VLC vs. WMP ?
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This is, partially, in response to the recent "CCCC" thread, but I am also curious to know your opinion in terms of media players, and, I feel that: if I start a new thread, it will get broader exposure than if I just add this to the "CCCC" thread. Until recently, I only used VLC, then I began to notice that certain video files (.mkv format) showed a kind of grid-like pattern in the background that was visually disturbing: those same files, played in WMP, without changing any system settings in Win 7/64, or any settings in nVidia's settings for the GeForce 7100GS card, looked significantly better. Whether the apparent difference in visual quality is due to my somewhat atypical (?) hardware configuration: nVidia GeForce 7100GS driving a six-year old, 720p capable, 32-inch LG teevee, via HDMI=>HDMI ... I have no idea. On the other hand, certain video files, in several different formats, that play without error in VLC, cause a complete freeze of my Win 7/64 system when played with WMP: keyboard, mouse unresponsive; no BSOD; reboot required. And, your verdict ... is ? thanks, Bill
"So long as … social condemnation, which, in the face of civilization, artificially creates hells on earth, and complicates divine destiny, with human fatality … so long as three problems of the age: degradation of man by poverty; ruin of women by starvation; dwarfing of childhood by physical and spiritual night: are not solved: so long as social asphyxia shall be possible … so long as ignorance and misery remain on earth, books like this cannot be useless." Victor Hugo, "Les Misérables," 1862
BillWoodruff wrote:
verdict
You should stop watching so much pr0n! ;P Seriously, I've only ever used VLC or WMP.
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This is, partially, in response to the recent "CCCC" thread, but I am also curious to know your opinion in terms of media players, and, I feel that: if I start a new thread, it will get broader exposure than if I just add this to the "CCCC" thread. Until recently, I only used VLC, then I began to notice that certain video files (.mkv format) showed a kind of grid-like pattern in the background that was visually disturbing: those same files, played in WMP, without changing any system settings in Win 7/64, or any settings in nVidia's settings for the GeForce 7100GS card, looked significantly better. Whether the apparent difference in visual quality is due to my somewhat atypical (?) hardware configuration: nVidia GeForce 7100GS driving a six-year old, 720p capable, 32-inch LG teevee, via HDMI=>HDMI ... I have no idea. On the other hand, certain video files, in several different formats, that play without error in VLC, cause a complete freeze of my Win 7/64 system when played with WMP: keyboard, mouse unresponsive; no BSOD; reboot required. And, your verdict ... is ? thanks, Bill
"So long as … social condemnation, which, in the face of civilization, artificially creates hells on earth, and complicates divine destiny, with human fatality … so long as three problems of the age: degradation of man by poverty; ruin of women by starvation; dwarfing of childhood by physical and spiritual night: are not solved: so long as social asphyxia shall be possible … so long as ignorance and misery remain on earth, books like this cannot be useless." Victor Hugo, "Les Misérables," 1862
I've been using mostly/only VLC on Windows and VLC/iTunes/Quicktime on Mac. I don't think I ever was able to make WMP work on any PC that I touched (except maybe an early version that only played basic sound and video formats)
Nihil obstat
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This is, partially, in response to the recent "CCCC" thread, but I am also curious to know your opinion in terms of media players, and, I feel that: if I start a new thread, it will get broader exposure than if I just add this to the "CCCC" thread. Until recently, I only used VLC, then I began to notice that certain video files (.mkv format) showed a kind of grid-like pattern in the background that was visually disturbing: those same files, played in WMP, without changing any system settings in Win 7/64, or any settings in nVidia's settings for the GeForce 7100GS card, looked significantly better. Whether the apparent difference in visual quality is due to my somewhat atypical (?) hardware configuration: nVidia GeForce 7100GS driving a six-year old, 720p capable, 32-inch LG teevee, via HDMI=>HDMI ... I have no idea. On the other hand, certain video files, in several different formats, that play without error in VLC, cause a complete freeze of my Win 7/64 system when played with WMP: keyboard, mouse unresponsive; no BSOD; reboot required. And, your verdict ... is ? thanks, Bill
