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VLC 0.9.9, The Best Media Player Just Got Better

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the open-source-ahead-of-the-pack dept.

Matt Asay points out a recent update to VLC as they narrow in on a 1.0 release. Already a favorite of many, the open source project has made great strides in recent history towards really solidifying the position as best-in-class. This update, 0.9.9, fixes several display bugs and sees some definite performance improvements. "If you've yet to try VLC, do so. Whether you just want to play media files or also want to convert them, VLC can handle just about anything you throw at it. When all other media players fail, whether on Windows, Linux, or the Mac, VLC will almost always deliver. You can download VLC media player 0.9.9 here. It's open source, but that's not why you'll want to keep using it. You'll use it because it's better than its proprietary peers — by a long stretch.

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  1. Fine we can just change it then. by Chris+Burke · · Score: 5, Funny

    "VLC: Best media player for jerks!"

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    1. Re:Fine we can just change it then. by AndrewNeo · · Score: 4, Funny

      "Yeah, well, the jerk store called, and they're running out of copies of VLC!"

  2. Re:VLC is OK. by Sj0 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm sort of surprised at the arguments.

    Both VLC and mplayer are so insanely good, so much better than any alternatives, that it's kind of like arguing about whether you should drink belgian beer or german beer compared to drinking raw sewage.

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  3. Re:The most important question is... by rrohbeck · · Score: 2, Funny

    Did they make a better desktop icon yet?

    Why? The orange cone icon on the task bar clearly says "Caution: Porn playing!"

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  4. Re:Better than mplayer? by evilviper · · Score: 3, Funny

    Its a bloody video player man. It goes without saying that the OUTPUT is GRAPHICAL. Why wouldn't you want to USE a GRAPHICAL user interface to it?

    An yet your TV/DVD/etc. lacks a GRAPHICAL user interface, even though it performs all the same functions.

    Yes, horror, you must find the right button to turn the volume up, or change the channel. Clearly, dragging a mouse cursor around the TV screen would be a vastly superior UI...

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  5. Re:Eh... by nobodylocalhost · · Score: 2, Funny

    up up down down left right left right b a start

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  6. Re:Better than mplayer? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    VLC's GUI isn't the best out there, but I find it difficult to believe that anyone on Slashdot could actually be unable to figure out how to watch a video in VLC.

    I can't figure out how to watch videos in VLC. BTW, how do you get to have a name like that? I've never figured it out.

  7. Re:Better than mplayer? by ShieldW0lf · · Score: 4, Funny

    Whoever invented it should eat a back of dicks for breaking something that everyone believed worked just fine.

    I'm curious... how many dicks are in a back, exactly?

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