Best Video Player On iOS?

[Adutrumque]

Whats with the standard video player on the iPhone? Whats the difference really? And also - are you guys jailbroken?

[shandyman]

Originally Posted by Adutrumque

Whats with the standard video player on the iPhone? Whats the difference really? And also - are you guys jailbroken?

Standard player as in the native videos app? It only takes MP4, which not everyone uses. I'm not jailbroken

[satchow]

Why do people keep saying VLC?

1) Was last updated 2 years ago
2) Not optimized for Retina iPad screens
3) Not optimized for iPhone 5 16:9 screen
4) OP cannot download VLC because it has been pulled from the App Store

[michaelsviews]

Originally Posted by satchow

Why do people keep saying VLC?

1) Was last updated 2 years ago
2) Not optimized for Retina iPad screens
3) Not optimized for iPhone 5 16:9 screen
4) OP cannot download VLC because it has been pulled from the App Store

VLC is in the appstore now. All different flavors of it.

[shandyman]

Originally Posted by satchow

Why do people keep saying VLC?

1) Was last updated 2 years ago
2) Not optimized for Retina iPad screens
3) Not optimized for iPhone 5 16:9 screen
4) OP cannot download VLC because it has been pulled from the App Store

Exactly. Plus it's starting to crash regularly.

Originally Posted by michaelsviews

VLC is in the appstore now. All different flavors of it.

No it's not. The only VLC app is the remote one and streaming one.

[hovscorpion12]

PopUpTube and McTube are my primary video players. PopUpPlayer allowes a semi galaxy S3 pop up player behavior, but only on the app. McTube is more better Youtube viewer.

[Avatarshark]

Originally Posted by satchow

Why do people keep saying VLC?

1) Was last updated 2 years ago
2) Not optimized for Retina iPad screens
3) Not optimized for iPhone 5 16:9 screen
4) OP cannot download VLC because it has been pulled from the App Store

Looks fine on my iPad Retina, besides the iPhone shouldn't be a problem, from the looks of it, the design is modular

[shandyman]

Originally Posted by Avatarshark

Looks fine on my iPad Retina, besides the iPhone shouldn't be a problem, from the looks of it, the design is modular

Try comparing it to one of the apps that have been made retina quality. I ditched VLC today on iPad for good.

[jkauff]

No one's mentioned HD Player Pro yet. It plays most any format, including FLAC audio, and uses hardware acceleration for both MP4/M4V and MKV files. Lots of my titles are in MKV, so I don't have to convert. It also resizes better than the stock player.

[Vundu]

Originally Posted by michaelsviews

VLC is in the appstore now. All different flavors of it.

No it's not. Some VLC remotes maybe.

[shandyman]

Originally Posted by nicoolcon001

VLC is the best

Not anymore its not. It's not retina. Cannot video out properly. Crashes often in iOS 6.

[C DM]

Originally Posted by shandyman

Not anymore its not. It's not retina. Cannot video out properly. Crashes often in iOS 6.

And, again, for the vast majority, not something they can get onto their devices anyway as it's not available in the app store (and hasn't been for quite some time).

[michaelsviews]

Originally Posted by Vundu

No it's not. Some VLC remotes maybe.

My mistake, that was pointed out too me after I posted and I did not have the time to correct it.

[mrsir2009]

It's such a shame that VLC isn't on the app store I've got VLC on my galaxy tab, and even though it's only a BETA it's SO much better than the built in player, or any player for that matter: It's simple, it's versatile and it "just works".

[Charlie1986]

Itunes videos will not play in any other player because of DRM.

[jacobss]

Just bought AVPlayer, works great for me.