Supported Video Formats

The following table provides information about the video formats supported by the Gateway® Connected DVD Player. The supported video formats depend on what version of the D5 Media Server software is installed on the computer networked with the DVD player.

D5 Media Server
Software Version
MPEG AVI (DivX) DVR-MS Transcoded Files*
Version 1.x MPEG1: <3 Mbps
MPEG2: <3 Mbps
NA NA NA
Version 2.x MPEG1: <3 Mbps
MPEG2: <3 Mbps
AVI (DivX): <3 Mbps DVR-MS: <3 Mbps NA
Version 3.x MPEG:
   <3 Mbps with B
   <5 Mbps with G
   Up to 6 Mbps with Ethernet
AVI (DivX): <3 Mbps DVR-MS: <3 Mbps AVI files must have the following FOURCC codes:
H263
I263
MJPG
DIVX
divx
DX50
XVID
xvid
mp4s
MP4S
MP2S
MPG4
WMV1
dvsl
dvsd
DVSD
Dvhd
mpg1
mpg2
PIM1
MJPG
HFYU
hfyu

* Transcoded files are video file types that can be converted from their original format to MPEG 1. These files are wrapped in the *.AVI wrapper format.
In addition, the AVI files must have an index chunk or they do not work.