Ain't that a kick in the teeth.
To be fair, i've never heard of any DVD players that'll play .avi
I've seen an advert for a DVD Player that is compatible with DivX/MPEG4, DVD Video, DVD R/RW, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, Mini DVD, SVCD, VCD, HDCD, CD-R/RW, Kodak CD+G, MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG4, DVD Video, Nero, MP3, CD, AAC, WMA, Prologic 1/Prologic 11, WAV, PAL/NTSC.
What I really want to know is ... will it play .AVI?
Piet.

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