VideoLAN is responsible for a whole lot of open source code that benefits the entire video ecosystem, like x264/x265/dav1d. Even if you dislike VLC, I think this is underselling their contributions to the world.
Also, I find VLC is a safe recommendation for someone who just wants to casually play some video files. It's fairly user friendly, it runs on literally everything, and it supports most multimedia formats anyone could ever care about. I like and use MPV, but I use VLC on some Android TV devices because it's readily available and runs buttery smooth on crappy hardware.
Also, I find VLC is a safe recommendation for someone who just wants to casually play some video files. It's fairly user friendly, it runs on literally everything, and it supports most multimedia formats anyone could ever care about. I like and use MPV, but I use VLC on some Android TV devices because it's readily available and runs buttery smooth on crappy hardware.