VLC vs Media Player Alternatives
Cluster focuses on debates comparing VLC media player to alternatives like mpv and MPC-HC, discussing bloat, features, performance, and versatility.
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Sample Comments
Didn't we already have VLC for this?
What's the benefit over VLC?
Does VLC not meet your needs for a media player?
What does other players do better than vlc?
Wouldn't it be nice if it let me use VLC which supports damn-near everything?
I'll say the same for VLC !
VLC is bloated. Try mpv from https://mpv.io/
Why you use Windows music/video player when it sucks ? VLC can do the work much better and not show ads.
VLC is just a shadow of what it used to be. On Windows I recommend you to try something else like MPC-HC
MPC-HC and mpv are much better than VLC.