it can play all types of FLV including FLV encoded

Best one you could possibly hope for is by Longtail Video.It's free and has a rating system plugin. Check it out!(Used by YouTube when they first started up...)> I just read you can't use the JW player...hmmm. I don't know that you're going to find a more robust flv player than the JW player. Short of developing your own. Get free FLV Player: it not only can play local FLV but also online FLV via copying URL into the program. Moreover, it can play all types of FLV including FLV encoded by H.264, M4V and F4V.