Can Divx movies be played on a DVD player?

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  • binkybuckle
    Junior Member
    Junior Member
    • Jan 2003
    • 29

    Can Divx movies be played on a DVD player?

    Hi, I want to know if there is some way to make a Divx movie to play on a Stand Alone DVD Player, which only supports: VCD,SVCD,CD,CD-R,DVD,JPG.
  • setarip
    Retired
    • Dec 2001
    • 24955

    #2
    See my response to your other (duplicate) post...

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    • yen
      Junior Member
      Junior Member
      • Mar 2003
      • 3

      #3
      no, but you can convert your movie to s(vcd) format and play it on your dvd player.

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      • martynhardacre
        Junior Member
        Junior Member
        • Apr 2005
        • 5

        #4
        I recently invested in a dvx/mpeg4 dvd player. Mine is a pretty good one and only cost £50. If you go on Pricerunner website you can search for divx dvd players and some start at about £35-40. Well worth it.

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        • Enchanter
          Old member
          • Feb 2002
          • 5417

          #5
          I own a Pioneer DVD player that can play DivX (as well as XviD) shows. At just a bit more than a typical player, it's certainly very well worth the money and beats viewing AVIs on PC monitors (and even the standard-quality TV-Out).

          Regards.

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          • ormonde
            Digital Video Explorer
            • Dec 2003
            • 3735

            #6
            Enchanter

            Is your drive by chance the "Pioneer DV 575"?

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            • Enchanter
              Old member
              • Feb 2002
              • 5417

              #7
              A Pioneer DV 676A.

              It plays everything a DVD player is expected to support, plus DivX/XviD-encoded files, SACD and DVD-A. Not to mention it sounds terrific and displays excellent picture.

              Cheers!
              Last edited by Enchanter; 23 Apr 2005, 12:20 AM.

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              • tigerman8u
                Lord of Digital Video
                Lord of Digital Video
                • Aug 2003
                • 2122

                #8
                Philips dvd642. I have two of them no problems. $65-$70

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                • poopy2000
                  Junior Member
                  Junior Member
                  • May 2005
                  • 2

                  #9
                  tigerman8u, I just bought the Philips 642 model and I was wondering does it also play xvid as well?

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                  • setarip
                    Retired
                    • Dec 2001
                    • 24955

                    #10
                    To poopy2000

                    "I just bought the Philips 642 model and I was wondering does it also play xvid"

                    Some, but not all - The details are in the documentation that came with your DVP642 player...

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                    • poopy2000
                      Junior Member
                      Junior Member
                      • May 2005
                      • 2

                      #11
                      Okay thanks, but say it doesn't play the xvid codec is there a way I can un-encode the file then re-encode it with divx?

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                      • setarip
                        Retired
                        • Dec 2001
                        • 24955

                        #12
                        Yes - By using VirtualDubMOD (You must, of course, have a DivX codec and an XviD codec installed)...

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                        • tigerman8u
                          Lord of Digital Video
                          Lord of Digital Video
                          • Aug 2003
                          • 2122

                          #13
                          @ setarip I haven't had any problem playing any of my xvid avi's yet. I know some ppl have stated they have problems playing some xvid's that have something to do with quantization or something I can't remember what. I've read somewhere (can't remember where now) about a program that corrected this program without having to re-encode.

                          Question: do know of such a program or what I'm talking about? Thanx in advance.

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                          • setarip
                            Retired
                            • Dec 2001
                            • 24955

                            #14
                            The docs for the Philips DVP 642 state that it does not support either "GMC" (Global Motion Compensation) or "Q-Pel (Quarter Pixel)...

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