> I like VLC because IT IS a file opener. I don't want a "media environment" to immerse in. And for us oldtimers, we know from history that all neat useful sin

> I like VLC because IT IS a file opener. I don't want a "media environment" to immerse in. And for us oldtimers, we know from history that all neat useful single-purpose projects that try to grow into something huge (winamp & Azureus trying to become a full media station, the Netscape site & Altavista becoming a "portal for all needs") fail and fall into oblivion. For a scary number of previous instances the expensive super-expansion of a project is to me, the early indicator of it going to disappear when the huge profits mysteriously did not materialize. Perhaps this is different and they don't mess up, otherwise someone probably will whip up a simple file selector wrapper over ffmpeg/mplayer or something and we will have a decent media player back. There is a need for something that ONLY plays your files without being a kitchen-sink utility.