WMV 9 series compatible DVD players

[Jim Gottlieb]

Yes and no!

I just purchased the Panasonic DVD F65K player (just
being stocked on the shelves at Best Buy on Saturday,
4/19)because it proports to support MS's new HighMAT (aka
WMV)format. I say proports because I have not been able
to get it to work yet! It does play WMA files(MS audio),
as well as JPG's. I have a call in to Panasonic and they
were going to try it on their lab machines, but I have
had no response from them for the last 2 days. BTW: the
reason I bought this player is that it is supposed to
play HighMAT files from CD's, not just DVD's. Much
cheaper!


>-----Original Message-----
>Does anyone have any information on any DVD players that
can play
>content in WMV 9 series format? Or any future product
releases that
>may support it..? MS has been touting this new format
capable of
>storing HD quality movies on a single DVD but so far I
have not seen
>or heard about any new players that support this format.
>I have read great reviews about the upcoming T2 DVD in
this format and
>am looking forward to watching it sitting on my couch
rather than in
>front of my computer..
>
>Thanks in advance
>
>Aravind
>.
>

[AGR]

Jim,
If the Panasonic DVD F65K player does play WMV 9 series movies, I am
running to the nearest Best buy asap. Can you post an update when the
ppl at Panasonic do get back to you?
The specs on the Panasonic website specify compatibility with WMA only
and not WMV.

Thanks

Aravind

"Jim Gottlieb" > wrote in message >...
> Yes and no!
>
> I just purchased the Panasonic DVD F65K player (just
> being stocked on the shelves at Best Buy on Saturday,
> 4/19)because it proports to support MS's new HighMAT (aka
> WMV)format. I say proports because I have not been able
> to get it to work yet! It does play WMA files(MS audio),
> as well as JPG's. I have a call in to Panasonic and they
> were going to try it on their lab machines, but I have
> had no response from them for the last 2 days. BTW: the
> reason I bought this player is that it is supposed to
> play HighMAT files from CD's, not just DVD's. Much
> cheaper!
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Does anyone have any information on any DVD players that
> can play
> >content in WMV 9 series format? Or any future product
> releases that
> >may support it..? MS has been touting this new format
> capable of
> >storing HD quality movies on a single DVD but so far I
> have not seen
> >or heard about any new players that support this format.
> >I have read great reviews about the upcoming T2 DVD in
> this format and
> >am looking forward to watching it sitting on my couch
> rather than in
> >front of my computer..
> >
> >Thanks in advance
> >
> >Aravind
> >.
> >