3 tweaks that could make this VLC alternative your new media player

I’ve been using VLC for years, so when I recently started reading about mpv as a compelling alternative, I decided to give it a try. My first impression wasn’t great. mpv opened my videos just fine, but compared with VLC, it felt almost unfinished. The interface is sparse, there aren’t traditional menus full of settings, and a lot of the conveniences I was used to simply weren’t there.