Help me find a (cheap!) Blu-ray player. I have an iMac, and want to stream video from my computer to the player to the TV...
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posted by zardoz
on Oct 18, 2012 -
9 answers
With the recent announcement that Microsoft will no longer be making Zune players, can anyone recommend a Windows based personal media player with an internal memory of
AT LEAST 30GB that supports audio (mp3, FLAC, wma), video (wmv, mp4) and podcast subscriptions? Recommendations for a new media player/software to manage all that stuff would be helpful as well. (I'm just going to cut the Zune cord entirely when my current player finally gives out).
Please note, I do
not want an iPod or iTunes.
posted by KingEdRa
on Mar 14, 2011 -
17 answers
Help an old and behind the times lady find video to her new non-Apple media player.
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posted by drlith
on Oct 30, 2010 -
3 answers
Help me choose a new media player - one that will hopefully decode DTS, because my old reciever does not.
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posted by kaudio
on May 21, 2010 -
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I'm trying to use VLC media player 1.0.3 (XP) to capture, and save to file, 34 streaming audio tracks that are linked via a single .asx playlist. (The "play all tracks" link on
this page.) I've been able to capture and save individual tracks from their individually-listed links, but I'd prefer not to go through that 34 times.
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posted by Dave 9
on Jan 21, 2010 -
2 answers
Oh God. Where to start? This is, at its heart, a programming question about C#. It's probably not a very hard programming question, either.
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posted by kbanas
on Dec 1, 2009 -
13 answers
Which is the best method for adding codec, playing video from remote shares, and most of all usable web browsing to an AppleTV?
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posted by rokusan
on Nov 20, 2009 -
5 answers
I have a popcorn hour downstairs connected to my wireless router. I’m looking for a cheap small low power consuming (if that possible) device that I can use with my HD ready TV upstairs via wireless.
It needs to:
Be able to play the usually file formats/codec e.g. divx, h264 etc.
Be able to display up to 720p video via HDMI
Be able to connect wirelessly to my router
Bra able to play video files from the popcorn hour
Be able to view service like BBC iplayer and hulu
Does such a device exist or would I have to compromise on some of the above?
posted by toocan
on Aug 5, 2009 -
6 answers
Having recently reformatted my XP PC I'm having a very confusing time accessing media files from it using my ethernet-cabled
Freecom MP 350 MediaPlayer as it can see some of my shared files, but for some reason not all of them and I would greatly appreciate some advice and help!
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posted by timpollard
on Mar 26, 2009 -
4 answers
Naming Filter: Hive mind, please help us name our open source OS X media center application!
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posted by ill3
on Jun 3, 2008 -
15 answers
In Windows Vista, is there a combination of software and settings that will let my Dad play all the media files he wants without further difficulty? I want to set up my Dad's new computer, which runs Vista Home Premium, so that it runs media embedded in web pages, runs standalone files too, and doesn't break Vista's Aero interface. He's not a computer expert, so I want media of all common types to Just Work
TM.
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posted by hAndrew
on Jun 2, 2008 -
6 answers
What video/media player do you use in OS X? Can you recommend one that has some specific features (listed inside)?
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posted by chudmonkey
on May 20, 2008 -
6 answers
Automatic screenshots from a DVD? I know how to take individual screengrabs from a a movie with VLC or Media Player Classic -- but I'd like to get a whole bunch at once. Is there windows software that will let me set an interval and extract a series of screenshots automatically?
posted by muckster
on May 6, 2008 -
6 answers
Need replacement for the Creative Media Explorer for my Creative Zen V+. It is simply the worst. Not fond of Windows Media Player either & ITunes doesn't work with my player. I love my wee little Zen, but oh how I dread creating playlists & using the SW that came with it to transfer files. Help a gal out!
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posted by Empyrean_72
on May 1, 2008 -
11 answers
How can I "upscale" DVD/DivX video on my Windows PC and display it on the HDTV I've got setup as a second monitor?
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posted by Nelsormensch
on Mar 26, 2008 -
7 answers
Is there a n00b-friendly media player for Ubuntu that would work well on a set-top-box set up for broadcatching?
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posted by mamessner
on Feb 22, 2008 -
3 answers
You guys gave me some brilliant music suggestions in a
previous question. So here's the next part of the problem. I need to manage my music. There are issues and I'm feeling very stupid.
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posted by ninazer0
on Feb 2, 2008 -
12 answers
I cannot stream media from my PC. The Xbox 360 will connect to Xbox Live, but will not pass the "Test Media" option. It always fails after successfully acquiring an IP address. This Xbox has successfully connected to streaming media before on another computer. The connection has been deleted from within the Xbox settings.
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posted by idledebonair
on Jan 20, 2008 -
4 answers
I'm getting a little antsy with iTunes these days and since it's been awhile, I wanted to see what else is out there. What do you use that you consider to be the Lightroom/Aperture of the media player world? I'm hoping there is some sort of iTunes Pro style application out there that I just haven't heard of.
posted by feloniousmonk
on Nov 26, 2007 -
13 answers
What media players have decent keyboard shortcuts, don't mess up wmv files when fast-forwarding, and can be set as transparent?
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posted by abkadefgee
on Oct 17, 2007 -
4 answers
I need help with a Mach Speed Trio MP4 1GB media player. Shortly after purchasing it has begun rebooting continuously.
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posted by loquacious
on Nov 27, 2006 -
1 answer
Several months ago I remember hearing something on boingboing or /. about a mozilla-based media player/library. I remember it having features such as automatic spidering/downloading of mp3-laden webpages, as well as your standard media library stuff. Will you point me toward it?
posted by Netzapper
on Sep 5, 2006 -
4 answers
I recently switched from Windows to Ubuntu and I'm looking for a good media player for streaming internet radio.
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posted by LeeJay
on Aug 16, 2006 -
15 answers
What are the possible DRM consequences of upgrading to Windows Media Player 10 and/or Windows Media Center Edition?
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posted by anotherpanacea
on Jun 12, 2006 -
7 answers
Is there a media player available for OSX that would allow me to bookmark my place in a video before closing it?
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posted by unsupervised
on Mar 9, 2006 -
3 answers
Is there a way to stop XP's built in CD burning tools (I'm currently burning stright from Media Player) leaving a small gap between tracks? Failing that, cheap/free software that will?
posted by monkey closet
on Mar 24, 2005 -
6 answers
I like to fall asleep while watching DVDs on my Windows XP PC in Windows Media Player. The problem is that on DVDs with loud menu screens after the movie is over the DVD returns to the menu and blasts loud exciting action music, waking me up. Is there a freeware program out there that will mute Media Player after the movie is over?
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posted by Servo5678
on Feb 18, 2005 -
7 answers
Windows Media Player will no longer load in Firefox or Safari. I have reinstalled twice, I remember seeing similar problems with WMP and OS X on AskMe or MeFi (I can no longer find where I saw it) without an answer, help!
posted by scazza
on Feb 16, 2005 -
0 answers
