I was watching the new TV series (Star Wars: The Clone Wars) on my MSI Wind and was trying out several video players I installed earlier just to check which one will efficiently play them.
Was wondering what do others use to play their videos, hence the poll. There aren’t much of them today that I can think of. Back in the 90’s, Xing MPEG Player was a personal favorite. How about now?
Which video player do you often use?
- Windows Media Player
- DivX
- VLC
- Real Player
- iTunes/QuickTime
- PowerDVD
- WinAmp
- WinDVD
- Media Player Classic
Please do send your feedback on our poll section on the right sidebar or leave a comment here.
I’m also particularly interested to know which one has the smallest footprint (in terms of memory or CPU usage) as well as the most efficient especially when used on netbooks.
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i try to use powerdvd when i can, since it offers better sound enhancement than the stock windvd software. that said, i find that powerdvd’s more of a resource hog on my old, old laptop.
is the clone wars series any good?
Media Player Classic ?
Usually i use VLC player, coz videos appear more clear and bright, compared to Windows media player.
Yeah I think Media Player Classic should also be included in the poll. It’s next to VLC’s quality.
For me, VLC. More pre-installed codecs. Less hassle and cross-platform (works in Ubuntu).
At home, I use Media Player Classic for all videos and Windows Media Player for music.
At work, I use VLC for all videos and still Windows Media Player for music.
+1 VLC
less hassle and i don’t need to worry with my player suddenly requiring an internet connection to let me view a movie clip.
ciao!
VLC, hands down. They have it on all platforms, even on the iPhone! And nothings beats it’s built-in feature to really boost the audio.
Most netbook people I know use it as well
media player classic baby!
it’s included in K-lite Codec Pack.
Media Player Classic is also my choice. I use the Combined Community Codec Pack with it.
I’ve tried VLC several times but I always end up going back to MPC. Maybe I just like the old look of Windows Media Player.
QT has to be the worst on that list. I hate it with a passion. But why is iTunes also there separately? I thought iTunes uses QT to play videos.
VLC all the way!
It’s free, can play more video formats than most media players, and isn’t a resource hog…
VLC for me. Works out of the box.
WMP and VLC used equally… The last week I used VLC more often too, never experienced memory lag on VLC when there is advanced compression codecs like Xvid or divX…
Been using GOM Player for nearly 2 years now.
Never encountered a problem.
I used VLC as my primary and WMP & Winamp tied as my second placer player.
!– Although I’m in critical situation right now, i still have time to browse your blog- a little way to divert things.
VLC for me too. I used it on my Acer aspire one..
VLC for me as well. It’s the swiss knife of media players.
i’ve been using VLC for my desktop ever since and now i’m still using it in my MSI Wind…plus there’s no need to install any additional codecs and that’s a very big plus…
vlc. by that you almost don’t need any codec anymore.
vlc because you can add a subtitle for your movies
I voted for the Others since I rarely use the one’s that are listed.
go for VLC. light and very versatile.
KM player is better for subs though. fully customizable, color and position. hehe.
GomPlayer is my favorite. too bad it’s not on the list. Please do check it out! http://www.gomlab.com/eng/
My personal favorite is KMplayer. What I like about it is that I can make the menus and controls out of the way thus only displaying the movie screen. very neat and very customizable.
VLC pour moi
used to have VLC but i’m sticking with media player classic now.
Try SMPlayer - plays almost every video / audio extension, surprisingly not does not play cd audio files
http://smplayer.sourceforge.net
go for vlc, the only player you”ll ever need. plays all type of format without ever needing to download for codecs
I vote for Media Player Classic.
When using MPC, be sure to install the codecs found at http://www.codecguide.com.
Running second is VLC.
MPC vs VLC. MPC can play videos (especially WMV) that appears corrupted under VLC, the reason is because MPC uses codecs and tools you have installed (using codecguide.com) while VLC uses it’s own.
Once you have codecguide installed, all your other players will use it, like Windows Media Player. In other words, they can take advantage of all the codecs you installed via codecguide.com.
So MPC+Codecguide wins vs. VLC. VLC is good as a last resort if you can’t install codecguide.
VLC! It plays virtually every movie file I know (except rvmb).
a very close second for media player classic
I go for GOM player too. It plays almost all files I’m using and searching for codecs are easy.
I go for VLC.
I use GOMPLAYER
VLC on the Mac. Media Player Classic for watching anime with soft subs on Windows via VMWare Fusion.
I’ve been using GOM player for years now and I’m satisfied on its performance. And I also install K-Lite Codecs for solving some coding issues on common video formats
vlc for movies, qcd for music
I use GOM for video and it is simply the best!!!!
Windows Media Player for audio.
VLC for videos. Windows Media Player for audio.
I use Media Player Classic!
I’m a VLC lover :p
I use Zoom Player. Light and minimalist.