Ask just about any Linux user, and they'll more than likely recommend VLC Player as the best choice for playing any media format you can think of. But it only offers one implementation -- a complete media playing package that uses its own technologies as well as its own GUI. In the spirit of Linux, you may wish to use something that's a bit more modular. This way, you can use a single media decoder and then customize everything else about it.Continue reading the articleRead full article: Tired of VLC? Try MPlayer A Unique, Modular Alternative for Linux