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When comparing Player for Media vs MPlayer, the Slant community recommends Player for Media for most people. In the question“What are the best media players for Windows?” Player for Media is ranked 14th while MPlayer is ranked 15th.
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PlatformsWindows, Mac, Linux
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Pros
Pro You can watch Online TV right inside the app.
Pro You can also listen to the online radio.
Pro Search and play media content from youtube and soundcloud directly inside the app.
Pro Needs no additional codecs
Everything MPlayer needs to play media files is contained within which means no outside codecs are needed.
Pro Easy shortcut keys
Quick skip ahead buttons and other shortcut keys.
Pro No bugs , no lag in the video display
Pro Works via CLI and has multiple frontends to choose from
Some of the more popular frontends include Deepin Media Player, GNOME MPlayer, KPlayer, KMPlayer, Rosa Media Player, SMPlayer and Xt7-Player.
Pro Nice theme available to choose from
Also, the video window is separate from the main window making it less cluttered while playing audio
Cons
Con The app is running if the Apps4.Store client is running which you can download from the website for free.
There are instructions in the help section on the website. Just follow along and you're gonna be good.