Title: Divx players
ekny - May 25, 2007 06:18 PM (GMT)
The gods hate me. I got a Philips 5140 Divx-player for my tv 6 months & 1 week ago. It was a lemon to start with but I didn't deal with its funky behavior soon enough. Now it's out of warranty, and final cost on a 'replacement' model will be $20 below list price for a new one, so... *(C! it.
Anyone recommend a cheap, fairly reliable Divx-player? I just want it to play AVI files on my TV--that's it. Thanks, e.
Washuai - May 26, 2007 04:58 AM (GMT)
My quick and cheap advice is
- download software to convert the avi to MPEG1 or MPEG2 and burn VCDs or DVDs, then you can play it on any dirt cheap reliable DVD player.
- put your pc, where your tv is and output the video to the TV and sound to either speakers, your tv or stereo.
I had a lot more detail I cut from my reply, because it didn't seem appropriate to go into detail if you'd already ruled out those options.
-edit-
My expensive advice - the best solution and probably the most money saving solution long term, is to build a PC around the specific purpose of being an upgradeable core to your personal home theater entertainment.
I love MJNet - May 26, 2007 10:31 AM (GMT)
I was going to suggest the same as Washuai about converting.
WinAVI Video Converter used to be a very reasonable price and also has a burn facility with it as well - and converts just about every format every which way but! You can download it as a free version (I think it won't allow Real files and the burner using the free but everything else)
http://www.winavi.com/en/video-converter/video-converter.htm ekny - May 26, 2007 04:20 PM (GMT)
Thx guys but I have no intention of spending 1 more minute of my life trying to learn how to convert ANYthing to DVD. Either I'm too dumb to do it or it's just not for me or I have bad luck. Everything I tried--and I must have tried 20 programs--wound up with the same story: audiovisual sync problems. It might work randomly for 1 file, but not another.
And every forum I read had loads of advice, all different, everyone swearing by Their Method, and every method more complicated than the last. The whole reason I got the divx-player was so no conversion would be necessary for me. Ever again.
I might just watch avis on my computer & say to hell with the whole thing, I've lost too much money & time on it already.
liusi444 - May 26, 2007 09:00 PM (GMT)
Did you try this, EKNY?
ConvertXtoDVD| QUOTE |
ConvertXtoDVD is a video converter software to convert and burn your videos to DVD. With ConvertXtoDVD and a few clicks you can backup your movies to DVD playable on any home DVD player.
ConvertXtoDVD supports most popular formats such as AVI to DVD; Mpeg, Mpeg, Mpeg4, MP4, VOB, WMV, DV and stream formats to DVD. It converts your files into a compliant DVD Video set of files and burns it on a DVD media. The ConvertXtoDvd does not need an external AVI codec download. It uses its own AVI codecs.
Looking for free video converter software? ConvertXtoDVD is free video converter evaluation software - a small payment and you no longer have the VSO watermark on the video output.
The aspect ratio can be automatically selected or forced to a specific format. The program works for NTSC and PAL video formats and creates chapters automatically. Multiple audio tracks are supported. Version 2 uses a completely rewritten interface with subtitles support and a lot of new settings. |
ekny - May 27, 2007 05:57 PM (GMT)
Yep, it was one of the first programs I tried. Limp smile. --e
Jules2 - May 30, 2007 02:19 PM (GMT)
Ekny,
When i started zipping Vobfiles from DVD and converted them to .avi files i had some audio sync problems too. When i installed the AC3 filter it cleared up all my problems.
ekny - May 30, 2007 07:48 PM (GMT)
Thanks Jules2, good thought. I installed the AC3 filter last year, but I can always check it, make sure it's put in right. :)
Jules2 - May 30, 2007 08:05 PM (GMT)
Yes, it might be possible that you need to plug it in to your converter. I'd try it without doing that first....