If it is true that the new Windows Media Player of Windows 7 is finally a complete multimedia player, capable of reading almost all the video formats out there, it is also true that it still does not allow to view MKV films the Matroska format used for films. high quality downloadable from the internet. To cut the bull's head, without filling up with unnecessary or duplicate codecs, on Windows 7 but also on Windows 10 and Windows 8, you can download the video codecs to play Avi, Divx and Mkv movies on Windows Media Player and on the Media Center.
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The Mkv format, I remember, is a container of audio and video files that allows you to play all the contents (including any subtitles) of a DVD or a Blue-Ray disc, without decreasing the quality.
Since there are not many multimedia players to be attached to television that read mkv videos and since they also take up a lot of space on the hard disk, in another article there is the guide to convert an Mkv to AVI and to burn it to a DVD.
So, coming back to us, to see Avi, Divx and Mkv movies and videos, always and without problems on your computer, you have to download the new Divx Plus Codec Pack .
After downloading the installer and starting the installation, you can safely deselect between the components both the unnecessary Player and the Converter. Personally, I recommend keeping the Web Player because it is sometimes used by some streaming sites such as MovieShare. For sure the main package to be installed is precisely the Divx Plus Codec Pack . After selecting, clicking on Next, you must remove the Norton Security Scan advertising suggestion and press again to start the installation. In the end it requires an email address for registration but it is only optional.
Most of the HD (high definition) videos that are found online even on p2p networks are in MKV format so this codec package solves the display problem, without using other external programs. Also nice is the additional function that allows you to see video previews in the Windows folders with detailed file information. Another advantage of using this Divx.com certified codec pack is the ability to use hardware acceleration to decode H.264 videos.
