Hi,
For the programs, you may like to search the previous forum threads, as this has been discussed quite a bit before.
For mpeg playing, you may like to get additional hardware decoders. Amiga's are a bit long in the tooth to do this stuff comfortably. You can try a search for mpeg at the
bbah. I think there are a few solutions around for audio and video hardware decoders, though I guess they won't handle the more recent video formats.
Good luck
