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draak666 · 09-20-2003, 06:41 AM

I assume you can play .wmv and other types of video on a seperate DVD player (not on your pc). My question is: Is it possible to play DivX-encoded files on a DVD player?

TT · 09-20-2003, 06:45 AM

Uhm... not sure.. but I think there are some models able to do it...

The one I was interested in (Panasonic) thought, is not able if I'm not wrong ...

stracing · 09-20-2003, 07:23 AM

i've heard about this as well but not really sure if it exists.

checkout www.vcdhelp.com then come back and tell me haha

AlienDB7 · 09-20-2003, 01:04 PM

I know of a few:

http://www.liteonit.com/DC/english/lvd_2001.htm
http://www.liteonit.com/DC/english/lvd_2002.htm

So far, I've only seen the LVD-2001 on sale in local stores. It's cdn$190 here, so you can probably get it for around $130 euro.

http://www.kiss-technology.com/templ...evel=2&pid=437
The KISS player has official DivX certification, it used to be on sale at divx.com.

oeggermo · 09-20-2003, 01:22 PM

I'm suprised, didn't know that dvd players already can play divx and mpeg 4. It means that in the future you can put all your movies in the dvd player. That's what I need, I have got a lot of small movies that we now play via a laptop linked to the tv via tv output. But you have to maximise the screen with every movie. So this IS the solution for me.

Ziploc · 09-20-2003, 01:33 PM

when ever my neo DVD couldn't decode a movie for a VCD i would try NERO and it werked

dunno if thats the same for DIvx

draak666 · 09-20-2003, 02:34 PM

Thanks for your answers. Plenty of info on www.vcdhelp.com, stracing.

I'll check it out later when I have the time.

So it appears it depends on the dvd player. But what if there's a new divx codec released. I guess your dvd player won't be able to play videos encoded in this new codec then...

GT-R_R34 · 09-22-2003, 02:08 PM

to answer the question yes you can play any avi wmp or what ever movie files from the pc into a dvd. One way is to convert the file to a VCD OR DVD format or just wait for next year when all new DVD player will have a codec built in. if you have an Xbox you could watch avi and dvix files on it not sure how my friend crack one.

maalox · 09-22-2003, 06:00 PM

DivX decompression requires quite a lot of CPU horsepower, so I'd be surprised if any DVD players supported it without first reencoding the video on pc (and hence not making it DivX anymore). I can't get those LiteOn links to work, but I'd be really interested in such a player if it existed (although you'd have to be able to upgrade its codecs somehow for it to be useful).

hemi_fan · 09-23-2003, 04:07 PM

im not sure u can do that... mite depend on ur model of dvd player

AlienDB7 · 09-23-2003, 06:30 PM

Originally Posted by maalox

DivX decompression requires quite a lot of CPU horsepower, so I'd be surprised if any DVD players supported it without first reencoding the video on pc (and hence not making it DivX anymore). I can't get those LiteOn links to work, but I'd be really interested in such a player if it existed (although you'd have to be able to upgrade its codecs somehow for it to be useful).

Actually the dvd player uses a mpeg-4 decoder chip, similar to the one for mpeg-2 (dvd/svcd). Sometime last year (?), sigma designs released a hardware mpeg-4 decoder card for pc using basically the same decoder chip. Info at http://www.sigmadesigns.com/products/netstream4000.htm

From what I've heard the lite-on one does support firmware updates. It's actually quite a good deal consider it costs no more than other "brand name" dvd players and has a CF slot for the dig cam.