DB500c Play AVI files from NAS

[theonlydoc]

Hi All, Got a 500c recently and set it up, it's now working fine and dandy with Digital Kaos v1.1 (thanks devilfish for the Idiots Guide).
Just want to see what else I can do with the dreambox. Bought a NAS drive recently and want to know if I can play AVI files from it using the dreambox.

So to the point,
-Is it possible?
-And how would I go about doing it? (Has anyone else tried it?)

[cgscott]

Best you can do mate is convert the avi to mpeg2 format and it will play on your dreambox no problem.

Check the stickys for a guide on how to set it up.

Also in downloads section i uploaded a program that converts no problem.

[theonlydoc]

Cheers!

I'll give that a go so.

What sort of filesize are you talking for an average MPEG2 film?

[Ebro]

An AVI would normally double in size to mog depending on the output setting you choose.

[theonlydoc]

Hmmm...

Starting to think converting all my AVI's is gonna be a biatch and take loads of time. I'll have a look around and see if I can get the AVI thing going. I'll post back if something works.

[dctyper]

i do it all the time for prison break. use myvideo converter

[evildan]

any news on playing avi? there are too many videos to convert to mpeg