What is the best media player?

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Best media player	Price	Platforms	Release Date
-- IINA	-	-	-
-- VLC	Free	Windows/MacOS/Linux/Android/iOS/ChromeOS/AppleTV	August 19, 2019
-- Elmedia Player	$19.99	Mac	-

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score 3 · Answer 1

IINA

puzzyhunter84's Experience

A great media player See More

score 6 · Answer 2

VLC

Top Pro

Beginner friendly

Top Con

Picture quality

Yanis's Experience

Simple, fast and easy to use, what else ! See More

Specs

Platforms:Windows/MacOS/Linux/Android/iOS/ChromeOS/AppleTV

Release Date:August 19, 2019

Top Pro

Doesn't require additional codecs

Everything VLC needs to play media files is contained within which means no outside codecs are needed. This makes it one of the most hassle-free music players as it can play virtually anything as soon as it's installed. See More

MemorableKoalemos's Experience

Vlc works until you get in to the higher res and bitrate videos also in my incredibly humble yet always 100% correct opinion, the picture is close to 3rd world tier. See More

Top Pro

Tons of advanced settings

Besides basic configurations, video player has an extensive amount of adjustable settings. See More

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score 2 · Answer 3

Elmedia Player

Top Pro

Built-in subtitles search

For an effortless access to various subtitles Elmedia is integrated with the opensubtitles.org service, which lets users add desired subtitles to a movie without leaving the app. See More

Specs

Top Pro

Making screenshots

Making a screenshot of any moment in the movie or making the entire video a series of pictures with adjustable interval See More

Top Pro

Video & audio settings

Flip vertically, rotate, mirror videos or revert to original; adjust video brightness, contrast, saturation, and more, sync subtitles to the video, adjust the sound for different genres; set an output device for audio See More

Top Pro

Play online videos online without ads

You can open an online video with a URL and play it without Ads (like it usually happens on YouTube). See More

Top Pro

Plays almost any video file

Elmedia Player is a free media player for Mac that supports various audio and video formats, including FLV, SWF, MP4, AVI, MOV, MP4, DAT, MP3, etc. See More

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Built-in web browser

The app features built-in web browser that allows you to watch online videos directly from the app, while Open URL enables you to do it without noisy ads. See More

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Convenient video settings

You can use different settings to video like video and image layout adjustments. See More

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Subtitles editing

Allows changing font, size, font color, border color, etc. Possibility to increase or decrease subtitles delay See More

Top Pro

Stream local files to Chromecast, Smart TV, Apple TV, other AirPlay and DLNA-compliant devices

Elmedia Player streams local videos to other devices, like Samsung TV, LG TV, Sony TV, and other supported smart TV sets. See More

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What is the best media player?

3 Options Considered

IINA

My Recommendation for IINA

My Recommendation for IINA

VLC

My Recommendation for VLC

My Recommendation for VLC

Beginner friendly

Picture quality

Doesn't require additional codecs

Tons of advanced settings

Elmedia Player

My Recommendation for Elmedia Player

My Recommendation for Elmedia Player

Built-in subtitles search

Making screenshots

Video & audio settings

Play online videos online without ads

Plays almost any video file

Built-in web browser

Convenient video settings

Subtitles editing

Stream local files to Chromecast, Smart TV, Apple TV, other AirPlay and DLNA-compliant devices

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