Best media player

Personally mplayer or VLC.

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VLC is the best media player for every OS (except OSX)

I use it on my macbook

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I didn't say you couldn't. Just said it isn't the best

You need to explain this further to me. VLC plays pretty much everything it supports under OS X and less cumbersome than iTunes.

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Yea VLC is pretty much hands down what I use on OS X as mplayer and GUIs don't mix very well on OS X(Or didn't last I checked, but the commandline version worked fine). Personally I have a slight preference for mplayer overall though.

Seablade

normally I love VLC, but for whatever reason it refuses to run properly on my Ubuntu install. So I use mplayer.

After careful review and consideration, The KM Player, now holds the "Best Pick" spot for this category.  There are many reasons for this but the big ones include ease of use and installation, awesome playback, and no need for extra codec packs.  Originally the work of one programmer, the project is now owned by Pandora TV and continues to be developed.  On a default install, it is configured to play almost any media file available without the need for additional codecs, making it easy to use for those with less experience.

 

For Linux I'd recommend mplayer2. mplayer2 has many advantages to VLC. It's straight to the point, and it's simple. It has a great default keyboard layout shat don't require shift, alt etc. It's got an excellent CLI support. And lastly, mplayer2 has better demuxers and working video driver support than VLC does. VLC is not the best for Linux user who knows what they are doing, and most Linux users I suspect know what they are doing.

For Windows, MPC-HC + FFDshow (CoreAVC for .h264), Haali, VSfilter. But I'd also recommend mplayer2 with SMPlayer front end (only if you are watching complicated soft subs with ASS. Libass is superior and faster than vsfilter).

The only reason why I would recommend VLC to anyone is if they were streaming videos.

And anyone who uses the options Matroska provides like ordered chapters will hate VLC. If you are working .mkv, haali splitter is better than the splitter used by VLC. It's also better than the splitter used by mplayer2.

Which KMplayer? The Konqueror or the Korean Mplayer? But it doesn't matter since mplayer2 is more up to date than both regardless if you are using Linux or Windows.

Looks like you mean the Korean Mplayer. Just look at the name. It's a mplayer coded by a Korean. Just go with mplayer2. And if you really want to use this, go with PotPlayer that the Korean developer is now developing instead of KMPlayer.
Edited by ziddy123 - 5/15/11 at 12:38pm

VLC is good if you are using it on desktop. VLC player boost the audio volume which leads to damage your laptop speakers. Our laptop speakers are basically made to give very low output and  their curtain are ver thin. Many people experience the same even me..