Playing media files should be easy for any player in today’s times. But we still face problems while playing certain media files in some systems. This happens because the required Codec may be missing ...

The world of video formats can be pretty confusing, but there are only a few things you really need to know. First, it's important to note that a video format is more than just its file extension.

I’m a pretty big fan of Windows Media Center. In fact, it’s at the heart of my home theater system. Just one wrinkle: I can’t play MKV files from within the WMC interface. In case you’re not familiar ...

I have a number of MKV files that I beleive contain x264 encoded video. I understand x264 is an open-source encoder for the H.264 codec. VLC plays these fine on my PC but on my CE device I only have ...

Playing MKV HD material is looking awful on my setup. I notice heavy pixelation/blocks and stuttering regardless of player (VLC, Windows Media Player, Media Player Classic). My system should be up for ...