Easy fix to play video from itunes on PC

OK Everyone who has the same problem of playing videos on a PC, and after a couple of seconds, your computer either crashes, or freezes/plays choppy, here is a very easy fix. I actually found it by reading other posts, and I can not remember who tried it first, so sorry to who it is that I can't give you credit, but thank you very much. All you need to do is have an external hard drive like what I am using (WD 160gig Passport). Copy your movie/tv shows files from your itunes file folder in your music folder on your computer harddrive to the external harddrive. Then just play it FROM your external harddrive using Quicktime, and it will work flawlessly! I don't know why it will not play from your computer, but it works with all videos from the external drive. Now go watch some movies!

Buy yourself a small set of speakers that plug into the headset jack of your iPod. Lots of options out there. It's simple and straightforward.

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iTunes Digital Copies.
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MPEG-4
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