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le nubian - Oct 03, 2011 7:51:09 pm PDT #17998 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

David,

I think it might be easier to play it from your computer to the Tv. Mac or PC?

The solution I tend to prefer is Roku. I put videos on an USB stick and stick that in a new(ish) Roku and the Roku Media Player channel can typically recognize most video. The video does need to be in a particular format - but Handbrake on the Mac is pretty good at that.

Note: Handbrake is open source and it looks like it works on windows also, so that might be my solution.

Consuela - Oct 03, 2011 8:00:04 pm PDT #17999 of 25501
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

I've got a bunch of .avi and .mp4 video files I'd like to watch on my DVD player on the TV.

Depending on how old your dvd player is, it might read them right from the disk, without any conversion needed. The documentation for the dvd player should say if it reads .avi files.

msbelle - Oct 03, 2011 8:08:44 pm PDT #18000 of 25501
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

YOU ARE THE OPNLY THREAD WITH ACTIVITY! THEREFORE I MUST ASSUME YOU! YOU, RIGHT THERE!! YES, YOU! YOU ARE WHY I CAN'T HAVE MY NICE PRETTY NEW SHINY NATTER!

FIX IT!!!!!!!!!!!!

stomps

meara - Oct 04, 2011 10:21:53 am PDT #18001 of 25501

So, anyone have thoughts on Verizon vs ATT vs Sprint? My contract with ATT was up in July, so I'm all for getting a new phone.

Liese S. - Oct 04, 2011 10:29:33 am PDT #18002 of 25501
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

I use Verizon, but only because of the coverage area, which is vastly superior to the others in rural areas like mine. I don't really have a choice.

le nubian - Oct 04, 2011 10:38:22 am PDT #18003 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

meara,

I cannot remember where you live, but Sprint's coverage was ass when I was traveling in CA this summer.

Verizon & ATT are both the antiChrist IMO. They nickel and dime you to death.

dcp - Oct 04, 2011 10:52:35 am PDT #18004 of 25501
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.

I had no complaints with Sprint, I switched to Verizon because I wanted a Droid. My contract was up in August, but I plan to stick with Verizon for the new Samsung (which I hope will be released soon), and because I am grandfathered in with an unlimited data plan. With Sprint I think you can still get unlimited data on a new contract.

megan walker - Oct 04, 2011 10:57:24 am PDT #18005 of 25501
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

I haven't had any problems so far with Sprint, except for Yellowstone, where Verizon & ATT had better coverage. But I would only do Sprint if, like me, you want to use Virgin Mobile for the $$ savings. But then you'd be limited in your phone choice.

Cass - Oct 04, 2011 11:05:02 am PDT #18006 of 25501
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.

I use Verizon, but only because of the coverage area, which is vastly superior to the others in rural areas like mine.

I also use Verizon and stuck with them for the coverage.

NoiseDesign - Oct 04, 2011 1:36:15 pm PDT #18007 of 25501
Our wings are not tired

I'm on AT&T and haven't had major problems and I've had good customer service out of them on the whole.

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