Media players & VLC download for Win7 Desktop

VLC is "da bomb". Works great.

obgraham wrote:
The only media player I have found that will play all the formats I have encountered, on all the machines I've used, is the VLC. And it does not need updating every second week.

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The only Codec I have found that VLC doesn't play "well" with is H264 HD files which my HD camcorder creates. In my case part of that is my video card does not have good enough GPU on board and simply relies on the main processor to decode the file instead. H264 files require a min of dual core processor at 2.2ghz PLUS a newer video card with top quality GPU..

VLC IS my main "go to" media player.

I primarily use VLC Player. It comes with its own codecs so will playback almost any media format. We even use VLC at some well known DC museums I work with, as its highly configurable at can play back video files full screen with no on-screen display. It can also be set to pause on the last frame, so no chance of seeing the PC/Mac desktop if used for a public screening.

I also personally use the KMPlayer which also installs its own codecs. It actually works better in some instances, such as with a looped A-B playback region. Whereas VLC can fail to do so with some interframe(mp4) file formats. Just be aware, KMPlayer will install third party adaware unless careful.

The only media player I have found that will play all the formats I have encountered, on all the machines I've used, is the VLC. And it does not need updating every second week.

i use VLC
and
media player classic
or
media player home cinema

i almost never use WMP

personally i dislike MKV files and will not bother with them

its personal, i have found that MKV's that play on ONE PC are a real PITA on a different PC