What is needed to play movie downloads?
The only thing that’s needed to view downloads is a media player of your choice and the necessary video and audio codecs installed on your system. In order to play DivX videos you first need to install the DivX codec. To play XviD videos you need to install the XviD codec. It’s also possible that you need to install the AC3 codec in order to get surround sound. What can I do if I’m having problems playing downloads? To resolve common playback problems with downloads, please check out our DivX FAQ and XviD FAQ. What affects the quality of downloads? One of the main factors that determine the image quality of movie downloads is where the movie came from. If the movie originates from a good source then there are pretty much two factors that affect the quality of the movie, the size and the video codec used. To get the best possible quality when you download movies, make sure that the movies use a video codec such as DivX® or XviD and that they originate from a good source. What size is a
