Best Free HEVC Players with Better-Than-Original Quality
By Olivia Quinn to convert video, convert MP4 | Last Updated on Dec 3, 2018
With Ultra HD, normally known as 4K labeled everywhere on TV shelves, people are jumping on the bandwagon to see what the future of next video standard looks like. However, according to the feedbacks from various forums, it's not easy to play HEVC h.265 files.
★ Though iOS 11 gives iDevices the ability to play standard 1080P HEVC files, it requires A9 clip or newer (iPhone 6S and up, iPad Pros and 2017 iPad) or Intel chips in 2017 Macs and up to play 4K HEVC H.265 videos without buffering.
★ VLC has added the support for 4K (HEVC/H.265) videos, but still, there are users getting troubles like "no audio, no video is showing, just getting a black screen", "can't play hevc videos in VLC properly".
★ "I have an older laptop but I can play x264 with no problem cpu only at about 40%...when I try to play hevc x265 the video gets all pixalated and the cpu spikes to 100 sometimes freezing."
Now come to the point, we will need a free HEVC player to play H.265 4K videos smoothly. Therefore, we pick the best free HEVC video players that support 4K HEVC H.265 playback on Mac, PC, Android and iDevices. Get the best H.265 hevc video player free download and enjoy.