What video player do you use?

NachT · 27 Oct 2011 at 02:15

Hi guys,

I've always used Media Player Classic Home Cinema for as long as I can remember, however I'm thinking of changing media player because when playing some 1080p/720 MKV files, certain scenes in the movies will stutter/jump a bit.

I watch a lot of 1080p/H264 stuff - what media player would you recommend to have the smoothest playback?

My mate uses BS Player, and suggested this for the smoothest playback. I haven't tried it yet though, thought I'd get some more opinions from intesne media folk =]

Cheers guys, any input appreciated

BloodyL · 27 Oct 2011 at 02:19

Both MPC-HC and VLC.
I have used both MPC and MPC-HC for far longer and more often than VLC, if it doesn't work in MPC-HC it'll work in VLC.

Although I did have to tread in the minefield that is the VLC options to fix a crushed colour range in HD material (disabling YUV conversion).

Deception · 27 Oct 2011 at 08:30

I tend to use VLC player as its pretty lightweight and I've not had any issues playing any clips on it.

Philtor · 27 Oct 2011 at 08:32

I just use VLC. Plays everything.

Hotwired · 27 Oct 2011 at 08:34

VLC

Only issue I've ever had is it stalling to buffer every so often when I try playing 4GB recordings from fraps.

Ben Cole · 27 Oct 2011 at 08:37

Schizo · 27 Oct 2011 at 08:41

philtorrens said:
I just use VLC. Plays everything.

Beerbaron · 27 Oct 2011 at 08:46

Smit · 27 Oct 2011 at 09:10

BloodyL said:
Both MPC-HC and VLC.
I have used MPC-HC for far longer and more often than VLC, if it doesn't work in MPC-HC it'll work in VLC.

Although I did have to tread in the minefield that is the VLC options to fix a crushed colour range in HD material (disabling YUV conversion).

Same here.

MPC-HC for 95% of my files and VLC for the few files which don't seem to play well on MPC-HC

linktoinsanity · 27 Oct 2011 at 09:18

Windows Media Player

Sometimes VLC...

Sunbed · 27 Oct 2011 at 09:20

KMPlayer is arguably the best (http://lifehacker.com/5822672/the-best-video-player-for-windows) but I use VLC or XBMC

mysticsniper · 27 Oct 2011 at 09:25

I used to use VLC all the time, but have had a few issues with certain dvd's. So At the moment I am using Intervideo WinDVD

Simian · 27 Oct 2011 at 10:02

MPC-HC/VLC or Media Browser in Win7 Media Center... Depends on what Mood I'm in...

Or (now I have me new t'interwebz Telly) Tversity Server --> Sony TV Network Player

Scottland · 27 Oct 2011 at 10:07

I tend to just use WMP, or XBMC.

Swordfish · 27 Oct 2011 at 10:11

FatRakoon · 27 Oct 2011 at 23:44

KMPlayer.
What VLC wants to be.

Makhaira · 28 Oct 2011 at 12:41

MPC-HC, for several reasons really.

Simple approach
Windowless playback
No bloat
Allows proper adjustment of colourspaces etc to get "true" colours shown
DXVA2
Absolute doddle to adjust filters if ever required (which is practically never since it just works)

I have VLC as a backup, used to be my main, but MPC-HC won me over with better DirectX support.

Not used BSplayer for about 10 years, used to be THE program to use, but these days it's shareware with adware built in (unless it's changed back to its roots).

GTO656 · 28 Oct 2011 at 12:43

Windows Media Player, PowerDVD, VLC and soon Nero for Blu raay on my new PC

SimonC · 28 Oct 2011 at 13:26

WMP mainly, but I switch to to VLC if I have to change the aspect ratio as I don't really know how to do it in WMP.

RetroX · 28 Oct 2011 at 14:26

VLC all the way, never had any real problems with it, can play most things codecs straight off.

Do have minor issue every month or so where it wants to rebuild the font cache and takes a while to start but of them its fine for everything.

except blu-ray ofc