[MPlayer-users] Re: [xine-user] xine vs. mplayer

[Matthew Beale]

Although mplayer can be harder to install (although it will be easier
now that the runtime cpu detect is in place, ie rpms can be made) i
would argue that it is superior in stability and format compatability. 
i have had it play several files xine failed on, and its lack of gui is
often a good decision, esp when dealing with older machines you want to
get the most out of.

IMHO, xine is a much easier player to install and use, and it is what
makes up my day to day video watching.  however, mplayers extended
capabilities and qualities are advantagus at a few times in my week, and
it is nice to have such a mature player around.

btw- i'm glad xine and mplayer use ffmpeg code, that stuff is amazing
:).

thanks to both teams.

mixonic
-xine list troll since 2001


On Tue, 2002-04-30 at 21:26, Kjetil Tjensvold wrote:
> The last week I've tried both.
> Xine 0.9.8 installs without any kind of problems, Play
> windows media files (.asf) in a window that is 50%
> larger that the mplayer window. However it wont play
> .mov files or quicktime although it should. Maybe a
> bug.
> Mplayer was a hell to compile and install. First I had
> to upgrade my gcc compiler to version 3.0.4 to get the
> job done. Option --disable-runtime-cpudetection
> compiled not without errors although when I ran
> mplayer I get noticed that it was not optimal
> installation whitout that disable option. Mplayer
> didnt either play -mov or quicktime formats. Common
> for both is no sound at all, although I enabled the
> alsa driver for mplayer. Then I tried to install
> MPlayer 0.90pre2 packed by freshrpm. It dident work at
> all, The gui shows up but the file was not activated
> by my Opera browser as it did before that
> installation. After that I tried to compile mplayer
> again to get it back to what it was before the rpm
> installation, but that didnt work out. Finally the
> people that answer questions is more nice at the xine
> mailing list than at the mplaier mailinglist, who get
> a lot of sour and arrogant people spitting out "You
> should know that".
> In my opinion xine is allover concerning
> qualitity,bugs and easily to install a 100% better
> choice for a newbie like me, than mplayer. Mplayer gui
> can not at all be compared with that of xine.
> 
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