divx on conventional tv

[BabaG]

what is needed to play divx files out on a regular ntsc tv set?
are there dvd players that will do it?
do i need to run them on a computer and patch that out to the set somehow?
is it practical at all?
what gear/steps would one follow?

thanks,
BabaG

[setarip_old]

Hi!are there dvd players that will do it?Yes, there are. Just look for the DivX logo on the standalone player. One such player is the PhilipsDVP 642/37...

[BabaG]

thanks for the encouraging info.

how would one approach it if setting up a computer with one's
media on the hard drive? can that be easily done? would be
nice if i could play them straight out of the computer instead of
burning them to dvd or cd first.

[setarip_old]

You would have to have a videocard that has "Video-out" capability...

[thekid]

a great solution is a DivX Connected DVD player

http://www.divx.com/products/hw/detail.php?p=34

that way you don't have to burn and you can play all the files over a network

thekid...

[BabaG]

setarip_old:

thanks. do the 'video out' cards simply convert the vga to something the tv can show? i
have an editing setup on one computer and that software sends a video stream out
through the firewire. the quality is very high. seems to me i looked at playing the
computer on tv a while back and when i tried this (the tv out card) solution the quality
was low and i got a replication of the desktop, taskbar and all, rather than a separate
video stream. for the editing station i go out via firewire and into a converter box which
produces a very nice image on the tv.

thekid:

thanks for the link. very interesting indeed. being able to play out of the network is
just about a perfect solution. i wonder if they have a gigabit model. the link is for
10/100 which seems like it's becoming an older technology.

thanks to you both,
BabaG

[temporance]

i wonder if they have a gigabit model. the link is for
10/100 which seems like it's becoming an older technology.

Wow you've got some high bitrate movies if you need a gigabit pipe!

10/100 is plenty and is compatible with 1000 networks.

[thekid]

yeah i don't think that player plays uncompressed video

10/100 should be more than enough your your highest bitrate DivX files

it streams DivX HD just fine

even over wireless G

thekid...

[setarip_old]

@BabaGi go out via firewire and into a converter box which produces a very nice image on the tv.Then it sounds like you already have an answer to your question...

[BabaG]

almost. i have to run video through my editorial software to use the
firewire out though. and the edit software doesn't like divx. not to
mention the inconvenience of having to set up an editing project
and import footage everytime i want to look at something. wish i
knew of a way to just send a file straight out through the firewire.
that would be the simplest.

[setarip_old]

Well then, it sounds like it's back to square One and my initial suggestion - You would have to have a videocard that has "Video-out" capability...

[LocalH]

almost. i have to run video through my editorial software to use the
firewire out though. and the edit software doesn't like divx. not to
mention the inconvenience of having to set up an editing project
and import footage everytime i want to look at something. wish i
knew of a way to just send a file straight out through the firewire.
that would be the simplest.
It's not freeware, but you might try Video2DV (http://www.video2dv.com/) for that. I don't know if there are any freeware programs that serve the same function.