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  1. K

    can I use an USB cord to play music from my cell to my windows 7 media player on my laptop

    How can I use an USB cord to play my music off my phone to my laptop
  2. B

    help pick a 4K streaming Media Player

    sup i was look for 4K streaming Media Player & i was look at the xbox one just because you can watch live t,v on the console over all i have not made up my on what type 4K streaming Media...
  3. ISetsunaI

    Windows Media Player Flashes and does funky things

    It keeps on flashing the top part and the bottom part. It kind of looks like a Movie Theater screen when the screen is centered and it looks like the screen is in a black rectangle 1.2x the same of the screen except this time it's only the top and bottom part that flashes and its white. Another...
  4. viveknayyar007

    Play Radio in Chromebook

    Your Chromebook also allows you to play music from Internet radio without installing any third-party programs on the computer. The built-in application that helps you listen to the Internet radio is Banshee Media Player. All you need to do in order to listen to the Internet radio is, have a good...
  5. K

    is it still relatively safe to use a samsung captivate phone running Android 2.3.3

    a friend gave me his samsung captivate. I use it as a media player but Im thinking about activating it. Is this relatively safe? Any serious issues? Thanks
  6. K

    Windows Movie Maker does not detect all sound properly?

    So, recently, I've been recording using Dxtory, with the Lagarith Lossless Codec, as it enables me to record both sound in game and mic audio. So I recorded a playthrough of a game and it plays fine in Media Player, but when I moved it to Movie Maker, Only my voice was the same volume, and my...
  7. A

    How to Set Up a Playlist in VLC

    The media player VLC can play any type of audio, video, and media files and works across platforms, which is why it is a popular option. To make it easy to play a number of your files in a particular order, you can create a playlist. With VLC, you can create as many playlists as you would like...
  8. A

    How to use a Phone as a Remote for VLC

    VLC is a free and open-sourced media player that works across platforms, including Windows, Mac OS X, Unix, and Linux and plays most media files. When you use this media player on your device, you might want a remote so you can enjoy it without having to sit right next to your device, which you...
  9. N

    media player and usb control

    I don't know if such a thing exists but is there a video media player wherein the play, pause and stop functions can be controlled by usb for another computer? If not usb then maybe some other kind of computer port? I only need to play basic avi SD videos from a composite port, nothing fancy...
  10. G

    What is xsandbox.bin?

    Hello Can anyone please tell me what is "xsandbox.bin"? It shows VLC media player icon. Also, let me know if it is safe or should be removed. Thank you in advance. Regards K. Ganesh
  11. suka23

    Looking for a Music player [PC]

    Hi guys, I want to find an easy to use, customizable music player, beacuse I finally started hearing music without using youtube custom playlists. I use Windows Media Player but i'm not very happy with it. Can someone give me some good advice?
  12. Y

    i have a camera and blank dvds, but how can i transport the videos on to the disc?

    I have a digital computer plug in camera, and i want to put videos on blank DVDs. i tried the following downloads: Windows media player, VLC Media player, and all Microsoft devices. i just want to say, uploading you tube videos with a 3DS is not as hard as this. If you guys out there have an...
  13. D

    my windows media player plays my videos really slow and i reset and put default settings on and still the same

    my windows media player plays my videos really slow and i reset and put default settings on and still the same
  14. S

    my VLC is not working why?

    my vlc media player is not working i wanted to watch a movie i downloaded but it said "the application VLC can not be opened" I'm starting to worry because i just got this new macbook 2 days ago and... yeah.. please help i don't even know what to do help please!!!!!
  15. S

    Media Player "Classic"

    Hi. Firstly, before I start that, how can I disable the very annoying "Maximize[sic] your chances of being answered. Please write-correctly and politely (no short text messaging)" messages? I am not an invalid. I know how to type messages. http://i.imgur.com/mFtNIbN.png How can I see things...
  16. J

    no sound in acer aspire laptop

    lost sound while using media player.checked volume control, device manager everything seems to work fine.
  17. J

    my media player 7 does not play properly

    my media player does not play recorder files properly it keeps on pausing and stops playing and then starts and then pauses all the way through this is even happening after ripping cds as well hope you can help thanks tom.
  18. omidelf

    sound delay on videos with km player

    hello guys so i use a headphone with FiiO amp E10 , but when i play videos with km player , some of them have delay , but they dont have delay with windows media player the sound comes 0.5 sec early and i know i can resync every video but is there a solution to fix this ?
  19. Y

    Best media player(electronic) for music

    i buy music (flac version so i want something that have great soundcard to play them).i will use k612 pro or k712 or q701
  20. J

    Needing some sort of laptop/tablet for watching films!?

