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Divx-capable DVD player with Freeview tuner: Under £42

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  • stphnstevey
    stphnstevey Posts: 3,227 Forumite
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    Bulwer wrote: »
    If that is what you want to do then get one of these :-

    http://svp.co.uk/products-solo.php?pid=1627

    Shove a FAT32 hard disk in it loaded with DIVXs and XVIDS and it will play straight to your TV. I have one for when I stay away in hotels - just connect straight to a composite connection or via a scart adaptor and watch whatever you want. Smashing piece of kit!

    Hows this work?

    why is there not a simple 'lead' you can use to connect your computer/hard drive to your telly?

    Technology does not seem quite there yet?
  • Poppycat
    Poppycat Posts: 19,913 Forumite
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    I use a simply lead a vga cable to tv (LCD) via PC. I also use to use Svideo leads before LCD became properly on to a crt
  • stphnstevey
    stphnstevey Posts: 3,227 Forumite
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    Can that type of lead be used for a non-LCD TV as well?

    I have just realised that if my computer is slow at playing Divx then it won't matter if I use a monitor or TV - however the little box of tricks posted below might be more useful than I thought.

    I think I need a DVD recorder (so I can record to disc and not limited by momeory) with a hard drive (so I can quickly record the 'throw away' stuff) and that plays Divx (to play from my computer) - Don't ask a lot do I !!!anyone seen any cheap ones with that spec?
  • Poppycat
    Poppycat Posts: 19,913 Forumite
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    Yes my tv has a svideo lead I just use the vga port on my Samsung lcd to pc. You can on some lcd's use the dvi output to hdmi using a adaptor, but you need sound via sound card same as using svideo or vga ports. Some graphics cards now have hdmi port too.
  • stphnstevey
    stphnstevey Posts: 3,227 Forumite
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    Now trying to look up svideo lead
  • Is there a cheaper Divx and DVD player with Freeview built in available anywhere now or is this still the one to have?
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