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Codec?

  • 25-01-2010 6:25pm
    #1
    neil_18_
    Closed Accounts Posts: 631 ✭✭✭


    Hi, my Dad needs a codec to play flims from his exrternal hard drive on windows media player. I have no idea what a codec is. I googled it, and went to download it, and each time i clicked download it would bring me to another site and so on... Has anyone got a link for one please? For vista.

    Thanks:D


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  • #2
    Spear
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Help & Feedback Category Moderators Posts: 25,768 CMod ✭✭✭✭Spear


    neil_18_ wrote: »
    Hi, my Dad needs a codec to play flims from his exrternal hard drive on windows media player. I have no idea what a codec is. I googled it, and went to download it, and each time i clicked download it would bring me to another site and so on... Has anyone got a link for one please? For vista.

    Thanks:D

    You forget to tell us which codec he needs. If it's relatively common it'll be in the K-Lite codec pack.

    http://www.codecguide.com/download_kl.htm


  • #3
    Brian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,699 ✭✭✭Brian


    It would probably be easiest for your father to download VLC < http://videolan.org/vlc >
    Codec packs and alternative media players will perform better in some cases but VLC is very capable at playing a plethora of formats and requires the least setup, so I would recommend it for someone unfamiliar with computers.


  • #4
    neil_18_
    Closed Accounts Posts: 631 ✭✭✭neil_18_


    Spear wrote: »
    You forget to tell us which codec he needs. If it's relatively common it'll be in the K-Lite codec pack.

    http://www.codecguide.com/download_kl.htm

    I have absolutely no idea which one, so I think i''ll get the standard, thanks for your help!:pac:


  • #5
    horse7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,835 ✭✭✭horse7


    on a similar subject,i play avi movies on my dvd player via usb slot,but one of the movies has no sound,so i used a different dvd player with a usb slot and it playes no problem.can i upgrade my dvd player(phliips hts 3154).the other player is philips dvp 5990.


  • #6
    Spear
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Help & Feedback Category Moderators Posts: 25,768 CMod ✭✭✭✭Spear


    horse7 wrote: »
    on a similar subject,i play avi movies on my dvd player via usb slot,but one of the movies has no sound,so i used a different dvd player with a usb slot and it playes no problem.can i upgrade my dvd player(phliips hts 3154).the other player is philips dvp 5990.

    The latest firmware for the HTS3514 is this one

    http://download.p4c.philips.com/files/h/hts3154_12/hts3154_12_fus_eng.zip


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  • #7
    horse7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,835 ✭✭✭horse7


    thanks will try it.did you get it on the philips site,cause the only one i could see was o5 fus eng.ive e mailed support on sunday and was waiting for a reply.


  • #8
    monkeypants
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,386 ✭✭✭monkeypants


    Klite is the way to go. You'll never be asked for a CODEC again.


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