Your favourite video player for Linux

sablabra · 10 Jun 2008 at 16:08

I just wanted to know what's yours favourite video player for Linux. I'm currently using VLC player, but the fact that I can't seem to get any controls when using fullscreen puts me off... I haven't found my favourite yet

tntcoder · 10 Jun 2008 at 16:22

I use mplayer, with the smplayer frontend. I used to use VLC but found smplayers GUI much nicer.
(also has fullscreen controls

)

thegoonden · 10 Jun 2008 at 19:06

mplayer, it's just SO ruddy powerful.
Can't really use anything else on any OS without losing my temper now.

GarethDW · 10 Jun 2008 at 23:48

tntcoder said:
I use mplayer, with the smplayer frontend. I used to use VLC but found smplayers GUI much nicer.
(also has fullscreen controls )

Ooh, that does look nice - nicer than VLC's. Another one for me to try out.

sablabra · 11 Jun 2008 at 12:25

I tried smplayer now, and it really is much better than VLC imo. Thanks

Mr_Orange · 11 Jun 2008 at 12:28

+1 on smplayer

Ethics · 11 Jun 2008 at 13:12

I use mplayer from the console, and gmplayer frontend from KDE.

Looks like i'll be checking out smplayer too.

Tobes · 11 Jun 2008 at 21:00

tntcoder said:
(also has fullscreen controls )

Yeah what's the deal with that. I moved to linux and was surprised to see hardly any video players had this feature.

VLC doesn't have audio for me so I have been using Totem but after seeing SMplayer I shall be using that now

Also Banshee 1.0 is now out and I think this is the audio player I will stick with.

QuantumXP · 11 Jun 2008 at 22:44

I use a combination of mplayer and VLC. I prefer VLC as it is better at handling HD content, less stuttering.

Dj_Jestar · 12 Jun 2008 at 02:50

mplayer.. will tryout smplayer frontend next time.

thegoonden · 12 Jun 2008 at 10:24

Tobes said:
Yeah what's the deal with that. I moved to linux and was surprised to see hardly any video players had this feature.

VLC doesn't have audio for me so I have been using Totem but after seeing SMplayer I shall be using that now

Also Banshee 1.0 is now out and I think this is the audio player I will stick with.

Mplayer, at least, has no real need of on screen controls as virtually all it's functions are mapped to the keyboard. Much easier to hit the disable subtitles key, than faffing around with tools>options>subtitles>off

I'll have to look at banshee, amarok is so windows it's useless.

PS: if anyone has their VLC keybindings mapped in an mplayer-esque manner........be a sport, post your config file