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GOM Player is a free video and media player that offers high-quality playback, easy optimization, and a sleek interface. It's easier to use than some of the popular open-source players but nearly as flexible and less confusing (better-looking, too). With extras like screen capture, GOM Player offers quality playback without the fiddly settings of the better-known alternatives. Naturally it has all the essentials, such as full-screen view, playlists, and hot keys.
GOM Player's look is quite attractive, with orange highlights on active buttons and a control panel resembling an audio component's aluminum faceplate; you can reskin the interface, too, and select many other options from the main context menu. When you first run GOM Player, a setup wizard helps you configure the program's playback settings for your individual needs. There are three choices: Normal mode, which GOM player recommends for most users; High-Quality mode, which optimizes playback for high-quality displays but uses more system resources and is not recommended for less powerful PCs; and TV Output mode, which is great for home theater systems. We've seen plenty of ordinary video players and were more interested in what GOM Player can do, so we selected High-Quality mode. We also specified VMR9 output, which requires DirectX 9 or higher. We could also configure subtitles and enable multiple instances of GOM Player. GOM Player can play back audio in three stereo modes (2, 4, and 5.1 channels) as well as S/PDIF output. You can associate the program with a wide range of file types and extensions, too, though if you plan to try GOM Player without giving up your current media player, you may want to retain your file associations; you can always change them to GOM Player later, if you prefer.
GOM Player's playback quality didn't disappoint, nor did its controls and features. While we've long relied on open-source project players that have every bell, whistle, and option you can think of (or think up and add yourself), we'd have no problem with GOM Player in the projectionist's booth, and no problem recommending it to anyone needing an easy-to-use, high-quality video player.
GOM Media Player:Publisher's Description
From Gretech:
GOM Player is a free multimedia player with popular video and audio codecs built-in. GOM Player supports file formats such as AVI, DAT, MPEG, DivX, XviD, WMV, ASF. Users don't have to install codecs separately. GOM Player is capable of playing incomplete or damaged AVI files by skipping the damaged frames. It can also play locked or partially downloaded files. Its other features include drag-and-drop support, HTTP streaming, editable skins, subtitling, overlay mixer, key remapping, enhanced filter rendering, real-time index rebuilding for AVI files and unicode support among others.
What's new in this version: Version 2.1.39.5101 implemented the following changes: A security vulnerability related to the "Open URL" feature has been addressed and corrected.
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"Formerly Good Product Ruined by Advertising"
Version: GOM Media Player 2.1.39.5101
Pros
Used to be a great product before they slathered it with advertising. USE VLC PLAYER INSTEAD - NO ADS
Cons
They recently made changes that force you to view ads and changes your settings. Screw these guys.
Summary
AVOID - Use VLC Player instead it's free, no ads. Screw you GOM player sellouts for wrecking a great product.
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"Ads completely killed it."
Version: GOM Media Player 2.1.39.5101
Pros
An excellent all round player
Cons
Ads on starting up and closing down the program are completely unacceptable
Having the install AVG and its ******** with the program as the default "express" install option is a disgracefully low blowSummary
I understand that the company needs to make money to support the program but this is way too far. Used GOM for 3 years but i have just uninstalled the ad filled garbage they call a media player. The search for its replacement begins...
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"GOM is great."
Version: GOM Media Player 2.1.39.5101
Pros
Great video, sound & easy to use.
Cons
None that I've found.
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"Pop ads are somethings semi-pornographic."
Version: GOM Media Player 2.1.39.5101
Pros
Was my default player for years. Simplest to use.
Cons
Based on this offensive "update", I've deleted it from my system -- and CNET has lost credibility in the process.
The first time I used it after the update, when I closed the player after watching a video, a pop-up ad showed up of close-up shot of a woman's butt barely covered by tiny underwear.
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"If it wasn't for the ads!"
Version: GOM Media Player 2.1.39.5101
Pros
All's perfect, except for one con.
Any codec that's required is downloaded and installed efficiently.
Plays everything.
Nice Interface.
Stable, unlike many others like VLC's latest version and doesn't inflate the registry and fill HD to the crash point like it.Cons
Ads, ads, ads,...
Summary
It is so good I still use it in spite of the ads, but at least the ads can be made less obtrusive so it can be rated as a 5-star product instead of 4.5
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"Crap with ads"
Version: GOM Media Player 2.1.39.5101
Pros
All in one programme
Cons
ads popuping crappy adware crap
Summary
good but these ads make me wanna jeez on my screen
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"Wasted an entire afternoon due to the update!"
Version: GOM Media Player 2.1.39.5101
Pros
Was fiercely loyal to GOM player before the update...
Cons
Changed my search engine settings from Google search to AVG...I then had to proceed to spend an entire afternoon to try to figure out how to change it back.
Summary
Do NOT update your player!
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"Someone thinks users are stupid!"
Version: GOM Media Player 2.1.39.5101
Pros
Overall a very good player
Cons
Ads. Free software full of ads
Summary
I personally uninstalled GOM player from my PCs and from my brother's laptop. I also told to my friends not to upgrade to the latest version. It's totally inappropriate to treat users like that. If the next version is a total GARBAGE as this one, i will never use this player again. There are many other players out there, which are better and more importantly these companies show some respect to their users, by leaving their products ad free!
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"Favorite player before the ads"
Version: GOM Media Player 2.1.39.5101
Pros
Good player overall...
Cons
... but last version added random ads pop-ups.
Summary
Good bye, GOM.
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"The new version displays ads."
Version: GOM Media Player 2.1.39.5101
Pros
It was my favourite video player. It has very good GUI.
Cons
But now it displays ads, which hurted a lot.
Summary
After it started displaying ads, it lost its worthness.
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