Corona Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 Anybody use this? It's been around a while so it must be pretty good. A few years ago you were screwed if you didn't have QT or RealPlayer if you listened to or watched online media. Nowadays I'm not even running into Quicktime media. (Well, I don't have a Mac either.) So I was wondering how it stacked up codec-wise for typical online viewing. I use K-lite Codec pack, does that make any difference? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators DennisD Posted June 13, 2008 Moderators Share Posted June 13, 2008 Yep, I've been using Quicktime Alternative since my education began on here in 2006. I've never really been aware of how often I use it, but then again, I've never met anything I couldn't play on the web. I also binned RealPlayer, and installed Real Alternative. Edit: Don't know about the codec pack, never used it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corona Posted June 13, 2008 Author Share Posted June 13, 2008 RealPlayer used to own the online radio spectrum (more like muscled its way in) and now they're hardly a blip on the radar. It's not even worth downloading Real Alternative. I'd be wasting space I could use for more interesting things, like a napkin or a back scratcher. QuickTime is headed the same way as Real, sort of. But the Mac community keeps QT alive. Thanks for the input Dennis. I'm gonna get rid of QT & install the alternative. That way if anything goes wrong it'll be ALL YOUR FAULT! j/k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators DennisD Posted June 13, 2008 Moderators Share Posted June 13, 2008 Hey, I don't mind if you blame me, there's the small matter of a pond between us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corona Posted June 13, 2008 Author Share Posted June 13, 2008 Pthbbbb, I don't hold grudges like that. Hey, I Erunt-ed, System Restore back-upped, Revo-ed QT outta there, uninstalled K-lite codec pack, CCleaned everything, installed QT Alternative, and installed K-lite codec pack. Everything works great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators DennisD Posted June 14, 2008 Moderators Share Posted June 14, 2008 Pthbbbb, I don't hold grudges like that. I was kiddin' as well. I'm gonna have to find myself a good "I'm not being serious" smiley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted June 14, 2008 Moderators Share Posted June 14, 2008 installed QT Alternative, and installed K-lite codec pack. I don't think you need QT or QT Alternative with K-Lite installed as it's never failed to play a MOV file, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corona Posted June 14, 2008 Author Share Posted June 14, 2008 True, I think it runs QT stuff in WMP 6.x (Classic). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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