Zoom Player
Zoom Player Free and Max are media players for Windows created by Inmatrix, a media solutions company. The media player aims to set itself apart from the competition through its tablet-friendly interface, low computing usage, and its massive feature list.
- Many customer- and company-submitted themes to suit your mood and tastes
- Built-in power manager for customizing energy usage
- Customizable audio equalizers
- Standard- to high-definition upscaling
- Supports DVD, DVD-R/RW, Blu-ray, and many other digital video formats
- Lossless audio playback
- Can be used to listen to radio stations
- Smart Play” features allows Zoom Player to remember configuration settings for certain video and audio files
- Uses extremely little CPU power, so does no drain much battery or slow down other running programs
- Nearly everything can be customized
- Can be used to play both physical and digital media
- Built to be easy to use on a tablet
- Inmatrix provides excellent technical support
- Able to transform your PC into a full home entertainment center complete with remote control support
- Only works on Windows OS
- Difficult to learn how to use
- Unattractive design
- Premium (phone) support is only available as a separate purchase
Despite its beginner-unfriendly design, Zoom Player’s website asserts that the media player is simple enough for a beginner to use easily but complex enough that media player experts find it a joy to use. Many reviews of the program, however, reinforce that the media player’s design is a problem for many users. Past that, though, the only real shortcoming of Zoom Player is that it has so many features that they become difficult to navigate through and keep track of. Anyone looking for a cheap (or free) media solution should look no further than Zoom Player. It has everything found in more traditional media players, plus much, much more. Those features, paired with the extensive tutorials and guides on Inmatrix’s site mean that the sky’s the limit when it comes to what you can do with Zoom Player.