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You can now vote for your favorite projects/products of 2017. This is your chance to be heard! Voting ends on February 7th.


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View Poll Results: Video Media Player of the Year
Dragon Player 1 0.34%
DVD-Player (XBMC) 0 0%
FFplay 1 0.34%
kaffeine 1 0.34%
Miro 0 0%
mplayer 31 10.44%
mplayer2 9 3.03%
mpv 31 10.44%
MythTV Internal player 0 0%
Totem 4 1.35%
VideoPlayer (Kodi) 8 2.69%
VLC 202 68.01%
xine 7 2.36%
Xplayer 2 0.67%
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Old 01-03-2018, 11:54 AM   #1
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Video Media Player of the Year


What's your preferred app for watching video?

--jeremy
 
Old 01-03-2018, 12:25 PM   #2
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I voted for VLC, but I also like the SMPlayer front end for MPlayer.
 
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Old 01-03-2018, 12:34 PM   #3
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Voted for Myth again as I use it for TV and videos/dvds mainly. I occasionally us VLC.
 
Old 01-03-2018, 02:23 PM   #4
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I picked Totem because it is usually what I use, but I also always load VLC for any "problem" files to play.
 
Old 01-03-2018, 03:05 PM   #5
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mpv - watch videos without X!
 
Old 01-03-2018, 03:11 PM   #6
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Plex?
 
Old 01-03-2018, 05:01 PM   #7
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I voted for VLC, but I also like the SMPlayer front end for MPlayer.
I second this, voted VLC but would have voted for SMPlayer if offered.
 
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Old 01-03-2018, 07:16 PM   #8
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VLC because it works on all my devices
 
Old 01-04-2018, 04:58 AM   #9
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mpv fanboy here.

it's the best thing that's happened to desktop linux in the last decade if you ask me.

keep it up devs!
 
Old 01-04-2018, 08:39 AM   #10
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VLC is the only one that plays almost everything I throw at it.
 
Old 01-04-2018, 08:42 AM   #11
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Totem, actually.
 
Old 01-04-2018, 10:20 AM   #12
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xine. Easy, fast and supports easy custom key bindings.
vlc is a good second, but it takes longer to start
 
Old 01-04-2018, 04:05 PM   #13
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MPV
 
Old 01-04-2018, 10:00 PM   #14
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vlc
 
Old 01-04-2018, 11:55 PM   #15
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