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I bought a DVD player that is supposed to be able to play DivX videos from a CD-R/RW. I popped in a CD-R that had a bunch of .avi's into the DVD player, but the player spit the disc back out. Am I incorrect in assuming that .avi's will be read by a DVD player with DivX playback capabilities? What do I need to do? Thanks.
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Make sure you burn the CD in a format your player can understand, try ISO9660. Also remove any weird characters from the filename.
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You aren't confusing the divix codec with the old Dixv DVD system where you were able to buy a DVD cheaper but it would only playback like twice unless you paid more are you?
Old thing but they confussed me the first time I ran into it
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Make sure you burn the CD in a format your player can understand, try ISO9660. Also remove any weird characters from the filename.
How do I choose a format?
You aren't confusing the divix codec with the old Dixv DVD system where you were able to buy a DVD cheaper but it would only playback like twice unless you paid more are you?
Nah, I don't believe so.
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Originally posted by jszrules:
How do I choose a format?
You can do it in Toast, not sure what format Disc Burner burns.
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thanks for the help so far, i will try toast in a bit. here's another question: if i have burned a cd (assume in the correct format) with a bunch of avi's, mpeg-4's, etc., and then have 1 or 2 files that the DVD player definitely will not read (let's say realplayer), will the DVD player reject the disc entirely or should it still be able to play the files it can read? in other words, can one *bad* file (non-DivX) ruin the entire CD's chances to play in a DVD player with DivX playback? thanks again.
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Keep in mind that divx is not a universal standard, and there are a ton of different variations (Divx 4, Divx 5, xvid, whatever). All of these formats come in the same .avi container, so just because it is a .avi does not mean you can play them. Additionally, you might need to upgrade the firmware on your burner to add support for more codecs.
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thanks, i will try toast and the firmware upgrade soon. for now, just curious: if i have a burned cd (assume in the correct format) with a bunch of readable files and 1 or 2 files that the DVD player will not read, will the DVD player reject the disc entirely or should it still be able to play the files it can read? in other words, can one *bad* file ruin the entire CD's chances to play in a DVD player with DivX playback?
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Originally posted by jszrules:
thanks, i will try toast and the firmware upgrade soon. for now, just curious: if i have a burned cd (assume in the correct format) with a bunch of readable files and 1 or 2 files that the DVD player will not read, will the DVD player reject the disc entirely or should it still be able to play the files it can read? in other words, can one *bad* file ruin the entire CD's chances to play in a DVD player with DivX playback?
I don't know. And when I said upgrade the firmware on your burner, I meant dvd player 
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Originally posted by jszrules:
thanks, i will try toast and the firmware upgrade soon. for now, just curious: if i have a burned cd (assume in the correct format) with a bunch of readable files and 1 or 2 files that the DVD player will not read, will the DVD player reject the disc entirely or should it still be able to play the files it can read? in other words, can one *bad* file ruin the entire CD's chances to play in a DVD player with DivX playback?
Some of those DivX DVD players don't like it if you mix the movie formats (AVI, MPEG...) in the same directory. Use a folder for each format!
Then there could also be a problem with the CD/DVD brand you are burning - I once bought a 25pack of pretty nice white labeled DVDs that my Mac burns and reads just perfect but my DK-339 DVD player does not recognize!
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Originally posted by badidea:
Some of those DivX DVD players don't like it if you mix the movie formats (AVI, MPEG...) in the same directory. Use a folder for each format!
Then there could also be a problem with the CD/DVD brand you are burning - I once bought a 25pack of pretty nice white labeled DVDs that my Mac burns and reads just perfect but my DK-339 DVD player does not recognize!
thanks badidea. so i guess the only way for me to find out what mine will accept is through trial and error?
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Originally posted by jszrules:
I bought a DVD player that is supposed to be able to play DivX videos from a CD-R/RW. I popped in a CD-R that had a bunch of .avi's into the DVD player, but the player spit the disc back out. Am I incorrect in assuming that .avi's will be read by a DVD player with DivX playback capabilities? What do I need to do? Thanks.
This is the Philips DVP642? Where did you find one?
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Originally posted by Wiskedjak:
This is the Philips DVP642? Where did you find one?
yep. best buy's website
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Originally posted by jszrules:
thanks badidea. so i guess the only way for me to find out what mine will accept is through trial and error?
Unfortunatly yes!
check the DivX Hardware Forum, you might find some useful answers there...
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Originally posted by badidea:
Some of those DivX DVD players don't like it if you mix the movie formats (AVI, MPEG...) in the same directory. Use a folder for each format!
i burned a dvd (same brand as before), but this time i separated the different formats into different directories...and it finally worked! thanks for the tip!
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