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1113 points Bluestein | 1 comments | 17 Aug 24 18:56 UTC | HN request time: 0.455s | source

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blfr ◴[17 Aug 24 20:15 UTC] No.41277594[source]▶

The best media player in existence: superb minimalist UI, makes use of hardware accelaration, and just plays videos.

Its continued excellence is one of the reasons why I will probably remain a pirate for life. Streaming services spend millions on their players and don't come close.

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FabHK ◴[18 Aug 24 14:14 UTC] No.41282513[source]▶

>>41277594 #

It seems to me that YouTube cripples their web player on purpose to "entice" you to download their app and upgrade to premium.

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1. blfr ◴[18 Aug 24 19:51 UTC] No.41284896[source]▶

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I have YouTube ReVanced, which is better than premium, which is still not as good as mpv.

Other services are strictly premium, paid affairs. Still not as good as mpv.

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