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A confusion of Media Players for Videos

If you explore the Internet out there, you will probably come across a dozen self ?best? claiming media players for your videos. Here?s some of the best among the best out there.

The hit list is:

By my experience, the best among these will be Media Player Classic, and VLC for the second place, followed by GOM for the third. Rest just aren?t worth it at all. MPC with all codecs installed will play anything and everything about media there is. It sure does look crappy, but then, when some argue VLC is the best, you never mention its crappiness do you? I say VLC is lower than MPC because it uses slightly more memory and takes extra time starting a video thanks to its long detection process. GOM Player, which boasts of playing all media does a decent job but not as good as MPC or VLC which allow scrolling even in files that don?t allow it and read choppy media perfectly enough. Winamp and Real Player aren?t fit for playing anything but music and .RM files respectively, they just lack the charm and power of other media players out there. Windows Media Player sucks so bad that it doesn?t even scroll WMV sometimes, let alone other videos. And its error reading factor is the most stupidest ever, it just hangs even if the video has a small part broken, you just have to Ctrl+Alt+Del from there to get out.

So anytime, MPC is the way to go, it?s got all, subtitles, audio boost, audio sync, DivX/Xvid/MOV/RM, and what not? MPC + Codecs FTW anyday.

For Codec packs, if you can find K-Lite, its good, else you can of course try others like Nimo, Matroska, Codec Pack All in 1, etc… Just Google for ‘codec packs’ and you’ll find many good ones.

Written by Harsh

November 7th, 2006 at 9:12 pm

Posted in Computing Issues, Software

13 Responses to 'A confusion of Media Players for Videos'

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Hail thy MPC, Hail thy K-lite Codec Packs.

I dont need anything else. MPC beats VLC ass too. VLC doesnt play real media, so you need another client for that. Biggest disadvantage! Its all about playing everything. VLC is very rigid and video/audio time line is very …lets say buggy. Doesnt offer precise control.. frame by frame as in MPC using arrow keys.

MPC Rocks! I dont have words to describe it.

Sourabh

8 Nov 06 at 1:09 am
For Sanity sake, install Spam Karma 2. I need to see my comments when i hit submit.

Sourabh

8 Nov 06 at 1:11 am
My fav is Crystal Player.
http://www.crystalplayer.com/

Main reasons are its video and audio filters. Also other small things like bookmarking (i.e. if I close the player after playing a file till certain point, when i open that file again it can resume from where i left), subtitle delay. If proper codecs are installed if plays quicktime as well as real videos.

I am very surprised to see winamp in that list. Winamp sucks as far as video playback is concerned. I would instead recomend KMPlayer.

http://www.kmplayer.com/forums/showthread.php?s=913ddd9c6daeb16e86b070caa8a82f56&t=63

Pallab

8 Nov 06 at 1:12 am
I cant see pally’s comment but I know he will be running his mouth about Crystal Player. Mebbe he already did. COmments must be in moderation. Crystal player is so-so at best.

Sourabh

8 Nov 06 at 1:14 am
And, wht is all comments under moderation?
I know soura is at the moment trying to wage a war ( of words). Your mod system is spoiling it.
Also, batty is sniffing around.

Pallab

8 Nov 06 at 1:15 am
qwerty is getting raped with comments in this blogpost. someone digg this.

Sourabh

8 Nov 06 at 1:15 am
As I post Sourabh and Pallab’s comments arent visible but I know what they are talking about .. One is a MPC fanboy other is Crystal Player fanboy ..

Ok here is another fanboy .. thats me .. VLC Rocks .. Vlc isnt for noobs .. .. So they dont like it ..

Shahab

8 Nov 06 at 2:01 am
I love this… free software pwning WMP. :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

Wengistein

8 Nov 06 at 2:42 am
lol…I never counted Real Player in such a list

anywayz good to see you back on K2

anomit

8 Nov 06 at 2:45 am
vlc rocks for me but it gives difficulties with subtitle files . Havent tried gom player yet?

Madhur Kapoor

8 Nov 06 at 2:56 am
Eek, planned comment chains?!
@Sourabh - Oi! One time approval is required MPC is nice
@Shahab - VLC is great too but no .rm/.rmvb
@Pallab - Havent tried Crystal Player, so no comments on that one yet.

@Wengistein - As always
@anomit - Heh, its touted to be another ‘best’ so…

@Madhur - GOM isnt so great either, MPC should do the job for you else, what sub problem? Sync?

Harsh J

8 Nov 06 at 5:43 am
I use MPC KLite Mega Codec Pack and have for several years now.

TechZ

8 Nov 06 at 9:27 pm
I am a VLC fan boy too but my only problem is wat you said harsh I can’t play .rm and .rmvb files

karthiksn

9 Nov 06 at 11:15 pm