Does this require Windows Media Player to manage Media? Does this use WMP to manage media?
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With the Sony players, you can use Windows Media if you want...it's compatible. However, it doesn't force you to. If you prefer, you can also use a simple drag-and-drop with folders, like a mass storage device.
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mp3 mp4 wma. I'm sure it plays others but I haven't tried any other ones yet.
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Yes, it does. I had no problems syncing all my music from WMP to the MP3 player.
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Windows 8 does not have Windows Media Center, which is the app you need for any tv tuner. I had purchased a new computer with Win8 and I sent it back and fixed my old one with Win7 so I could continue to use my tuner.
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Matthew, Yes it does, I have used it only to download music using my Windows Player. But understand this, I only use this device for listening purposes only.
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You can just do this on your computer, I forget exactly what I use, it is a free Windows app (media player?), but there are several out there.
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yes is it does, but i never use it. for some reason, it caused problems. the video would play and the audio was delayed with the software. i just went directly to the device finding it on my c drive( my computer) then going to the device, bypassing the software. this solved my problem. i use windows live movie maker to make videos now. great product!!
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I am not going to use a 3rd party player. If something doesn't play in WMP by default, I don't want it.In 20 years from now I am not going to go searching for some weird player / codec.
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Carolyn, VLC media player will play the files without any problems. I have been using the camera for 1 week and it works fine. Also, Windows live movie maker can splice and edit videos.
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It supports most all of them EXCEPT WMV. For some reason they excluded Windows Media Player files from their list. I have to convert My WMV videos into AVI or something. Other than that it has been a great little DVR, and digital converter (my original need for it), for the money.
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Fine. I am using VLC media player on Linux Mint though. Maybe Win8 has higher demands. I haven't tried it.
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It didn't come with a disk or anything, if that's what you mean. I just put it in the USB port and I think it did install something, but it doesn't have it's own special program or anything; my files just go into Windows Media Player.
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Windows Media Player is the true weird player. It is not the standard, and you're fooling yourself if you think otherwise. Also, for your information, something 'playing by default in WMP' is controlled simply by the set of DirectShow codecs installed on the system - it has nothing to do with the player itself. So in 20 years, you'll still have to have the correct codecs installed, regardless of the player you decide to use. And in 20 years, if you still use WMP, something must have been very wrong with the world leading up to that. Codecs will be a thing of the past and video files (if we even still have a concept of files) will include their own coding embedded within them because storage and bandwidth limitations have disappeared. VLC is the player of choice for me currently, as it uses a set of libraries that can play literally anything, and is constantly evolving, unlike WMP. Don't trust proprietary formats and players - they won't last anyway.
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Yes, however; it's not a good media player as it cannot play lot of video format well. I would rather get WD TV Live Streaming Media Player. It will play everything you throw at it really well.
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Just plug a USB drive into this player and you can listen to music. It does not read Windows Media files though.
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It only works with Windows Media Player. it has a small number of apps that came with it that aren't really very helpful, it looks like they went "pretty" over "Functionality" and scouring the web, pretty much all the app sites for aftermarket apps are gone now, but I DID find a program called Aida64 that can be used to create custom apps, that's all I've used since I made one for system stats. and game support for it is pretty light. google it and read the wiki on the g19 and you can see the list of games that support it. nothing terribly new so not sure if games are even trying to offer support. It only works with Windows Media Player. it has a small number of apps that came with it that aren't really very helpful, it looks like they went "pretty" over "Functionality" and scouring the web, pretty much all the app sites for aftermarket apps are gone now, but I DID find a program called Aida64 that can be used to create custom apps, that's all I've used since I made one for system stats. and game support for it is pretty light. google it and read the wiki on the g19 and you can see the list of games that support it. nothing terribly new so not sure if games are... » Read More It only works with Windows Media Player. it has a small number of apps that came with it that aren't really very helpful, it looks like they went "pretty" over "Functionality" and scouring the web, pretty much all the app sites for aftermarket apps are gone now, but I DID find a program called Aida64 that can be used to create custom apps, that's all I've used since I made one for system stats. and game support for it is pretty light. google it and read the wiki on the g19 and you can see the list of games that support it. nothing terribly new so not sure if games are even trying to offer support. « Show Less
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No. You sync files from your windows type media players only. This item of mine only lasted 13 days and died. I have now gone with a Phillips MP3 player which is a remarkable player.