Can someone pleeease show me how to play MKV files?

Easiest thing you can do:

Step 1) Uninstall any codec packs you have

Step 2) Download and install the Combined Community Codec Pack

Step 3) Launch "Media Player Classic Homecinema" (comes with the CCCP)

Step 4) Open a MKV file and watch it

I highly recommend Media Player Classic Homecinema for *all* video playback. It's an excellent piece of software that consumes minimal resources, yet still has a robust set of features. The CCCP comes with a pre-configured build of MPCHC with ffdshow, and plays MKV content upon installation. No additional configuration is required.

VLC also works, and some may prefer that..but last I checked, seeking with MKV+x264 sucked, and it had issues with some of the more advanced features of MKV.

Easiest thing you can do:

Step 1) Uninstall any codec packs you have

Step 2) Download and install the Combined Community Codec Pack

Step 3) Launch "Media Player Classic Homecinema" (comes with the CCCP)

Step 4) Open a MKV file and watch it

I highly recommend Media Player Classic Homecinema for *all* video playback. It's an excellent piece of software that consumes minimal resources, yet still has a robust set of features. The CCCP comes with a pre-configured build of MPCHC with ffdshow, and plays MKV content upon installation. No additional configuration is required.

VLC also works, and some may prefer that..but last I checked, seeking with MKV+x264 sucked, and it had issues with some of the more advanced features of MKV.

Velocitas8

Zoom Player plays MKV and also gives you a list of recommended codecs.

K-Lite Mega Codec pack also recommended.

Zoom Player plays MKV and also gives you a list of recommended codecs.

Tiefster

Yeah, Zoom Player is great too.

The CCCP actually includes Zoom Player as well (optional install.) It used to, at least. I'm actually using a beta build, and that option seems to be gone (no clue if it's still included in the official build.)

^Yeah, MPlayer is an excellent solution as well.

VLC or GOM player.

The nice thing about using VLC to play HD MKVs is that it allows to you Zoom down for older, slower PCs that are chugging with the 720p or 1080i at full frame...

Cool. I was also wondering how to play .MKV files. CCCP worked like a charm.

Now is there anyway to play MKVs on an XBOX360?

My belief is my laptop sucks, but also HD 720/1080 MKV rely on processing speed alone..jjtiebuckle

Correct, you need at least a 3.0 GHz Pentium 4 for 720p and 3.2 GHz for 1080p.