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just got my MBP. not too impressed...
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<blockquote data-quote="Oneironaut" data-source="post: 909337" data-attributes="member: 88633"><p>What have you tried opening your mpeg's with? I think the new Quicktime Player should be able to handle them. If you want to view them with Quicktime Player 7, you'll need to buy the plugin here:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.apple.com/quicktime/mpeg2/" target="_blank">Apple - QuickTime - MPEG-2 Playback</a></p><p></p><p>or you can download VLC player, which is free, to view mpegs. MPEG Streamclip is a free app which can convert mpeg's to other formats. Personally, I have Final Cut Studio and Compressor handles mpegs and all kinds of other formats, but I realize you probably don't have this.</p><p> </p><p>As for connection issues, another poster was just saying how their Macbook picks up wireless signals that other PC's don't, and I've heard of Macbooks having trouble picking up signals that other computers get so it's hard to say what the problem is. </p><p></p><p>Does your MBP pick up the free internet? Free signals usually don't require a password, but pay signals usually do. Some wireless networks require you to download a certain app to connect, but I don't know much about that except that when I wanted to get online while visiting my boyfriend at Boston University, I had to install something I'd never seen before in order to connect to their network. You might want to want to check with the provider to see if there are special steps you need to take. Is there a wireless signal of any kind appearing in your menu bar?</p><p></p><p>In any case, if you aren't going to be using the MBP for Pro Tools, you might as well just get your money back and stick to a computer that better suits your needs. A MBP is definitely overkill if you just want to surf the net.</p><p></p><p>You might also have gotten a defective machine, which does happen occasionally. Is it a new or used computer?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Oneironaut, post: 909337, member: 88633"] What have you tried opening your mpeg's with? I think the new Quicktime Player should be able to handle them. If you want to view them with Quicktime Player 7, you'll need to buy the plugin here: [url=http://www.apple.com/quicktime/mpeg2/]Apple - QuickTime - MPEG-2 Playback[/url] or you can download VLC player, which is free, to view mpegs. MPEG Streamclip is a free app which can convert mpeg's to other formats. Personally, I have Final Cut Studio and Compressor handles mpegs and all kinds of other formats, but I realize you probably don't have this. As for connection issues, another poster was just saying how their Macbook picks up wireless signals that other PC's don't, and I've heard of Macbooks having trouble picking up signals that other computers get so it's hard to say what the problem is. Does your MBP pick up the free internet? Free signals usually don't require a password, but pay signals usually do. Some wireless networks require you to download a certain app to connect, but I don't know much about that except that when I wanted to get online while visiting my boyfriend at Boston University, I had to install something I'd never seen before in order to connect to their network. You might want to want to check with the provider to see if there are special steps you need to take. Is there a wireless signal of any kind appearing in your menu bar? In any case, if you aren't going to be using the MBP for Pro Tools, you might as well just get your money back and stick to a computer that better suits your needs. A MBP is definitely overkill if you just want to surf the net. You might also have gotten a defective machine, which does happen occasionally. Is it a new or used computer? [/QUOTE]
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