The significant of this news is HUGE!, I’ve been running VLC player on my Macs and PC’s for after getting tired of worrying about Codecs.

You see VLC player allows you to watch movies that have been compressed so that they are easier backed up on to external hard-drives or take up less space on your computer

What this finally means is all those movies or videos you’ve had on your PC or Mac should* now work on the iPad by simply adding them via iTunes.

VLC media player is available on the AppStore

September 20, 2010

After 2 weeks of review, VLC for the iPad is eventually available on the AppStore! The release date is set to Tuesday, Sept. 21, so depending on your timezone, it should be available pretty soon. For instance, it’s already available in New-Zealand! Just follow this iTunes link that should become active as soon as the app reaches your store.

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