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    Free Media Players

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by ash211, Mar 23, 2011.

  1. ash211

    ash211 Notebook Geek

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    At work I have to occasionally watch submitted videos, often they come to us in a variety of video formats. Can anyone recommend 3 or 4 different free media players that would cover as many video formats as possible? Thank you.
     
    ash211, Mar 23, 2011
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  2. olyteddy

    olyteddy Notebook Deity

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    VLC and Media Player Classic are two that handle just about anything. Folks around here are going to recommend Codec Packs, but I would suggest that if these two players can't handle a format I'd have the sender re-submit it in a usable format...

    PS: KM Player is a pretty strong one too. There, that's three.
     
    olyteddy, Mar 24, 2011
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  3. ViciousXUSMC

    ViciousXUSMC Master Viking NBR Reviewer

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    CCCP + MPC
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    VLC

    Between that codec pack and those two players I have never had any file I cant play, oh and QT Lite
     
    ViciousXUSMC, Mar 24, 2011
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    DetlevCM Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    DetlevCM, Mar 24, 2011
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    I have VLC and KMP, work for all my needs.
     
    Bullit, Mar 25, 2011
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    I tried basically every codec pack and this one was the best. I like playing my videos in WMP so I needed the codec pack. I do have VLC player as a backup though. It should be able to handle everything thrown at you.
     
    nu_D, Mar 25, 2011
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    BlazeGaj Notebook Evangelist

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    Media Player Classic+codecs.

    I used others but this was the only one I liked. It played pretty much all formats and simple for the most part.

    Although VLC is good as well but I never really liked it.
     
    BlazeGaj, Mar 26, 2011
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