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I would like to download movies from Winmx. Please tell me if it makes a difference in the .avi, .mpg etc. It also tells me that I have an outrageous time to wait (143 hrs) or some figure of this sort. Please just fill me in on any info you don't mind sharing.

In general, .avi will be a smaller file than an .mpg, but mpeg's are easier to put on a video-cd for use in a dvd player. Another thing, .avi files tend to have special codecs that you computer doesn't come with. The free codec download from http://www.divx.com will help. http://www.xvid.org has another codec that should help.

Codecs are like keys to help you decode the video.

As far as the wait goes, be prepared to wait quite a while. A few days is not uncommon. The estimate that WinMX gives you just shows how long it will take to get teh file if the speed you are getting it at stays constant. If another user starts you, your time to completion will decrease.

To find more users, right click on the file in your transfer screen, and choose "find sources"

I suggest you download the videolan media player from http://www.videolan.org/vlc

It's very good at playing troublesome movies.

From your figure of 143hrs it sounds like you have 56k? On Broadband it can take as little as an hour, if you tell us your connection speed we'll be able to give you a more accurate estimate

Thanks, I appreciate you taking time to help. You have answered my questions. The movie would play on my computer , but not in my dvd player, that is where my other problem was. will try to stick with mpeg's
Thanks,
Kim