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Dvd player (divx)

gsy1
gsy1 Posts: 50 Forumite
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hi, i'm going to buy a dvd player but what does the 'divx' function do/allow you to do?

thanks.
:j :j :j :j :j :j :j

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  • Print_Screen
    Print_Screen Posts: 340 Forumite
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    Divx is a compression format for films.
    You can think of it as the equivalent of .mp3 but for films.

    Basically you can fit a film of (near) DVD quality on a CD using Divx compression instead of it taking up an entire DVD.

    A lot of clips, movies, etc that you can download are in Divx format.
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  • gsy1
    gsy1 Posts: 50 Forumite
    Print_Screen wrote: »
    Divx is a compression format for films.
    You can think of it as the equivalent of .mp3 but for films.

    Basically you can fit a film of (near) DVD quality on a CD using Divx compression instead of it taking up an entire DVD.

    A lot of clips, movies, etc that you can download are in Divx format.

    does that mean i can burn my home movies (as divx) onto a cd as i would a 'file' and then play them back on my dvd player as if they were a dvd.

    thanks
    :j :j :j :j :j :j :j
  • bat999
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    Yes, that's right.
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