joshwaa

Congrats! It's useful to know you didn't need to install anything else too =D Now I'm starting to think that the screen is too small for DVDs ... I tend to only watch DVDs that I've already seen before.

I'm afraid I have no idea. All I did was use the mpeg4 encoder instead of the H264 and then transferred the file using windows explorer to my device (Image Converter still refused to pick up the mp4 files).

Great success!! I'm not quiet sure how I did it (i.e. which steps made it work) but here's what I did: 1) I installed the K-lite codec pack 2) I installed DivX codec 3) I encoded using the "mpeg 4" encoder in Handbrake. <= I'm not sure if I've tried this before. I think I always used H264 encoders. Now I'm not sure if installing the codec packs affected the encoding process in Handbrake at all. Image Converter still fails to recognise the file type of the video but if you use Windows Explorer to drag and drop into the Video folder, it plays like a dream =D Thanks for everyone's help on this!

That sounds promising... Would you be able to send me the decoders that you use or the links to them please? Thank you

I can't tell whether it's a fault with my player or not ... the mpg files I convert via Image Converter 3 are fine. Sony Support basically told me that if it can't be converted by Image Converter 3, then they can't give me support. He suggested that although my files were being converted into the mp4 format, it may not be an mp4 format supported by Sony. Could this be the case even though I have tried using the same converters as you guys? Thanks Josh

Just a quick note of interest: Although the mp4 video fails to play on my device, the playing time displayed is the correct one.

Help! I've since Re-formatted my disk, re-installed Windows just to make sure it wasn't a codec problem and I am still having the same problem of the "file format not supported" regardless of how I produce the mp4 (via Xilisoft, PSP Video 9 or Handbrake). Does anyone have any suggestions please before I give up and return my A808 (the only reason I got it was so I could watch some of my DVDs on the commute in to work). Thank you! Josh

I have tried all the techniques helpfully suggested to me so far but the output is always the same: An mp4 file is created but I cannot play this on the player because "The File Format is not supported". If someone has managed to put a DVD onto their A80x would it be possible to describe the codec(s) they used so that I can try installing it onto my computer? Thanks Josh

Thanks for everyone's replies so far. I'm jealous that you are all able to get DVDs onto your players. I tried the Handbrake technique but am still unsuccessful. I am starting to think that it is my computer at fault. Is there some way I can completely uninstall all of the codecs on my computer and then re-install the software? Or are there other steps I can take to get DVDs onto my A808? Josh

I have tried handbrake already. All the software I have used outputs mp4 files which play fine on my computer but after transferring to my A808 display the error message: "Cannot play; file format is not supported". Does anyone have any ideas if this is an error with my device? Or encoding process? Or something wrong with my computer?

I have the selected my device as being Sony PSP and output video size as 512mb.

How did you resolve the problem? I have problems convert DVDs into the correct format for my Sony A808 as well. Upon transferring a 'supposedly' converted mp4 file (which plays fine on my PC), I get a message say that the file format is not supported. Josh

The reviews I have read about Sony Media Manager give the impression that it will eventually do the job but not very well. The other thing which is putting me off is that a lack of a demo download means I can't test the output - I'm not sure if my error is a fault with my computer, or the software I am using. Have you managed to get DVD video onto you A80x device?

Although the A808 was designed to display short video clips, I bought it in the hope that I could use it to watch DVDs on my morning commute to work. So far, I have struggled to get any DVDs into a compatible format. I have been using Handbrake to save it as the correct format but after transferring to the A808, I encounter the error message: "This file format is not supported". The closest I have come is using XMPEG to convert to MPEG1 before converting using Image Converter 3 but for some reason, the film is always stopped short in Image Converter 3 despite the MPEG1 file being the entire DVD movie. More recently, I have used the "AVS Video to Go" trial to see if this would produce a better output but I am getting the same message on my A808. If anyone could give me some help on this, I would greatly appreciate it. Josh