Re: [PCWorks] Windows Media player

  • From: "Vern" <r60slash5@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <pcworks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2008 17:37:10 -0700

Not really sure what the player was but it had something to do with Disney I 
believe.



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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Clint Hamilton-PCWorks Admin" <PCWorks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pcworks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2008 1:22 AM
Subject: Re: [PCWorks] Windows Media player


> You mean you needed a special player for the "273k" link for
> WXYZ at http://wwitv.com/portal.htm?  If so, what was the
> player?
>
> I don't know why it would be playing sitcoms, unless that's
> what WXYZ is airing at the time.  When I was at their website
> it was the local news.
> -Clint
>
> God Bless
> Clint Hamilton, Owner
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>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Vern"
>
> I had to download a special player but it still just plays
> episodes of a few
> sitcoms not live streaming tv
> thanks,
>
> vern
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Clint Hamilton-PCWorks Admin"
>
>
>>I thought that was a neat site, so I sent it to others.  This
>> is what I wrote:
>>
>> -----------------
>> http://wwitv.com/portal.htm
>> You can watch TV stations from all over the world there.  If
>> you want to watch something on USA LA channels, click the
>> "USA (loc. ID-MA) 94", then on the next page scroll to
>> "Louisiana" and you can watch TV broadcasts from several
>> stations from New Orleans, Shreveport, Lafayette, Alexandria
>> and Opelousas.  If the station has a speed next to it, WMP
>> will open and play the streaming broadcast.  If it has
>> "Website" next to it (popup blocker will block it), that will
>> go to their website where you can watch their live station
>> broadcast, which is Flash and not a resizable player.
>> ---------------
>>
>> So in your case you would click "273k" and WMP opens up.
>> But
>> for me, I never saw anything, video never loaded.  It just
>> says
>> "Opening......." and then "Failed to render the file".
>> Typical
>> for WMP.  It can't render jack.  But WJBK worked for me.  I
>> don't know if it's something wrong with WXYZ, or their
>> streaming file type.  I allowed the popup so their website
>> would load and I see a feed at their website, but it doesn't
>> say if it's live or something taped.  So you could just go to
>> their site and see it there, IF that's a live feed.
>> http://www.wxyz.com/  But you can't resize the player because
>> it's that embedded garbage.

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