DVD Player that will play .avi Files ?

Yebraw

Yebraw

Yebraw

Associate
Joined
8 Jan 2006
Posts
120
Location
Button Moon
Im after a divx stand alone player so I dont have to keep burning all my avi and divx files to dvd.

Im told you can just burn the raw avi and divx files to a dvd and the players will play them is this true ?

Can anyone suggest one for arround the £50 mark ?

Thanks :D
 
philips dvp5960 - £50 it plays anything and it also has a USB port to plug in your external hdd or USB drives.
 
im sure they're £30 in tesco ? or was is Sainburys ?

I'll Kellkoo it and see what it comes up with Thanks,
 
Yeah Sainsburys have them between £30 and £50 depending on your local store, my local had none left though. :( I bought mine elsewhere.
 
You may find like me that you start wishing for one with a USB slot to save you wasting loads of DVDR's so might be worthing seeing if there's one out there.
 
slightly different, but i moved from a standalone umax dvd player that handled divx/xvid to a buffalo PC-P4LWAG network media streamer. works wired/wireless and streams off my NAS box.
works a treat and priced around 100 quid.
saves me burning dvds full of .avi files to play on the standalone
 
encephalopathy said:
slightly different, but i moved from a standalone umax dvd player that handled divx/xvid to a buffalo PC-P4LWAG network media streamer. works wired/wireless and streams off my NAS box.
works a treat and priced around 100 quid.
saves me burning dvds full of .avi files to play on the standalone
Click to expand...

Can you stream hi-def content? What connections are on the back to connect to the telly?
 
i don't have any hi-def content
it attaches via scart but there are other connectors ?composite
no hdmi

shamelessly c&p'd

LinkTheater Wireless-A&G network media player includes 802.11a/g wireless networking, digital 5.1 audio outputs, a USB port, S-video and component video outputs, and the ability to natively play many of the latest audio/video formats. It will stream multimedia from a Windows PC, a LinkStation Home Server, a TeraStation Home Server, USB storage devices, or any DLNA media server device. Listen to music, view photos, watch videos and browse files - all on your TV!

Designed to work with Intel® Viiv™ Technology
Dual-band 2.4 GHz 802.11g and 5 GHz 802.11a wireless for interference-free playback
Play back from any Windows® PC, Intel® Viiv™ PC, Buffalo NAS DLNA™ Media Server, UPnP Server or USB storage device
Video formats: MPEG1, MPEG2 MPEG4, XviD, WMV, H.264 (MPEG4 AVC)
Audio formats: MP3, WAV, WMA, M4A (AAC), LPCM, AC3
Image formats: JPG, BMP, PNG
Included Remote Control for Easy Access to all Media Content
Easy Playback from Buffalo LinkStation Live and/or TeraStation Live Series Products (sold separately)
Built-in 10/100 LAN Port
Analog (Composite) Audio/Video Connectors
SCART Connection
Optical Audio Connectors
 
yep i have the philips and it plays avis from a 1gb USB stick fine. It will not play the HD TV rips that are 750MB but will quite happily play the 350MB ones.
Saves putting them on a disc each time.
 
Ugley_Matt said:
yep i have the philips and it plays avis from a 1gb USB stick fine. It will not play the HD TV rips that are 750MB but will quite happily play the 350MB ones.
Saves putting them on a disc each time.
Click to expand...

How does it work with films?
 
I know it is way more money than you want to spend, but for the best media player, get an Xbox360. It will connect wirelessly/wired to your PC, and will stream any file you want (with the help of TVersity). That includes HD content (although if it is too high res you will need a high speed wlan/wired). Plus if you want to get into HD movies, you can get HD-DVD drive. It also includes music and photos.

You could get a PS3 for BluRay but I have heard it's media capabilities are rubbish compared to the 360.

Alo if you have XP MediaCentre version or Vista, you can view your media with the mediacentre layout and also stream live TV/radio and operate PVR.

If you are going to stick with a cheap DivX player, make sure it fully supports the correct version of the codecs you use, i.e. if all your files are coded with DivX5, it won't work if the player only supports DivX3/4.
 
Just for the record some DIVX players don't say DIVX on them but have MP4 instead.
I started a thread a few months ago about the Jackass's in Richer Sounds who argued with me that none of their DVD players played DIVX files until I proved them wrong.
I ended up buying a £30 Wharfedale that plays anything I throw at it.
 
Philips DVP762 here, been playing fine for nigh on 2 years but now its started sketching about on both divx and dvd content so i think its time for a replacement.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom