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Anonymous   01-31-2005 at 02:36:11 PM

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Hi,

Maybe this is a dumb question, but I can't figure it out, so here it
is: is there a stand-alone (that is, not an optical drive in a
computer) DVD player that will read (play) and MPEG2 file? What I mean
is: can I just burn a video file in .mpg format, on my computer, and
then play it on my stand-alone DVD player (Philips DVD711), without
authoring it in that .VOB format?

I've tried it already on my DVD player and it didn't work (spit out the
DVD), but I am not sure that's because mine is an older player, or
because it just can't be done yet.

I noticed some of the newer models can read MPEG4 (DivX), but I wanted
to make sure what's going on before I buy one.

Thanks,

Bboy

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rs   01-31-2005 at 05:43:25 PM
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<bboyrom@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1107189371.383178.110290@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
> Hi,
>
> Maybe this is a dumb question, but I can't figure it out, so here it
> is: is there a stand-alone (that is, not an optical drive in a
> computer) DVD player that will read (play) and MPEG2 file? What I mean
> is: can I just burn a video file in .mpg format, on my computer, and
> then play it on my stand-alone DVD player (Philips DVD711), without
> authoring it in that .VOB format?
>
> I've tried it already on my DVD player and it didn't work (spit out the
> DVD), but I am not sure that's because mine is an older player, or
> because it just can't be done yet.
>
> I noticed some of the newer models can read MPEG4 (DivX), but I wanted
> to make sure what's going on before I buy one.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bboy
>

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Anonymous   01-31-2005 at 04:01:07 PM
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I doubt you'll find a stand-alone box that does this. My question is
why would you even do this? If your MPEG2 file is DVD-compliant, then
there are a bunch of programs that can author a DVD from this. If you
don't want to invest in such a program, try a 30-day trial of
DVDAuthor, or DVD-Lab.

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Anonymous   01-31-2005 at 05:00:53 PM
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stankley wrote:
> I doubt you'll find a stand-alone box that does this. My question is
> why would you even do this? If your MPEG2 file is DVD-compliant,
then
> there are a bunch of programs that can author a DVD from this. If
you
> don't want to invest in such a program, try a 30-day trial of
> DVDAuthor, or DVD-Lab.

Reason is, I just installed a Hauppauge PVR 150 TV tuner in my
computer. With it, I can program-record directly to a dvdrw, but only
in mpeg1/2 formats (and others that they call "DVD standard/lp/slp",
but which are essentially still mpegs of various compression rates).

So in this case recording directly to dvdrw no longer makes sense since
I still have to author the files with one of the programs I already
have.

Thanks

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Unknown   01-31-2005 at 08:15:52 PM
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bboyrom@yahoo.com wrote in news:1107189371.383178.110290
@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com:

> Hi,
>
> Maybe this is a dumb question, but I can't figure it out, so here it
> is: is there a stand-alone (that is, not an optical drive in a
> computer) DVD player that will read (play) and MPEG2 file? What I mean
> is: can I just burn a video file in .mpg format, on my computer, and
> then play it on my stand-alone DVD player (Philips DVD711), without
> authoring it in that .VOB format?
>
> I've tried it already on my DVD player and it didn't work (spit out the
> DVD), but I am not sure that's because mine is an older player, or
> because it just can't be done yet.
>
> I noticed some of the newer models can read MPEG4 (DivX), but I wanted
> to make sure what's going on before I buy one.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bboy
>


I was curious about the same thing, so I burned a mpeg-2 to a dvd and
gave it a shot on my Yamaha DVD-S540. To my surprise, up popped a
directory screen! Root, file and all. The file was already highlighted,
so I just hit enter on the remote and bang, the file played. So yes, it
can be done.

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Anonymous   01-31-2005 at 06:20:50 PM
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when and where did you buy this player, if you don't mind?

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Unknown   02-01-2005 at 12:24:25 AM
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bboyrom@yahoo.com wrote in news:1107202850.962888.157830
@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com:

> when and where did you buy this player, if you don't mind?
>
>


I bought it about a year ago at an electronics store called Tweeter.

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