Zoom Player
Zoom Player is a powerful, flexible and customizable DVD and media player for Windows.
Features
- Create Playlist
- Fullscreen support
- Media library
- Media Center
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- Anonim1488 reviewed Zoom Player
Minuses: 1) window player does not open by the center in desktop;
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window player does NOT remember the position on the desktop when opened again. Windows player SPONTANEOUSLY selects a position on the desktop;
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window player does NOT remember the size selected by the user opens at a new start in a ratio of 1 to 4 or 25% of the width of the desktop;
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when opening a videographic file weighing more than 10 GB, the image slows down by 200%, and the CPU temperature increases from 38 degrees...
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What is Zoom Player?
Zoom Player is a powerful, flexible and customizable DVD and media player for Windows.
It takes you to professional level multimedia playback by supporting full DVD playback and control, offering extensive media and fullscreen navigation control including a simple 5-Key system (up/down/left/right/select) which gives you easy access and navigation of features like Media Library, File browser, Playlist, Color control and many more.
Using our powerful Smart Play technology, more media formats play with less hassle, improved stability and greater performance.
Zoom Player information
Developed by
Inmatrix Licensing
Proprietary and Freemium product.Pricing
free version with limited functionality.Rating
Average rating of 3.2Alternatives
56 alternatives listedSupported Languages
- English
Comments and Reviews
Zoom Player goes back to the early 2000's (I bought it in 2004), and it's been steadily updated ever since. However, I do hate its longtime "1 year free updates" scheme which is sooo 2000's... The player is still powerful and super modular, but it's quite smug in its pricing, acting like awesome free alternatives never happened.
Minuses: 1) window player does not open by the center in desktop;
window player does NOT remember the position on the desktop when opened again. Windows player SPONTANEOUSLY selects a position on the desktop;
window player does NOT remember the size selected by the user opens at a new start in a ratio of 1 to 4 or 25% of the width of the desktop;
when opening a videographic file weighing more than 10 GB, the image slows down by 200%, and the CPU temperature increases from 38 degrees to 92 degrees;
miniature window - preview on the timeline is NOT working correctly - frame gap + CPU load;
NO speed up or slow down the playback speed of a (videographic or audiographic) file;
does NOT show the remaining time on the timeline;
text font is TERRIBLY small, especially in the «Settings» category, which makes it difficult to study the player and makes strain eyes, which negatively affects your eyesight. I did NOT find an option to change the font size.
Pluses: 1) opens WMV and TS files that cannot be played by PowerDVD players and the new Windows Media Player (there is an image, there is no sound);
easy to open, no braking, no delay, no unnecessary CPU load;
there is technology for viewing or listening to a corrupted (videographic or audiographic) file, like the «OLD man» - classic Windows Media Player from MicroSoft;
remembers the timestamp where the user stopped watching the last time and can start playing the file from that moment.
Version 8 has support for WinLIRC, and is easy to configure.
Options / Interface / Controls / LIRC Remote Control
I absolutely swear by this application. It plays all formats i've ever thrown at it. It is more stable than VLC. It has exceptional configuration options, and videos just simply look better with this application. One of the few applications I use that I am comfortable paying for.
This video player is a gem.
The one thing I like about Zoom Player is that is has a lot of options to customize the UI and Mouse Control. VLC and Media Player Classic would be perfect substitutes for Zoom Player if the allowed better customizing - especially of the mouse wheel function. It's really sad, that they development of the free "Zoom Player Standard" version.