I just thought I'd state that I love VideoLAN!
I couldn't care less about not playing every media type there is (I say "delete the non-compatible ones"). I'm not touching Windows Media Player EVER AGAIN!
Not only does it play movies (that I keep) flawlessly it also plays MP3s without the "bubbling" that occurs after windows codecs become screwy and need reinstalling.
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Gentoo Linux
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VideoLAN
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