GOM Player 2.2.80.5243

XviD, WMV, ASF, AVI, MOV, in addition to some popular codecs including FLV1, AC3, OGG, MP4, and H263.

Installation

Downloading and installing GOM player is actually typing GOM from the search box. All you have to do is follow simple instructions, shown by GOM installer.

Be conscious that GOM Player comes bundled with 2 vacation offers, 2 programs you can skip installing by selecting the Custom installation, not the default one. Just be aware of each screen during installation as these 2 offers are somewhat camouflaged as standard "TOS Accept" steps.

The third screen can have many check boxes; you are able to select and deselect some as outlined by your preferences. These options include, whether you need GOM player’s shortcut with your desktop or on start menu or on both, etc. After picking out the desired combination, installation wizard asks you to choose storage area for GOM.

At the end from the setup process, you will see a popup proclaiming to offer you the option to download and install GOM Encoder or GOM Audio, but this part is optional as you are able to skip it if you want.

GOM player is versatile enough to guide almost all editions of Microsoft Windows and only 20 MB of storage area on the harddrive, although actual setup file has 7.21 MB (compressed form).

Interface

For me the most effective feature of GOM player is its interface. It sticks out from the cluttered media player market simply around the grounds of compact and neat look. It doesn’t look messy, doesn’t show a lot of buttons and doesn’t respond sluggishly. It offers all of the functionalities and customizing options inside a stealth way, through its preference button and through its neat menu that's easily accessed by pressing the GOM logo ahead left. Main buttons play/ pause, stop, forward and rewind are within the bottom left, with volume controls on extreme right. Through the preference button, it includes extensive customization. The user interface is easy yet modern and chic compared to other media players.

I consider myself an intermediate movie enthusiast, as I don’t spending some time on fixing screen resolutions and audio bit rates. I simply select the default settings GOM player supplies each codec or format and this works great to me.

Pros

GOM player has several features that will make it stand out from your crowd, many of these features are:

• Superior keyboard controls with one of a form arrow keys control
• Supports every one of the codecs and formats generally used
• Attractive skins can be obtained easily
• Easy to work with user interface
• Comes using a productive add-on like Google search bar
• Cons
• Crashes while playing some not widely used formats
• Limited support available
• Fewer choices for customization in comparison to other media players available
• Alternatives
• For me there isn't a real option to this player but close rivals include VLC Player, Media Player Classic and BS player.

Conclusion

Considering the quantity of media players that I have tried plus the uneasy controls that a majority of of them provide, I will suggest GOM player to anyone who is seeking a player that handles nearly all format thrown advertising online with style and allows you to look good while playing movies. Almost none from the players present on net offer similar control through keys as GOM player do. It is one of hardly any freeware that don’t include troublesome advertisements with these. It also offers free updates and prompts whenever there is certainly one available, however, users can still turn this prompt update message off, by reviewing the preferences. Overall GOM provides a lot of control, with elegant and functional styling. These features transform it into a must have for anyone who is looking to get a smart and easy to use media player.