"So long as … social condemnation, which, in the face of civilization, artificially creates hells on earth, and complicates divine destiny, with human fatality … so long as three problems of the age: degradation of man by poverty; ruin of women by starvation; dwarfing of childhood by physical and spiritual night: are not solved: so long as social asphyxia shall be possible … so long as ignorance and misery remain on earth, books like this cannot be useless." Victor Hugo, "Les Misérables," 1862
BillWoodruff wrote:
GeForce 7100GS card
I think it's time for an upgrade... ;P
The United States invariably does the right thing, after having exhausted every other alternative. -Winston Churchill America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. -Oscar Wilde Wow, even the French showed a little more spine than that before they got their sh*t pushed in.[^] -Colin Mullikin
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This is, partially, in response to the recent "CCCC" thread, but I am also curious to know your opinion in terms of media players, and, I feel that: if I start a new thread, it will get broader exposure than if I just add this to the "CCCC" thread. Until recently, I only used VLC, then I began to notice that certain video files (.mkv format) showed a kind of grid-like pattern in the background that was visually disturbing: those same files, played in WMP, without changing any system settings in Win 7/64, or any settings in nVidia's settings for the GeForce 7100GS card, looked significantly better. Whether the apparent difference in visual quality is due to my somewhat atypical (?) hardware configuration: nVidia GeForce 7100GS driving a six-year old, 720p capable, 32-inch LG teevee, via HDMI=>HDMI ... I have no idea. On the other hand, certain video files, in several different formats, that play without error in VLC, cause a complete freeze of my Win 7/64 system when played with WMP: keyboard, mouse unresponsive; no BSOD; reboot required. And, your verdict ... is ? thanks, Bill
"So long as … social condemnation, which, in the face of civilization, artificially creates hells on earth, and complicates divine destiny, with human fatality … so long as three problems of the age: degradation of man by poverty; ruin of women by starvation; dwarfing of childhood by physical and spiritual night: are not solved: so long as social asphyxia shall be possible … so long as ignorance and misery remain on earth, books like this cannot be useless." Victor Hugo, "Les Misérables," 1862
Mostly I use Media Player Classic for video and foobar2000 for music. I've never really had any problems with that combination. :thumbsup:
The United States invariably does the right thing, after having exhausted every other alternative. -Winston Churchill America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. -Oscar Wilde Wow, even the French showed a little more spine than that before they got their sh*t pushed in.[^] -Colin Mullikin
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This is, partially, in response to the recent "CCCC" thread, but I am also curious to know your opinion in terms of media players, and, I feel that: if I start a new thread, it will get broader exposure than if I just add this to the "CCCC" thread. Until recently, I only used VLC, then I began to notice that certain video files (.mkv format) showed a kind of grid-like pattern in the background that was visually disturbing: those same files, played in WMP, without changing any system settings in Win 7/64, or any settings in nVidia's settings for the GeForce 7100GS card, looked significantly better. Whether the apparent difference in visual quality is due to my somewhat atypical (?) hardware configuration: nVidia GeForce 7100GS driving a six-year old, 720p capable, 32-inch LG teevee, via HDMI=>HDMI ... I have no idea. On the other hand, certain video files, in several different formats, that play without error in VLC, cause a complete freeze of my Win 7/64 system when played with WMP: keyboard, mouse unresponsive; no BSOD; reboot required. And, your verdict ... is ? thanks, Bill
"So long as … social condemnation, which, in the face of civilization, artificially creates hells on earth, and complicates divine destiny, with human fatality … so long as three problems of the age: degradation of man by poverty; ruin of women by starvation; dwarfing of childhood by physical and spiritual night: are not solved: so long as social asphyxia shall be possible … so long as ignorance and misery remain on earth, books like this cannot be useless." Victor Hugo, "Les Misérables," 1862
I was using Crystal Media Player untill a few months ago, when I switched to VLC, and the range of file it plays pretty well is very good. But...there is always a but...it does annoy me because there are files that VLC just shows a green screen for, or runs at four times normal speed, that WMP or CMP handle just fine. And, then I got a Nexus, so I installed VLC on that. Oh dear. And took it right back off again, since the number of files it does play is so small...so for Nexus I am using DICE player instead.
