VLC Player – A Free Open Source Media Player Can Play HD Video Like Never Before
The VLC Player has long been one of my favorite media players for videos, in part because of its
ease of use and its wide support for popular video formats out of the box,...
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VLC Player – A Free Open Source Media Player Can Play HD Video Like Never Before
The VLC Player has long been one of my favorite media players for videos, in part because of its
ease of use and its wide support for popular video formats out of the box, without the need to
download codecs.
By default, VLC Media player is set up to play most videos you find on the Internet, as well as
DVDs and music files.
Many other media players, such as Windows Media Player, require you
to download codecs for each type of video file that you want to play.
Some examples include
Xvid Files and DivX files, which are two popular formats used to display videos on the
computer.
Unfortunately, one of the most common ways of getting viruses is to download
codecs, so the fact that VLC will play so many different types of videos by default is not only a
matter of convenience, but also helps reduce the risk of infecting the computer with a virus.
The other main advantage of the VLC Media Player, is that it
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