Okay, iPeople

That was the internet's recommended work-around. It worked.

How do you play mkvs on your iThing?
 
shawn said:
That was the internet's recommended work-around. It worked.

How do you play mkvs on your iThing?
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I don't, never heard of them before now. in looking up what a .MKV is, I find that most every one has some sort of issue trying to play a Matroska file as there is usually some part of the decoder that is missing in the video player they are trying to use, no matter the device.

Suddenly, the iThing is a POS when trying to play a codec that needs custom settings in most every system it is played on. yeah, that makes perfect sense. How stupid of me.

How'd that work on the Windows device ? i'm sure there was some sort of configuration change and driver update that had to go with that to make it work. being Windows it couldn't have been just plug and play and it's popcorn time.
 
what about " open source programing from Russia " doesn't scream MALWARE BACK DOOR ?

Cuz no malware ever originates from Russia ( Target anyone ? )
 
Blkvoodoo said:
I don't, never heard of them before now. in looking up what a .MKV is, I find that most every one has some sort of issue trying to play a Matroska file as there is usually some part of the decoder that is missing in the video player they are trying to use, no matter the device.

Suddenly, the iThing is a POS when trying to play a codec that needs custom settings in most every system it is played on. yeah, that makes perfect sense. How stupid of me.

How'd that work on the Windows device ? i'm sure there was some sort of configuration change and driver update that had to go with that to make it work. being Windows it couldn't have been just plug and play and it's popcorn time.
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Um... No. My phone and the win7 PC at home play them natively. And the iPad plays them after I changed the time zone to Toronto.

Hell... The win7 htpc at home not only plays mkvs, but it bitstreams DTS audio to the AVR.
 
shawn said:
Um... No. My phone and the win7 PC at home play them natively.
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with absolutely zero configuration changes ever ? Gotcha;)

And the iPad plays them after I changed the time zone to Toronto.
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So, your iPad was not set to the correct time zone ?? Really ? and this is a critical error on whose part ? There is no difference in time from Raleigh>New York> Toronto, all on Eastern Standard Time, maybe something in Matroska doesn't recognize New York as a time standard? ( which is default when "Set Automatically" on iThings in the EST time zone ) A lot of apps won't work if the time/date isn't correct, it's the same in Android or Win7 I'm sure. and yes just to check, I turned off the default ( :eek: it was scary ) and set the time zone to Toronto, guess what? no changes in time or operation of the device ( I have since returned it to default setting, I would not want to disturb the Force that is Apple :cool: )

Hell... The win7 htpc at home not only plays mkvs, but it bitstreams DTS audio to the AVR.
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again, to many variables for things to "just work" there had to have been adjustments, no matter how minor. but I'm sure that makes for a far more superior user experience. :rockon:
 
Blkvoodoo said:
with absolutely zero configuration changes ever ? Gotcha;)



So, your iPad was not set to the correct time zone ?? Really ? and this is a critical error on whose part ? There is no difference in time from Raleigh>New York> Toronto, all on Eastern Standard Time, maybe something in Matroska doesn't recognize New York as a time standard? ( which is default when "Set Automatically" on iThings in the EST time zone ) A lot of apps won't work if the time/date isn't correct, it's the same in Android or Win7 I'm sure. and yes just to check, I turned off the default ( :eek: it was scary ) and set the time zone to Toronto, guess what? no changes in time or operation of the device ( I have since returned it to default setting, I would not want to disturb the Force that is Apple :cool: )

again, to many variables for things to "just work" there had to have been adjustments, no matter how minor. but I'm sure that makes for a far more superior user experience. :rockon:
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You're not paying attention. If you set it to EST, the videos don't play anymore.

And yeah, probably hard for you to believe, but there's a whole lot of stuff that apples don't do well.
 
Wow he is upset. Don't bash his Apple products.
Just like how some people love jeeps and others Toyotas. Each does something's better than the other. However, don't tell the fanboys their platform sucks.
 
2010nctaco said:
Wow he is upset. Don't bash his Apple products.
Just like how some people love jeeps and others Toyotas. Each does something's better than the other. However, don't tell the fanboys their platform sucks.
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LOL, upset ? Fawk no ! We'd have this same ( or similar ) conversation face to face if we were together. I know his extreme dislike for Apple products and he likes to poke at me. it's all good.

And don't poke at my Toyotas either :flipoff2:

I am kinda curious how he ended up with an iPad though, given past conversations.
 
Blkvoodoo said:
LOL, upset ? Fawk no ! We'd have this same ( or similar ) conversation face to face if we were together. I know his extreme dislike for Apple products and he likes to poke at me. it's all good.

And don't poke at my Toyotas either :flipoff2:

I am kinda curious how he ended up with an iPad though, given past conversations.
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It sounded like you were mad. A few of the guys I work with are all about apple products bragging about what they can do. I think it's funny that they are so brain washed. I've had both and prefer the droid platform over iPhone.

Oh and your right Toyota's rule and jeeps suck. Lol
 
Blkvoodoo said:
And don't poke at my Toyotas either :flipoff2:
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Here's what I want to know: how did a 6'-5" corn-fed like you end up driving cars that were designed for this guy?

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Next thing you know, he's going to start talking about how Mexicans are really good at finishing sheet rock and cutting grass.
 
shawn said:
Next thing you know, he's going to start talking about how Mexicans are really good at finishing sheet rock and cutting grass.
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Department of redundancy department.
 
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