[fatwah]

If you are on Windows use MPC-HC. Else use mpv.

[jitl]

This release seems to close the gap between MPC-HC and VLC on the subtitles and hardware decoding fronts.

Personally, I don’t like to mess around configuring and installing plugins for my media player. I only have that kind of time for Vim. With VLC, all I have to do is install it. With MPC-HC or mpv, I gotta write config files, troll forums for guides to install things like MadVR, run unsigned software, mess around in cmd.exe... It feels so not worth it, especially compared to the Netflix.com experience.

[nasredin]

1. You really don't need MadVR. The default install of MPC HC or BE should be fine.

2. VLC has this resizing behavior that I do not understand how people tolerate. It just feels clumsy compared to MPC which feels more native. VLC is a good backup if or when MPC fails.

What I am saying is MPC is better for watching porn than VLC.

[jitl]

> don’t need MadVR.

I don’t need MPC-* either. MadVR and LAV filters are the two reasons typically cited for switching from VLC to MCP.

[majewsky]

> With [...] mpv, I gotta write config files, troll forums for guides

Huh? You mean on Windows or what? I never had to write a config file to use mpv (on Linux).

[jitl]

Last time I tried mpv on Linux (years ago), I had to write a config file or my video would screen tear.

[CommieBobDole]

Agreed, pretty much for hardware decoding/deinterlacing alone. I use MPC-HC on Windows, and SMPlayer (with MPV backend) on Linux.

[have_faith]

Why?

[gsich]

Much better subtitle rendering for starters. Another reason is madvr.

[bitwave]

mpv is really fast and scriptable with lua

[kyriakos]

Mpc hc development has stopped