Best Top 10 Video Players Software in 2011 This article helps to point top 10 popular video players from tons of media players on web in 2011. Finding an all-in-one media player to use is a hard work, especially for the newbie users. There are many questions related on how to find a good and easy-to-use player to play almost all popular videos. Although there are some answers, they don't solve the problem completely. Here, I would like to point top 10 popular and best video players in 2011 regarding to the following aspects: resource usage, support files (including digital music, video, DVD, blu-ray), operation difficulty level and etc. VLC Media Player VLC media player has a highly portable framework and works across different platforms. It is available for Windows, Macintosh, and many Linux flavors. If you want to use one media player for all platforms, VLC is the most recommended choice. It has the capability to repair broken content and supports many subtitle formats. Enabling the advanced controls sets buttons to record, take a snapshot, loop and frame by frame playback. No additional codecs are required for playback. It plays many media types across various local and network sources and support DVD playback. Disadvantages: Large download size (20MB); Problem would occur when uninstalling for it integrates into WMP components; Seeking real media files causes short time glitches; A bit difficult operation for newbie/non-technical types. KMPlayer KMPlayer, also known as K-Multimedia player or KMP, it offers many advanced features, supports a wide range of codecs and formats, is extremely customizable and is available in multiple languages. The player offers quick playback play it now and a fully skinable interface. For media playback, it includes almost all the essential decoders required built in. Additionally KMP also supports 3rd party codecs and also doesn't install the codecs on the computer like other codecs do. Disadvantages: Large download size (14.9MB); Lack a professional web representation; Difficult to operate multi-functions; Slower than some media players like VLC; Pandora toolbar installation that can be opted out, Available for Windows only. FreeSmith Video Player
FreeSmith Video Player is a new released video player freeware this year. It is an all-in-one media player which supports almost all popular audio & video formats, DVD and Blu-ray. Concise interface with necessary functions such as take snapshots, sync audio and subtitle, excellent DVD options and etc. The lowest download size among the video players listed here, only 8.24MB. Like VLC media player and KMPlayer, it obtains necessary codec when installing, so no extra codec download needed. Functions are listed clearly which is user-friendly and especially for primary users. Disadvantages: Hotkeys are not available; Available for Windows only; Video Color adjustment is not available for direct 3d video output format; Functions are helpful but not multiple. 4. Media Player Classic Home Cinema