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[MPlayer | http://www.mplayerhq.hu/] is a MediaPlayer for Linux and other unix-like [OS]es. It also runs on MicrosoftWindows using [Cygwin].

[MPlayer] plays a huge number video formats, many using OpenSource CoDec~s included with [MPlayer] (such FFmpeg's libavcodec for [MPEG] 1, 2 and 4). Proprietary [CoDec]s such as RealPlayer ~RealMovie can be played by using their MicrosoftWindows [DLL]s and the avifile library (obviously this is less than optimal so use [MPEG] 4 or H.263 for all your [DVD] rips <tt>;-)</tt>). [MPlayer] can play [MP3] and OggVorbis, so you can also play video with sound encoded with those CoDec~s. It's suboptimal for [DVD]s as it does not support [DVD] menus.

[MPlayer] is also quite flexible. It can output video to [X11], XV, DGA, [OpenGL], SVGAlib, fbdev, DirectFB, GGI, [SDL] and [AAlib] (try that one if you are bored one day). [MPlayer] can be used with a normal [GUI], but can be fully controlled from a remote control, keyboard, joystick or [line-based protocol | http://www.mplayerhq.hu/DOCS/tech/slave.txt]. Joystick might seem a bit useless, but you could use a wireless gamepad or a [PlayStation2] console remote.

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