So I got a new DVD player a couple months ago (specifically Philips model DVP5982) and I'm wondering specifically what codecs it supports. The user's guide says what containers it supports, but I know I burned an mp4 and it wouldn't play for some reason or another. I'm wondering if someone can direct me to somewhere where I can find the codecs that a particular player supports, especially this player, but hopefully somewhere that has information on other players because I also have a DVD recorder I'm kind of wondering the same thing about. I don't have that one's model number with me at the moment, and generally I watch discs on the DVP5982, but if there's a good source for this info out there somewhere, could someone direct me to it? Thanks in advance. (btw the player *does* have USB input, though I don't think that really matters for my particular question)
A typical mp4 file might have H.264 video and AAC audio - I doubt your player supports these types.
I would think the users manual should spell out what is playable.
Normally, standalone players support AVI files;XviD or DivX video with mp3 or ac3 audio .
http://www.videohelp.com/ Has helpful information (check the main page, left side under 'Lists') on DVD players and recorders.
ya i don't see that i can check which audio codecs it supports, though. I probably should have been more specific about what I wanted on my last post. For that, I'm sorry. Seems kind of useless to me to support the MP4container if it doesn't support any codecs that are reserved for it; I guess it's for iPods? No matter the error I got on that MP4 I burned was Video Codec Not Supported, so it may be worth a try to test and see if it plays AAC audio. I'm not sure it will, I just can't see Philips adding the container compatibility solely for owners of iPods, when there are plenty of other similar devices which support different filetypes. Thanks again for your help :)
