I'm not a very savvy user - either with my Mac (os10) or P2P - yet. I've had some success getting the television shows that I want - but I frequently find that although the video is nearly perfect, there isn't any audio. I'm using Quick Time and RealPlayer and I did download DivX - although I'm not sure how that's supposed to help. I know I need the correct codecs - but I have no idea which one for what. Most of the troubled files are .avi - and I'm really, really poor and without a credit card to my name, so I cannot download any applications or codecs that are not available for free (the whole reason I am using Limewire to download TV shows is because we cannot afford cable TV any longer - however, my priorities are indeed straight and we do have cable for our internet connection.)

Can someone please help? Thanks. Please email me at [email] :-)

- Xan

Sorry we don't allow email addresses in posts for safety reasons & to follow with forum rules!

This player will do the trick: VLC - (click on link) _ (choose nearest mirror site) as it has in-built codecs & is generally very reliable. It won't play realplayer files however.

Wow... that was fast! I haven't tried it yet - but I wanted to thank you before I tried it out - because whether or not it works - it's really cool that you answered so quickly. I just love people who take the time out to help other people when they have the answers. I wish more people were like this - but it seems to be mostly a tech thing... I wonder why that is?

Anyway - thank you again... here's hoping it works and I'll let you know what happens.

- Xan

So I just took about an hour out of my day to read a variety of different threads in this part of the site and then branched out into other areas - wow, I am such a nerd, and not in a good way. Just how old does it get answering questions from "junior" members who have absolutely no idea what they're doing or how they're doing it only to find themselves in way over their heads (this is obviously me that I am talking about)? As one of the posters signs off saying (I think it was grandpa) "Patience is a virtue; hell, with computers it's a necessity" - that can and should be updated to read: "Patience is a virtue; hell, with working with anyone new to forums, computers in general or the web - it's a necessity." Of course, that doesn't have quite the quick wit about it - but it's gotta be true.

So, thank you again for helping me and not making me feel like the idiot I clearly am. :-)

- Xan