Winapp2.ini Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 Which do you guys think is better? I've been using VLC for ages, since I feel it has better windows support, but I have had to use MPlayer on several occasions for playback of certain file types. Should I dump VLC for MPlayer? What do you guys use for media players? winapp2.ini additions thread winapp2.ini github Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ishan_rulz Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 I go for VLC. Simplicity is hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay3800 Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 VLC is the better all-around solution. I also have MPlayer (with MPUI) installed because there are some things that only it can play, and it's so light weight. Dell Latitude D600 Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit SP1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ishan_rulz Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 I use it mainly for .AVI and .MPEG files. Simplicity is hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators DennisD Posted November 22, 2009 Moderators Share Posted November 22, 2009 MPlayer has always played everything I've thrown at it, and like Foobar2000 for music, I love it's minimalist appearance and small footprint. It also plays part downloaded video files, which is a huge timesaver for being able to check out the specifications and quality of a video file without downloading the entire file. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razz Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 I have used MPlayer for quite some time and I'm very pleased with it. I use Spider Player for music and very pleased with that too. A-Z Freeware Launcher Plus on MajorGeeks A-Z Freeware Launcher Plus on Softpedia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icedrake Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 Even better than both of those is KMPlayer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted November 22, 2009 Moderators Share Posted November 22, 2009 I use MPUI with MPlayer but it just doesn't like HD video, which I use MPC HC for instead. Although I know that having WinXP isn't the best choice for playing back HD video which is part of the issue in of itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDPower Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 I have been thoroughly happy with KMPlayer (based on MPlayer) for a long time, plays everything and nothing else I've tried has come close to it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay3800 Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 Although I know that having WinXP isn't the best choice for playing back HD video which is part of the issue in of itself. Why is that? Dell Latitude D600 Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit SP1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted November 24, 2009 Moderators Share Posted November 24, 2009 Why is that? Something I once read on a video site a long time ago, and found it to be true especially with some media players. Sorry I don't remember the site that stated that, however this search may reveal something: http://www.google.com/search?q=winxp+probl...laying+hd+video http://www.google.com/search?q=winxp+hd+vi...playback+issues Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talldog9 Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 I used to prefer VLC but now I use MPlayer most of the time. EDIT: I don't use MPlayer directly but use the SMPlayer frontend. The internet - Where men are men, women are men and children are FBI agents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ident Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 Even better than both of those is KMPlayer! Great player No fate but what we make Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted November 25, 2009 Moderators Share Posted November 25, 2009 I used to prefer VLC but now I use MPlayer most of the time. I've used VLC Portable and even the install version before but with some videos like WMV from record label sites it would often have issues - of course this was many versions ago. MPUI with MPlayer never gives me any issues, unless it's to do with HD video! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razz Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 I too use MPUI with MPlayer. I should have mentioned MPUI in my original post. A-Z Freeware Launcher Plus on MajorGeeks A-Z Freeware Launcher Plus on Softpedia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greyowl2 Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 I use Media Player Classic-Home Cinema with Haali Media Splitter and AC3 Filter (ac3filter.net). This is good for video and audio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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