Movies from SD-Cards

[Sandayu]

I have been searching but have yet to find a DVD Player with a SD Slot that plays not only still pictures but also the AVI movies from a SD Card. With some of the newer Camcorders that now record movies directly to SD-Cards there has to be at least one DVD player out there that supports this. Other than download to my computer and then either just burn to a data DVD or convert/author a DVD, both of which I can do now. Any help?

[jagabo]

If your AVI files are Divx/Xvid with MP3 audio (probably not) you could use something like the Philips DVP 5990 and a USB/SD card adapter.

Unfortunately, digital cameras and camcorders use too many different codecs and containers for this to be practical.

[Ai Haibara]

The PS3 might, but I couldn't guarantee it supports playback of all digital camera formats from an SD card... or even if all models of the PS3 have an SD card slot. It's a bit of an expensive 'solution' for the problem, too.

Note that many of the set-top DVD players that do accept AVI/MPEG/WMV won't allow video over DVD resolution (720x576, for example), so if you're planning on shooting HD video, it won't play on those players.

You might be better off with a media center setup in this case, I don't know.

[jagabo]

There's also the WD TV HD Media Center. It can play many different types of media files, even HD files. You would still need a USB/SD adapter.

[MOVIEGEEK]

Some BD players such as Panasonic and Sony support AVCHD video from a SD card,as jagabo mentioned you need a card reader to play DivX on players with a USB port.Make sure you get an SDHC card because they use FAT32 which has universal compatibility.