Download TV programes from internet to disk

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Anyone know of a good website for downloading TV programs onto your PC that you can then save onto disk to watch later????
 
ok I have an avi file and i want to burn it to dvd still just as an avi file to play in a divx dvd player. Can i just use Windows Media Player 11?
 
BroadbandKen said:
ok I have an avi file and i want to burn it to dvd still just as an avi file to play in a divx dvd player. Can i just use Windows Media Player 11?
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Probably. You can certainly use Nero or whatever DVD burning software you prefer to just burn the AVI to a DVD. It should play on a DIVX DVD Player but won't play on a DVD Player that is not DIVX-certified.
 
BroadbandKen said:
ok I have an avi file and i want to burn it to dvd still just as an avi file to play in a divx dvd player. Can i just use Windows Media Player 11?
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Just burn it as you would burn any other file. IE-drag and drop into the list of files to be burned. I use nero or sometimes Intervideo diskmaster, wouldn't trust WinMediaPlayer:D
the divx player automatically scans the disk for such files.


EDIT: Basically what MonsieurBond said:)
 
I have a DVD recorder rigged up to my PC monitor - which also doubles as a TV. Last week I purchased DIVX converter etc. by download. When I try to drag a file from my CD/DVD drive into the converter I am told that DIVX does not read unsupported files. I went to the support site and was told to download some free software called Avisnyth to change the file extension. At this stage I am lost. Can anyone help. Please bear in mind I am a novice at this endeavour.
I have a DVD in another room which is DIVX enabled.
 
willmy41 said:
I have a DVD recorder rigged up to my PC monitor - which also doubles as a TV. Last week I purchased DIVX converter etc. by download. When I try to drag a file from my CD/DVD drive into the converter I am told that DIVX does not read unsupported files. I went to the support site and was told to download some free software called Avisnyth to change the file extension. At this stage I am lost. Can anyone help. Please bear in mind I am a novice at this endeavour.
I have a DVD in another room which is DIVX enabled.
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First of all, never drag a video from a cdrom drive to a video editor software.
It's better to have it on you HDD.
Second: If the file you're trying to drag in for editing is ending with ".avi" that means it's not nesessarily a divx file. It could be XViD, and divx doesnt support an Xvid file. (XViD is bassically the same as DiVX eccept it's freeware, divx is not) I tend to avoid downloading DiVX movies when i can, i always go for MKV or XViD-AVI.
3rd: I use avisynth along with VirtualDub, and it's excellent, but i don't see how it would be used to change a filetype, i thought it's solely for creating a movie file. So at this time i am confused!! :confused:

I'm sorry to hear that you're novice, as you will find it hard to get hep from ppl in because it takes ages to help n00bs:D
Your best bet is to google avisynth and read up on it. Most ppl don't have time and/or just ignore learners cause as i said it takes ages to explain to lay ppl.:)
 
Thanks -will try Windows media player again and see how I get on. Dont want to pay for Nero.
 
Thanks a million Sn@kebite. I'll follow your advice as far as possible I have loads of time to do so. Otherwise I think I'll claim my money back from DIVX. Your reply was much appreciated. Billy
 
BroadbandKen said:
Thanks -will try Windows media player again and see how I get on. Dont want to pay for Nero.
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If you're one of these "no illegal software on my pc at all times" noble freaks..LoL:D You can try these:

Nero Lite Trial 33MB

or

Nero 7 - Premium Trial 109MB

Think they're both 30 day trials. You would be better off D/Ling the 1st one (33MB) it's fine for burning files to disc. The other ones is just for more advanced users/features.
 
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