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    Which media player do you use?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by soldier0316, May 17, 2006.

  1. soldier0316

    soldier0316 Notebook Evangelist

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    Ive tried most media players out there but I prefer quintessential player the best
    :)
     
  2. skywalker

    skywalker Business Notebook FTW!!

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    Oh, I use Media Player Classic v6.4.8.6. It has sooo many codecs, free but very powerful.
    Get it at www.gabest.org
     
  3. titaniummd

    titaniummd Notebook Deity

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    VLC media plays everything from Windows media,MP3s to DVDs.
     
  4. shof515

    shof515 Notebook Consultant

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    Winamp and foobar2000
     
  5. chonga

    chonga Notebook Deity

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    i use winamp mostly b/c it rips into mp3 because my cell phone is my primary mp3 player and it only reads aac, mp3 and ogg. winamp can rip into any one of those three formats


    question: does anyone who uses winamp know how to have winamp attach the correct tags or look them up(title, artist, album) to a song or do you just have to do them all manually?
     
  6. Tim

    Tim Notebook Virtuoso

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    I use iTunes for my music and Media Player Classic for videos.
    Tim
     
  7. APWiseman

    APWiseman Notebook Enthusiast

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    +1, It has everything, will play anything with the right codec, has region free dvd-player coding, EXCELLENT! :D
     
  8. taz20075

    taz20075 Notebook Guru

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    Add one more to the VLC group.
     
  9. RogueMonk

    RogueMonk Notebook Deity

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    Media Player Classic
     
  10. SVTWannabe

    SVTWannabe Notebook Consultant

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    I'm not really a fan of VLC because of its layout, but it works well on my work laptop :)

    At home, it's usually DivX.
     
  11. Shel

    Shel Notebook Evangelist

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    Windows Media Player v11 is very slick. I love how it displays the album covers for quick and easy search of your music files.
     
  12. gusto5

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    VLC to play all my videos, though my audio items are usually played VIA WMP
     
  13. ikovac

    ikovac Cooler and faster... NBR Reviewer

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    Windows Media Player 11 (still beta I think). Works fine. Likes my MDA PRO PDA.

    Cheers,
     
  14. z5sharp

    z5sharp Notebook Consultant

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    Winamp for me.
     
  15. Reize

    Reize Notebook Virtuoso

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    I use WMP 11 and iTunes, the latter usually only for podcasts.
     
  16. smt

    smt Notebook Consultant

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    winamp/bsplayer
     
  17. chonga

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    i actually just got the full version of winamp and really like it

    i'm a former wmp user and love winamp and will proably stick with it now.

    i especially like the streaming TV where there are channels designated to a particular show. i.e. there is a 24hr family guy streaming station that i watch along with macgyver, house, etc.
    also aol powered by XM radio on winamp is very nice.

    pretty nice video too, fast and decent quality. highly recommend winamp
     
  18. zasboy

    zasboy Notebook Enthusiast

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    For Music: Winamp Ver 2.81
    - Lots of plugins to enhance the musical experience.

    For Video: Media Player Classic Ver 6.4.8.4
    - Tons and tons of supported codecs. I personally use CCCP(combined community coded pack)
     
  19. dragonesse

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    Depends... I use Winamp, iTunes, and WMP for various things.
     
  20. Elminst

    Elminst Some Network Guy

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    Seconded. BS Player is awesome for any type of video.
    But don't get the latest version, it's got adware. :(
    Google for version 1.36.
     
  21. Silent

    Silent Notebook Consultant

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    VLC for everything (and I mean everything).
     
  22. noahsark

    noahsark Notebook Evangelist

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    I like xine w/ Kaffeine for a frontend for movies. I like amarok for music.

    on windows side, I like winamp for music and windvd for movies.
     
  23. prasys

    prasys Notebook Geek

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    iTunes and WMP

    Whenever I wish to stream music to my Airport Express , I would use iTunes

    As for my ibook , I use VLC , and iTunes !
     
  24. onick

    onick Notebook Consultant

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    i use winamp with dfx for music and for video i use the "media player classic" :)
     
  25. Lil Mayz

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    I use Windows Media Player 11 for my music collection and also the K-Lite Mega Codec Pack for anything else. Plays just about any AV file.
     
  26. otaku

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    I use wmp 11 (before that 10) along with Itunes. I have others though as well for real media files and divx and so on
     
  27. Jesusfrk611

    Jesusfrk611 Notebook Consultant

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    iTunes for music, I switch between WMP 10 and InterVideo WinDVD for video, note: you can play .WMV files and several more file types on WinDVD. I didn't really like Winamp when I tried it, but that's just me.
     