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This is, partially, in response to the recent "CCCC" thread, but I am also curious to know your opinion in terms of media players, and, I feel that: if I start a new thread, it will get broader exposure than if I just add this to the "CCCC" thread. Until recently, I only used VLC, then I began to notice that certain video files (.mkv format) showed a kind of grid-like pattern in the background that was visually disturbing: those same files, played in WMP, without changing any system settings in Win 7/64, or any settings in nVidia's settings for the GeForce 7100GS card, looked significantly better. Whether the apparent difference in visual quality is due to my somewhat atypical (?) hardware configuration: nVidia GeForce 7100GS driving a six-year old, 720p capable, 32-inch LG teevee, via HDMI=>HDMI ... I have no idea. On the other hand, certain video files, in several different formats, that play without error in VLC, cause a complete freeze of my Win 7/64 system when played with WMP: keyboard, mouse unresponsive; no BSOD; reboot required. And, your verdict ... is ? thanks, Bill
"So long as … social condemnation, which, in the face of civilization, artificially creates hells on earth, and complicates divine destiny, with human fatality … so long as three problems of the age: degradation of man by poverty; ruin of women by starvation; dwarfing of childhood by physical and spiritual night: are not solved: so long as social asphyxia shall be possible … so long as ignorance and misery remain on earth, books like this cannot be useless." Victor Hugo, "Les Misérables," 1862
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This is, partially, in response to the recent "CCCC" thread, but I am also curious to know your opinion in terms of media players, and, I feel that: if I start a new thread, it will get broader exposure than if I just add this to the "CCCC" thread. Until recently, I only used VLC, then I began to notice that certain video files (.mkv format) showed a kind of grid-like pattern in the background that was visually disturbing: those same files, played in WMP, without changing any system settings in Win 7/64, or any settings in nVidia's settings for the GeForce 7100GS card, looked significantly better. Whether the apparent difference in visual quality is due to my somewhat atypical (?) hardware configuration: nVidia GeForce 7100GS driving a six-year old, 720p capable, 32-inch LG teevee, via HDMI=>HDMI ... I have no idea. On the other hand, certain video files, in several different formats, that play without error in VLC, cause a complete freeze of my Win 7/64 system when played with WMP: keyboard, mouse unresponsive; no BSOD; reboot required. And, your verdict ... is ? thanks, Bill
"So long as … social condemnation, which, in the face of civilization, artificially creates hells on earth, and complicates divine destiny, with human fatality … so long as three problems of the age: degradation of man by poverty; ruin of women by starvation; dwarfing of childhood by physical and spiritual night: are not solved: so long as social asphyxia shall be possible … so long as ignorance and misery remain on earth, books like this cannot be useless." Victor Hugo, "Les Misérables," 1862
Like Colin, I also use Media Player Classic but it's now called Media Player Classic Home Cinema (mpc-hc). And the current/active development is at http://mpc-hc.sourceforge.net/ You can download the x86 or x64. I also run Win7/x64. It works for me when I watch movies with happy ending. :-D
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Like Colin, I also use Media Player Classic but it's now called Media Player Classic Home Cinema (mpc-hc). And the current/active development is at http://mpc-hc.sourceforge.net/ You can download the x86 or x64. I also run Win7/x64. It works for me when I watch movies with happy ending. :-D
Looks interesting. I couldn't find any docs for the API though...
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This is, partially, in response to the recent "CCCC" thread, but I am also curious to know your opinion in terms of media players, and, I feel that: if I start a new thread, it will get broader exposure than if I just add this to the "CCCC" thread. Until recently, I only used VLC, then I began to notice that certain video files (.mkv format) showed a kind of grid-like pattern in the background that was visually disturbing: those same files, played in WMP, without changing any system settings in Win 7/64, or any settings in nVidia's settings for the GeForce 7100GS card, looked significantly better. Whether the apparent difference in visual quality is due to my somewhat atypical (?) hardware configuration: nVidia GeForce 7100GS driving a six-year old, 720p capable, 32-inch LG teevee, via HDMI=>HDMI ... I have no idea. On the other hand, certain video files, in several different formats, that play without error in VLC, cause a complete freeze of my Win 7/64 system when played with WMP: keyboard, mouse unresponsive; no BSOD; reboot required. And, your verdict ... is ? thanks, Bill
"So long as … social condemnation, which, in the face of civilization, artificially creates hells on earth, and complicates divine destiny, with human fatality … so long as three problems of the age: degradation of man by poverty; ruin of women by starvation; dwarfing of childhood by physical and spiritual night: are not solved: so long as social asphyxia shall be possible … so long as ignorance and misery remain on earth, books like this cannot be useless." Victor Hugo, "Les Misérables," 1862
I use Windows Media Player because it's there and I know how to rip CDs with it. What's a VLC?
