Get Started–and Get Streaming–With VLC Media Player

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Aug 29, 2012

A much improved version 2.0 of VLC Media Player arrived recently, and now a new version 2.03 is out, which primarily fixes some security holes. One thing that people routinely miss about VLC Media Player is that it’s not just a player. You can use it to stream and broadcast video and other media content, and that includes streaming content to a smartphone, iPad or other mobile device. Here is our newly updated collection of getting started guides for VLC, including guides for streaming your content.

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