What kind of DVD player do I need to play .AVI files?

Question

I have a DVD player right now, it's a bit on the older side. When I burn a video file on a DVD, it says no disc because it doesn't recognize it. My friend told me to buy a DVD player that plays DVD-R and DVD-RW. So my question is.. if it's for DVD-R and DVD-RW, what file types will it play? Will it play .AVI files?

Answer 1

Older (more than 5 years) DVD players are unlikely to recognize recordable DVDs since they're a recent development.  However, most players, even today, only recognize standard DVD format which consists of several VOB, IFO, & BUP files.  It's more complex than simply converting a file format to another format.  There is software, both commercial and free, which structures the several DVD files so that players will recognize them.

A very few, more expensive players (roughly 5%) will also read AVI files.  But since I make DVDs that I want to play in any regular DVD player, I wouldn't bother spending the money on a more expensive player.  Any player today will play DVD-R/RW discs.  But you'll need software for burning them that allows you to create Video DVDs, and not just transferring files to DVD (called creating a Data DVD).

Answer 2

you  have  only  dvd  combo  drive  that  only  reads  dvds  not  burn  dvd    have  to  buy  dvd  writer  drive.........

yes  it  will  play  any  file  but  have  to  have  an  player  for  that  if  buy  a  dvd-RW  from  store  it  comes  with  one  software  player  that  you  can  install  in  your  pc  and  watch  movies  and  videos.  

i  would  prefer  you  to  buy  SONY  they  are  best  writers  in  dvds.  i  used  that  i  know  about  that......

Answer 3

Total Video2Dvd Author can help you convert avi movies to dvd simply and directly,

1. click "New project", add video files, than click "OK"

2. click "DVD menu", preview dvd menu

3. click "Output", click "Convert and Burn" start burn DVD.

a. easily convert avi or other popular video formats(such as youtube flv, mpg, xvid, divx, mp4, 3gp, mkv, rm, rmvb, mov, wmv, ogm, ts etc.) to dvd or ISO image file.

b. support srt, sub, ssa, ***, smi, psb, tex, idx subtitles

c. support dvd menu with background music, with a lot of templates

d. support download youtube and other video share website video, then burn to dvd

e. support photo slideshow to dvd, more than 300 kinds of effects.

f. easy to use, only a few clicks,

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or

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Answer 4

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For AVI files, you should use a Video to DVD burner to burn them to a DVD using your  writable DVD disc drive  of your computer, then play it on your DVD player.

There is a guide for you to burn your DVD

http://www.dvd-ripper-copy.com/guide/vid...

Hope it helps.

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