    Okay so I'll explain my situation. I've been using my Samsung laptop to watch tv shows and films which was pretty great. It was 17inch and built in HD graphics card. I only ever used it for media watching since I bought a gaming PC 6 months ago. Today I tried cleaning the fan of the laptop and...
  21. B

    Windows Media Player With Multiple Issues

    Hello everyone, I've been having some serious problems with my Windows Media Player. I have Windows 7 64-bit OS 8 gb of RAM AMD FX (tm)-4130 Quad-Core Processor 3.80 GHz NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 graphics card ST2000DM 001-1CH164 SATA Hard Drive AsRock Motherboard Most recent/updated version of...
  22. S

    blue ray player

    i have built a pc with a blue ray player what i dident know is that windows media player wount play blue rays so i need a new program to play them thats free any suggestions? i have looked on the web all seem to cost money or dont work
  23. Y

    How to get better quality in movies?

    i need to know this? is there any way to incercase pixels,dark,(like modding)i'm using media player classic, and vlc and i got high end gaming pc(R9 290X+I7 4790k) so what should i do to get the highest quality?
  24. B

    Home Server/ mini htpc system

    Let me start of saying I'm sorry if i posted this question in the wrong spot, or if it has already been answered multiple times. I read a vast amount of forums, but usually don't post questions. I built a htpc that was overkill. It has a intel i5, 16GB of ram, samsung ssd 840 250gb, etc. I'm...
  25. S

    Car Music Player is Playing MP3's from My USB Drive Off-key

    I just hope I'm in the right category. So i finally decided to play music in my car via the USB port on my after-market media player. When i tried it out, i noticed that the music is playing off-key, like 2 notes higher. Now my car has 2 tweeters and a sub-woofer all connected to an amplifier...
  26. B

    Dxtory Help! Cannot edit videos!

    I am just starting out with YouTube and I have just bought Dxtory because I have heard so much good about it! Videos record fine and playback fine in WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER but when I put them into my editing software (Serif MoviePlus X6) there is no codec to decode the videos, so I can't edit...
  27. D

    Looking for a controllable media player

    I am pulling my hair out looking for a box with simple analog audio out which supports services such as Pandora, Rhapsody and Spotify, and allows full interaction via something like Upnp or some sort of JSON interface. So far, the closest I have found (without spending $$$$$) is an XBMC box...
  28. C

    Video Player: PotPlayer or MPC-HC

    Hello Everyone! I understand that this forum site is all about hardwares. But my question is about software, so I apologize. But I'm sure a lot of you knows how to setup Video Player + LAV Filter + MadVR. So my question is: What is the best video player to use for this setup? Potplayer or...
  29. anupam_luv

    PowerDVD 13 want to edit/manage Playlists, edit tags etc

    I have thousands of mp3 songs on my PC Earlier I was very comfortable with Windows Media Player where I could easily manage my hundreds of playlists, edit mp3 tags like movie name, artiste etc, Direct drag and drop to Playlist etc... But after looking at the popularity of PowerDVD ultra, I...
  30. D

    Issue with playing audio sound on my Dell XPS L501X

    Hi guys, I have a slight issue with my audio on my laptop Dell XPS L501X, it wont play any sound at all.. no matter where it comes from, youtube, media player, web page.. anything. When i try to play some music with the Windows media player i get this message: "Windows Media Player cannot play...
  31. lmaonade200

    Media Player Classic isn't working?

    So about a week ago, Media Player Classic worked like a charm (have that K-lite codec pack and stuff but that's not what the problem is) recently, it hasn't been working, when I try to open up a video file or even just open up the MPC interface itself nothing happens, tried running in...
  32. terry4536

    I want a streaming media player with option to store videos on hard drive.

