CNET Editors' review
More than a few users find it frustrating when their media player won't play Flash videos saved from YouTube and similar sites. After all, they only outnumber all other videos by a huge margin that grows wider every minute. It may be possible to tweak your player with codecs, but with so many free media players available, why not try one that does it for you, such as FLVPlayer4Free. As its name suggests, it's a free media player that specializes in playing FLV and related formats. But it's hardly limited to Flash video: It also plays all the most common audio and video formats and plenty of uncommon ones. With a unique look (easily customized) and tons of options available when you need them, FLVPlayer4Free covers all the bases you need a media player to cover yet offers enough of a difference to stand out in a crowded field.
FLVPlayer4Free's user interface combines a browser-like toolbar with essential controls to show a different face from the usual media player look. With its white background, the look is clean and efficient yet a bit stark, but complaints cease when you right-click the interface to access the main menu and scroll down to Skins: FLVPlayer4Free comes with more than 100 skins, with something for every taste. A pop-up tool makes it incredibly easy to preview and apply them all. The toolbar includes a Playlist Editor, Save Frame tool, and Video Converter.
We like FLVPlayer4Free. It's an attractive alternative to the popular but fiddly open source media players, yet it gives up little in features. We encountered no bugginess, though it did associate our media files despite our expectation of a setup option (it's easy enough to change) and its publisher would like to interest you in other software -- hardly unique or especially annoying. It played Flash video, saved TV programs, and copied DVDs, everything we threw at it, in fact. FLVPlayer4Free offers a nice balance between simplicity and options, especially if you're mostly interested in a top-quality YouTube player that can also handle your DVDs, MPEGs, AVIs, and other video playback needs.
FLVPlayer4Free-Play MKV, MOV, MP4, AVI videos or YouTube video.-Download Video Previews:Publisher's Description
From FLVPlayer4Free:
FLVPlayer4Free is an updated enjoyable application to play FLV, Youtube Video and other Video files. No need of Flash authoring tool and provides Drag & Drop support (from files, texts, browser links), Multi language function, Full screen and Full resizable options, an useful. Always on top function, volume, and mute commands and Play, Pause, Rewind, Fast Forward. Seeking bar buttons to easily deal with your FLV player. Contain optional Youtube Video Download Toolbar. Support: FLV MP4 F4V F4P F4A F4B DIVX XVID MP4 AVI MPEG MPEG4 WMV ASF MPG M4V MKV DVR-MS HDMOV M2TS M2T MKA 3GP 3G2 3GPP 3GP2 MOV QT RM RAM RMVB video files
What's new in this version: Version 3.7 adds support of F4V F4P F4A F4B. Playlist and snapshot are improved.
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3.8 starsout of 199 votes
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Current version:
4.7 starsout of 3 votes
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"Really outstanding; compare to most"
Version: FLVPlayer4Free 3.7
Pros
The usage of the player is fantastic; easy to get the video's or songs organize in a library
Cons
It needs to combine a really dependable graphic equalizer.
Throw in some Visualiztions maybe.Summary
This player is positively a lot more east to run; than the Windows Media Player
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"viruses free, and easy to use"
Version: FLVPlayer4Free 3.7
Pros
easy to use and offers high quality
Cons
Nothing special to say about it
Summary
It seems to me that flv4 player is better than all those free players, full of spies i used before
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"As good and stable as ever"
Version: FLVPlayer4Free 3.7
Pros
It's free, it's continually being improved and it's light on system resources. Couldn't ask for more.
Cons
As with any app (paid or otherwise) there's bound to be a minor irritant or two (like having to opt out of downloading a video-format converter) but, hey, no real complaints here from me.
Summary
If you want a video player that plays most formats, eats up minimal system resources and does it reliably, go for this one.
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