FLV Player Reviews

Pros: It does everything that's promised and it's free. The options to view a video 2X or full screen really work.

Cons: If a program offers third party plug-ins, it is friendly to list them when we've finished installaiton and ask us whether to install them? However, this program list Yahoo! Toolbar among the components during the installaiton, which lead us install the toolbar without fairly asking permission.

When we surf the Internet, we usually browse some websites which contain plenty of wonderful videos. Most of the movies are Flash format. We could use a Web browser plus a Macromedia plug-in to enjoy Flash videos. However, if you want a better control over your viewing, Flv Player will do the trick. See a screenshot of this program:


Flv Player is quite easy to use, and there is no limitation to using it as the program is absolutely free. With its help, you could easily navigate backward and forward through videos and play them in a loop. You can also adjust the volume, mute it, and adjust the size of the player.

There are also some basic controls over program behavior, just by checking the options in Setting Menu, which could be activated, such as opening a new player window when double-clicking on an FLV file and remembering previous settings.

System Requirements:
The installation is easy, while if you don't like Yahoo! Toolbar, before you clicking Next button to install the componets, you should make sure that the toolbar is unchecked.
I used Flv Player to watch a Flash video; it occupied 13,940KB RAM, not large enough to affect other programs's normal operation.

Conclusion:
FLV Player isn't a must-have program, but it's a decent tool for penny-pinching Flash developers.
There is a little pity to find that the display window doesn't automatically resize to the size of the movie frame, and I hope this problem will be remedied in future versions.