I tried 0.9.4 for a few weeks. I've now uninstalled it and gone back to 0.8.6. I've used VLC as my primary media player for about 4 years.

It simply does not work as well as 0.8.6. It is slower to load from file. DVDs have video interlacing artifacts clearly visible.

The scroll wheel changing the volume is useless and deeply annoying. There is no way of changing this in preferences.

The interface is HORRIFIC. There's an inch of wasted screen to accommodate the comically large buttons. The volume slider is rainbow colored and ugly beyond belief. The play/pause button is huge, it's like a child's toy.

While the 0.8.6 interface looked like a piece of Windows 3.11 shareware, at least it wasn't distracting, and it didn't waste screen space.

Sadly, they also haven't fixed the poor window management in 0.9.4 either. Just once, I'd like to click on the maximize button and it actually maximizes the window. Most often it's at least 3 clicks to get a maximized window.

I can only hope that the next version has a much better interface, is faster, and the retarded mouse volume controls are reverted back to normal -- or at least we have a choice. Otherwise 0.8.6 will be the version I'm sticking with, it's a much better player than 0.9.4