VLC or Media Player Classic ?

[Moredhel]

I use MPC-HC simply because it can use Video For Windows filters alongside it's built in ones. So I can have the benefits of Core AVC's amazing H.264 decoder and AC3Filter for DTS etc, and use FFDShow if I wish.

 

[Azza]

MPC-HC for me.

 

[halt81]

vlc media player

 

[snowdog]

Mainly use VLC as I prefer the interface

As above. And it always does everything I want without issues.

MPC-HC has some valuable features that VLC does not (extended vsync, shaders, remember file position on exit for multiple files, audio/subtitle time syncing controls, manual crop/spanning etc etc).

VLC most certainly does, I wouldn't use it if it didn't.

 

[Locke]

I have used VLC for years and so far 0 issues. That's using lots of different file formats over the years as well.

One thing I wish VLC had is the ability to shut down your PC on end of playlist, but that doesn't bother me really.

 

[Tweaker]

VLC, though i think they need to update it to something more pretty.

 

[uv]

Still using VLC here. Sure, it probably doesn't do half the stuff that MPC-HC does, but I've never found a file it won't play

 

[Simi]

I love MPC-HC and play most of my movie file types through it, but it won't play .rmvb files so I have to use VLC for that.
Out of interest does anyone know how I can get it to play these real media files?
I have the alternative real media codec installed, but MPC-HC doesn't seem to want to use it

 

[LizardKing]

MPC-HC for anything MKV related.
VLC for everything else.

VLC is hit hard by not having hardware h.264 decoding, and doesn't handle high def films well.
Unless things have changed in the last year or so??

 

[DJDaz]

handles hd films fine for me

 

[mast3r]

VLC for all BUT streaming from my nas, for that i use MPC

 

[silversurfer]

hi, interesting,hmm,i liked vlc a lot,i still have it but since the KM Player,it's my reserve player,you guys may like it too http://download.cnet.com/The-KMPlayer/3000-13632_4-10659939.html

I use all of them. vlc mpc then km in order of complexity and probably also quality but theres no reason not to stick with vlc if its fine for you

 

[Smit]

MPC-HC is what I use most often
The only time I open VLC is for region encoded DVDs

 

[aln]

MPC-HC is superior

Get it from here

http://xvidvideo.ru/media-player-classic-home-cinema-x86-x64/

Click the #1 in the list, then download the "x86 with Installer"


Ignore the russian words and the site is pretty simple to navigate.


Install and update DX9 on your machine first.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...FamilyID=2da43d38-db71-4c1b-bc6a-9b6652cd92a3

Would probably make more sense just grabbinb it from sourceforce:
http://mpc-hc.sourceforge.net/

 

[mrk]

It would not since the other site contains MPC-HC in development builds whereas the sourceforge one is no longer updated.

 

[jamjar]

It would not since the other site contains MPC-HC in development builds whereas the sourceforge one is no longer updated.

this is true as the latest build for windows 7 64x is 1.3.1735.0 where as the build on the sourceforge is 1.3. 1249

 

[ralv585]

vlc, got mpc installed, just have everything defaulted to open with vlc.

only use mpc to check when a video doesn't play, is it vlc or is the file corrupt, lets find out!

 

[Sp00n]

used to use vlc but have had issues in the past not decoding properly so moved to mpc and never looked back

 

[bledd]

Would probably make more sense just grabbinb it from sourceforce:
http://mpc-hc.sourceforge.net/

As pointed out above, annoyingly, it's no longer updated on sourceforge.

 

[molemole0]

VLC !