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VideoLAN
VideoLAN

VideoLAN is a media player and streaming server that supports MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, mp3, ogg, FLV and many other formats (without the need for additional codecs), as well as DVDs, VCDs, and v ...

Average of 6 user ratings: 5
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  • Feb 27, 2009
  • For version:
  • 0.8.6c

quote  The best video player  quote

  • Interface: 4
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 4
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

I've been faithful to VideoLAN for years, at the behest of a friend who was sick of me complaining about Windows Media Player and Quicktime, they suggested VLC Media Player (VideoLAN) and I have been much happier ever since. It's lightweight, it does every format imaginable (with the right codecs installed mind you), and it rarely crashes. The downside, yes it does crash occasionally, far less than WMP does for me, but other than the occasional crash it's great.

user Review by: Diablorama (4)
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  • Nov 29, 2007
  • For version:
  • 0.8.6c

quote  Excellent !  quote

  • Interface: 5
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

Highly recommended. One of the best, if not the best, (free) FLV player(s) out there. Easy to use, plays most video files. I tried others (downloaded from snapfiles.com) and uninstalled them because I realized that their interface and their video format capability/compatibility were inefficient. VideoLAN its simple, yet highly efficient. Try it.

user Review by: lat_n_1
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  • Sep 30, 2007
  • For version:
  • 0.8.6a

quote  Wow a player that works  quote

  • Interface: 5
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

Like the other reviewers Windows media player is a waste of time for playing all files and the same with Dell MediaDirect. This program does it all, yes it looks basic but for a free product it can't be beaten especially for copied DVD playback.

user Review by: Blueman (6)
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  • Jun 26, 2007
  • For version:
  • 0.8.6a

quote  Excellent  quote

  • Interface: 5
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

It is the most excellent multimedia player that i have use because it can also increase the sharpness of the sound that u cannot imagine

user Review by: paraggoswami (2)
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  • Jun 08, 2007
  • For version:
  • 0.8.6a

quote  Really rocks!  quote

  • Interface: 5
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

I needed a quick viewer to help with vob to avi conversions I am doing and WinAmp wasn't cuttin' it and I've given up on Windows Media Player years ago. VideoLAN is very, very light and as fully-featured as anyone could want for a video file viewer. It got me through the vob work very quickly and allowed me to easily flit from one file to another. Screen resize is a breeze and, well, you couldn't ask for more. Now VideoLAN has completely replaced WinAmp and I've never figured out how to uninstall Windows Media Player so I'm just stuck with Bill's monstrously pendulous monstrosity. :-)

user Review by: JURYCOM (29)
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  • Mar 10, 2007
  • For version:
  • 0.8.6a

quote  An excellent video player  quote

  • Interface: 5
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

This is an excellent video player, that can play almost any format. Available for almost all Operating Systems. Very light, not a resource hogger. Very helpful keyboard shortcuts. Best of all, its free!!!

user Review by: TommYNandA (2)
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