DVD that plays .avi

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  1. scarlet84

    scarlet84 Member

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    I'm completely new to this whole idea, but I'm starting to burn DVDs and I heard that some DVD players can play .avi files rather than having to convert to MPEG-2. Is this true? How do you find out what kind of files your DVD player plays?

    (Sorry if this is the wrong forum)
     
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    Good place to start is the box, or you could check the manufacturer's website. Barring that, look for reviews of player's online to see if they mention certain abilities.
    I know mine said right on the box a whole list of features like MP3, WMV, MP4, yada yada. Pretty cheap these days, and it's far easier to not have to re-encode before watching.
     
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    Thanks. Turns out my player doesn't play avi file, but I found one that does that's pretty cheap.

    Thanks again!
     
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