Can Mac watch stream video online?

[littlekenneth]

Hi,

I have been having my mbp for a while already. My brother recently send me a link to a live stream video, but I wasn't able to go in to watch. However, he was able to watch it on his PC. I wondered if anyone have experience that? and what can I do?

I am planning to build a home theater PC by using the Mac Mini, I am mainly going to be using it on stream video and BT. Will I be restricted to browse any website, to download and open movie/song files, or to watch live stream video? Please advice.

 

[angelwatt]

Depends on how the stream is created. Some implementations only work on Windows or only work on Mac.

 

[littlekenneth]

For the one implementation that is only for PC, what can I do to the mac to watch those stream video?

 

[aristobrat]

If you haven't already, try installing Flip4Mac and seeing if that helps.

 

[satcomer]

Plus try Microsoft's Silverlight to see if that will help. Don't worry, it is much more harmless than the Flash Player.