What media do you use to watch your movies?

EastCoasthandle · Nov 22, 2009

There are plenty of programs out there that will allow you to watch your movies with. However, which of them do you prefer or offer the best movie enjoyment experience?

DIVX
Media Player Classic
PowerDVD
Quick Time
VLC Media Player
WinDVD
Windows Media Player (version 11 or 12 or whatever comes with Win7/Vista)
Other?

MRCL · Nov 22, 2009

VLC. I love that sleek player.

erocker · Nov 22, 2009

I use WMP with Vista and use various addon codecs but I use Hulu a lot more than I watch standalone movies. I've never had any issues with Windows Media Player. It would be nice if Microsoft had a larger codec libarary though.

audiotranceable · Nov 22, 2009

Media? I use a optical disk. If not than a file from somewhere

Soylent Joe · Nov 22, 2009

VLC. WMP was having a time trying to get the codecs for my Blu-Ray rips so I decided to change.

EastCoasthandle · Nov 22, 2009

Intersting, I thought that most of the responses would be media player classic right off the bat.

Wile E · Nov 22, 2009

Zoom Player Pro with the CCCP for my codec pack for videos.

Foobar2000 for audio.

VLC as a back-up.

[I.R.A]_FBi · Nov 22, 2009

Vlc + Cccp

newtekie1 · Nov 22, 2009

WMP 12/11 for plaing my DVD rips depending on if the machine is Vista or Win7.
PowerDVD for Blu-Ray and DVDs.
Winamp for music.

Izliecies · Nov 22, 2009

hv43082 · Nov 22, 2009

VLC for movies. WinAmp for music.

DrPepper · Nov 22, 2009

WMP and k-lite codec pack.

oli_ramsay · Nov 22, 2009

VLC for video
Songbird for audio

TheLaughingMan · Nov 22, 2009

The KM Player. VLC as backup when media gives me guff. No codecs required.

HammerON · Nov 22, 2009

WMP (Windows 7)
Quicktime (game trailers - MOV files)
PowerDVD for Blu-ray

eidairaman1 · Nov 22, 2009

DrPepper said:
WMP and k-lite codec pack.

Only drawback with that is MP4 Videos won't work.

MPC supports it but I want WMP for full control.

Wile E · Nov 22, 2009

eidairaman1 said:
Only drawback with that is MP4 Videos won't work.

MPC supports it but I want WMP for full control.

Try the CCCP instead of K-lite.

troyrae360 · Nov 22, 2009

windows media player with sharky codecs, plays almost anything including BlueRay, even plays ISO files without the need to mount them!!

Naelex · Nov 22, 2009

Gom player for everything (with deluxe skin), with vlc as backup - though i really dislike vlc compared to gom. I mostly play x264 encoded films within mkv containers.

MilkyWay · Nov 22, 2009

VLC or WMP

For college i use Windows media player classic as college doesn't have codecs and that plays them all without an installation.

theonedub · Nov 23, 2009

Win7 WMP for everything, with Winamp used occasionally for music.

I used to use VLC and some other programs, but WMP seems to be the only player I can use without stuttering w/ WCG and F@H @ 100%.

dir_d · Nov 23, 2009

WMP x64 Classic, ffdshow x64bit build, haali media splitter x64

HalfAHertz · Nov 23, 2009

WMP home cinema with no other codecs - plays everything I throw at it
Winamp for music
both are free...

eidairaman1 · Nov 23, 2009

Wile E said:
Try the CCCP instead of K-lite.

Well i was chatting with a buddy and he said K-Lite Mega has the stuff needed for MP4 and Real fileformats

[I.R.A]_FBi · Nov 23, 2009

eidairaman1 said:
Well i was chatting with a buddy and he said K-Lite Mega has the stuff needed for MP4 and Real fileformats

CCCP is teh hawtness best believe

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What media do you use to watch your movies?

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