VLC (VideoLAN) 1.1.4

Rated 50/50 by snoop0073 at Jul 10, 2010

all the different formats it plays. the look is to plain

Rated 40/50 by geraldebay1 at Jul 10, 2010

It allows me to play a greater variety of video files than my Windows Media Player in Windows Vista Premium allows me to. Not able to fast forward (as far as I know) when I am watching video files that have been saved to my hard drive.

Rated 50/50 by smart_on at Jul 10, 2010

easy and perfecet i don't know i like that it's easy to opprate

Rated 40/50 by badbrad50 at Jul 10, 2010

Will play anything and easy to use Have not found any faults yet

Rated 40/50 by Robert_tech at Jul 12, 2010

>VLC can play everything >Small package The quality of the video isn t so great specially the sound volume It has all but it could be better player

Rated 50/50 by bluebirdjohn at Jul 12, 2010

Faster than other players. None that i could see.

Rated 40/50 by 65Johan at Jul 12, 2010

I preciate that it plays almost all formats I need and for me it works excellent. I'd like it still better if it would use the first frame as thumbnail instead of its cone.

Rated 40/50 by W.D. at Jul 12, 2010

Easy to use, multiple speed playback, updated regularly It can stop working if you fast foward at maximum speed (8x) for to long. A must have media player, very good open source software.

Rated 30/50 by rjwc27 at Jul 13, 2010

see below. I basically love the product BUT want the ability to convert between file types. The version with the option "file" is the one you can use to convert from one file type to another (ex. from flv to wmv), correct? Can I do this with the version with the word "media" as the first option?? I am confused. Your review video (from the website) shows an option with the word "file" as the first option. The one I downloaded has the word "media" instead. I want to be able to convert from .flv to .wmv; don't I need the "file" choice to be able to do that? Is the ability to convert not available in version 1.1? I don't know if anyone will respond tio this question, but I wanted to mention the "problem."

Rated 40/50 by gjoeckel at Jul 13, 2010

Intuitive setup, ease of use, not fancy, quick start up I can't think of anything to gripe about! Since I've been using VLC for several years now, it's come a long way. I now use this exclusively for all my video viewing needs. It's wicked awesome. Anything NOT Microsoft is a plus in my book.

Rated 50/50 by nvntjvn at Jul 13, 2010

supports most formats, full screen option is better than other players and very simple looking.. yet to be seen

Rated 30/50 by mwolters1 at Jul 14, 2010

have not used application yet have not used application yet

Rated 40/50 by danny8130 at Jul 15, 2010

it plays anything and the quality is good. it crashes often. even the crashes only slow it down a second,i recommend it.

Rated 20/50 by bjosephs at Jul 16, 2010

vlc has never given me trouble before- it plays everything you throw at it This version however seems buggy. It crashed on me a number of times. Also, it started loading a font cache before playing- something that to the best of my knowledge was the domain of vlc portable (by portable apps) Following the lead of others in the vlc forum, I uninstalled and reinstalled v 1.0.5 - back to Ole Faithful. I trust that the folks at vlc will get this ironed out soon enough, but until then I'm staying put.

Rated 40/50 by FatBastard at Jul 21, 2010

I can't wait for the 64-bit version.

Rated 30/50 by Plumber at Jul 21, 2010

My one-word summary for how I feel about VLC is "ambivalent". On one hand, it's my go-to player for any file that doesn't work on my more user-friendly players of choice. It hardly ever fails to play a file. But on the other hand, I have to deal with hassles galore whenever I use VLC. For example, to hear any audio when I'm using headphones, I have to manually select Audio > Audio Device > Stereo each and every time I open a file. Since VLC doesn't remember position automatically the way KMPlayer can, I have to seek to the desired place. And for reasons unknown to me, all video in VLC is substantially darker than it is in either KMPlayer or MPC-HC, and I can't find a way to fix it. Oh, and the A-B repeat feature still sucks.

Rated 40/50 by challengedone at Jul 23, 2010

Has nice colors great sound and it looks like you are right in the screen with the action Haven't found anything that lets you burn to disc what you are watching I like it because it has so far performes great I felt like I was in the seat flying the spaceship. Love that feeling.

Rated 40/50 by mauricebell at Jul 23, 2010

Threw alot of formats at it.. so far so good! Small options. The cone icon is a little boring... but hey I stink at art too. This is a descent (spyware!) free program. Much love to the CNET Team!!!

Rated 50/50 by carrier64 at Jul 23, 2010

It is amazing to find a dvd player that is free. Nothing to report

Rated 20/50 by jmhx7 at Jul 23, 2010

Plays the various formats. Messes with internet clip playing in an aggravating way. Not worth downloading - I found using a good codec pack with windows media player to be better.