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MPC-HC and mpv are much better than VLC.
by axylw 7y ago
MPC-HC and mpv are much better than VLC.
- elcomet 7y agoI'm not sure they are comparable. One force of VLC is that it litteraly runs everywhere. MPC-HC only works on windows, so it's not comparable. mpv has also a lot of target platforms, but not as much as VLC. It's really nice though, and I think a bit of competition is good.
- cwtpk 7y agoVLC runs everywhere, but do you really need something that runs everywhere literally? Is this like the old hat trick of running Doom on your fridge? I'm content using mpc-hc on Windows and mpv on Linux/Mac. What else is there?
- icebraining 7y agoNo need to compare, they're all amazing for what's mostly volunteer work.
- hjek 7y agoI feel like mpv is the vim of video players: minimalist keyboard-oriented interface. I prefer it over VLC, but wouldn't recommend it to non-techies. I think it's fine to compare projects when going beyond "which one is the bestest".
- Thaxll 7y agoNope they're not, they used to for recent codecs it's not the case anymore.
- lordCarbonFiber 7y agoI was pretty die hard against VLC (i've moved everything I do to mpv wrappers once MPC-HC became abandonware) but I'd give vlc another chance if you haven't looked at it in a while. It's come a long way if your opinions were founded nearly a decade ago like mine were.