This series of questions may have answers which are blantantly obvious to the Senior Members reading them, but here goes. I have noticed new Set Top DVD players now being released with the DivX logo on them. My question is, what process does one have to follow in order to burn your DivX file onto a disc that will play in one of these new players? Do these players have some sought of software that allows them to simply play the file in its standard AVI format like a software player on a PC? Or Do we as consumers have to 'author' them in some way prior to burning them to disc? If we need to 'Author' in some way, what program would one use? If they remain in 'AVI' format, presemably you would be able to store many files on one disc. This would then lead to the question, what does one do to the disc so that the machine can allow you to pick which file you wish to play? As I said in my introduction to the thread, maybe this is a line of questions with obvious answers. I am interested in what those answers are. Thanks for your time. DrNo68
Ensure the file is truly a DivX encode, and burn as data. They use hardware to do the same as your computer's software. No. Simply burn as data. The player will give you a rudimetary menu, to choose which file to play. The machine reads the files on the disk, and gives you a menu, based on the file names it finds. You need no "do" anything to the disk. Just burn as many avi's as you like, to the disk, as if they were any other type of data, NOT a video!
Rebootjim, Thank you for answering all of my questions. I now understand how these machines deal with the files. I think that I shall have to now consider making a purchase. I am in Australia and there are two different models on sale at the moment under $100 (Australian). As a guide the cheapest I have seen prior to this is $149. There is a Tevion from the Aldi Chain ( I believe that it is the 4000 series) for $69 and a Telefunken (DV223) at Target.
I don't know either of those machines. Just make sure you get a liberal return policy, in case you find the one you purchase doesn't do what you want.
