Download of the day: Media Player Classic

Robert Hallock 16 Oct, 2008 at 9:15am ET Article published in Tech

Media Player Classic's sleek and functional interface. No irritating clutter.

The sleek and functional Media Player Classic interface. No irritating clutter!

While there are many media players on the market including Windows Media Player, VLC, and Winamp, none of them come close to Media Player Classic’s sleek and compact functionality. Supporting 5.1 channel Dolby plugins like AC3Filter, subtitle plugins like VobSub, integrated DVD playback, and tons of options to make the player perform just as desired, Media Player Classic can’t be beaten. So if you’re looking to treat yourself to a real, powerful and intuitive media player, get MPC today.

Download (Windows): Here

Comments

16 Oct 2008 ~ 12:35pm jared Media Player Classic is a great app - still prefer VLC though
29 Oct 2008 ~ 2:49pm jared BUMP.

I'm in the process of getting everything setup on my next XP install and it got me curious.

Is there anything specific that makes MPC better than VLC or does it come down to personal preference?

I used MPC a while back (over 2 years) and I can't really remember if there was anything that made one app better than the other.

cheers
29 Oct 2008 ~ 7:33pm jared OK - remember now the difference. VLC has all the codecs you would need built in. MPC not so much :P
29 Oct 2008 ~ 7:53pm Thrax That's why you use good third party codecs, not crappy all-in-one codecs.
29 Oct 2008 ~ 8:37pm jared Hmmm I suppose so but I haven't had any problems with VLCs codecs. yet. :P
30 Oct 2008 ~ 4:17am UPSKingpin Media Player Classic is excellent.

Even better, grab the K-Lite Codec Pack. It has nearly every codec you'll ever need, and comes with Media Player Classic, Quicktime alternative, and Real alternative. I've used it for years, and for years I've never had to download a codec.

Thrax, I agree--All-in-ones are usually trouble, but the K-Lite pack will impress anyone.

K-Lite comes in three versions, for whatever your needs: Full, Standard, and Basic. I've always used full and it's never let me down. Only 14MB too. Get it now.
30 Oct 2008 ~ 8:03am CB

UPSKingpin wrote:

Media Player Classic is excellent.

Even better, grab the K-Lite Codec Pack. It has nearly every codec you'll ever need, and comes with Media Player Classic, Quicktime alternative, and Real alternative. I've used it for years, and for years I've never had to download a codec.

Thrax, I agree--All-in-ones are usually trouble, but the K-Lite pack will impress anyone.

K-Lite comes in three versions, for whatever your needs: Full, Standard, and Basic. I've always used full and it's never let me down. Only 14MB too. Get it now.

qft
30 Oct 2008 ~ 10:28am Snarkasm I've started going with the Combined Community Codec Pack. CCCP is pretty freakin' solid.
30 Oct 2008 ~ 12:55pm jared Thrax, codec pack recommendation?
30 Oct 2008 ~ 1:21pm Thrax I don't use codec packs. I stick strictly to the codecs for the movies I want to play, because I don't want my system crapped up with ones that can conflict down the road.

If you get the OGM directshow filters, DiVX, XVID, AC3filter, 3vix, WM10 and a good MPEG2 codec, you can play damn near anything.
30 Oct 2008 ~ 1:46pm CB

Thrax wrote:

I don't use codec packs. I stick strictly to the codecs for the movies I want to play, because I don't want my system crapped up with ones that can conflict down the road.

If you get the OGM directshow filters, DiVX, XVID, AC3filter, 3vix, WM10 and a good MPEG2 codec, you can play damn near anything.

Could you put those in a pack for us. :P
30 Oct 2008 ~ 3:21pm jared The Essential Icrontic Codec pack - shipping with the Thrax Seal of Approvalâ„¢. Do want.
30 Oct 2008 ~ 3:25pm Thrax I'ma be a bastard about it and make a 40MB zip file that contains a text file with repeating links to all their websites.

/me shakes a fist.
30 Oct 2008 ~ 4:02pm Outther w