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    Best codec pack?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Sabaku, Aug 19, 2010.

  1. Sabaku

    Sabaku Notebook Geek

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    Trying to watch 720p movies and the quality just seems meh, im not sure if its just my codecs or... maybe its a bad rip. Any suggestions?

    I am using 1900x1200 but even if i switch to 1280xwhatever it still looks meh.
     
    Sabaku, Aug 19, 2010
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  2. Msashi

    Msashi Notebook Guru

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    Watching ripped movies.. well, you r at the mercy of the ripper. I find that a better quality rip (read huge file) is better than a lower resolution rip. But if you know what to expect based on the file size, then i guess you really cant complain.

    I find the standard matrovska codec pack works just fine. I use the GOM player, but that's just personal preference.
     
    Msashi, Aug 19, 2010
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  3. nzgeek

    nzgeek Notebook Evangelist

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    Try something like the VLC media player. It's free, and will play pretty much anything you want to throw at it.
     
    nzgeek, Aug 19, 2010
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  4. myx

    myx Notebook Deity

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    I use K-lite codec pack (the standard edition) and for the movies that either don't show the right subtitles or don't display well, as suggested earlier, I use VLC.
     
    myx, Aug 20, 2010
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  5. Romiyo

    Romiyo Notebook Evangelist

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    doesnt the WMP on windows 7 come with most of the codecs, i find it to play any of my videos with no problems. Then again, VLC media player is very popular cos it does play almost everything.
     
    Romiyo, Aug 20, 2010
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  6. bongo123

    bongo123 Notebook Enthusiast

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    i watch everything using XBMC, plays the heap and the quality is outstanding, then again i collect movies... 8tb and counting..
     
    bongo123, Aug 20, 2010
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  7. ShimmerArc

    ShimmerArc Notebook Consultant

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    I go with VLC. Plays everything. Almost.
     
    ShimmerArc, Aug 20, 2010
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  8. Taomyn

    Taomyn Notebook Consultant

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    I don't recommend any codec pack fullstop - they are all "hacks" into the system, some illegal as they break EULAs, and usually cause all manner of instabilities. My recommendation is also VLC, or XBMC in an HTPC set up, as it doesn't install any system codecs and plays 99% of everything I've ever thrown at it - what it couldn't play wasn't worth the hassle of getting a codec pack for.
     
    Taomyn, Aug 20, 2010
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  9. goodstone

    goodstone Notebook Consultant

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    I use shark007 codecs.

    Lots of advanced functions which will work in media player plus media player x64.
     
    goodstone, Aug 20, 2010
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