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Perian vs Windows Media Player

A side-by-side look at Perian and Windows Media Player. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Perian

Perian

Video & Movies

Perian is a free, open source QuickTime component that adds native support for many popular video formats like AVI, FLV, and MKV to QuickTime Player and other QuickTime-based applications on Mac OS X.

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Windows Media Player

Windows Media Player

Audio & Music

Windows Media Player is a media player application developed by Microsoft for playing audio, video and viewing images on Windows PCs. It supports a wide range of media formats and includes features like media library, streaming media playback, CD playback and synchronization with portable devices.

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