VLC media player 2.0.0

Odinbc · **Posted:** Sun Feb 26, 2012 3:37 pm **(#1)**

Major update for VLC media player. The best one out there.
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

New update: VLC 2.0.1 (2012-03-19)

2-ton · **Posted:** Sun Feb 26, 2012 9:19 pm **(#2)**

do you know if it will just update the one I have or will I end up with two?

Odinbc · **Posted:** Sun Feb 26, 2012 9:55 pm **(#3)**

I use Vista and installed over VLC 1.1.x.

2-ton · **Posted:** Sun Feb 26, 2012 10:01 pm **(#4)**

Well, ok then, downloading it now.

Rod · **Joined:** May 16, 2010 **Posts:** 16008

Thanks. I use smplayer most of the time because it doesn't use codecs and works well with GAP, but VLC is still one of my favorite players.

molly · **Joined:** Apr 07, 2010 **Posts:** 14182

I have used VLC for over ten years and IMO, it is the best of the best media player out there.

Deblk · **Joined:** Dec 22, 2011 **Posts:** 399

Cool thanks....my check updates was not telling me this

Odinbc · **Posted:** Sun Mar 25, 2012 1:23 pm **(#8)**

I'm surprised VLC 2.0.1 (2012-03-19) has recently been released. VideoLAN doesn't normally update that often.

On a side note, LibreOffice is now at version 3.5.1. I would read the LibreOffice release notes first.

Odinbc · **Posted:** Tue Jul 24, 2012 2:12 pm **(#9)**

VLC media player 2.0.3 released (2012-07-19)
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/#download

Gms9810 · **Posted:** Wed Jul 25, 2012 1:25 am **(#10)**

I've tried VLC on several computers and I just don't like it. It crashes on whatever I install it on. MS media player won't play .flv files, which is neanderthal of them. I keep coming back to to the kmplayer.

Gms9810 · **Posted:** Wed Jul 25, 2012 1:29 am **(#11)**

Rod wrote:

Thanks. I use smplayer most of the time because it doesn't use codecs and works well with GAP, but VLC is still one of my favorite players.

i think I'll give smplayer a go and see if I like it, but not from softonics, I'm leery of their down loader.

Rod · **Joined:** May 16, 2010 **Posts:** 16008

Gms9810 wrote:

Rod wrote:

Thanks. I use smplayer most of the time because it doesn't use codecs and works well with GAP, but VLC is still one of my favorite players.

i think I'll give smplayer a go and see if I like it, but not from softonics, I'm leery of their down loader.

This is a much better link GMS. I updated the other one i posted as well.
Thanks.

http://smplayer.sourceforge.net/index.php?tr_lang=en

Gms9810 · **Posted:** Wed Jul 25, 2012 3:18 pm **(#13)**

Oh, I got it on sourceforge and am completely sold on it. I've already put it on all 5 of my computers. It does just what I want, simply and easily. It's not bloated and hasn't crashed yet.

Erisian · **Posted:** Wed Jul 25, 2012 3:41 pm **(#14)**

IMO VLC and SM player are THE best video players out there.

mackenzieh · **Posted:** Wed May 16, 2018 12:25 pm **(#15)**

I'm considering downloaded SMPlayer. Is it better than KMPlayer? I'm running windows 10.

Wallace · **Posted:** Wed May 16, 2018 1:13 pm **(#16)**

mackenzieh wrote:

I'm considering downloaded SMPlayer.
Is it better than KMPlayer?
I'm running windows 10.

I haven't heard of these media player before.
I've always used VLC and have become accustom to it.
I feel,
that It's not about which one is better.
Some may have features that others don't and visa-versa.
Try them both out,
to see which one suits you more.

mackenzieh · **Posted:** Wed May 16, 2018 1:51 pm **(#17)**

Wallace wrote:

mackenzieh wrote:

I'm considering downloaded SMPlayer.
Is it better than KMPlayer?
I'm running windows 10.

I haven't heard of these media player before.
I've always used VLC and have become accustom to it.
I feel,
that It's not about which one is better.
Some may have features that others don't and visa-versa.
Try them both out,
to see which one suits you more.

That's true. I'm curious about SMPlayer more because it is an open source player and I believe it does a lot more than KMPlayer which I have tried when I had my old laptop and it ran on Windows 7.

Wallace · **Posted:** Wed May 16, 2018 2:00 pm **(#18)**

mackenzieh wrote:

That's true. I'm curious about SMPlayer more because it is an open source player and I believe it does a lot more than KMPlayer which I have tried when I had my old laptop and it ran on Windows 7.

Another aspect that you might consider.
Is the weight/size of the installed software and if a portable version is available.
If you have limited space,
being portable could be desirable over an installation.

ofnuts · **Joined:** Oct 25, 2010 **Posts:** 4812

SMPlayer is standard issue on Ubuntu. It is a GUI front-end for Mplayer which is a CLI player. Works nicely. It has become my default player.

mackenzieh · **Posted:** Wed May 16, 2018 2:53 pm **(#20)**

Wallace wrote:

mackenzieh wrote:

That's true. I'm curious about SMPlayer more because it is an open source player and I believe it does a lot more than KMPlayer which I have tried when I had my old laptop and it ran on Windows 7.

Another aspect that you might consider.
Is the weight/size of the installed software and if a portable version is available.
If you have limited space,
being portable could be desirable over an installation.

My laptop isn't limited on space yet. I haven't downloaded much of anything for it to have gobbled up my hard drive or RAM. I'm not sure if there is a portable version available, but I believe there is.