Sidebar Sidebar
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.

Best Video Player?

What is the best Video Player for OSX?

  • VLC

    Votes: 26 53.1%

  • Mplayer

    Votes: 1 2.0%

  • Quicktime

    Votes: 11 22.4%

  • Nice Player

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Other(please tell me)

    Votes: 11 22.4%
  • Total voters
    49
F

finnschi

macrumors 6502
Original poster
Dec 30, 2008
460
0
Hamburg, Germany
I Tried many Video Players... but the best one i've ever used so far was "windows media player classic" (shame on me)

I never found any other media player to just PLAY Videos, fast and without 10 Hours loading time(like nice player...) I want to just watch videos FAST, I don't need more features than...

Playing all video formats (like VLC) , and a playlist... :D

what do you think is the best one for OSX?
 
I watch a lot of anime, and I think the best for subtitles is Quicktime with the Perian add on.

Close second is Mplayer OS X.

But VLC NEVER RENDERS SOFTSUBS RIGHT
 
I really dislike quicktime. I have never ever thought it was a very good player. Be it on Mac or Windows. Always thought it was slow and crappy.

VLC rules.
 
There is no "best" because practically all of them can play everything out there (QuickTime-based players need Perian of course).

QuickTime is basic but fast.
NicePlayer has more features.
RealPlayer can do streaming.
VLC can play tonnes of formats (even incomplete files) and has the most features.
MPlayer OSX Extended can also play a wide variety but is also the fastest player if set up right.
Movist is getting to VLC/MPlayer level.

I have all these players installed because I regularly test them with subbed torrents that I download to see which one is the best. I use QuickTime mostly, NicePlayer to take good screenshots, RealPlayer for Real Media, VLC as a fall back, MPlayer for more demanding HD clips, and Movist I'm just testing.

I don't use VLC, MPlayer or Movist as my main player because they're packet-based. I like being able to skip to the next split second and pause on the spot, which they cannot do.
 
VLC doesn't decode H.264 as good as Quicktime; I noticed this the other day when I was watching an episode from "Planet Earth". For everything else though it's great.
 
VLC should charge for their player because it's such a great player. I've never once had a problem getting it to play anything.
 
VLC doesn't have enough codecs for me, however it has more than most programs and its the best if you dont know how to add codec's to Quicktime. Personally i just use Quicktime.
 
Just noticed today that Quicktime + Perian did not function properly for .MKV files, while VLC plays them w/o any hiccups :)
 
Another vote for Plex, it's awesome.
No need to unpack files, plays everything you throw at it and all 1080p files I have tried have worked like a charm!
Too bad it is for Intel machines only.
VLC is good for SD material but can't handle 1080p very well.
 
VLC is a great player, it played everything. I like quicktime but it sometimes have some problems playing some videos.
 
One nobody mentioned that I like is a QuickTime derivative called BitPlayer (basically, it's an alternate front end to the QuickTime libraries).
 
i used to use quicktime with perian codecs but i have recently switched to vlc and it is night and day faster loading

im definitely a vlc fan
 
Media Player Classic is the best, far better than VLC, with way way way more codecs, such as support for high definition .MKV files however its hard to find a Mac version.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Register on MacRumors! This sidebar will go away, and you'll see fewer ads.
Top Bottom
Back