Tuesday December 30 2008
Posted By: For a long time I was looking for a free DVD/Multimedia player, one which was able to play the most media types such as DivX, Avi, Wmv, MPEG-1 etc.
In the past I’ve been using PowerDVD but I didn’t like it anymore. It began to frustrate me cause it took some time before it could start, it uses a lot of RAM (I have 3GB RAM installed but even with 3GB installed it freezes from time to time!). 
So as you can see, it was time for another software. One which could do the same and one which was freeware.
After searching and trying a lot of multimedia players I think I’ve found the great software I was looking for: VLC Media Player.
VLC media player is multimedia player for various audio and video formats such as: MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, mp3, ogg. Beside those VLC can also play DVDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols. VLC can also be used as a server to stream in unicast or multicast in IPv4 or IPv6 on a high-bandwidth network and it doesn’t need any external codec or program to work. A full feature list is available here.
So instead of paying for a DVD/Multimedia Player you really should try VLC! 
PS: VLC can also be used on Mac OS X, Linux, BeOS and Syllable.
Publisher: Videolan.org
Language: English, Dutch, Chinese and much more!
License: Freeware
Download size: 15,5 MB
Download VLC Media Player: Click…
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WOW, it sounds like even better than the window media player, mate.
I’ll try it out and thanks for the recommendation!
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It IS way better then Windows Media Player. I always hated Windows Media Player Wilson!
Give it a try and tell me if you like it or not!
I first heard about VLC when I was doing some research on IPv6. It sounded very good, but I didn’t know anyone streaming using it on IPv6, so I didn’t try it.
Do you use IPv6? Do you stream media with VLC over IPv6? If so, I’d love to see how VLC works over IPv6.
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Is this available for a mac?
Well, to be honest I haven’t tried that aldon @ orient-lodge.. However, you should give it a try. It’s a very handy application.
If you’re using Mac OS X, then the answer is yes Windshield!
I use VLC from the first time I tested it. It’s a great player because it plays almost all formats. Good post.
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been using it on my Linux all this time
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Yeah, that’s why I love it too Webomatic.
It’s really a great peace of software, isn’t it Nichive!