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[TheBoy]

Been using VLC for years on a number of pcs - from win2000 through to Win7 - never had a problem with it locking up, always worked ok even on odd formats (such as cctv clips) and never tried to install any toolbars

Has for a while now, but does prompt first

[Martian]

Just years of trying to play videos, windows media player always moans about codecs. VLC just works, its not cluttered with rubbish I don't want. It just plays videos, its works well & reliable. I've not used WMP in years

As someone who used Media Player every day, its the most solid, reliable one out they for Windows, by a considerable factor.

VLC ignores most standards, and is prone to locking up. It has no place on my PCs.

I'm with TB on this one, WMP plays absolutely ANYTHING I present it with without any issues at all once it is aware of what codecs are available to use.

[Steve B]

wmp is rubbish imo  vlc player all the way. bet it would even play a vhs video if you could get it in the draw.

[TheBoy]

wmp is rubbish imo  vlc player all the way. bet it would even play a vhs video if you could get it in the draw.

*Sigh*

Why is WMP rubbish? Its simply a shell for the media interface built deep into Windows. Being a core Windows framework, the media interface is a de-facto Windows standard, and is rock solid (but like IE, at the mercy of 3rd party codecs).  As WMP is just a shell for this framework, it has all the same advantages.

VLC on the other hand, is a kludged app trying to do it outside of the Windows provided framework. And it shows.

[Steve B]

wmp is rubbish imo  vlc player all the way. bet it would even play a vhs video if you could get it in the draw.

*Sigh*

Why is WMP rubbish? Its simply a shell for the media interface built deep into Windows. Being a core Windows framework, the media interface is a de-facto Windows standard, and is rock solid (but like IE, at the mercy of 3rd party codecs).  As WMP is just a shell for this framework, it has all the same advantages.

VLC on the other hand, is a kludged app trying to do it outside of the Windows provided framework. And it shows.

and thats why..... for quality yes wmp wins all the way...try and put a mkv file to wmp...not very universal that way

[dbug]

Agree wmp is not "rubbish" or "shite", but have always found that those video formats that wmp can't handle, work ok on vlc

[Martian]

and thats why..... for quality yes wmp wins all the way...try and put a mkv file to wmp...not very universal that way

WMP plays MKV's just fine, what's the issue?

[Martian]

Agree wmp is not "rubbish" or "shite", but have always found that those video formats that wmp can't handle, work ok on vlc

WMP will play anything if the right codec is installed & registered correctly.

[cem_devecioglu]

never had to download any codec for vlc.. it played anything without hesitation.. windows medial player is limiited with codecs..

[Steve B]

when i chuck a mkv at it you get...

Windows Media Player cannot play the file. The Player might not support the file type or might not support the codec that was used to compress the file.

[Martian]

when i chuck a mkv at it you get...

Windows Media Player cannot play the file. The Player might not support the file type or might not support the codec that was used to compress the file.

That message means the correct codec is either not installed, or not registered correctly within Windows.

[TheBoy]

As Martian rightly points out, the media framework in Windows is exensible via codecs. Put on the correct codecs, *ANY* system making use of the media framework, WMP included, can play the file.

.mkv files, like all files, play fine in WMP.


VLC goes down a different route, and redesigns the wheel over and over, and this makes it buggy. Media framework is tried and tested.

[Steve B]

Anyway i agree with martian and tb  you cannot beat media player just downloaded a codac pack so stop knocking it you lot