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Add to SafariWhen comparing BSPlayer vs MPV, the Slant community recommends MPV for most people. In the question“What are the best Android video players?” MPV is ranked 3rd while BSPlayer is ranked 5th. The most important reason people chose MPV is:
When used with youtube-dl.
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Pros
Pro Free version available
There is a free version of BSPlayer available that is limited in features but a good way to test the app or have a simpler version of the app for those that don't need all paid features.
Pro Hardware accelerated playback
BSPlayer has the built in option to hardware accelerate all video playback, which means smoother playback of videos as well as lower battery use.
Pro Chromecast support (experimental and paid)
The paid version of BSPlayer has experimental support for Chromecasting, which will allow any content the player can play to be cast to any Chromecast compliant device or app.
Pro Integrates with streaming services
When used with youtube-dl.
Pro Needs no additional codecs
Everything MPV needs to play media files is contained within which means no outside codecs are needed.
Pro Minimal interface
Click to open files and get Video with sound (and passthrough of codecs like DTS etc) for a perfect cinema experience. Works okay for many files.
Default window is not much more than a title bar - and if you drag/resize the window it resizes the video and leaves no empty areas. There is no visible control or display unless you use mouse/keyboard over the window.
This is the best player to use unless you're going for a media center (then use MPV based Plex Media Player to display and play the Plex Server library).
Pro Up to date
Always up to date, rapid development.
Pro Extremely responsive
Pro Caches livestreams
Intelligently caches livestreams and enables jumping within the cached stream.
Pro Fast
Cons
Con Chromecast does not load subtitles
While the Chromecast support is experimental currently it does not cast subtitles (unless hard coded) which can be a problem for foreign movies that rely on them.
Con Minimal theme support
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.
