When it comes to video players, iOS users have to choose from an extensive list of apps. However, not all of these apps manage to live up to their hype, in spite of the fact that some of them charge quite a few bucks. And with the Apple’s devices specs going up, users expect new applications to deliver and deliver an above-the-par experience when compared to the default software. In this article we’re going to review one of the newest additions to the ‘iOS video players’ category, namely VidOn.
VidOn is a free HD movie player compatible with both iPhones and iPads running iOS 6.0 or later. It is able not only to play various types of local video files (here including AVI, WMA, MKV and MP4), but also to stream movies and videos over FTP, UPnP and DLNA. In addition, it is able to make the most out of the device’s hardware decoding capabilities. But let’s have a look at VidOn’s features in detail:
Powerful Hardware Decoding:
VidOn is able to playback videos of up to 1080p Full HD resolution on the latest devices, taking full advantage of the device’s hardware and CPU infrastructure. Thus, what you get is a higher framerate (resulting in smoother playback) and lower battery consumption.
Support for Different Kinds of External Subtitles:
VidOn video player for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch can work efficiently with multiple types of external subtitles, including the popular SRT and SUB formats. Moreover, it supports the inclusion of diacritics in various languages, so you shouldn’t worry about not understanding the voices in your favorite movie.
Intuitive sorting
If you own a large collection of movies and videos, then you’ll be glad to hear that VidOn can sort them automatically for you, by either name, size or other variables. Moreover, it is able to categorize your content in Videos, TV Shows, Images and Movies, hence allowing you to find everything more easily.
Support for FTP
Another innovative feature of the app relies in the ability to synchronize with your FTP (Windows Domain) client, hence allowing you to gain access to your favorite videos easy and wirelessly. All you need to do is type in your domain name or public ip and the app will connect automatically.
Available in Various Languages
Besides English, VidOn has native support for French, German, Korean, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish and Chinese (both simplified and traditional). Hence, if you speak any of these languages, then you can easily switch to it for faster recognition of the commands.
All in all VidOn Player is a simple, yet powerful, video player in the iOS category. Albeit it’s just recently been released on the market one can notice that it’s remarkably easy to use and intuitive, with future versions being expected to bring even more innovation to this app.

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