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Re:Windows 11 New Media Player Uses 3.5x More RAM, Charges f... by winstonwinston on Saturday June 20, 2026 @12:33PM (#48610547)
Windows 11 is not free software. Apple macOS, iOS, ipadOS all support HEVC and Dolby because Apple pays licensing costs, likewise Microsoft should do the same for Windows users, it is not free OS.
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Re:Windows 11 New Media Player Uses 3.5x More RAM, Charges f... by VladVladikoff on Saturday June 20, 2026 @02:43PM (#48611769)
I don’t recall ever having a good time using a native Mac OS video player.
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Re:Windows 11 New Media Player Uses 3.5x More RAM, Charges f... by sgarland on Saturday June 20, 2026 @03:32PM (#48612232)
QuickTime is fine. It does the basics, is intuitive, and fast.
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Re:Windows 11 New Media Player Uses 3.5x More RAM, Charges f... by VladVladikoff on Saturday June 20, 2026 @05:34PM (#48613186)
It’s been a few years since I tried but I think the codec support was pretty bad last time I checked. Sure it can play MOV files, but every time I tried to throw some pirated video at it it would choke.
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