App w/ Debian Squeeze to play HD video

[dbach]

What are others using to play HD video with Debian Squeeze?

[AndrewS]

http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/searc ... =omxplayer

[dbach]

Is omxplayer preferred over VLC?
Thanks

[xxxstarmanxxx]

Is omxplayer preferred over VLC?
Thanks

I would say yes as omxplayer takes advantage of decoding 1080p using the Pi's hardware GPU.

VLC would decode using software decoders thus I doubt 1080p would be possible without major framerate drop out!

Justin