MPC-BE has a modern GUI, with a dark theme for the main screen and all its menus, which makes it easier on the eyes. Tip: you can check out our SMPlayer and VLC Media Player reviews which are two popular media player options that you may want to check out as well. So, we'll only be looking at what's different in MPC-BE. But MPC-BE has a few features which aren't available in HC. In fact, MPC - BE is a fork of MPC-HC, so it can play all video formats that HC supports. Both programs are quite identical, because they are based on the original Media Player Classic.