Full Version: Pvr With Hdd Than Can Play Avi Please
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anyone recommend a resonable $$$$ unit. Nothing to flash is needed
Don't think you can get a pvr that plays avi. PVR's only record digital broadcasts which you can play back later. You cannot transfer files to them. How about a dvd recorder with hdd? Aldi have one on special next week for $229 - 160G HDD plays mpeg4 (avi). http://aldi.com.au/
QUOTE (rimmer @ Jul 5 2007, 08:18 PM) 
anyone recommend a resonable $$$$ unit. Nothing to flash is needed
The BeyonWiz does this. But it's not cheap.
QUOTE (englfc @ Jul 5 2007, 08:51 PM)
.... You cannot transfer files to them....
Some can, but generally you can only play the files if they are in the PVR's own format.
By the way, just because a file is an AVI does not guarantee the codec is playable (even on a PC). You can put content with many different codecs inside an AVI file.
AVIs would rarely be high enough quality that it needed a PVR to play it, so something like that Aldi might be a good option.
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