Which is the Best Media [Video] Player?

[MariosX]

Hello People,

Until now I was using Media Player Classic and I am totally bored with it and looking for something better

first thing first I need a Video Player (I wouldn't mind if it could play Audio as a well in order to be used as a universal player) which is approtiate for me since I am an Anime-fan also I would like it to give the best graphics the video can show and also I can open mp4/ogm files.

I don't mind if the player is not freeware. If it is worth it I might as well buy it!

[Chr1zt1an]

i recommend GOM Player :)

[ozulus]

Why change when what you have is the best already? Also if the video quality isn't good, I doubt it's MPC problem. You might want to use MPC Home Cinema since MPC hasn't had any updates in long time. MPC-HC it's basically the same, just with a few extra features and some bugs fixed.

A lot of ppl use VLC, but i don't really like it, subtitles sometimes don't work properly for some reason.

[Slimy]

VLC is definitely my recommendation.

[mr.r9]

I would suggest TheKm player. It's really the best player out there. However, you will have to go to preferences to enable the *.ssa and *.ass subtitles (the colored and "cool" looking subtitles).

[jamend]

Stick with MPC + ffdshow. That way you can use fast spp deblocking, which is the best post-processing that I know of. Oh and MPC/ffdshow are updated quite often, but they haven't bothered with doing official releases in a while so you just need to find the latest nightly CVS builds.

[RAID 0]

VLC is definitely my recommendation.

+1

VLC is the shizzle.

[anonymous_user]

Zoom Player if you dont mind separate codecs, or SMPlayer if you like a player with builtin codecs.

[MariosX]

Nice ones! I'll keep trying, please keep posting :)

[Pupik]

Media Player Classic with ffdshow and AC3 filter.

[bjoswald]

I use CCCP for both XP and Vista. Works fine.

[hsraffety]

Media Player Classic is hands down, without a doubt, the best media player for the Windows line of OSs.

[Lingwo]

Media Player Classic + FFDshow. You can't beat that. Yeah it isn't the most attractive player but then again why would you want it to be. I recommend that you stick with Media Player Classic.

[Starbuck84]

+1

VLC is the shizzle.

Sure is, +1

But I do have to admit sometimes the subtitles just don't work for some reason, while they do work in ffdshow with Media Player 11. Ah well... like RAID 0 said "VLC is the shizzle" :p

[deactivated01032015]

The KMPlayer, VLC, Media Player Classic.

[Agnes Leroy]

I would recomend GOM Player. Add a good codec pack (I use https://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?act=...;f=12&id=11 Codec Pack)and you are ready to go.

- GOM Player

- Warez

Edited January 7, 2009 by creamhackered
warez linked

[Zickar]

I don't know why I'm starting to fall in love with VLC more and more, I was never really the kind of guy who watches movies on a PC but when I started doing so VLC was my first choice and its working out brillianty , I install it on virtually every PC that needs a DVD player and doesn't have one and I recommend it to everyone, It can play audio too but its minimalistic ofcourse geberally ... I guess that's why I like it

If you're looking for a good Audio alternative I suggest giving Songbird a look, its basically an open source media player with tabbed browsing and tons of add-ons while giving you a URL bar to gain direct access to the internet while listening to your tunes ... Its a bit buggy I think at the moment but for some reason It reminds me a lot of how Firefox started, It just seems yesterday that 2 was killing me with its slow load times and poor performance .. Take a look where FF 3 is now, Its brilliant and I think Songbird has the potential to come one, Might give it a look. Its certainly one of the more shiny Alternatives

[+John. Subscriber¹]

VLC. That is all.

[thealexweb]

Windows Media Player 12, I hear it's very reliable. No bugs like. :D

[+Majesticmerc MVC]

VLC. That is all.

This is true. I actually use WiMP11 because VLC doesn't play nice with my PC for whatever reason, but in an ideal world I'd be using VLC. I love it for the fact that it skips all the stupid piracy warnings when you put a DVD in and goes straight to the menu :D

[r3xus]

And how about the Windows version of MPlayer? It supports quite a lot and I mean A LOT of video formats and has its codecs built in. Website

[Malskazz]

Codec pack + MPC.. VLC is for idiots.

[alphaomegainfinity]

WMP 11 + and VLC 0.9.8a here.

Edited January 7, 2009 by creamhackered
Warez codecs

[BlueFlame]

GOM Player.

[Blindlabel013]

I recommend SMPlayer, it uses MPC as it's core and supports everything VLC does. It also has support for Real files.

[Belarathon]

ZoomPlayer with EVR rendering. If they ever develop a WASAPI or ASIO output, I'll be really happy.