VLC media player 0.8.6b

• Editor's Rating:

  4.0 stars

• Average User Rating:

  4.0 stars (out of 180 votes) Rate it!

• Downloads:

  2,286,856

• Operating Systems:

  Mac OS X 10.4 Intel, Mac OS X 10.0 Server, Mac OS X 10.4 PPC, Mac OS X 10.3.9

• Additional Requirements:

  Mac OS X 10.3.9 or higher

• Limitations:

  No limitations

• Date Added:

  April 17, 2007

• Previous Versions:

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Publisher's description of VLC media player 0.8.6b

From VideoLAN Project:

VLC media player is a highly portable multimedia player for various audio and video formats (MPEG, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, mp3, ogg, ...) as well as DVDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols.

Editor's review of VLC media player 0.8.6b

• 4.0 stars

• "The last video player you'll ever need"

• Reviewed by: CNET Staff
• Version reviewed: VLC media player 0.8.6b

When it comes to video files, it seems like nothing is ever as easy as it should be. VLC Media Player offers a one-stop solution, supporting playback of a whole slew of file types, including AVI, OGG, MP2, MP3, MP4, DivX, and DVD. It can even function as a streaming-media server. Its open-source roots mean the program evolves quickly, with new features and fixes released frequently. Though the skinned mode perks up the interface, the program suffers from unpredictable behavior when it's activated. Also, the basic task of opening a file is far more confusing than it should be; the program gives you several options, including the head-scratcher Quick Open File. Overall, though, VLC Media Player earns its place on any computer with its ability to open just about any type of video file.

User reviews of VLC media player 0.8.6b

• Average user rating: 4.1 stars out of 180 votes
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• 5 stars

  Version: VLC media player 0.8.6b

  "Excellent"

  by LMLP on June 21, 2007

  Pros: Better than Windows Media Player

  Cons: The skin

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• 4 stars

  3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

  Version: VLC media player 0.8.6b

  "plays everything including partial files"

  by goldstarsteve on May 6, 2007

  Pros: Plays all video formats (except for real and wm) - great if you download video from the internet. Can even play files that are imcomplete!

  Cons: GUI a bit confusing. If it would handle real and wm i could throw out those two

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• 5 stars

  1 out of 1 people found this review helpful

  Version: VLC media player 0.8.6b

  "Perfect Player for Windows media"

  by tlgtlgr on May 9, 2007

  Pros: Play all kind of files with all codecs perfect!!

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• 5 stars

  Version: VLC media player 0.8.6b

  "An all-round top video/dvd player. Plays stuff almost nothing else will."

  by peripo on July 25, 2007

  Pros: VLC is a crisp no nonsense player that's so simple to use. And it's got a very colourful, pleasing easy to recognise icon which I find very handy considering the battalion of icons we all collect these days. I also like it because the program itself doesn't claim a huge amount of real estate (if you don't want to blow it up to full screen). When I'm only using 1 computer to amuse myself on, I like to play a video and play cards or surf the net at the same time. I hate Real because it takes up a lot of space with its toolbar (&WM as well). If I use one of the other players though I'll watch something on my desktop pc or imac and surf/play or whatever on my laptop or macbook. Yes, I'm spoiled for choice at present but that's because I'm in the process of changing over to MAC and nuking all my PC/microsoft stuff

  Cons: Some of the jargon in the advanced configuration is obscure. But that's not something the majority of users would need to get into anyway so it's a really minor beef.

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• 3 stars

  Version: VLC media player 0.8.6b

  "Overall good"

  by jayvadan on July 20, 2007

  Pros: Ease of use

  Cons: nothing that comes to mind

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