Where is a good spot to get CODEC packs?

[TommyHolly]

Hey guys,
I have some things I watch that require special CODECs. I am usually up to date but lately I have been having trouble finding the latest CODECs that work with everything.
My main problem is that when I install some CODECs, I can't watch the older, normal files like stuff on most sites. But then if I don't have those special CODEC packs installed, I can't watch more complicated stuff. (but I can watch the older movies?)

What I am looking for is a CODEC pack that I don't have to keep installing and Un-Intalling to watch different forms of Media. The current Codec pack I am using is called "Theoretica" which is the only CODECs I have seen so far that will play certain files. (I like to watch actual Japanese TV shows because I am taking it in school again next semester.) However, if I have that CODEC pack installed, I cannot view simple older video clips, just the new complicated ones.

Where do you guys reccommend I get CODEC packs from?

 

[dicecca112]

http://home.hccnet.nl/h.edskes/finalbuilds.htm

 

[su root]

Nemo (not updating anymore)
TheCodecs

I usually drop Nemo on my box, then update FFDShow and XViD. Nemo basically just catches any weird codecs that I might run across. I also use Quicktime Alternative and RealPlayer Alternative, which dicecca112's link has links to. For playing media, I use Media Player Classic.. best media player evar.

 

[Xenocide]

nemo is good, i don't really care for the k-lite mega pack though, too much crap...

 

[TommyHolly]

Hey thanks! I'll try some of these out and tell you if they work or not.