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Portable DVDRom to play divx on TV

5 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/portable-dvdrom-to-play-divx-on-tv.134197/

kartikkapo
kartikkapo Original post #1
Nov 21, 2010 at 12:02 AM
Guys i am in the process of buying a portable dvdrom for my latop, and was just wondering if there exists a dvdrom which can be doubled up as a dvd player to play dvd's, vcd's and divx files on TV. Any thoughts over that? Do let me know if there is any such thing. :D
J
joe2005 #2
Nov 21, 2010 at 9:08 AM
Try HD Media players like Western digital(Western Dgital WD TV Live HD Media ),Iomega,ASUS.(Asus O!Play HD2).
Gollum
Gollum #3
Nov 21, 2010 at 9:44 AM
Yea but those won't be able to connect to a laptop, right?
J
joe2005 #4
Nov 21, 2010 at 10:29 AM
You can play the files from media player hard disk into Laptop
kartikkapo
kartikkapo #5
Nov 23, 2010 at 8:43 PM
well joe.. i want a dvdrom which acts like a dvdrom.. like i can boot xp from the rom and all.. all m asking is tht, as i will be buying a dvdrom, it will b a gud idea to hav smthng which gets connectd to a tv too. :mrgreen: