A free PC media player that allows customizing such as adding VR and subtitles
A free PC media player that allows customizing such as adding VR and subtitles
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What is GOM Player
GOM Player is a versatile media player that can display streaming audio and video as well as locally-hosted files. A product of one of South Korea's largest broadcasters, the program first garnered attention in the West during the early days of the competitive StarCraft 2 scene. At that time, the highest-level tournaments for that game could only be viewed through GOM Player, and many fans of the game came to appreciate it for other reasons after first using it to watch tournaments.
Many people now choose the program as an alternative to traditional favorites such as VLC or Media Player Classic. GOM Player has built-in support for all of the most popular audio and video formats and is packed with options so that users can customize it as much as they want. In addition, it remains the only officially-supported way to access the GOM-provided StarCraft 2 streams. This gives it a lasting advantage with fans of that game.
Reliable and quite lightweight, the player is a pleasant one to use, and anyone familiar with operating a similar product will quickly become used to its few quirks. Its decoding performance is quite strong, with low CPU usage and accurate as well as senses-pleasing video and audio reproduction.
GOM Player can make use of hardware-assisted decoding resources, such as those included with many modern gaming-oriented graphics cards. The program also offers tight integration with a couple of other GOM-created media utilities, including a video encoder and converter that has a number of fans.
Pros
- Great support for the popular encoding schemes
- Solid streaming performance with low CPU demands
- A straightforward, reasonable user interface
Cons
- Given its South Korean origin and main user-base, English-language answers to problems may be a little harder to track down