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Cons
Con Lack of a typical GUI can be jarring to some
The minimal interface comes at the cost of beginner-friendliness. You need to know keyboard shortcuts by heart, settings are set in text files, right-clicking won't bring up a menu, etc.; But: Versions with GUI exist and are seperately downloadable.
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Recommendations
MPV
Recommended 5 years ago
It's a great player, dedicated to videophiles with lots of high quality scalers and filters, can combine the minimalism of MPC-HC with the quality of madVR in one package. Lots of settings. It's a player for people with real video knowledge. In default mode is perfect for normal user. Lack of GUI.......
MPV
Recommended 8 months ago
Pro
Needs no additional codecsPro
Minimal interfacePro
Integrates with streaming servicesPro
Caches livestreamsCon
Lack of a typical GUI can be jarring to someCon
Minimal theme supportCon
Doesn't support madVRPro
Extremely fast and responsivePro
Up to datePro
Seperate versions (i.e. with GUI) availableMPV
Recommended 2 years ago
Pro
Needs no additional codecsPro
Minimal interfacePro
Integrates with streaming servicesPro
Caches livestreamsCon
Lack of a typical GUI can be jarring to someCon
Doesn't support madVRPro
Extremely fast and responsivePro
Up to datePro
Seperate versions (i.e. with GUI) availablePro
Extremely responsive