Microsoft Officially drops AC3 (Dolby Digital) Support from W11 24H2

[Shou Miko]

I didn't see the OP say that, however media players can read metadata very easily over network shares.

I did state I found this out using "Plex Media Player" in my top post but I guess some people only cares about codec packs but some information they do not work with all players and some requires them to be integrated into windows to work.

This is a not a debating thread @lexluthermiester so stop it okay? if it was a question it would be fine but this not a question, what you are writing is a statement. I might not be a native english speaker but I do know the difference.

 

[lexluthermiester]

This is a not a debating thread @lexluthermiester so stop it okay?

Don't single me out, I didn't start this. Only offered an idea that was reacted to.

if it was a question it would be fine but this not a question, what you are writing is a statement. I might not be a native english speaker but I do know the difference.

The problem of microsoft dropping AC3 support presents a problem. By posting and making the comments you have about the situation, you're implying you're looking for a solution. You may not have asked a question directly, but it is implied.

However, I know how to gracefully show myself out.

 

[raduque]

Sure it is. Setup up your network with proper shares and run an AC3 compatible media player locally to the machine doing the playback. There are no media players that I know of that can not play files over a network. It's really very easy, you just have to setup your network properly.

I'm not sure you know what Plex is. Plex is not just a media player, it's a full-blown media management engine and personal streaming platform. You run a server application on a machine, then use a front-end application that you can get from Plex, the Microsoft Store, or just accessing the server's IP directly. You can even share your media collection to other people over the internet. It's your own personal curated Netflix.

Playing videos via network shares? What is this, 2001?

 

[lexluthermiester]

I'm not sure you know what Plex is. Plex is not just a media player, it's a full-blown media management engine and personal streaming platform.

I'm perfectly aware of what Plex is.

You can even share your media collection to other people over the internet.

And THAT is copyright infringement, by definition. Thanks for suggesting I should commit federal felony's.

It's your own personal curated Netflix.

Oh is it? Gee, thanks for the tip.... I do that WITHOUT needing an app that has little more than a flashy UI, and I do it for free.

Playing videos via network shares? What is this, 2001?

No it's 2025 and MOST of the world is still doing this, in one form or another.

You clearly made that statement as a provocation. Are you sure this is what you want to get into?

 

[raduque]

I'm perfectly aware of what Plex is.

And THAT is copyright infringement, by definition. Thanks for suggesting I should commit federal felony's.

Oh is it? Gee, thanks for the tip.... I do that WITHOUT needing an app that has little more than a flashy UI, and I do it for free.

No it's 2025 and MOST of the world is still doing this, in one form or another.

You clearly made that statement as a provocation. Are you sure this is what you want to get into?

Plex is free. I didn't say you SHOULD do that, I said you CAN. With the way Media Cartels treat people these days, they deserve a little piracy.

Plex is used by quick search 16 million. You have a statistically irrelevant sample of 1(one) person who is using networked shares to watch pirated content. Also: holy inefficient - running an entire other PC just to browse a network share in Windows Explorer and double click on a file, solely for yourself? Just keep the media local.

And the last bit - Provocation? Hardly. Try ridicule. I moved on from raw network shares when Windows Media Center was released in 2002.

You are more than welcome to stay in the early aughts though. Myself and the OP though, we'll keep living in 2025.

 

[lexluthermiester]

Plex is free.

Oh? Observe..

Sure there's a free version, but to get any of the real benefits of using it, you have to get the premium version.

So yeah it's a paid program that provides limited usefulness even in it's full form. It's effectively a flashy UI for basic networking functionality and media playback.

And the last bit - Provocation? Hardly. Try ridicule.

Ridicule IS provocation. You seem to have much in common with the element Osmium.

I tried to leave this silly conversation only to be pulled back in by Mr Professor here.
If anyone else wants to reply to me, please do so with a modicum of reason and intelligence.

 

[raduque]

Oh? Observe..
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Sure there's a free version, but to get any of the real benefits of using it, you have to get the premium version.

So yeah it's a paid program, that provides limited usefulness even in it's full form. It's effectively a flashy UI for basic networking functionality and media playback.


Ridicule IS provocation. You seem to have much in common with the element Osmium.

I tried to leave this silly conversation only to be pulled back in by Mr Professor here.
If anyone else wants to reply to me, please do so with a modicum of reason and intelligence.

The Plex Pass is for remote streaming, something you claimed you will not do as it's "copyright infringement" (it has other benefits, but they are not necessary for the core local streaming and media organization features). I've been using Plex for around 10 years, and I used it free, because I only do streaming inside my local network.

Browsing network shares and clicking manually on files like some kind of luddite, does not work on TVs or streaming set-top boxes, but you keep going off.