playback of .wmv files in a philips dvp 642 dvd player greets to all....was wondering if anyone had luck playing back .wmv files (that are saved as .wmv files) in this unit? if so what was your secret?? was it a firmware update? there is nothing for this at the philips website! wondered if anyone had it and saved it to cd???thanks!!! playback of .wmv files in a philips dvp 642 dvd player greets to all....was wondering if anyone had luck playing back .wmv files (that are saved as .wmv files) in this unit? if so what was your... » Read More playback of .wmv files in a philips dvp 642 dvd player greets to all....was wondering if anyone had luck playing back .wmv files (that are saved as .wmv files) in this unit? if so what was your secret?? was it a firmware update? there is nothing for this at the philips website! wondered if anyone had it and saved it to cd???thanks!!! « Show Less
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everything I play I just put .avi on the end of it and it plays it whether its a avi or not.
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ah... have multiple droid devices - ipad, etc - changing extension will not resolve this - it is a codec issue - installing vital player on my other droid devices resolved this issue
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I'm completely unfamiliar with this issue. I use my player for my UK and European commercial DVDs. A brief search revealed the CPRM issue has been plaguing people for nearly a decade. Have you tried researching the issue online? There are usually some good tech forums around for discussions such as this one. Good luck.
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DVD playback works for me. I am using Win7 and Windows Media Player. Have you tried a different DVD?
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According to the instructions Pioneer dv-2012k dvd playerCan play DVD-R, -RW, -R DL and DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD+R DL discs recorded in the video mode and finalized,DVD-R/-RW/DVD-R DL discs recorded in the VR mode, Commercially available DVD Video Discs, Video CDs, and moreThe only Discs that won't play are:DVD-Audio discs, DVD-RAM discs, SACDs, CD-G, Blu-ray discs, HD DVDs, Discs that Have NOT been finalized, discs recorded with a packet writing, programs that can be recorded only once and that are already recorded on a DVD-R/DVD-RW/DVD-R DL.So apparently it can play DVD9 Format Discs. According to the instructions Pioneer dv-2012k dvd playerCan play DVD-R, -RW, -R DL and DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD+R DL discs recorded in the video mode and finalized,DVD-R/-RW/DVD-R DL discs recorded in the VR mode, Commercially available DVD Video Discs, Video CDs, and moreThe only Discs that won't play are:DVD-Audio discs, DVD-RAM discs, SACDs, CD-G, Blu-ray discs, HD DVDs, Discs that Have NOT been finalized, discs recorded with a packet writing, programs that can be recorded only once and that are already recorded on a DVD-R/DVD-RW/DVD-R... » Read More According to the instructions Pioneer dv-2012k dvd playerCan play DVD-R, -RW, -R DL and DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD+R DL discs recorded in the video mode and finalized,DVD-R/-RW/DVD-R DL discs recorded in the VR mode, Commercially available DVD Video Discs, Video CDs, and moreThe only Discs that won't play are:DVD-Audio discs, DVD-RAM discs, SACDs, CD-G, Blu-ray discs, HD DVDs, Discs that Have NOT been finalized, discs recorded with a packet writing, programs that can be recorded only once and that are already recorded on a DVD-R/DVD-RW/DVD-R DL.So apparently it can play DVD9 Format Discs. « Show Less
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Where did you by the sound drivers and how much?I finally got mine working but before Brian's post. He is correct' as best I can tell, and the problem rests with our computer software. I purchased a " DVD Decoder" download load on line from Roxio (I paid $20.98 but you can get it for a one time only down load for about $15 -if that is what you want). It now plays DVD movies and installs software which is what I wanted. I uninstalled the Hero program from my computer. Happy with the results but I only wish that I had been able to read Brian James post before I purchased the fix. Where did you by the sound drivers and how much?I finally got mine working but before Brian's post. He is correct' as best I can tell, and the problem rests with our computer software. I purchased a " DVD Decoder" download load on line from Roxio (I paid $20.98 but you can get it for a one time only down load for about $15 -if that is what you want). It now plays DVD movies and installs software which is what I wanted. I uninstalled the Hero program from my computer. Happy with the results but I only wish that I had been able to read Brian James post before I purchased the fix.
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I just got around to making a photo D.V.D today, it does play them but make sure you use D.V.D -R media because the first D.V.D I made didn't play not sure what that one was but tried it again using D.V.D -R 16x and it worked well.
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How do I even get the video onto a dvd? When I play it in Quicktime, it plays sound but no movie. When I use Windows Media Player, I get video but no sound. What am I doing wrong?
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I've tried a few different video file formats, including some MP4, and it's played them fine from a USB thumb drive. Since the screen itself isn't HD, I haven't tried any HD files in there, but I can verify that up to DVD quality resolution it plays media files just fine.
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I had a similar problem with Amazon DVE-R 100 pile I bought.....Think it was just an abberation...but have been carefully buying only DVD+R ever since......also since found they worked as CDs...perhaps just abeled wrong.
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It did in the beginning and then it just quit playing them. I took it to the Geek Squad and they were unsuccessful in getting it to play DVD's again. Evidently, it has something to do with the Windows 8. They told me that I could buy a Video Media Center from Microsoft to resolve the problem but since they were not able to install a "Free" Video Media Center, I declined their offer.
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Are you using DVDs? I watch them all the time. Otherwise, check the specs and see exactly what files it does read. unfortunately, im thinking it reads an older format.
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Same problem as BookWorm but different player. I have tried 3 different copies of the mpvie Stranger than fiction (from the same video store) and not one would get past the selection menue on my PC or my new Philips dvd player. Ive only had a problem like this once before with the movie Layer Cake. I looked it up and its a Sony Pictures movie too. So maybe this is a problem with the actual DVDs and not the players? Or maybe Sony and Philips DVD players are having the same problems.
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I don't have the mini, but I've read all over that i will play .ISO files just like if it were in a DVD player.I have the regular WDTV and it will play .ISO files, but will only play the main movie (or the longest file, i.e. when I select The Aristocrats .ISO file, it plays the extra un-edited joke video and not the main movie)
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Sorry, I have never tried to play a dvd that I recorded myself. It seems like the process should be the same as the motion picture companies use to create dvds so my guess is that the player should read them.
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Compelled,What is a .m2Ts file? How do I load it to my PC? Do I open ImageMixer first? I am doing something wrong because after hours of working at it I finally got some video transferred to DVD but it will not play in my DVD player. When I use ImageMixer Player it plays back choppy and with horizontal lines running through the whole thing. Can you tell me what I am doing wrong? Thank you.
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What you saw was true.This Philips DVD player -just like any other Philips DVD player- can not play DivX or XviD files if the video resolution of the file is above "720×480". If you try to play you get the message "video resolution not supported".Actually, "1080p HDMI" is nothing more than a slogan. It's a lie.
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This happened to me as well, when trying to play a home-burned DVD-R on an older Sony DVD player. Many of the players that are more than about 5 years old don't seem to recognize DVD-R burned discs, only commercial "pressed" DVDs. The only thing I was able to do was buy an inexpensive newer DVD player (I got a new Sony player for about $40) and it plays all of my home-burned discs just fine.