Roku refreshes streaming media player lineup for the holidays
The Roku Express would make a great stocking stuffer
Media player articles
VLC 4.0 will bring new user interface and media library manager
VR and 3D video support also incoming
Plex opts to end Plex Cloud service due to technical issues
Customers told it was too expensive to maintain
VLC 3.0.2 improves hardware decoding for Mac
VLC is one of the most popular media players in the world and this new version has quite a few improvements for all platforms. Chief among them is enhanced hardware decoding for macOS which is now faster and supports more samples while reducing crashes.
VLC 3.0 'Vetinari' arrives across all platforms with Chromecast support
The latest VLC update adds new features and fixes 1,500 bugs
Testing Battery Life Across Media Players and Video Formats
Video playback is one common case scenario where efficiency is crucial and where a lengthy battery life is an infrequently found godsend. But what you may not realize is that the video player itself, and the format your videos are encoded in, can also have an impact on power consumption.
