Even before when I was still using Windows XP, I loved collecting downloaded video files from torrent sites. Video files such as Hollywood movies, Japanese anime and TV show series. I’ve come across different media players and sought for one that would match the performance I need. And the winner: none other than the simple-looking opensource media player, the Media Player Classic.

If you prefer media player looks over performance (that is, you are inclined to love a player by its design over its speed and capabilities), you might not like Media Player Classic as much as you do with other media players. Commercial media players usually reign the graphical user interface (GUI) department and unfortunately, Media Player Classic was not developed for it.

Media Player Classic’s design was aimed to mimic the simplicity of the old Windows Media Player 6.4. However, it boasts a set of additional features that is hard to find in an in-built media player: a native DVD-support with real-time zoom, support for AVI subtitles, QuickTime and RealVideo support (requires QuickTime and/or Real Player), and built-in MPEG2/SVCD/DVD codec.

What captivated me most of Media Player Classic is its speed. Even now that I’m already using Windows Vista, and there are lots of modern players, they are still unable to knock out Media Player Classic’s leadership in speed. The program is very fast and movie files are loaded almost instantly when you hit the play button.

I therefore encourage you to try Media Player Classic now. It’s the best for me. You’ll see what I mean when you start experiencing its playback performance and you will strongly like it.

Click here to download Media Player Classic.