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Mpv – A free, open-source, and cross-platform media player

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1113 points Bluestein | 5 comments | 17 Aug 24 18:56 UTC | HN request time: 1.091s | source
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Gormo ◴[19 Aug 24 15:26 UTC] No.41291839[source]▶
One of the nice things about MPV is that you can apply FFMpeg filters at playback, allowing you to use a wide range of transformations on a source video without having to re-render it for each variation.

We're using inexpensive industrial mini-PCs, Alpine Linux, and MPV as a custom digital signage solution at my company, and centrally managing them via Ansible.

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1. carlhjerpe ◴[19 Aug 24 16:56 UTC] No.41292652[source]▶
What does an industrial minipc offer that an RPI doesn't in this case? :)
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2. Gormo ◴[19 Aug 24 18:14 UTC] No.41293339[source]▶
It's x86; it works better for hardware accelerated video playback via VAAPI due to FOSS Intel drivers; because it's fully integrated out of the box, its total cost is a bit cheaper than an RPi, and as a single unit with no assembly, it's quite a bit faster to deploy.

I'm using these: https://www.amazon.com/MeLE-Fanless-Computer-Ethernet-PCG02/.... Works great with Linux, and has a very customizable BIOS.

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3. mixmastamyk ◴[20 Aug 24 01:17 UTC] No.41295941[source]▶
Neat. How to get without Windows?
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4. Gormo ◴[20 Aug 24 13:43 UTC] No.41299994{3}[source]▶
Haven't seen it available without preinstalled Windows, but even with that, the price is good, and it's easy enough to wipe it and install Linux.
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5. mixmastamyk ◴[20 Aug 24 20:07 UTC] No.41303533{4}[source]▶
Thanks. Shame to see MS get even a penny of my money however.