  28. gizbug

    gizbug Notebook Consultant

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    MPC / Foobar
     
  29. kdub

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    iTunes has the best (and most intuitive) interface IMO. Haven't tried WMP 11, want to wait until the official, complete release. Anyone know when that's going to occur? Or if it will sync with iPod?
     
  30. olyteddy

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    Shoulda made your poll multiple choice. WinAmp for MP3, PowerDVD for MPEG, VLC for most other video, Quicktime and Real Alternative, (with Media Player Classic) when I have something to view from those POS sources, VirtualDub Mod if I want frame by frame viewing...Yup...'Shoulda made your poll multiple choice'...
     
  31. NissanSupraGTR

    NissanSupraGTR Notebook Evangelist

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    VLC is for vids; WMP for music, only cuz of syncing.
     
  32. Metamorphical

    Metamorphical Good computer user

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    This poll needs to have multiple anwsers. Itunes for Music, WMP for streaming audio. I switch between WMP and Cyberlink for Videos.
     
  33. mikhail_scosyrev

    mikhail_scosyrev Notebook Consultant

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    Winamp to listen to music (fast to load, visually pleasing to look at, and allows customization of hot keys).

    Windows media player for videos...
     
  34. qohelet

    qohelet Senior Member

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    i got itunes, wmp11, powerdvd 6, windvd, and winamp installed in my lappy; and
    i used all of them.

    But for music, i usually used winamp (see my winamp below).

    for videos, i usually used powerdvd 6 coz i like it better than windvd.

    wmp11 is my all around player.

    i seldom used i tunes...
     

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  35. Aero

    Aero PC/Mac...Whatever works! NBR Reviewer

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    Lol thats a very odd skin for Winamp but its to big for my taste heh.

    Anyways I use Itunes, Winamp & VLC Media Player for movies.
     
  36. qohelet

    qohelet Senior Member

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    It's my favorite visualization plugin for winamp :D it's so cool!!! :p
     
  37. wobble987

    wobble987 Notebook Virtuoso

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    i rarely watch video on my computer. When i do, i use windows media player.

    My favourite media player is iTunes which i manage all my music. I use iTunes A LOT. Reason being is that; it is VERY VERY easy to convert file, manage music info, and it get the job done very quickly, i love iTunes. Though i hate Mac OS, which i use at my school, urgh, very cluncky software that. Who said that Mac don't crash!?!? oops. sorry i get side track :p
     
  38. Reize

    Reize Notebook Virtuoso

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    I upgraded to XP Pro and my system isn't recognized as an official windows version, and my WMP was downgraded to 9, so, I now use WinAMP, like it a lot.
     
  39. qohelet

    qohelet Senior Member

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    i like winamp too when playing music because it's very user friendly. you can also download a lot of plugins and skins for free. try my xplugin above. :D but some people think of it as odd. :p
     
  40. lokster

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    itunes. nothing beats that cool looking widget.
     
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    Or that Apple spyware and bloat...
     
  42. masteraleph

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    Foobar for music and whatever I have on the computer for DVD.
     
  43. warlord

    warlord Notebook Consultant

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    Media Player Classic
     
  44. kdub

    kdub Notebook Consultant

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    Is there some sort of player out there that has iTunes style interface without it's memory usage? Being able to sync with an iPod is a plus.
     
  45. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    Currently in the process of switching from itunes to WMP11, which I found very enjoyable and actually optimized for Windows. Now to convert my .AACs to .MP3s. .
     
  46. stamar

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    vlc player

    winamp for music
     
  47. Sourabh

    Sourabh Newbie

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    Media Player Classic with Klite codec pack for Videos,

    WinAMP lite for music mostly mp3s
     
  48. chonga

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    I believe winamp uses less resources than itunes and i also think that there is a plug-in available to be able to sync with an ipod

    i really enjoy winamp... i used to use wmp and itunes but i love the customizability (if thats a word) of the player along with its intuitive interface and ability to wach streaming tv, xm through aol for free, ripping and burning properties, etc.

    it organizes my 2000 song collection nicely and i can edit tags with ease
     
  49. Aarchel

    Aarchel Notebook Enthusiast

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    I love Winamp. Hands down, there is nothing I can't get it to play for free. I use Winamp 2.91 for everything except the occasional DVD, then its a toss up between Windvd, Nero Showtime, or nVidia's player. I can even use Winamp for watching my DVD's if I need to, but it's just not up to speed yet. When it comes to music encoding; however, I use dbPowerAmp Music Converter. I generally don't encode video, but I've gotten good results from DVDx and some other freeware progs.
     
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    I-Tunes for music and I so rarely watch videos I don't even remember. Whatever the pops up when I insert the DVD lol
     
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