VLC Player The Best Free Mediaplayer For Performance

The Best Free Media Player For Performance And Quality

Some media players are bloated monsters, packed with unnecessary features. You've seen the results: open an HD video and they'll keep you waiting while your hard drive thrashes, your RAM is gobbled up and your CPU utilisation reaches new highs.

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You don't have to put up with this, though. Other media players launch in a flash, and then make minimal demands on your system resources, allowing smooth HD video playback even on the most under-powered of PC hardware.

There's a problem, of course. You need to figure out which players fall into each category. And that's not easy, because everyone claims their own products are fast, efficient and great performers, whether they are or not.

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The answer was obvious, then. We had to benchmark the players ourselves. So we took 15 of the top contenders from around the web, measured the time it took them to load and begin playing (largely) HD videos in five common formats (MP4-based AVI, H.264 MOV, MPEG-2, MP4, and OGG), and monitored their average CPU utilisation and RAM requirements.

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Free All In One Media Player VLC

Free All In One Media Player - VLC Media Player

VLC Media Player plays all video and audio files that your current media player cannot. Free All-In-One Media Player has built-in support (codecs) for all known and most lesser-known video formats, including mobile phone video recordings etc.

• One simple install and you can play your video
• Does not interfere with your current player
• Best of all - it is entirely free to use
• Plays most media codecs without needing to install any codec packs. MPEG-2, DivX, H.264, MKV, WebM, WMV and MP3 are supported out of the box (among others).
• Cross-platform availability: Windows, Mac, Linux, and even Unix.
• Can play media straight from files, discs, devices, and webcams.
• Can play media straight from a stream URL. Supports HTTP, MMSH, RTSP, and raw formats.
• Supports skins so you can customize the interface.

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VLC Media Player - Watch movies & listen to music for free!

The ability to play virtually any file type without external codecs and cornucopia of controls makes VLC a must-have download!

Watch virtually any format!
VLC Media Player supports a variety of codecs, including MKV, ASF, AVI, FLV, MP4, WAV, MPEG, and Quicktime.

AirTunes compatible!
Stream your favorite music with ease! VLC Media Player supports MP2, MP3, MP4, DivX, OGG,
and more.

Frame-by-frame playback!
Never miss a single detail again! Pause and capture the scene with a screenshot.

Customize Your VLC Media Player As You Want!
Choose what functions are important. Make your interface user-friendly and clutter free.

Choose what functions are important. Make your interface user-friendly and clutter free.

    - Play Flash and FLV Files
    - Open Any Video or Audio File
    - Watch DVDs & Blu Ray The Easy Way
    - Never Download a Codec Again

VLC is my default player, simply because I never get a message saying that a codec isn't supported. That includes playing commercial DVD movies. Indeed, the only type of movie that VLC doesn't support is commercial Blu-ray discs because of the copy protection involved. It does, however, fully support the .mkv files commonly rendered from these.

Free VLC Codec Pack

The VLC Codec Pack

VLC Codec Pack supports almost every compression and file type used by modern video and audio files.
The package is easy to install, while also offering sophisticated settings to the high end user:
For simple installation select "Easy Installation".
For more sophisticated installation options select "Expert Installation".
As an added bonus VLC Codec Pack includes VLC Player to help with broken or poorly encoded files. When a file refuses to play in Media Player simply press the right mouse button on the file and select "Open in VLC Player".

What is a codec?

A codec is a piece of software on either a device or computer capable of encoding and/or decoding video and/or audio data from files, streams and broadcasts. The word Codec is a portmanteau of 'compressor-decompressor'

Codec Pack Content:

* ffdshow DirectShow Video Codec 20130123 x86 Revision 4500 by Cole.
* ffdshow DirectShow Video Codec 20130123 x64 Revision 4500 by Cole.
* LAV Video decoder 0.55.1 x86 & x64.
* XviD Video (Encoder) Codec v1.3.2.
* Lagarith Lossless Video (Encoder) Codec v1.3.27 x86 & x64
* Flash Video Splitter/Decoder v1.6.5.6366 x86 & x64.
* AC3Filter v2.5b AC3/DTS Decoder x86 & x64.
* LAV Audio Decoder 0.55.1 x86 & x64.
* DivX Audio Decoder 4.1
* Lame MP3 v3.98.2 ACM Encoder/Decoder Codec.
* DSP-worx Bass Source Filter/Decoder v1.5.1.0.
* Haali Media Splitter/Decoder 16/09/11 x86 & x64 - For MP4, MKV, OGM and AVI files.
* LAV Splitter 0.55.1 x86 & x64.
* VSFilter v2.41.5322 x86 & v2.37 x64 - Subtitle Readers.
* CDXA Reader v1.6.5.6366 - Also known as Form 2 Mode 2 CD or XCD x86 & x64.

The Best Free Media Player

VLC - All about the best free media player

VLC is a free and open source application used by millions of people and developed by the non-profit organization VideoLAN.

It is a multimedia player that supports a wide range of popular audio and video file formats, including .mp3, .avi, .mpeg, .mov, .wma and many others! It also supports DVD, CD, and streaming playback.

VLC works with Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, Vista, and 7, Mac OS X, GNU/Linux, and many others.

VLC comes pre-packaged with a huge library of codecs, so you’ll never have to worry about searching for plug-ins in order to play your files. 

It is 100% free of viruses, and spyware, and doesn’t collect any information about its users.

• VLC Plays All Popular Video Formats
  VLC remains one of the most versatile media players. Depending on your operating system, the VLC player supports a wide variety of formats. Just a few of the supported formats include: .MKV, ASF, AVI, FLV, Fraps, MP4, Ogg, Wav, MPEG-2 (ES, PS, TS, PVA, MP3), MPJPEG, FLAC, QuickTime and many more…
  
  
• Frame-By-Frame Playback
  VLC’s newest upgrade includes the ability to watch your media in Frame-by-Frame Playback mode. Rather than hitting “pause” and hoping you get lucky, Frame-by-Frame playback allows you to “zone in” on your favorite parts movies in miniscule increments.
  
  
• Compatible With AirTunes
  Do the speakers on your computer have you leaning in and straining to hear? Got a great pair of speakers for your home entertainment system? The newest version of VLC Player lets you combine the two with AirTunes.

VLC History:
VLC started as a student project at the French École Centrale Paris in 1996. In 2001, the project became open source. It was opened up to developers and is now a worldwide project being worked on by people all over the world.
Easy to use, Fast and Powerful!