Can a Sony DVD player with Div X play AVI files?

pop80_uk · 25-09-2008, 11:30

Hey people,
My friend has a Sony DVD player with Div X sticker on the front, I have a couple of films in AVI format he wants them, can I burn them both to a DVD and would they play?
Thanks

Kymmy · 25-09-2008, 11:33

AVI is a generic file extension, divx, xvid annd a lot of other encodings can be labeled as AVI.

A player that is DIVX certified should play divx 3/4/5/6 and some versions of xvid.

Get Gspot (google it) and that'll tell you what the codecs are on an avi file, try burning them and playing them, it'll be trial and error to find out which ones play and a simple matter of using DIVX convertor or DRDivx to reencode them into a certified divx format

pop80_uk · 25-09-2008, 11:45

Thanks!
Are there different types of AVI file then?
Do you think they would probably play?

**Damien** · 25-09-2008, 11:52

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Originally Posted by pop80_uk

Thanks!
Are there different types of AVI file then?
Do you think they would probably play?

Yes, As Kymmy said AVI does not refer to the codec but the wrapper. Can codecs can be wrapped in AVI. You need to know which codec the file is.

Kymmy · 25-09-2008, 12:49

Gspot as I've already mentioned (it's a free app just google it) will tell you the codec, but in the end it depends on the player, so simply try it, if it plays great, if not then another free app is DrDivx (you'll need to install a codec pack as well) will re-encode them to a standard that any Divx player will play them

admars · 25-09-2008, 20:08

as i mentioned in a nother similar thread:

i don't know if it's still an issue, but I know few year sago, if they had been encoded "Packed bitstream" they would play back jerky on some files. but if you used mpeg modifier http://moitah.net/ on the file (on your pc0 it would convert it to non packed bitstream so would play on my divx/xvid standalone players without problem.

my divx player is cheap ~Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£30 from lidl a few years ago, and it does a great job.

my sister in law has a LG DVD/hard drive recorder and she says that plays divx xvid files fine to.

pop80_uk · 25-09-2008, 20:42

Its a Sony RDR-HXD860

Maybe im being thick but do I have to convert the AVI file into something else? When you say codec ?

Kymmy · 25-09-2008, 20:46

I'll suggest it one more time, try burning the AVI file to a DVD and see if it works..

If not then install the divx codec (klite/megaXP or another pack), install DrDivx and re-encode (it'll give you a *.divx file that you might need to rename back to *.avi for some players

Scrubbs · 25-09-2008, 20:50

I have a Sony RDR-HXD860 and it plays divx burnt on a dvd

sorted

Kymmy · 25-09-2008, 20:57

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Originally Posted by Scrubbs

I have a Sony RDR-HXD860 and it plays divx burnt on a dvd

sorted

As it's divx certified so it well should

But not all avi's are divx, would be interesting to know if the Sony play Xvids, I know my Kiss player has difficulty with them via ethernet

Scrubbs · 25-09-2008, 21:03

point me at one and I'll try it

pop80_uk · 25-09-2008, 22:02

So if scrubs Sony RDR-HXD860 plays them it should work?
Its my mates dvd player so its not here to test, Im just confused how a avi file can be different than another.

Scrubbs · 25-09-2008, 22:12

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Originally Posted by pop80_uk

So if scrubs Sony RDR-HXD860 plays them it should work?
Its my mates dvd player so its not here to test, Im just confused how a avi file can be different than another.

You are never going to know until you try are you? and if it dosen't you have lost a 50p dvd

pop80_uk · 25-09-2008, 22:15

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Originally Posted by Scrubbs

You are never going to know until you try are you? and if it dosen't you have lost a 50p dvd

I suppose I could put a few AVIs on one DVD and hope one works, as you can get around 5 films onto one,

25-09-2008, 22:26

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Originally Posted by pop80_uk

Im just confused how a avi file can be different than another.

because a file extension is only a convenience to try & 'help' the playback software identify compatible files - on a computer you could probably rename an avi file with a txt extension, then use the 'open with' option to choose the appropriate playback program & it would work.

With an hardware device, such as a dvd player, the different encoding of various files is more easily 'flagged' by the file extension - so a dvd file will tend to be vob, rather than mpeg, for example.

- for files with an avi extension the player will only cope if it has the appropriate decoder (codec) built in to match the format the actual file is encoded with, such as divx