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Codec Compatibility

Hard Disk Drive Video Players Hit The Mainstream
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Test format / Codec THEbox
AC-3 yes
3ivx D4 no
Canopus Soft DVSD no
DAT CD-Video yes
DivX 3.11 yes
DivX 3.20 yes
DivX 4.1 yes
DivX 5.03 yes
DivX 5.2 yes
DivX 6 (.divx) yes
DivX 6 (.avi) yes
DivX 6 with menus yes **
DivX 2-PASS yes
DVD Video (.vob) yes
DVD with menus no
Leadtools 1.0 no
Matroska no
Morgan M-JPEG 3.0 no
Motion JPEG yes
MP3 Fraunhofer yes
MP3 Lame yes
MP3 VBR yes
MP3 CBR yes
MPEG-1 yes
MPEG-2 yes
MS Media Player 9 no
MS MPEG4 V1 no
MS MPEG4 V2 yes
MS MPEG4 V3 yes
On2 VP3 V3.2 no
OGG no
PCM Audio yes
Sigma Realmagic yes
SVCD (MPEG-2) yes
VOB (MPEG-2) yes
VCD (MPEG-1) yes
WMA yes
XviD MPEG3 V2.1 yes
XviD + AC3 yes
* video hangs, ** no DivX menu
Summary And Evaluation
THEbox HP-25OTG
Weighting Factor Score
20% Features 80%
40% Ergonomics 65%
5% Price 85%
10% Design 95%
25% Service 50%
  Overall score 68%

Thanks to its versatility, the HP-25OTG is an ideal travel companion that can play back virtually any audio and video format. The tiny unit only reaches its limits when it comes to playing back DVD directories.

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    Anonymous , May 19, 2008 11:17 AM
    I think it'll be a good idea to have a new article about the same subject