Comments on: Quick Overview: Free Media Players

By: vwalien

vwalien — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 19:18:56 +0000

I agree, I was a HUGE VLC fan for so long, and then someone recommended k-media player to resolve my issues with jittery video playback on my asus eee pc. As soon as I tried k-media player (kmp), I uninstalled vlc on all my systems, and only use k-media player.

It is awesome.

By: alper

alper — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 20:25:02 +0000

You should really give “k-media player” (kmp) a try. Don’t confuse with kmplayer, based on mplayer. It is totally different. I was using BSPlayer and vlc together and at the end of the first week I started to use kmp, I uninstalled both. The latest version:

http://www.kmplayer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4094

By: Sherri

Sherri — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 17:25:16 +0000

VLC covers all my needs, without the headaches.

By: Mark O'Neill

Mark O'Neill — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:04:14 +0000

When compiling this list, I was all ready to extol the virtues of CrystalPlayer, until I checked their webpage and discovered that they no longer offer the free version! The free version has been scrapped in favour of a $30 pro version - no thanks!

What company in their right mind would scrap a perfectly good free version of their software? Especially these days when free and open-source players are all over the net.

By: M0we

M0we — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 09:12:54 +0000

I use either MediaPlayer Classic or VLC for video, and either Quintessential Media Player (QMP) or winamp (v5.5 rocks!) for music.

Also Windows media player is not free (as VLC or QMP are), so it is not an option for the open-source\freeware ardent.

By: Aibek

Aibek — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 02:06:45 +0000

“… MediaPlayer Classic, which plays just about anything” Totally agree. It’s especially handy for playing all those (…) video downloads.

By: ²is

²is — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 01:11:50 +0000

KMplayer - based on MPlayer - it’s La Creme De La Creme - highly configurable - fun to use

By: Rob

Rob — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 00:39:23 +0000

How about MPlayer for windows? MPlayer has been an open source staple for a long time, and now there are some decent UIs for it, it’s excellent on Windows. I get my build from http://mulder.dummwiedeutsch.de/home/

There’s also MediaPlayer Classic, which plays just about anything

By: Aibek

Aibek — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 23:16:42 +0000

GOM Player? Hmmm… never heard of it, gotta check it out. As about Linux, it has been a while since I used it so I am not really up-to-date on this. Although I read lots of positive things about Amarok.

By: Aibek

Aibek — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 22:17:57 +0000

@ Scott

BSPlayer is one of my favorites as well. Easy-to-use, light on memory and plays almost any video file. Btw, if anyone interested in older version check out

OldApps: Get Older Version for any Popular Program

By: Joshua Jabin

Joshua Jabin — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 22:08:26 +0000

On Windows, I usually use either MediaMonkey or Winamp for music, and GOM Player for video. All of these programs offer some great features without hogging system resources.

What are your choices for Linux media players? I use Banshee and MPlayer, but I also like Amarok.

By: R3dd0g

R3dd0g — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 21:58:53 +0000

Don’t forget AVS DVD Player by AVS Media. I simply use it for all (and I do mean all) of my video files. Although you can set it to be the default player for audio files as well.

By: Scott

Scott — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 21:25:51 +0000

I swear by BSPlayer. They used to include it in the Kazza codec packs, There is a free version on http://www.bsplayer.com but with ads, if you google you can still find the last free version without ads though 1.39 is the one I use