
All of this is time-consuming and takes up space on your computer, causing everything to run more sluggish.

You can install plug-ins and codecs to improve compatibility, but you still might not be able to play some videos. You also don’t want to be in a situation where you have multiple players - one audio, one for video, and one for streaming - because your media player can’t handle the files. Since most computers come installed with a video player, why would anyone hassle with downloading a third-party software? Simple, these built-in media and video players only support a limited range of formats, meaning that half of the time you can’t open the files you need.
