PMC only plays back .wmv, you can't update the codec it plays back ...
Windows mediaplayer will convert .avi -> .wmv if you transfer the files through your wmp to your pmc.
If I were you I would just buy a MPM-201, a PVP that can record and playback Divx, it functions as good as the AV420 and is cheaper.
http://www.dapreview.net/content.php?review.199
Hi guys,
I plan to get myself one of those new age gadgets, a portable entertainment device.I have two questions. First of all I had managed to ge the codec for DivX so my Windows Media Player 10 plays Divx files effortlessly, however does this guarantee that the Creative PMC would also be capable of doing the same thing as they both share the same platform?
Secondly Both players cost more or less the same so the price cannot be a deciding factor here. Simply put what would you guys recommend? The Creative Portable Media Center or Archos AV420?

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