Media players have become programs found in most of today’s computers. This is largely due to the power of these teams today. Therefore, programs like VLC and the like allow us to watch movies, access television channels or listen to music, in a simple way.
In fact and due to this popularity that we are talking about, its growth is increasing, so there are many proposals of this type that we can use. There are more complete and complex than others, everything will depend on the needs of each one. One of the best known in the sector, as many of you will already know first-hand, is VLC. This is a program that has been around for a good number of years to offer functions of all kinds related to multimedia playback .
For many it is a clear competitor to Kodi , another multimedia player of the many programs of this type that we can choose. At this point we will tell you that most of these proposals that we are talking about here are free. However, there are other applications of this type that are paid. Considering the enormous functionality of today’s free media players, many might wonder if a commercial media player is worth it.
Well, it depends on the use we make of it, or the content that we have to reproduce.
As a local file media player, VLC is perfect
At first we will tell you that one of the most common uses of these programs is the reproduction of AVI or MP4 files locally. Therefore, in large part due to the wide compatibility of a program like VLC, added to the fact that it is free , they make it the most suitable alternative. Therefore those who do not require more than a conventional use of files, with this software do not need anything else.
Moreover, to this compatibility with the vast majority of files, we must add the multiple functions that the application offers us. Therefore this will save us having to pay for commercial software.
Enjoy specific content like Blu-ray
Otra cosa ya es si necesitamos reproducir formatos de vídeo en soporte físico como un disco Blu-ray. Y es que en el caso de que seamos habituales consumidores de películas en este formato que os comentamos, quizá sí que nos interese decantarnos por un software de pago. VLC no nos pone las cosas fáciles en este sentido, al mismo tiempo que no nos ofrece la mejor de interfaz de usuario para ello.
We say this because there are paid players that basically focus on playing these discs . They also propose an interface and a series of functions that facilitate and improve the experience in this regard. Therefore, as we say, in this specific case we might be interested in paying for a program for it. And that’s not all, since these commercial specific programs are usually compatible with other higher definition standards such as Dolby and DTS audio , or even 8K video . In turn, some have support for the HDR10 image format, or with DTS-HD audio.
