This could have resulted in more efficient code. It is probably too late for VLC to shift to the approach used by MPC-HC / mplayer-VDPAU of having separate development for Windows and Linux platforms. I hope (and believe) VLC's development is at that stage now. At some point or the other, the developers realize this, and rewrite parts of the application / implement acceleration of some sort.
Software application development goes through these stages, and past a particular point, it becomes bloatware (Adobe Acrobat Reader is a case in point). As more and more functionality is added, and people request more and more features, there is no guarantee that MPC-HC will continue to remain so. VLC used to be light and fast in its early days too. MPC-HC is trying to be one, but it is not so convincing in its current state.Ī reader in a private communication accuses VLC of being bloatware, and praises MPC-HC for being light and fast. VLC used to be one, but with the advent of HD media, it ceased to be.
There is no 'one-size-fits-all' media player. This is not to say that VLC doesn't have its utility for power users. We are talking about users for whom the average Anandtech reader actually sets up a newly purchased PC or does tech support for. VLC is targeted at the lowest common denominator of computer users. However, I do feel it is now pertinent to add a few notes. This is the sort of comparison I really didn't want to make in the article. Some people have come out in support of VLC, while others are proponents of MPC-HC or Windows Media Player, with a preference for some codec packs. The first version of this article has elicited passionate responses from many readers.
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