MPlayerX or VLC

[WillWest]

Hey guys, I just got my first Mac and I don't know witch one is better..
I used VLC on my PC but I heard that it has problems on Macs

 

[xlii]

Both work fine. Both are free. Download both. Give each of them a try and decide for yourself which one of them you prefer.

 

[Michaelgtrusa]

Both.

 

[keaide]

Up to you. Both work fine. No issues with VLC. In fact, I prefer it (for no special reason, though).

 

[hallux]

VLC allows resizing of the video window (if you want to play a video and still browse the web with the rest of your screen real-estate) but it jitters and pixelates on occasion (while playing from a network location) where MplayerX buffers and plays smooth but does not allow for the video display area to change.

 

[LebaS]

I prefer MplayerX

 

[dakwar]

I personally use and like VLC. But there are some occasions when i end up using MPlayerX because in those cases it works better than VLC.

 

[cocky jeremy]

I prefer MplayerX

Same.

 

[terrymaz]

I have had both and for whatever reason prefer mplayerx as well

 

[WillWest]

ok thank you

 

[jhu2]

i think i read some where that vlc uses less power to run than mplayer. can anyone confirm?

 

[hallux]

I'll have to try when I get home but I'm pretty sure both will invoke the discrete GPU (on Macs configured with one) so they may use around the same. I can use coconutBattery to see what the draw from the battery is while each app is playing a video.

 

[SnowLeopard2008]

VLC. MplayerX has issues with some of the more obscure formats.

 

[cocky jeremy]

VLC. MplayerX has issues with some of the more obscure formats.

Weird. I've gotten MplayerX to play stuff VLC didn't.

 

[hallux]

MplayerX pulls ~1 watt more than VLC while playing the same video BUT it streams smoother when streaming off a share on my local network.