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This is, partially, in response to the recent "CCCC" thread, but I am also curious to know your opinion in terms of media players, and, I feel that: if I start a new thread, it will get broader exposure than if I just add this to the "CCCC" thread. Until recently, I only used VLC, then I began to notice that certain video files (.mkv format) showed a kind of grid-like pattern in the background that was visually disturbing: those same files, played in WMP, without changing any system settings in Win 7/64, or any settings in nVidia's settings for the GeForce 7100GS card, looked significantly better. Whether the apparent difference in visual quality is due to my somewhat atypical (?) hardware configuration: nVidia GeForce 7100GS driving a six-year old, 720p capable, 32-inch LG teevee, via HDMI=>HDMI ... I have no idea. On the other hand, certain video files, in several different formats, that play without error in VLC, cause a complete freeze of my Win 7/64 system when played with WMP: keyboard, mouse unresponsive; no BSOD; reboot required. And, your verdict ... is ? thanks, Bill
"So long as … social condemnation, which, in the face of civilization, artificially creates hells on earth, and complicates divine destiny, with human fatality … so long as three problems of the age: degradation of man by poverty; ruin of women by starvation; dwarfing of childhood by physical and spiritual night: are not solved: so long as social asphyxia shall be possible … so long as ignorance and misery remain on earth, books like this cannot be useless." Victor Hugo, "Les Misérables," 1862
I used to watch tons of anime, so i started using WMP, it was ok, but then switched VLC, and also was fine but i found that sometimes it just froze, never knew why. But the best i have found yet is the GOM player, plays a lot of video formats, is light weight and if you ever get a file for which you dont have the codecs to play it(it is not common to occur this) will show a message to a page where you can download the required codec.
Nothing like a good cup of coffee to awaken the coding beast within. Slacker007 "Writing code is a transcendental process of transformation of infinite chaos into finite reality with coherence, of course". dmitryEB - http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/51670/How-to-Become-a-Rumorous-C-Developer 'Potentially' members of CP have heard all the jokes of the world. 'Realistically', they are just killjoy's. Sentenryu
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This is, partially, in response to the recent "CCCC" thread, but I am also curious to know your opinion in terms of media players, and, I feel that: if I start a new thread, it will get broader exposure than if I just add this to the "CCCC" thread. Until recently, I only used VLC, then I began to notice that certain video files (.mkv format) showed a kind of grid-like pattern in the background that was visually disturbing: those same files, played in WMP, without changing any system settings in Win 7/64, or any settings in nVidia's settings for the GeForce 7100GS card, looked significantly better. Whether the apparent difference in visual quality is due to my somewhat atypical (?) hardware configuration: nVidia GeForce 7100GS driving a six-year old, 720p capable, 32-inch LG teevee, via HDMI=>HDMI ... I have no idea. On the other hand, certain video files, in several different formats, that play without error in VLC, cause a complete freeze of my Win 7/64 system when played with WMP: keyboard, mouse unresponsive; no BSOD; reboot required. And, your verdict ... is ? thanks, Bill
"So long as … social condemnation, which, in the face of civilization, artificially creates hells on earth, and complicates divine destiny, with human fatality … so long as three problems of the age: degradation of man by poverty; ruin of women by starvation; dwarfing of childhood by physical and spiritual night: are not solved: so long as social asphyxia shall be possible … so long as ignorance and misery remain on earth, books like this cannot be useless." Victor Hugo, "Les Misérables," 1862
I find WMP is more stable and has a way better design than VLC (which looks like it was designed for Windows 3.0, if that.) I use WMP for common audio (mp3 & wma) and VLC for uncommon audio and most movie files. (When VLC first came out, it constantly crashed on my computers, but the last few releases seem relatively stable.)
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I use Windows Media Player because it's there and I know how to rip CDs with it. What's a VLC?
PIEBALDconsult wrote:
What's a VLC?
A mediaplayer[^] that plays almost anything, without the need to install any codecs. They're builtin.
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BillWoodruff wrote:
verdict
You should stop watching so much pr0n! ;P Seriously, I've only ever used VLC or WMP.
