MPC-HC's biggest advantage is arguably just how lightweight it is. Not only is it small in terms of hard drive space, but its CPU and overall system resource use is incredibly small compared to other video players, VLC included.
Poland
EU
+5
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Voya Media is a cross-platform media player that easily plays all your music, pictures and videos.
+7
Madamiru is a cross-platform media player written in Rust that can automatically play and shuffle multiple videos, images, and songs at once in a grid layout.
nessViewer is the all-round media application to edit, browse, collect and arrange, present, transfer and stream media. It combines media player, media center, media server, media editor and preview tool.
+2
Germany
Very light-weight. With super easy interface and without any bugs.