    I basically want a streaming media player with DVR like capabilities. I would like to be able to schedule the download of a movie in the middle of the night and watch it at my convenience. Does anyone have any recommendations. For example, a streaming media player with ethernet and the...
  33. L

    Windows Media Player bug

    I am using a computer that I don't use often, and trying to rip CDs. But Windows Media player won't work. This pops up http://imgur.com/rjFa2yG, and I can't do anything about it. Do you have any idea how I could solve that ? Also iTunes doesn't work at all. The process is working but no window...
  34. L

    Problems with video files and editing softwares

    I have a bunch of recorded files that are either in a .mp4 or a .ts file that I've been recording to use for the past few months. All of them were recorded with Avermedia's Live Gamer HD. For the .mp4 files, I can view them back perfectly in sync in Media Player Classic, Quicktime, and Windows...
  35. A

    Convert .VOB file to mp4

    What is a good trusted program that will convert a .VOB file to a mp4. When I open the .VOB file in my windows 7 it just players audio through windows media player but when I open it in VLC player it shows video. Thanks.
  36. K

    Windows media Player

    Hi, I have windows 7 Home premium and I have a creative audigy 2 sound card I have 4 computer speakers. I can play videos and have them come out of 4 speakers all videos of any kind you tube avi etc. I can't however Play Music files Like flacs or mp3's and have them come out of all 4 speakers...
  37. C

    my acer 5517 wont download updates, media player wont record, now doesn't work at all, and sometimes the screen is blank with

    why is my acer 5517 laptop failing? 1st. media player will not record, now some time later wont play back any of the music already recorded. 2nd, several drivers aren't working. windows updates quit downloading with january 14 updates. get a constant warning telling me to turn on updates, but...
  38. W

    Would you be interested in a new Android media player?

    Hey guys I am contemplating on developing a media player that will be able to play both audio and video within a single app and designing it partly around the vanilla KitKat experience. I was thinking I would list it anywhere between $1 to $3. What do yall think. Is it a good idea? Do you...
  39. S

    How do I watch recorded TV on my PC? getting error message!

    Hello all, like the title says, how do I watch recorded TV on my PC? The thing is my modem is actually my TV box also and connected to my PC via Ethernet cable, when I open windows media player I open "Other Libraries" and I can see my recordings from my TV but when I click play it sometimes...
  40. KARATEJOHN

    How do I stop duplacate songs in WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER?

    WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER KEEPS DUPLACATING MY SONGS. I DON'T WANT TO FILL UP MY HDD SO HOW CAN I DEAL WITH WITHOUT CONSTANTLY DELETING MY LIBRARY?
  41. H

    Please help me configure my audio setup!

    Hello guys! Ok i have this situation that i have an Old dvd player which has 5.1 audio can be seen in the link, and the 2nd picture shows the ports in my TV, the 3rd picture in the link shows the other side of the old dvd player. So i want to buy a new player which is ASUS O! Play mini which is...
  42. J

    Can't see anything in VLC but can when i open video in windows media player

    I used dxtory to film a commentary on something. However i can only hear the audio but i can't hear myself talking, also the screen is black. This only happens when i play the video in vlc but doesn't happen when i open it in windows media player
  43. B

    htpc or media player

    hi, really want to build a htpc but doing am concerned about picture quality, at moment I have a wdtv live hub at the moment and must say pq is very good on riped blue rays. I have an 3 year old acer laptop with intel i3 so thought I would try that first. I downloaded xbmc first and was all...
  44. D

    I need a streaming media player with USB modem support

    I would like to buy a streaming media player for my girlfriend to watch Netflix. I am a fan of the WDTV and Roku series of devices. But here's the problem: she doesn't have WiFi, or even an ISP. Instead she connects to the web using a Sprint 3G/4G USB Modem. I am not aware of any media streaming...
  45. M

    Media-Player with LAN streaming and DVB-T recorder

    Hey there, I'm looking for a media-player that offers HD-LAN streaming (Computer to TV) and the ability to record DVB-T. An hdd-slot is optional. I currently own the WD! TV live, which sucks with network connectivity and does not offer DVB-T streaming. My search so far: - Fantec 3DS4600...
  46. M

    Need help finding a small tablet/media player (non-phone, non-ipod)

    Greetings, Just posting here to see if anyone can help out in the search for a small tablet or media player that is not a phone, smartphone or made by apple such as the ipod touch series. There is a list here on amazon of ipod alternatives but the Samsung Galaxy Player was discontinued and it...
  47. viveknayyar007

