VXG Media Player - A versatile Media Player for Chrome
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VXG Media Plugin for Chrome OS is based on Google’s Native Client (NaCl) and Portable Native Client (PNaCl) architecture. The core software is market proven in our Mobile Video Players with Tens of Millions of end users: Supported stream types: RTSP, RTMP, MMS, HLS, UDP and others. Supported video formats: H.264, MPEG-4, MPEG-2 and others. Supported audio formats: AAC, PCM, G711, MP3 and others. Hardware accelerated decoding and rendering. Standard playback functions: play/pause/stop, audio control, full screen, aspect ratio. Advanced playback functions: latency control, automatic reconnect, underflow/overflow notifications. HTTPS support. Bi-directional audio. Video Recording to MP4 file. Still Image Capture to JPEG file.
User reviews
- Works well for playing RTSP streams, especially from security cameras.
- Can connect to RSTP security camera installations.
- Allows streaming from Enigma2/Dreambox/VU+ without needing VLC.
- Does not work or has significant issues on newer versions of Chrome.
- Functionality is limited; cannot play local video files or lacks controls.
- Plugin often shows compatibility issues or installation failures.
- Does not work anymore
- Cannot play local video
- Issues with Chrome version compatibility
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Risk impact
VXG Media Player requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk likelihood
VXG Media Player has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.