# Best media player

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-media-player/170645>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 23, 2003, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-media-player/170645 "2003-04-23T18:01:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![Gumbercules](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a183cd/32.png) [@Gumbercules](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gumbercules)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2003, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-media-player/170645/1 "2003-04-23T18:01:38Z")

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Of the free media players available now, which one is best? I mean which one plays the most types of video files?

I use the Windows Media Player, but sometimes I have to donwload new codecs. Is there a better player out there?

I also have Quicktime Pro (not free) that is good for converting file types, but I like WMP better.

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**Author:** ![Phage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a4c791/32.png) [@Phage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phage)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2003, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-media-player/170645/2 "2003-04-23T18:28:26Z")

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[http://sasami2k.new21.net/index2.html](http://sasami2k.new21.net/index2.html)

This is in my opinion the current best media player out there. For the serious collecter of electronic media, this is wonderful.