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OMXPlayer vs SMPlayer

A side-by-side look at OMXPlayer and SMPlayer. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

OMXPlayer

OMXPlayer

Video & Movies

OMXPlayer is a command line media player for the Raspberry Pi. It was developed specifically for the Raspberry Pi's GPU to allow it to efficiently play high definition video files.

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SMPlayer

SMPlayer

Video & Movies

SMPlayer is a free, open source media player for Windows and Linux. It supports a wide range of video and audio formats and has an easy-to-use interface with built-in codecs so no additional codecs need to be installed.

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