    Winamp Video Window Does Not Automatically Comes up after Starting Video Playback

    Being one of the oldest media player that was initially developed to play the audio files only, Winamp somehow still supports its classic interface. The classic skin of the application initializes the player directly in the Media Library window from where users can double-click the video file of...
  48. viveknayyar007

    Media File Context Menus Do Not Have ‘Play in Winamp’ Option

    Winamp is a very powerful media player. As soon as it is installed on a computer, it automatically associates all the media file extensions with it. Because of this, all the media files that the computer has start showing the Winamp icon when they are viewed in the Windows Explorer. Since all...
  49. viveknayyar007

    How Can I Manually Set Video Aspect Ratio in Winamp?

    Almost every video media player that you install on your computer system has a built-in feature according to which it automatically adjusts its aspect ratio as per the video file that you play. However, in your case if you are experiencing issues with the aspect ratio, or if you are not...
  50. Eskapee

    TV And Devices Surround Audio Question

    Hey, So my question is... My TV's speakers are stereo but I have a separate surround sound system which all my devices (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Media Player, ..) are connected to. But my PS4, Xbox and Media Player are also connected to the TV with HDMI, so my TV receives surround audio through the...
  51. X

    I can't read any disks PLEASE HELP

    So I'm trying to install cyberlink powerdirector 12 on my PC through the install disk, but the problem is, even though my computer acknowledges that the disk is there, it refuses to read it. I click on dvd icon and it says it's blank.What can I do? Alos, I tried to open something in media player...
  52. P

    Dune Smart H1 vs GTX 780 PC

    Hi, I've read a number of threads in various forums where people recommended using a HTPC with a semi decent GPU over media players such as the Dune Smart H1 or others as they say it produces a better quality image. I've been playing around with a few uncompressed Blu Ray rips, playing them on...
  53. R

    Anti screamer sound software

    I don't want to use this kind of software for this but that's a good example: do you know a software or anything, like a vlc/media player classic option, that allows to set a maximum dB, so when a movie has an overall low dB, the few that are loud, like screamers on some youtube movies, simply...
  54. R

    TV reads HDD very slow

    When i plug in my new HDD (WD My Pasport 2 TB, USB powered) to the tv (Samsung UE46f5005) the tv is taking ½-1 minute to read the content. Everytime i navigate to a new folder it takes ½-1 minutes Again. But when i plug in my old Lacie 500 GB external powered 3.5'' HDD, it reads much faster even...
  55. THRobinson

    Advice for replacing 10yr old DVD player with something media/user friendly

    Our house is split in two, I'm on one floor, family upstairs. Problem we're having is that I run an HTPC, and converted everything I have to MP4/MKV and store all my originals in the basement, out of sight out of mind. Works great and saves me a LOT of shelf space. Problem is, can't watch my...
  56. A

    MKV files are really laggy and bad quality

    Okay, so I have a Dell Dimension 2400, and recently I installed windows 7 on it, so I download VLC and a bunch of moves in MKV format, and they are extremely laggy and bad quality/unwatachable. I have tried windows media player, and media player classic, I have also have K-Lite codec pack. Also...
  57. ryan27968

    What's with WinAmp?

    I am Puzzled about something. Why does everyone seem to love WinAmp when Windows Media Player is perfectly fine and VLC is better in general than both of them? Far as I can see, its just a very bare bones, boring old MP3 player.
  58. haynesr07

    Media Player for upstairs

    So downstairs the wife and I have a WDTV that we use to stream from our network drive as well as use netflix. We watch a lot of downloaded movies that are on my network drive. My question is what is the best budget one for upstairs? The WDTV was $100 and I don't want to spend that again. I...
  59. M

    Hd media player vs conecting mac to tv

    I have an old iomega media player so the video quality is not the best plus it doesn't support mkv files. I would like to find a new way of watching my movies and series and I've been contemplating two options. The first would be get a new HD media player that supports mkv (I was thinking the...
  60. silverslob

    How To Turn Off Subtitles On Samsung Plasma When Using USB Device?

    Hello, I have a Samsung 60" Class 1080p 600Hz Plasma HDTV - PN60F5300AFXZA When I use the USB on tv to connect a flash device or external hdd the tv's internal media player works fine, my issue is I can't turn off subtitles. If I play any of my movie or tv files on my pc in vlc, pot player or...