Last Updated on December 30, 2020 by Robert Jackson
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- The libde265 team released a developer preview of the popular VLC media player capable to view HEVC video in 4K UHD resolution on a standard Mac computer. HEVC/H.265 videos in 4K Ultra High Definition resolution can be viewed with 30 frames per second on an Apple Mac mini. Minimum system requirements for viewing HEVC video in 4K resolution are.
- Available on Mac OS X, Windows and a variety of Linux/Unix platforms, VLC 2.0 includes enhancements such as a native full screen mode in Lion, a redesigned subtitle manager, support for multiple.
VLC sparks a thread with millions of likes for video playing including BD and DVD contents. But it’s not a flawless player especially when it comes to the playback of Blu-ray disc and folder.
VLC Media Player is an Open Source Multimedia Player licensed with GPL that allows you to view videos and listen to audios in practically any format. VLC Media Player can play any video or audio format, including MPEG, WMV, AVI, MOV, MP4, MKV, H.264/AVC, FLV, MP3 and OGG, along with many others. VLC media player requires Mac OS X 10.7.5 or later. It runs on any Mac with a 64-bit Intel processor or an Apple Silicon chip. Previous devices are supported by older releases. Note that the first generation of Intel-based Macs equipped with Core Solo or Core Duo processors is no longer supported. The latest version of VLC media player is 3.0 on Mac Informer. It is a perfect match for Players in the Audio & Video category. The app is developed by VideoLan and its user rating is 4.4 out of 5.
You may experience various notifications of errors that VLC fails to play the Blu-ray contents, like the “VLC is unable to open the mrl ‘Bluray:///d:/’, check the log for details” and maybe this one “No valid processing key found in AACS config file on VLC”, etc.
To watch BD movies on a computer, a powerful VLC alternative that can actually decode and play BDs is crucial. In this tutorial, you will find a best-of-the-best list of 4 VLC alternatives for BD playback on both Windows and Mac. Just buckle up for 4 must-have BD players and choose one to start your movie viewing right away.
VLC Alternatives for playing BD content:
1. Aiseesoft Blu-ray Player – An easy-to-use and powerful BD player
Aiseesoft Blu-ray Player comes close to the VLC Media Player in terms of its unequaled decoding capability and great performance in frames showing, but this VLC alternative still has it beat.
When moving at the speed of playing a BD movie, nothing beats Aiseesoft Blu-Ray Player for its less-than-10-second decoding strength.
In a hurry to watch a movie? Well, open this player and click the buttons on-board, the movie will be ready in 5 seconds or slightly a few more. Comparatively, VLC or some other players take dozens of seconds and even minutes. You can use it as your routine video player as well due to its great decoding capability.
Take a glance at its video/audio playback performance. First of all, it supports 4K upscaling, it gives you actual 4K images as long as your screen and GPU can hold it. Also, with the buttress of Dolby 7.1 surround sound, you can enjoy the BD movie as well as lossless audio effects.
Find it interesting? Click the buttons and download one on your PC for free.
Overall:
- Minimalist;
- Compatible to all mainstream video/audio formats;
- Fastest decoding speed;
- Excellent audio/video playback performance.
2.PotPlayer – A open-source universal multiple media player for Windows computer
Similar to VLC, PotPlayer is also a multiple media player that you can use to run multiple videos and audios in all kinds of formats. With the plugin Windows codecs, the program can help you decode almost all the file formats that can run on Windows computers so that you don’t have to download extra codecs.
Superior to VLC, PotPlayer is programmed with a host of video and audio enhancements, you can manually modify all the properties for the sounds and frames as well as subtitles of the movie.
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This VLC alternative also supports Hardware Acceleration(DirectX Video Acceleration) to maximize the stability of frames.
However, PotPlayer might be disturbing when dealing with the BD folders and ISO folders. It cannot decode them properly and play them accordingly.
Overall:
- Free and simple;
- Plays multiple videos and audios;
- Offers adjustable video/audio properties.
- Unable to play BD folders and ISOs.
3. DVDFab Player 6 – A versatile media player that gives you a home-based cinema
DVDFab Player 6 is the perfect gift for people who want to spend the bare minimum money to have a theatre-like movie viewing.
Throw in a bunch of videos upscaling technologies like 4K UHD, 3D vision, HDR 10(the technology that improves the luminance), Hardware Acceleration, and so on, DVDFab Player 6 rewards you with a solid image performance at an acceptable price.
Offering 2 modes for screens in different sizes, you can use the PC Mode on a small-sized screen to have a normal viewing experience or make you feel like in the theatre by using the PC Mode on a big screen.
Moreover, to further build your home-based theatre, you can download movies from the Internet or rip from discs and manually add the movies to a Playlist. Next time you want to watch a movie, check out the Playlist instead of inserting the disc or browsing online.
Everything seems so great about it, bar the high expense. DVDFab Player 6 provides 2 versions, the Standard one and the Ultra one.
- The Standard version costs $39.99 yearly so far but has only a few features mentioned above.
- While the Ultra one costs $69.99 annually and $149.99 for a lifetime and has all the above features.
Want to enjoy the theatre that DVDFab Player 6 brings? Click the buttons and start a BD playback.
Overall:
- Expensive but very powerful;
- Mini cinema at home;
- Provides several useful video optimization.
4.Cyberlink PowerDVD – So-called ‘the world’s No.1 movie and media player’
Boasting itself the ‘World’s No. 1 Movie & Media Player’, the Cyberlink PowerDVD is at the cutting edge of Blu-ray playback, thanks in part to8K UHD compatibility and 3D/VR enhancement.
As the first and so far the only video player that supports VR mode, you can simply put on the VR equipment and watch the 4K BD movie in 360° vision, which is the kind of experience that can only be done on those VR shops.
Besides the unequaled video optimization, PowerDVD provides users with lossless surround sound effects due to the presence of Dolby Digital and TrueHD (up to 7.1 ch) as well as DTS-HD.
Apart from the BD playback ability, this VLC alternative devotes to deliver its users portable theatre since you can download a mobile app on your cellphone to watch the on-the-go BD movies. Worried about your credit running out? Well, Cyberlink, the developer of PowerDVD, has foreseen such concern, so they give you 100-GB cloud storage to upload movies for later viewing.
Luckily, PowerDVD provides users with a 30-day free trial to enjoy all the features I’ve mentioned above. Click the button and check it out yourself.
Overall:
- Portable theatre;
- Provides 3D and VR vision as well as other most advanced video enhancements;
- Offers 100 GB cloud storage and an on-demand video library.
To warp up:
Above are all my recommendations on VLC alternative for playing Blu-ray contents, all four of them are just great and can definitely give your high-quality Blu-ray movie enjoyment.
Tip:
If you stick to VLC for BD viewing, well, you can check out the following posts to solve all kinds of troubles that you may encounter later.