DVD Player with MP4 Support Question

[SiggySix]

I was wondering if anyone could tell me what the difference was between a DVD player that can play MP4 and DivX? It seems like they are the same format but Apple uses a different format of MP4? If so would it play in a stand alone player?

I need a new DVD player and thought that I might as well go for one that has MP4 support or should I try to get DivX support? I've seen both types mentioned out there.

Thanks

Min

[Daijoubu]

I think the MP4 marking is misleading, I doubt there are many player that support the .mp4 container, then it says MP4, it only means it can decode MPEG4 video (DivX/XviD and perhaps other variant)

[rabbit]

I'm just guessing here, but for DVD Players, I think they say they support "MP4" so that they don't have to pay the royalties for using the "DivX" name. Basically, they're DivX/XviD compatible (in most cases), but aren't certified DivX.

As far as Apple MP4 files go, being Apple, they probably messed things up and I wouldn't trust it to play on anything but Apple Crapware. I have a Quicktime MP4 video that won't play using Windows Media Player, so I'm sure there's not a prayer that it will play in a standalone DVD Player. Maybe there is some little tool to "fix" what Apple "messed up".