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.-John Q. Adams
You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering.-Wernher von Braun
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.-Albert EinsteinHappy New Year, Ahmed, The only prOn I've seen in many years was when I last looked in the mirror. Here at home, I have spray-painted the only mirrors black, and I maintain careful vigilance outside the home, to avoid any stray reflections. I also had to stop watching CNN when they began inserting subliminal photos of myself in newscasts. I still have not located the secret cameras they were using. I hope you haven't had this problem, yourself. yrs, Bill
"So long as … social condemnation, which, in the face of civilization, artificially creates hells on earth, and complicates divine destiny, with human fatality … so long as three problems of the age: degradation of man by poverty; ruin of women by starvation; dwarfing of childhood by physical and spiritual night: are not solved: so long as social asphyxia shall be possible … so long as ignorance and misery remain on earth, books like this cannot be useless." Victor Hugo, "Les Misérables," 1862
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BillWoodruff wrote:
GeForce 7100GS card
I think it's time for an upgrade... ;P
The United States invariably does the right thing, after having exhausted every other alternative. -Winston Churchill America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. -Oscar Wilde Wow, even the French showed a little more spine than that before they got their sh*t pushed in.[^] -Colin Mullikin
Colin Mullikin wrote:
I think it's time for an upgrade
Well, yes, Colin, that's very generous of you to offer; but, please, don't spend too much; I am not a "gamer," and with a six-year old 720p teevee, I may not be able to see much difference beyond what I see now. thanks, Bill
"So long as … social condemnation, which, in the face of civilization, artificially creates hells on earth, and complicates divine destiny, with human fatality … so long as three problems of the age: degradation of man by poverty; ruin of women by starvation; dwarfing of childhood by physical and spiritual night: are not solved: so long as social asphyxia shall be possible … so long as ignorance and misery remain on earth, books like this cannot be useless." Victor Hugo, "Les Misérables," 1862
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I used to watch tons of anime, so i started using WMP, it was ok, but then switched VLC, and also was fine but i found that sometimes it just froze, never knew why. But the best i have found yet is the GOM player, plays a lot of video formats, is light weight and if you ever get a file for which you dont have the codecs to play it(it is not common to occur this) will show a message to a page where you can download the required codec.
Nothing like a good cup of coffee to awaken the coding beast within. Slacker007 "Writing code is a transcendental process of transformation of infinite chaos into finite reality with coherence, of course". dmitryEB - http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/51670/How-to-Become-a-Rumorous-C-Developer 'Potentially' members of CP have heard all the jokes of the world. 'Realistically', they are just killjoy's. Sentenryu
The Gom Player [^] looks interesting; I'll check it out, thanks. I see the Gom player does not support playing .flac audio files, which I listen to often, but it does support .ogg. I note that on CNet both Gom and VLC have over 48 million downloads [^]. Happy New Year ! yrs, Bill
"So long as … social condemnation, which, in the face of civilization, artificially creates hells on earth, and complicates divine destiny, with human fatality … so long as three problems of the age: degradation of man by poverty; ruin of women by starvation; dwarfing of childhood by physical and spiritual night: are not solved: so long as social asphyxia shall be possible … so long as ignorance and misery remain on earth, books like this cannot be useless." Victor Hugo, "Les Misérables," 1862
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Colin Mullikin wrote:
I think it's time for an upgrade
Well, yes, Colin, that's very generous of you to offer; but, please, don't spend too much; I am not a "gamer," and with a six-year old 720p teevee, I may not be able to see much difference beyond what I see now. thanks, Bill
"So long as … social condemnation, which, in the face of civilization, artificially creates hells on earth, and complicates divine destiny, with human fatality … so long as three problems of the age: degradation of man by poverty; ruin of women by starvation; dwarfing of childhood by physical and spiritual night: are not solved: so long as social asphyxia shall be possible … so long as ignorance and misery remain on earth, books like this cannot be useless." Victor Hugo, "Les Misérables," 1862
BillWoodruff wrote:
Well, yes, Colin, that's very generous of you to offer; but, please, don't spend too much
:laugh:
BillWoodruff wrote:
I am not a "gamer," and with a six-year old 720p teevee, I may not be able to see much difference beyond what I see now.
You might not be able to "see" differences, but it many cases it would provide speed improvements. Lots of things in normal PC usage use the GPU to do things. There are tons of video cards out there that are exponentially better than yours for under $75.
The United States invariably does the right thing, after having exhausted every other alternative. -Winston Churchill America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. -Oscar Wilde Wow, even the French showed a little more spine than that before they got their sh*t pushed in.[^] -Colin Mullikin
