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    Media Players (what do you use?)

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by kujustin, Apr 10, 2006.

  1. kujustin

    kujustin Notebook Geek

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    There's a decent amount of info about this on these boards but it's pretty scattered about it seems.

    What media player do you prefer and why? Also, if you use seperate players for video/audio list that.

    Regardless of what you use do you have Windows Media Player, Quicktime, or RealPlayer installed on your comp?
     
    kujustin, Apr 10, 2006
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  2. smij

    smij Notebook Enthusiast

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    I use Media Player Classic as it is sexy. It plays anything you throw at it too, provided you have the necessary codecs.
     
    smij, Apr 10, 2006
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  3. Tim

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    I use Winamp. Nice interface. :)
    Tim
     
    Tim, Apr 10, 2006
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  4. Andy S.

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    I use VLC media player
     
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  5. syxbit

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    winamp for audio
    bsplayer for divx
    windvd for dvd's
     
    syxbit, Apr 10, 2006
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    Mainly use JetAudio that came with my Cowon X5 hdd mp3 player. Plays video too and has lots of features.

    Anything that has more than 1 streams like a DVD rip i use VLC.
     
    lixuelai, Apr 10, 2006
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    vlc for movies, itunes for music
     
    RadcomTxx, Apr 10, 2006
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    I use a program called MediaMonkey for music. There is a TV with a DVD player hooked up rite next to the computer so I don't watch movies on the computer but for little internet videos I just use windows media player. Oh I also have Rhapsody so I guess I have Real on the computer. I love the service but the Real player sucks.

    Adam
     
    Lukin, Apr 10, 2006
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    Media Player Classic (MPC), fast and simple interface
     
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    vlc for movies, be it file or dvd.
    i do not play music on my laptop (yet?),
    as i have a desktop with good speakers
    and an ipod with most of my music in-
    case i am mobile.
     
    neenee, Apr 10, 2006
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  11. kujustin

    kujustin Notebook Geek

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    For those who use MPC or VLC do you even have the big 3 media players on your comp?

    Does it matter at all in terms of memory "bloat" whether or not those programs are on your computer?
     
    kujustin, Apr 10, 2006
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  12. iOsiris

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    Media Player Classic for videos, Foobar2000 for audio
     
    iOsiris, Apr 10, 2006
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  13. onick

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    videos: media player classic; audios: winamp
     
    onick, Apr 10, 2006
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  14. j0hn00

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    GOM Player for videos, Winamp Lite Basic for music.
     
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    Media Player Classic. I've heard good things about VLC but don't need to bother trying it. I still have Window's Media Player but never open it. Good portable app; keep this one on my keydrive too.
     
    warlord, Apr 11, 2006
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  16. Aero

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    Itunes for Music
    Winamp for Radio Stations/Music

    VLC Media Player for DVD or any Movie - apparently runs them all!
     
    Aero, Apr 11, 2006
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    Definitely not Realplayer. For some reason, I notice more SPAM in my mailbox when I register.

    VLC for movies
    WMP for audio CDs
     
    titaniummd, Apr 11, 2006
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    BS Player plays just about anything I throw at it.
     
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    Winamp and BSPlayer
     
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  20. kujustin

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    Does anyone use the built-in stuff from Media Center Edition to play music or DVDs? Or is that just Windows Media Player?
     
    kujustin, Apr 13, 2006
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    Am I the only one who uses Windows Media Player? lol. I tried using iTunes but I can really turn up the bass in media player which i cant do anywhere else. It makes my mediocre speakers awsome!! Without media player to crank up the base my music would be ****.
     
    _radditz_, Apr 13, 2006
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    powerdvd / foobar (hands down best sounding player out there)
     
    gizbug, Apr 14, 2006
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  23. otaku

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    WMP10 and bsplayer and ITunes and PSP video 9 (for PSP) and uh..interactual and intervideo windvd (came with comp)

    Thats about it oh and I have/had divx and also media player classic.
     
    otaku, Apr 15, 2006
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