I really haven't studied media players much since the day's of the original Popcorn Hour and even then I didn't think much of them. I've been running a stable HTPC for around three years and it's never crashed or let me down.
But times are changing and media players are getting better and a lot more advanced.
So I'm in the market for a media player that can
Have a very friendly GUI
Have plenty of support
Support srt and idx subtitle files
Play 1080p files over a wired network
Have 5.1 pre outs
Play BBC iplayer on the fly
Play BR ISO's
Play Flac's
Be available without hard drive
Work with a universal remote
I found this excellent resource over at digitalera.co.uk
Here's a features table from their site,
Time for some more reading.
But times are changing and media players are getting better and a lot more advanced.
So I'm in the market for a media player that can
Have a very friendly GUI
Have plenty of support
Support srt and idx subtitle files
Play 1080p files over a wired network
Have 5.1 pre outs
Play BBC iplayer on the fly
Play BR ISO's
Play Flac's
Be available without hard drive
Work with a universal remote
I found this excellent resource over at digitalera.co.uk
Here's a features table from their site,
Time for some more reading.