Windows Media Bonus Pack. Free!!!!

greglo23

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/download/bonuspack.aspx
free download

rsynnott

This wouldn't have anything to do with a certain court decision, would it? :rolleyes:

sceptre

rsynnott wrote:

This wouldn't have anything to do with a certain court decision, would it? :rolleyes:

Doubt it - they seem to like releasing a new version of this every few months. They've even released it as a special limited Winter Edition in the past. The audio converter may be new, don't know as it wouldn't be my bag of apples at all.

A better 'special "thanks" for fans of the Windows XP digital media experience' would be releasing a free DVD decoder but that isn't going to happen.

Might be something there for a few people though, especially with some of the better powertoys.

rsynnott

sceptre wrote:

Doubt it - they seem to like releasing a new version of this every few months. They've even released it as a special limited Winter Edition in the past. The audio converter may be new, don't know as it wouldn't be my bag of apples at all.

A better 'special "thanks" for fans of the Windows XP digital media experience' would be releasing a free DVD decoder but that isn't going to happen.

Might be something there for a few people though, especially with some of the better powertoys.

What, Windows doesn't come with DVD software?!

Chalk

hmmm,
try media player classic - http://www.afterdawn.com/software/video_software/video_players/media_player_classic.cfm

get rid of wmp , real and quictime all in one go

i dont see how making a bloated piece of software more bloated makes it better?

i want to play videos, not see how much ram i can use/ how much bandwith on net connection i can use


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dont forget dvd playback...

sceptre

rsynnott wrote:

What, Windows doesn't come with DVD software?!

I suspect most OEMs include a decoder on a prebuilt PC but it's not part of Windows, no.

Mercury_Tilt

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tman

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superb bit of kit, that.
i had 3 .ogm files that crashed media player classic after watching them for 10 mins. videolan played them good and proper

i still prefer winamp for playing most .avi and .mpg video files though.

media player sucks balls.

kinkstr

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Ive never heard of Videolan before, is it new, or has living in a cave the last few years taken its toll on my knowledge base?

rsynnott

sceptre wrote:

I suspect most OEMs include a decoder on a prebuilt PC but it's not part of Windows, no.

Hmm, weird (haven't been using it at home since before DVDs became commonplace, just assumed it had came with one like MacOS and most Linux distros)

tman

most of the better codec packs come with a dvd codec.
or just install power dvd or whatever came with your pc/dvd drive/gfx card...

Fenster

Mplayer 4tw!