VLC started as an academic project back in 1996, when the web was still in its infancy and remains today to be one of the best and most-respected open source media players in the online world. Not only is it a highly versatile multimedia player that plays DVDs, VCDs, and a host of audio and video formats, it also can work as a server, streaming on-demand and live videos.

Whether you’re a technological expert, or don’t know how to do much more online than check your e-mail, VLC Media Player is a great alternative to other players. VLC has enough advanced features for the techie to optimize to his heart’s content and enough simplicity for the average user to navigate easily.

VLC plays virtually every type of audio or video formats and files. It also works with most platforms – Windows, Mad, Linux and Unix. It even has the uncanny ability to play all but the most damaged DVDs and CDs. VLC also ignores region code encryption on DVDs, so you can enjoy your favorite DVDs, no matter where they were created…

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