any-other-I-happen-upon.
And sometimes the player will play the new version.

I have the Philips DVP 642.
Inexpensive, looks great, and works just like Gangle said.

"English Patient" <my_castle@the_edge_of_the_cliff.com> wrote in message
news:...
>
>
> "tim" <> wrote:
>
>>Hi
>>
>>I have some AVI and MPEG format videos like
> 700MB each .
>>
>>I have burned some as DATA CD or DVD.
>>
>>I want to buy a DVD player that could play data
> cd of AVI and Mpeg video
>>files and it will play them
>>like on computer?
>>
>>also what it means when it says "Can Play
> DivX®" on some DVD player?
>>
>>
>>any advice please
>>Thanks
>>
>>
> I have a NISSAN DV100S digital media mpeg4 dvd player
>
> http://reviews.cnet.co.uk/dvdpvr/0,3...9190873,00.htm
>
> It plays files which are:
>
> (1) mpeg2 files recorded using a tv-card
> and (2) divx/avi files which could be tv-shows / movies dnlded from
> internet
>
> And which have been burned to DVD-RW or DVD-R disks using NERO
>
> You can get upto 12 40mins shows on a disk.
>
> It cost (IIRC) around £60 and bought from maplins (in England)
> - but that was ~ year ago.
>
> It's been one of my better buys !.
>
> EP.
>
> ps. rarely an avi file won't play. When this happens I try reencoding
> it using the free divx-encoder or any-other-I-happen-upon.
> And sometimes the player will play the new version.
>
>
>
>

tim wrote:
> Hi
>
> I have some AVI and MPEG format videos like 700MB each .
>
> I have burned some as DATA CD or DVD.
>
> I want to buy a DVD player that could play data cd of AVI and Mpeg video
> files and it will play them
> like on computer?
>
> also what it means when it says "Can Play DivX®" on some DVD player?
>
>
> any advice please
> Thanks
>
>
>
>
>
>
Most of the newer players will do it. I have a Sony that plays avis and
mpegs and even views jpg's as a slide show. Some of the older players
can't do it. Just put them on a DVD or CD.

I have 2 divx/mp4 players and yes you burn them as data, you can buy them
from uk aldi stores for £39 and for that they also read sd cards and you can
plug your mp3 into them also. I have hundreds of movies on my pc and was
sick of burning cds so now I have my pc set up to my tv with an svideo cable
and that has ended my need to burn and I just watch the movies direct from
my pc....Ragz
"ProfGene" <> wrote in message
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> tim wrote:
>> Hi
>>
>> I have some AVI and MPEG format videos like 700MB each .
>>
>> I have burned some as DATA CD or DVD.
>>
>> I want to buy a DVD player that could play data cd of AVI and Mpeg video
>> files and it will play them
>> like on computer?
>>
>> also what it means when it says "Can Play DivX®" on some DVD player?
>>
>>
>> any advice please
>> Thanks
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
> Most of the newer players will do it. I have a Sony that plays avis and
> mpegs and even views jpg's as a slide show. Some of the older players
> can't do it. Just put them on a DVD or CD.