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  1. 29th Nov 2006 08:04 #1
    kjohnr2001
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    Hi all - I have a Freecom Media player with a 300GB internal hard drive. When adding files to the HDD from the pc, I check whether the files will play - if they play when connected then generally they will play when the media player is connected to the TV (as a stand-alone). however, there are several files, downloaded, copied from DVD etc that come up with the error message 'Cannot play this file - format is not supported'. These are primarily .avi files, yet 95% of the .avi files will play with no problems. Can anyone shed some light, asisstance etc before I go fruit-loops? Where do I star t?
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  2. 29th Nov 2006 09:53 #2
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    What kind of codec is the .avi files in? Eg. DivX5, DivX6, Xvid etc. What codecs does your player support?
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  3. 29th Nov 2006 12:58 #3
    kjohnr2001
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    I don't think I stated before - I am to all things technical, what the lookout was to the Titanic!
    Treat me as a low grade moron - guide me through the 'how to find out what codec.......etc' please!! Thanks for taking the time to reply
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