The best replacement for vlc is windows media player.

The best alternatives to vlc are rated as following:
★★★★★  windows media player
★★★★★  mplayer
★★★★  kmplayer
★★★★  mpc
★★★  gom
★★  quicktime
★★  itunes
★★  divx
★★  media player classic
★★  winamp
★  cccp
★  wmp
★  mplayerx
★  potplayer
★  xbmc
  gom player
  plex
  foobar
  real player
  k-lite
  bsplayer
  kmp
  perian
  powerdvd
  miro
  totem
  divx player
  madvr
  zoom player
  flip4mac
  smplayer
  amarok
  k-lite codec pack
  handbrake
  media player
  bs player

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Speaking about vlc, one probably shouldn't forget about handbrake.

Other search terms related to vlc and their ratings are:
★★★★★ handbrake
★★★★★ airplay
★★★ subtitles
★★ ps3 media server
★★ chromecast
★★ hdhomerun
★★ tv tuner
★★ dlna
★ sopcast
★ subtitle
★ dreambox
★ web interface
★ ffdshow
★ mce remote
coreavc
codecs
easycap
media center remote
tversity
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