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Nemeski@mander.xyz to Opensource@programming.dev · 10 days ago

VLC crosses 7 billion downloads

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Nemeski@mander.xyz to Opensource@programming.dev · 10 days ago
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In our world of expensive streaming platforms, the very free and offline VLC media player has crossed 7 billion downloads.
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    10 days ago

    VLC good, but mpv peak.

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      10 days ago

      oh, there’s plenty of better alternatives, but VLC’s been certifiably “good enough” for 25+ years.

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        If I have issues with VLC, my go-to alternative is ffplay

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      Depends™ I have seen plenty of videos that had problems on mpv but ran perfectly fine on VLC and vice versa.

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        VLC is slow and clunky. It’s pretty outdated. mpv is fast and extensible, it’s a good replacement. Of course, good to have both around for situations like you described.

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          mpv’s default UI isn’t particularly intuitive, VLC 's is

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            There’s many mpv frontends to choose from. It’s a command line tool by default, certainly poweruser focused in it’s default form.

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