is about 100 times better. I was having trouble getting the .mkv file to play smoothly on my laptop and pc and didn't feel like reading 7 pages of technical jargon to figure it out. So I simply load the file to a jump drive, plug it into the USB slot on my samsung and it plays perfectly right off the usb drive. This just made my week....such a trivial thing, but since I have to work on the 3rd instead of being a redneck and enjoying the Grand-Am race and Daytona 400, this will somewhat suffice.
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June 28, 2010 9:12 p.m. DirtyBird222 Dork
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June 28, 2010 10:32 p.m. carguy123 SuperDork
DirtyBird222 wrote: So I simply load the file to a jump drive, plug it into the USB slot on my samsung and it plays perfectly right off the usb drive.
Samsung TV?
"mobilito ergo sum" I drive therefore I am!
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June 28, 2010 10:39 p.m. ArthurDent Reader
VLC player makes it easy
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June 28, 2010 10:43 p.m. mcp001 New Reader
I have a PC hooked up to my TV and use VLC player to watch Top Gear in HD. (I do enjoy it more in HD.)
How new is that Samsung and what's the model number? I need to check that out. I could hook up an external USB hard drive and skip the PC.
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June 28, 2010 11:57 p.m. Lugnut HalfDork
I stick it on a USB drive and plug it in to the PS3. Works a treat! (Am I too American to say that?) Works like a charm!
"You can develop a relationship with a car, and that's what non-car people just don't get." Jeremy Clarkson - Love the Beast
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June 29, 2010 8:11 a.m. Armitage Reader
Ended up watching the SD version on Sunday night because the HD torrent was craaaawling.
I have sound SMPlayer ( http://smplayer.sourceforge.net/ ) handles some .mkv files a lot better than VLC, depending on what codec was used inside the container.
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June 29, 2010 8:46 a.m. BradLTL Reader
I use mkv2vob to convert it to an .avi file; then stream it over the PS3. Takes about 2 minutes and is great quality.
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June 29, 2010 8:53 a.m. RossD Dork
Or just turn on the cable box and watch a watered down BBC America HD version. Doesnt get much easier than that.
Planning a Zetec to Type E Locost
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June 29, 2010 10:03 a.m. skruffy SuperDork
I've got my old gaming rig (1.8 GHz AMD lolz) hooked up to my 37" LCD. I stuck it in a nice HTPC case so it doesn't look out of place with the rest of the AV equipment. It's an awesome setup for watching Top Gear and movies that I "purchased" over the internet.
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June 29, 2010 4:44 p.m. SupraWes Dork
Some of their models even support network streaming from any PC on your network. You don't even need the flash drive part, just sit and watch. I <3 technology!
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June 29, 2010 6:04 p.m. Tommy Suddard SonDork
Is the download link on finalgear broken? I'm having trouble.
'cause we're aliens, and thats how we roll.
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June 29, 2010 7:01 p.m. Claff New Reader
mcp001 wrote: How new is that Samsung and what's the model number? I need to check that out. I could hook up an external USB hard drive and skip the PC.
We also have a Samsung with USB ports. It's a 6000 series (UN55B6000) LED LCD that we got last December.
I have the 1080i version of Top Gear here - 3.XX gigs but it didn't take that long to download. Can't watch it yet because the wife likes the show as well and gets mad at me if I watch it without her, and I'm not sneaky enough to watch it now and pretend I hadn't when we both sit down to see it later.
Parsimonious Racing - http://www.claffie.com/pr
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June 29, 2010 7:39 p.m. unevolved HalfDork
I'm converting S15E1 from MKV so I can watch it on the Xbox.
Texas A&M Racing
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June 29, 2010 8:09 p.m. RealMiniDriver Dork
So.. uh.. where are you guys downloading HD TG?
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June 29, 2010 8:33 p.m. turboswede SuperDork
Make sure you install something like uTorrent first :)
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