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Re:mpv a free, open-source, and cross-platform media player by djbusby on Saturday August 17, 2024 @04:37PM (#41277768)
We love VLC because it plays anything, everytime.

And has done this, for a long time, since times when other players struggled.

Maybe it's not the "Best" - it is still the goodest.

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Re:mpv a free, open-source, and cross-platform media player by literallycancer on Sunday August 18, 2024 @10:17AM (#41282536)
VLC doesn't play everything though. mpv plays stuff that VLC can't play. I never have to worry about codecs or installing anything.
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Re:mpv a free, open-source, and cross-platform media player by djbusby on Sunday August 18, 2024 @06:07PM (#41285930)
Sure. My point is that VLC gets a special place. It "just works" for a decade before MPV, still does and across 3+ platforms!

MPV is great too! I think it's important to also recognize how rad VLC was and continues to be.

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