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#1 leafs_ducks
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can someone recommend me a good video player? i'm currently using vlc and sometimes the picture quality aren't good

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#2 Bikouchu35
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Download cccp codec pack

Windows Media

Windows media classic

Gom player, auto plays the next video without setting a playlist which I like about it.

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Splash works great.
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#4 LordTrexGuy
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KM player. It's free and slightly better than VLC.

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#5 arcticavengers
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KM player is great, but what about pod player? is it better than KM player?
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#6 LordTrexGuy
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KM player is great, but what about pod player? is it better than KM player?arcticavengers

Nope, but I think Pod player is an application used only for playing music from iPods, isn't it?

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#7 valium88
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I've been happy with VLC for a ong time, but I gotta check out this KM Player if it's better.

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#8 Stinger78
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can someone recommend me a good video player? i'm currently using vlc and sometimes the picture quality aren't good

leafs_ducks
Picture quality usually depends on the source material. I've been using VLC for a few years now and is the one I tend to recommend. After that, Windows Media Player.
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#9 bigbeebis
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[QUOTE="leafs_ducks"]

can someone recommend me a good video player? i'm currently using vlc and sometimes the picture quality aren't good

Stinger78
Picture quality usually depends on the source material. I've been using VLC for a few years now and is the one I tend to recommend. After that, Windows Media Player.

This. And VLC is the best free player out there, imo. It's even better than some commercial players.
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#10 kraken2109
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Are you sure it's not just a low quality source?

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#11 markop2003
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VLC is the best player i've come accross, if it looks bqad then it's a bad source. You coould mess about in the settings to see if that improves it.
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#12 Frieza99
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vlc media player is the best player.....till now i am not getting any problems from vlc........but you can try some more...such as gom player,real player,..also you can power dvd for your movies with 3d.(not free)..
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#13 rastan
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I have also found VLC to be the best player out there. I think your issue is more with the source and scaling.
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#14 leafs_ducks
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it turns out i had version 1.1 of the vlc player. just updated it and it looks better. lol

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#15 samjames700
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Hi, According to me vlc player is good player, I am using this player from 2yr and Vlc support most of the video formats. Check for free software download
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All the people saying VLC is best try comparing a video side by side with windows media player, media player classic or power DVD and it has easily the worst picture quality. I havent tinkered with any settings running 1080p avatar on all the players and VLC has the worst colors.

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kmplayer ,& vlc are best for me...........

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Kmplayer has HD now
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#20 kraychik
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can someone recommend me a good video player? i'm currently using vlc and sometimes the picture quality aren't good

leafs_ducks
As Stinger78 has already stated, picture quality isn't really related to the video player, but the source media. I've noticed some glitchy stuff in VLC over Windows Media Player, but it's not really a picture-quality issue per se.
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#21 Gambler_3
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[QUOTE="leafs_ducks"]

can someone recommend me a good video player? i'm currently using vlc and sometimes the picture quality aren't good

kraychik

As Stinger78 has already stated, picture quality isn't really related to the video player, but the source media. I've noticed some glitchy stuff in VLC over Windows Media Player, but it's not really a picture-quality issue per se.

VLC has a washed out picture, the contrast is lower.

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#22 jakes456
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media player classic.

VLC is overrated.

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#25 JigglyWiggly_
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km media player
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#26 Gambler_3
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cyberlink power dvd might be take some time to boot.complysci123
If you have a slow computer maybe...or maybe you are using old version of powerDVD.

The biggest problem with powerDVD has always been compatability, I wanted to upgrade to the more recent versions but they just dont work for me.:?

However powerDVD 10 works like a breeze and is still more featured packed than any other media player I have used for videos.

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#27 APiranhaAteMyVa
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[QUOTE="kraychik"][QUOTE="leafs_ducks"]

can someone recommend me a good video player? i'm currently using vlc and sometimes the picture quality aren't good

Gambler_3

As Stinger78 has already stated, picture quality isn't really related to the video player, but the source media. I've noticed some glitchy stuff in VLC over Windows Media Player, but it's not really a picture-quality issue per se.

VLC has a washed out picture, the contrast is lower.

If you are using an nVidia card you need to go to nvidia control panel and change dynamic range from limited (16-235) to full (0-255). I believe most PC media players use full automatically, whereas you need to force it in the control panel for VLC.

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#28 Gambler_3
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[QUOTE="Gambler_3"]

[QUOTE="kraychik"] As Stinger78 has already stated, picture quality isn't really related to the video player, but the source media. I've noticed some glitchy stuff in VLC over Windows Media Player, but it's not really a picture-quality issue per se. APiranhaAteMyVa

VLC has a washed out picture, the contrast is lower.

If you are using an nVidia card you need to go to nvidia control panel and change dynamic range from limited (16-235) to full (0-255). I believe most PC media players use full automatically, whereas you need to force it in the control panel for VLC.

I have set it to use default video player settings havent set any manual nvidia settings.

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#29 APiranhaAteMyVa
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[QUOTE="APiranhaAteMyVa"][QUOTE="Gambler_3"]VLC has a washed out picture, the contrast is lower.Gambler_3

If you are using an nVidia card you need to go to nvidia control panel and change dynamic range from limited (16-235) to full (0-255). I believe most PC media players use full automatically, whereas you need to force it in the control panel for VLC.

I have set it to use default video player settings havent set any manual nvidia settings.

I mean that VLC works at the limited setting when using default video settings, you have to force it in the Nvidia panel. A lot of other players don't require the change so you don't need to use Nvidia settings but VLC does. Not sure why that is, but that is the fix the VLC guys recommend for people with Nvidia cards. Once done it looks like other players.
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#30 Gambler_3
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[QUOTE="Gambler_3"]

[QUOTE="APiranhaAteMyVa"] If you are using an nVidia card you need to go to nvidia control panel and change dynamic range from limited (16-235) to full (0-255). I believe most PC media players use full automatically, whereas you need to force it in the control panel for VLC.

APiranhaAteMyVa

I have set it to use default video player settings havent set any manual nvidia settings.

I mean that VLC works at the limited setting when using default video settings, you have to force it in the Nvidia panel. A lot of other players don't require the change so you don't need to use Nvidia settings but VLC does. Not sure why that is, but that is the fix the VLC guys recommend for people with Nvidia cards. Once done it looks like other players.

I'll try out.