For god sakes what is the point in allowing such a small amount of codecs to be viewed on the ipad??
I see no god damn reason why they just limit it it just drives me insane and makes me want to return teh damn thing
I see no god damn reason
Funny thread. MP4 with H.264 decoding is battery efficient on the iDevices, that's why it's the main supported format. If you're really that miffed, then download an app to play the format you want but you'll take a hit to battery life.
U mad, bro?
Gplayer is a decent app that can play other formats, including AVI and MKV. It's kind of like VLC for IOS and is only $2.99.
You can also convert media to be played on your iPad.