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minus-squareTurret3857@infosec.publinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 month agoand if you have a 1080p or less screen, you can get a Windows Media Player skin for VLC https://www.videolan.org/vlc/skins.php (it works on larger displays but it doesnt scale and i don’t have the eyes for that)
minus-squareOnomatopoeia@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 month agoI use Media Player Classic too - been using it since about Win7 when MS started bloating the native player. But then I don’t really watch stuff on my PC, so it’s just for quick things. Since both VLC and MPHC start fast and just work, that’s all I need.
minus-squareDigestive_Biscuit@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoI use this too and probably for the same time and reasons as you. It’s light weight and can open as many players as needed.
V L C
and if you have a 1080p or less screen, you can get a Windows Media Player skin for VLC
https://www.videolan.org/vlc/skins.php
(it works on larger displays but it doesnt scale and i don’t have the eyes for that)
I use Media Player Classic too - been using it since about Win7 when MS started bloating the native player.
But then I don’t really watch stuff on my PC, so it’s just for quick things.
Since both VLC and MPHC start fast and just work, that’s all I need.
I use this too and probably for the same time and reasons as you. It’s light weight and can open as many players as needed.