No offense my friend, but if you didn't have the "lack of familiarity," you would have already known about CCCP as pretty much all groups will tell you that is the pack to use (With the exception of some I have seen that support other codec packs). In saying "The combined community codec pack is meant to make it easier for people with 0 knowledge of codecs or the like to enjoy the highest quality video possible," I do not believe it was directed toward you, rather it was just stating that the pack enables those with "0 knowledge or the like" to be able to use these containers and formats and no more. The more in depth information that he provided was, I am sure, meant to be a reference for others with similar issues searching through the forums. Therefore the post could be used later on to help others.