I have a bunch of DIVX movies on my PC and would like to burn them to a DVD so I can watch them on a TV. Unfortunately my DVD player does not support DIVX formats. Can anyone recommend a good, reasonably priced (preferably free 
) program for converting DIVX formats to DVD readable format? Thanks.
You don’t get a pretty interface for the dvd player, but it’s quick and easy. It will do divx files, but you have to click on show all files in the browsing window. You’ll have to get your answers on operation from the home page.
Fantastic! I burned a DVD last night, and it works! This kicks ass. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Going through packs of DVD’s, however, isn’t free. Even RW DVD’s won’t last forever, so I’ll give you a second option: Samsung’s 8952 DVD player is currently on sale for about $60, and it plays mpg, avi (incl. divx), and mp4 formats via USB. I just move movies onto a USB drive, plug it into the player, and hit the USB button…
I cannot seem to find a single place to buy this – can you tell me where I might find it?
Sorry! There is a Samsung too, but that model # I gave is for a Philips:
If you can’t locate that specific player at your local store, there are plenty more that will do the job. Videohelp.com has a great searchable database that lists thousands of players and which features they support.
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I’ve got a Toshiba that will not only play DivX files but also upscales the picture up to 1080i for those of you with a high def screen. The only drawback is a lack of optical out.
I’m lazy and out-of-date. What is ‘optical out’ in this context? S-Video? RCA?
It’s sort of like that in the sense that it’s a special type of plug for putting out data, specifically digital audio. Looks like this. For audio, DVD players typically come with your standard RCA (yellow/red/white), Optical out, and Coax. Coax is every bit as good as optical, but some older home stereo centers don’t support it. The advantage of digital audio (coax/optical) vs analog (rca) means the true, original signal is put to the receiver to handle instead of being broken down into two channels and re-mixed by the receiver. Think of it as the difference between listening to an original CD vs listening to a CD that’s burned from MP3s. The less middlemen between your DVD player and your speakers, the better.
I thought of that but my current DVD player still works fine. I won’t buy a new one until 1) the Blu-Ray/HD-DVD wars have been settled and 2) the prices of the units drops a little more. Yeah, I’m a cheap SOB.