Glengirl: Ok techy people, what's the craic with these "media player" yokes that you download stuff onto and then watch on your tv
Is it worth an investment?
No...unless you want to keep them after you watch them. If you just want to download, watch and delete then a usb pendrive is fine...an 8GB stick will store about 8 films and costs €14...
skyblue43: No...unless you want to keep them after you watch them. If you just want to download, watch and delete then a usb pendrive is fine...an 8GB stick will store about 8 films and costs €14...
Someone set me up to download movies on the laptop, but when I went to watch them one night, they wouldn't play.....
Glengirl: Someone set me up to download movies on the laptop, but when I went to watch them one night, they wouldn't play.....
I'm just no good at this stuff
There are a lot of bad downloads that just don't play. I'm presuming the person set you up with everything you need...after that it's simple and just depends on the quality of what you download...
skyblue43: There are a lot of bad downloads that just don't play. I'm presuming the person set you up with everything you need...after that it's simple and just depends on the quality of what you download...
I presumed he set me up with everything I needed too, but obviously not
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Is it worth an investment?
No...unless you want to keep them after you watch them. If you just want to download, watch and delete then a usb pendrive is fine...an 8GB stick will store about 8 films and costs €14...