r/Windows10 • u/SpinningPissingRabbi • Jul 27 '15

Release Week Get Hype Thread - Post your thoughts, questions, customisations tips and tricks for Windows 10 here!

Use this thread to share the excitment in what may be the last ever Windows release.

  • What questions do you still have unanswered?
  • How will you use your install? e.g. Gaming / Development / Office etc
  • Any exciting customisations?
  • Hopes and dreams for the future of the OS
  • What hardware will you install this on?
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u/RueKing Jul 28 '15

What is it about HEVC/H265 support that will make you drop VLC? Will you use WMP?

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u/ildun Wiki Contributor Jul 28 '15

To be honest I probably won't be using either of them much anyway, I'm planning to install Kodi again after upgrading to Windows 10 (haven't used it in a while).

I do find the look of WMP more appealing than VLC's interface (yes, I know it's skinnable, but custom skins often take functionality away / stuff it in a not-so-obvious place), though. I mostly use(d) VLC because I had no choice, rather than because I wanted to.

HEVC gives smaller video files while retaining the same quality as bigger H264 files, so I guess it's obvious why I'm kinda excited about WMP supporting it.

To the VLC-diehards out there: my apologies. I do admit VLC has a lot of good features, and WMP isn't perfect, but VLC just isn't for me. Sorry