I've heard of (and even sometimes used) video players like VLC when Windows Media Player prompts me to download "new codecs", but I've also heard people talk about codec packs like K-Lite, Shark007, ...

I generally use FFDShow simply because its good at playing a huge range of videos by itself. Beyond that I use G-Spot to determine individual codecs I need and install them. My experience with codec ...

Beyond WMV, there are a variety of open-source codecs that you may need at some point. While for many you can install the individual codec when needed, I've found the easiest way to ensure you can ...

Should i install codecs separately or use those infamous codec-packs? If so, which codec-pack is a good one to install?<BR><BR>I had used one called a "Nimo" codec pack, but it looks like that one isn ...