[axylw]

MPC-HC and mpv are much better than VLC.

[elcomet]

I'm not sure they are comparable. One force of VLC is that it litteraly runs everywhere.

MPC-HC only works on windows, so it's not comparable. mpv has also a lot of target platforms, but not as much as VLC. It's really nice though, and I think a bit of competition is good.

[cwtpk]

VLC runs everywhere, but do you really need something that runs everywhere literally? Is this like the old hat trick of running Doom on your fridge? I'm content using mpc-hc on Windows and mpv on Linux/Mac. What else is there?

[icebraining]

No need to compare, they're all amazing for what's mostly volunteer work.

[hjek]

I feel like mpv is the vim of video players: minimalist keyboard-oriented interface. I prefer it over VLC, but wouldn't recommend it to non-techies.

I think it's fine to compare projects when going beyond "which one is the bestest".

[lordCarbonFiber]

I was pretty die hard against VLC (i've moved everything I do to mpv wrappers once MPC-HC became abandonware) but I'd give vlc another chance if you haven't looked at it in a while. It's come a long way if your opinions were founded nearly a decade ago like mine were.

[Thaxll]

Nope they're not, they used to for recent codecs it's not the case anymore.