free DVD player?

[QwertyJuan]

Anyone know of a free software DVD player for Vista 64Bit?? Thanks.

 

[FanZ]

media player classic

 

[dr.stevil]

VLC media player works very well too

 

[-(Xyphox)-]

vlc media player

 

[QwertyJuan]

It includes the codec?

 

[dr.stevil]

yup

 

[JaYp146]

VLC Media player can play every video file imaginable.

 

[Snowknight26]

MPC(-HC) > VLC.

 

[criccio]

MPC(-HC) > VLC.

This many times over, but if you even have to ask, you are probably better off with the noob-friendly VLC.

 

[phide]

MPC Home Cinema should be able to play DVDs right out of the box though, correct?

If additional functionality is needed and if user is a noob, then VLC. Else, MPC-HC

 

[CEpeep]

MPC uses your system's native codecs for stuff, whereas VLC includes its own codecs based on MPlayer. If you don't mind installing codecs and want a great, friendly UI, go for MPC. If you don't wanna muck around with codecs and are fine with a decent UI, go with VLC. I use VLC myself.

 

[Joe Average]

Uhmmm... MPC-HC has a native MPEG2/MPEG4 decoder in it, and can handle most everything. It's one file, whereas VLC is a bunch... really there's just no contest... it's MPC-HC all the way and twice on Sundays.

With MPC-HC and Windows 7, hardly anything else is needed to play almost anything (save for shit Real Media, of course).

 

[Snowknight26]

Both of you are correct. MPC doesn't include its own codecs, MPC-HC does.