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puthupa
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_ 		7. November 2005 @ 20:49 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
my philips dvp642 died after nearly a year of use. the replacement dvd player someone was kind enough to get me is a Toshiba that doesn't play avi/divx/xvid like i'm used to, so i've been researching a dvd burner. i've got boatloads of avi movies and the prospect of converting everything we want to watch seems a bit tedious. what little experience i have with converting avis for vcds makes me wary as it has taken quite a long time on my PIII 800. granted, i was using Nero, which i have since learned is quite slow in that regard. but i realize that conversion speed is dependent on cpu power, which i am admittedly lacking.

is it worth getting a dvd burner to watch my avi movies, or will the conversion times negate the benefits? i'm leaning towards the dvd player route, though a dvd burner would be nice for increased storage.


thanks,

puthupa
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xACiD
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_ 		7. November 2005 @ 23:40 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
The conversion from AVI to MPEG2 or MPEG1 loses quality in video. Also keep in mind you have a PIII with 800MHZ. I think your best bet would be to, buy a new dvd player that supports xvid and divx, and to get a DVD burner so you can store more Video files on one disc.
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aldaco12
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_ 		8. November 2005 @ 03:23 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I agree about the capability of reading AVI files. Having a DVD player capable to play AVI files is very nice.

About your question, as often it happens, the answer to your question
is '..depends on what you'll to do with it!'.

If you only plan to convert low/middle quality AVIs, the answer is 'converting a 600 MB AVI into a 720x480/576 DVD movie is a waste of time. A DVD burner is useless'.

If you'll convert about 4-6 movies into (S)VCD movies and author them into a DVD containing 4500 MB of (S)VCD movies (800 MB = either 80' [VCD movie] or approx 50' [SVCD movie]) or do backup your DVDs (or your games burned on a DVD media) as anti-scratch measure , the answer is 'yes, a DVD burner is a good thing'.

It's you the duty to answer yourself...
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puthupa
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_ 		8. November 2005 @ 05:06 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
i agree - i am utterly spoiled by having the dvp642. the quality wasn't the best, but our tv is crap so it was quite doable. the dvd player we have now was a well-intentioned gift tht will require some tact to return.

out of curiosity, how long would the conversion take? Nero took something like 5-7 hrs the few occasions i tried, but i don't profess to having known what i was doing at all.

i don't necessarily have to author SVCDs of the avis and then burn them to dvd, will i? couldn't i just burn several avis like i burn a data disc on cd? i definitely want a dvd burner and i've got my eyes on the BenQ DW1640. time to find the dvd player recommendations here.

thanks for the replies.
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