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players...

not sure if this is a "legal" question, but i'm just curious as to what all you vcdquality kids use as media players on your computers? just curious.

Personally I use VLC (from videolan.org) cos it's stupidly powerful, doesn't rely on external codecs and more importantly - runs from a folder and doesn't actually require "installing" which means I can put it and a movie onto a USB key and take it to work to watch

media player classic for me.

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Originally posted by Neversoft
Personally I use VLC (from videolan.org) cos it's stupidly powerful, doesn't rely on external codecs and more importantly - runs from a folder and doesn't actually require "installing" which means I can put it and a movie onto a USB key and take it to work to watch

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I use media player classic, however after just playing with VLC I think i'm gonna switch.

LOL, how many features and tweaking options!

Pffff, codecs (including H264) and then some

Look at this... www.videolan.org/vlc/features.html

Plus, it's open source and has shitloads of plugins. It even supports TV cards and network streaming (using VLC as the server). The only thing it lacks is streaming video support for formats such as Real and Quicktime but I guess that's a licensing issue. Fuck, it even supports "special effects" should you wish to distort the picture or make it sepia-toned or add any other of a multitude of effects. Did I mention the automatic de-interlacing doodad too? Makes a pretty good job of fixing releases that have been encoded by a cunt.

lol

used to use media player classic, but now swear by vlc, will play anything without having to fuck about with all them pesky codecs.

Yeah, I should've explained that VLC is multi-platform which is why it includes it's own codecs I guess... Because the codecs don't exist on all platforms anyway, so they had to write them, so you may as well include them in the Windows port.

Did I also mention that it's skinnable and also supports playing cue/bin files directly without the need to mount them? Oh, and there is NO DELAY during playlist entries either so the CD1/CD2 change is often impossible to notice.

What else? Erm... Mouse gestures

lmao2k is right, it's HEAVING with options, and that's before you click the "Advanced Options" checkbox which immediatley triples the complexity of every config screen It an awesome, if slightly complicated player, but easily the most powerful one out there.

AND IT'S FREE!!!

Not really on my computer but XBMC does a damn good job on the Xbox. Best Media Player I've ever used.

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Originally posted by Neversoft

What else?

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If it's a simple .avi I use WMP 10, just because I like the easy control mode in fullscreen when I have to go run and do something quickly.

But if the file is a .bin or something, I go with VLC.

But you could just use VLC period if you wanted...

woo, Neversoft reccomends something not shit! gbye media player classic, hello VLC.

p.s. i will not change to your crappy browser!

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Which browser are you talking about?

i've been using vlc forever and it is by far the most usefull/advanced media player ever..

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Originally posted by dstrac99d
i've been using vlc forever and it is by far the most usefull/advanced media player ever..

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Can VLC play iso files?

Last time I used VLC the user interface was too "clunky" for my liking.

E.g.:
Want fullscreen in MPC? Press alt+enter. Want to pause? press space.
Want fullscreen in VLC? Right click, find the menu for view, click fullscreen, then drag the menu bar out of the way. Want to pause? Shit, where's the menu bar gone...

I also remember it used to crash on a fast user switch. And because it used its own decoders, you couldn't use additional directshow filters like ReClock.

Although that was a while ago, and things may have changed since then.

My critism for VLC is also that it didn't seem to play certain releases that well (Saosin). I'm hooked to MPlayer. Search the forum, there is a link to a nice, simple Windows version if you need.

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Originally posted by The 50
Which browser are you talking about?

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bah!

I think VLC is a great all-in-one player that has almost everythign built into it. But if you got some time to setup mplayer, its more tweakable IMHO.

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i'm a complete cunt. been using vlc for more than a year and right now i found the graphic equalizer lol

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yeah, check out the command-line switches for VLC... You can enable the advanced settings/EQ etc from the shortcut so you don't have to turn the fuckers on all the time.

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Originally posted by Neversoft
Real men use "Magnum XL"

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sometimes with "imperfect" files VLC will just stop playing the file, only had it happen with mpegs that have some type of defunct audio stream though, so who knows. When played in media player classic it plays a slight "beep" and then continues on its way, really dont really notice it unless you know when to expect it. So, that's what i do, media player class + videolan, both no install necessary, both sexy

i don't watch video's on my computer. even though i have a 19 in. monitor, i use my standalone. i have the hacked version of windows classic so i can watch online news and such no mater if it's quicktime ,realone or wmv files. but i also keep the latest vlc for checking out particaly downloaded files to see if i want them or not. found out here on this forum that i can click on a rar. and vlc will play it.that alone makes it a must have player. think vlc will do the same as WC but it's configured to play multi. streams and if it works why change it?

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Originally posted by punzada
So, that's what i do, media player class + videolan, both no install necessary, both sexy

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VLC and mplayer. mplayer is especially sweet for converting movies for iPod Photo.

as much as i like VLC, i found its playback quality with some HDTV .TS files wasn't as good as i was getting with other programs, BUT it is more efficient and its very nice.

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Originally posted by Neversoft
Real men use "Maxthon"

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Originally posted by Mother
Last time I used VLC the user interface was too "clunky" for my liking.

E.g.:
Want fullscreen in MPC? Press alt+enter. Want to pause? press space.
Want fullscreen in VLC? Right click, find the menu for view, click fullscreen, then drag the menu bar out of the way. Want to pause? Shit, where's the menu bar gone...

I also remember it used to crash on a fast user switch. And because it used its own decoders, you couldn't use additional directshow filters like ReClock.

Although that was a while ago, and things may have changed since then.

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Originally posted by horizonstar
... except, of course, for mplayer.

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Originally posted by Dwaggy
Thats alot of words for someone that sells DVDs out of the back of a truck

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Originally posted by doctor zoidy
mplayer's great and all, after you get the damn thing compiled for the first time...

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