When choosing a video player for Windows, your primary consideration should be the ability to play the widest range of video and audio files, without downloading any plug-ins. All of this is time-consuming and takes up space on your computer, causing everything to run slowly. You can install plug-ins and codecs to improve compatibility, but some videos might remain out of reach. Relying on the installed video player could cause you to need multiple players - one to play music, one to play DVDs, one to play videos, and one for streaming - because it can’t handle the files. These built-in video players/media players only support a limited range of formats, meaning that half of the time you can’t even open the files you need. Since most computers come installed with a video player, why would anyone hassle with downloading a third-party software? Simple.
