Daum PotPlayer is a pretty awesome free media player for
Windows. It can play nearly all media files without requiring additional codecs
yet supports OpenCodecs and can install extra codec packs automatically. It's
easy to use yet rivals complex open-source projects in features and options.
While most people listen to streaming music or video now,
there are occasions when you do not have a data connection and locally stored
files are your only option. PotPlayer is an excellent media player that can
handle a large variety of media file types.
Playback quality will depend on the hardware the program is
installed on, but in tests, PotPlayer had no problem playing a 1.6 GB
MOV file, 865 MB MKV, or a 1.4 GB AVI. Smaller files should play back
without any issues as well. You can toggle file information and see an in-depth
breakdown of file information including CPU usage.
There is subtitle support in PotPlayer for
.ass and .srt files and will natively play subtitles if they are located in the
same folder as the video file. The amount of options in PotPlayer are great.
You can optimize PotPlayer to get the best performance, but the default
settings work fine for the majority of videos.
PotPlayer can also play audio files. It includes default visualizations or
you can download more online. The program provides a lot of information about
the audio file like bitrate, file type, and the number of channels. Like other
media players, there are also audio presets for the equalizer and they all work
pretty well. It it is not a substitute for a good stereo, but does have an
effect on the audio.
The program is by Daum, a Korean company, but the program is
presented entirely in English during and after installation. One annoyance is
that PotPlayer does not show in the taskbar, only in the notification area, so
to use the program, you either have to have it running in an open section on
your screen or find it in notifications.
PotPlayer is a good alternative to first party media
players. The stable build has a large variety of supported formats and the
quality of playback is excellent for both video and audio.
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