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  • Appleseed

    March 4, 2010 1:19 a.m. Appleseed Dork

    I've got a few files of an old TV show, and I can't watch them because they're in AVI format. I downloaded a file converter that worked once and then stopped. Re-installing it didn't help. Anyone got a site that has an file converter or an AVI player? Specifically, a free one? It doesn't have to be high zoot, just be able to convert and/or play the files. Thanks.

  • thatsnowinnebago

    March 4, 2010 2:31 a.m. thatsnowinnebago Dork

    Do you have VLC media player? As far as I know, it will play anything.

  • Dr. Hess

    March 4, 2010 8:21 a.m. Dr. Hess PowerDork

    Yeah, VLC. Media Player Classic is another good one, but you'll need the right codec. VLC has it all built in.

  • Grtechguy

    March 4, 2010 8:24 a.m. Grtechguy UberDork

    +1 on VLC, you never need another media player

  • 16vCorey

    March 4, 2010 9:54 a.m. 16vCorey UltraDork

    Same thing with mplayer. I downloaded it 5 years ago, and have never updated anything, and it still plays anything I throw at it, even file types I've never heard of that my computer didn't even recognize as a video file.

  • GameboyRMH

    March 4, 2010 11:32 a.m. GameboyRMH UltraDork

    +1 for VLC.

  • oldsaw

    March 4, 2010 11:48 a.m. oldsaw Dork

    I use both VLC and MediaPlayerClassic.

    VLC is more versatile, but MPC has a nice frame-by-frame feature that I've haven't found on other players.

  • 81gtv6

    March 4, 2010 1:12 p.m. 81gtv6 Reader

    • infinity for VLC, it just works.
  • Appleseed

    March 5, 2010 12:05 a.m. Appleseed Dork

    I had a couple of people recommend it. Thanks.

 

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