These players that people actually pay for are just as pointless as the "Security Suites" that are still carrying a price-tag. VLC, KMPlayer, and MPC-HC are just some of the fantastic options out there which, in many ways, are superior to anything that you have to pay for out there. These free players have come a very long way in the last few years and are not only easy and safe, but offer superior picture and audio decoding, take full advantage of modern (and hot) technologies (CUDA, DXVA, DTS-HD, etc) that are not even correctly (or at all) deployed in many of those expensive, bloated and downright broken suites that cost around $100! These rip-off players are all flash and no substance... don't believe me? Just try one of the free ones and you'll understand right away what I'm talking about.