The latest release of the VLC media player is a huge hit, racking up nearly 8.6 million downloads since the 1.0 release last week, according to the makers of the software VideoLAN. But some observers ...

[Editor’s note: The MPAA and most media companies argue that you can’t legally copy or convert commercial DVDs for any reason. We (and others) think that, if you own a DVD, you should be able to ...

Question: Hi Erin. In a recent article, you mentioned the VLC DVD player I just had a quick question for you about that. Does it rip a DVD if the DVD is protected? I just tried to rip one with Roxio, ...

Cross-platform media player VLC is often referred to as the "Swiss Army knife of media applications" for good reason: Not only does VLC play nearly any file you throw at it (you even voted it the best ...

I've tried most of the mainstream media players and disliked all of them for one reason or another. Windows Media Player irritates me by not allowing me to uninstall it, and with its baffling ...