Filed under: Audio, Video, Windows, Linux, Open Source
SMPlayer open source media player goes portable
by Brad Linder Aug 20th 2008 at 12:00PM
SMPlayer Portable supports all the same media formats as the classic version. The major difference is that you can install it to a USB flash drive for use on any computer. The portable application is based on SMPlayer 0.6.2, which is the latest version. It lacks the icon themes included in the full version, and it won't write anything to your Windows Registry. You can find a complete list of differences between SMPlayer and SMPlayer Portable in the user forums.
[via The Portable Freeware Collection]
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James said 2:47PM on 8-20-2008
Dangit, I read the headline and thought Windows Mobile. I'd love to see a good, free media player under active development -- I love TCPMP and all, but it converted to payware a long time ago now...
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edward said 2:58PM on 8-20-2008
Comparison to VLC please.
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hazard said 8:06AM on 8-21-2008
As a video player they are both fantastic. I genreally prefer SMPlayer (frontend for MPlayer) because (i) much better subtitle performance (ii) I find the video image is tad more crisp (iii) easy to extend codec support.
Nonetheless, VLC supports a boatload of more features (i) streaming client or server (ii) transcode video streams or file (iii) video capture devices and more ..
I'd use neither for audio playback unless you don't mind the odd glitch which is mostly due to their buffering performance (or lack of).
Rahabib said 5:13PM on 8-20-2008
I would say its comparable to VLC in that it plays everything you throw at it. Ive been running it for a few years and love it. Picture it as VLC only a bit prettier. If you are a heavy VLC user you probably wont get anything by switching.
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ikebana said 7:12AM on 8-21-2008
That's really great that one can use this player without installing in the PC. It will not only save time but also save some space on the hard disk.
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