Windows 10 New Feature: Spartan Will Play DVD and Flash Videos?
- lizaoes
- Apr 2, 2015
- 2 min read
On January 21, 2015, Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 10 will ship with a new browser, codenamed "Project Spartan". It is much lighter and more flexible than Internet Explorer. Windows 10 users are allowed to annotate a web page with a stylus, and even share the annotations with other guys. Thanks to the integration of Cortana digital assistant, Spartan users can use Cortana to surface data on flights, hotel bookings, package tracking and other information within the traditional address bar. Additionally, Spartan will enable users to group tabs in a new way. This brand new browser does have many advanced features, but is Spartan powerful enough to play DVDs and more flash video file types? If it is, Windows 10 users can utilize Spartan to play DVD videos without the need of third-party DVD player, and play online flash videos fluently.
Spartan Will Play DVD Videos?
Generally speaking, people prefer to play local videos using video player software. But actually, some browsers can also be used to play locally stored videos. For example, You can use Firefox/Chrome browser to play MP4/H.264 videos simply by dragging and dropping. Maybe, Spartan is also able to play local videos in MP4 or more file types. But it is definitely a difficult job for Spartan to play DVD video, be it wrapped by a DVD disc, ISO file or DVD folder. But if Spartan can play local videos in mainstream formats, you can use WinX DVD Ripper Platinum to help convert DVD to Spartan playable video formats.
WinX DVD Ripper Platinum is the most popular DVD ripper for Windows 10, 8, 7, XP, etc. It is able to rip and convert both homemade and copy-protected DVDs including Disney DVDs to MP4, WMV, AVI, FLV, MOV, H.264 and more popular formats and devices containing Microsoft WP8, Xbox, Surface Pro, iPhone 6/6 Plus, iPad mini, iPad Air, Samsung Galaxy Note 4, Sony Xperia Z3, etc. You can convert DVD to browser supported video formats, such as MP4, within a few clicks.
Spartan Will Play Flash Videos?
It is sure that Spartan will play flash videos, just like other browsers. Moreover, Microsoft announced that Windows 10's web browser namely Spartan supports HLS and DASH adaptive bitrate streaming protocols. Simply put, Spartan users can stream video from various websites using a method where video quality is modified dynamically according to current data connections. But if you find that Spartan playing flash videos still come with lots of buffering or want to enjoy flash videos with high image quality, why not download the flash videos for offline playback. WinX HD Video Converter Deluxe allows users to free download YouTube videos in SD, 720P, 1080P HD, 4K UHD video quality with the built-in free YouTube downloader.
Comments