Posted by GMAN on 12/20/07 04:22

In article <p31aj.71097$RX.21151@newssvr11.news.prodigy.net>, janet <janl_d@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>On Tue, 18 Dec 2007 18:08:32 GMT, root wrote:
>> Yes the Panasonic does play .avi files.
>> Burn them to a DVD as a data disk.
>
>OK. I burned two 2GB AVIs onto a DVD disk as data and then bought the
>Panasonic DMR-EZ475V (Costco item #200475) for $279 USD + California tax
>
>The Panasonic DMR-EZ475 had a lot of features (digital tuner, plays DivX on
>DVD media, plays MP3 on CDROM media, burns VHS & SD to DVD, etc.).
>
>Interestingly, the Panasonic DMR-EZ475 played downloaded movie AVIs but it
>did NOT play my camera AVIs. Huh? What's the difference? Isn't an AVI and
>AVI?
>
>Maybe not.
>

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_Video_Interleave



>Is there a difference between digital-camera AVIs and movie AVIs?
>If so, is there a way to convert digital-camera AVIs to movie AVIs?
>
>Is there a program that will tell me before-the-fact which AVIs will play
>in a DivX-certified player versus those AVIs which will not play in a
>DivX-certified player?
>
>janet

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