Stuart wrote:
"Ken Maltby" wrote in message
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"Stuart" wrote in message
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"Laurence Payne" lpayne1NOSPAM@dslDOTpipexDOTcom wrote in message
news On Mon, 12 Mar 2007 10:34:50 +0000, Tony Morgan
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...and again, you've snipped out the main question in order to lecture
us on a detail.
**** off troll.

You never contribute - only carp and try to start arguments.
So contribute. What codec do you recommend?
I recommend Xvid for avi Divx files as WMP and MPC and VLC seem to handle
these files without difficulty also 90% of TV series downloads are
typically 350MB avi with Xvid as the codec. Basically you need to update
monthly with K-Lite or similar to handle all the emerging formats and
updates. So far I have never experienced a "can't play this file" I'm
running XP with SP2 and all updates. My preferred media player is VLC

You are aware that VLC doesn't use those codec you download, it
has its own.

I prefer Media Player Classic.

Luck;
Ken

Yer but I believe in having high levels of redundancy - so WMP and MPC use
the K-Lite codecs. So basically I have VLC, WMP, MPC and for DVD's I use
NeroShowtime - I'm a media player junkie!!



Most people experience few problems with the batch o codecs on their
system. Now and again, when the wind blows the right away and the dog
howls at the moon at the right time, people end up with hair pulling
type conflicts.

Usually when people post to this forum about not being able to play a
file, it can be guessed that they downloaded an episode of something,
double clicked it and ended up with Windows Media Player not playing it
right. My feeling is that the first course of advice, absent any
knowledge of the posters level of skill, or desire to further edit the
file, is to give them the least intrusive solution. As Videolan has its
own codecs and can install and uninstall with few concerns over
conflicts, I generally suggest this first.