Simple answer.
DONT
Just buy a DVD player that is Div X complient (You can get good ones for £40)
Then just burn the divx (avi) file as a data cd
Best thing I did in ages this was.
Bought a Kiss dvd player about 3-4 years ago but am looking to change it if possible now but have yet to find anything which does everything I need.
My current one as m3boy says plays back xvid/divx etc. The only things it struggles with is if the file was encoded using QPEL, but this doesn't seem to be as much of a problem as it was maybe 1-2 years ago.
It also has an inbuilt 80gb hard disk and a standard network port for connect directly onto your home network. This allows me to either play directly from a computer (which has to be on) or to copy files from a pc onto the hard disk to view later.
The only downsides to my current player is that has no ability to record from tv and the network is not wireless and since moving house I am reluctant to run a network cable all over the place to connect upstairs and downstairs.
I find it amazing that there does not appear to be a player on the market which is a dvd recorder, has a built in hard drive and is compatible with a wireless network and rj45 network input.
Having recently bought a laptop I intend to use this to copy files onto and then plug this directly into my dvd player as a temporary work around.
If you dont mind burning things to CD then one with no hard drive/network capabilities is fine and a sound investment if you obtain movie files frequently.
With the Fall seasons fast approaching with all the major TV series coming back soon now might be a good time to get one
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