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    Which media player do you use?

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

  1. dAin

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  2. kdub

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    mediamonkey: music (syncs will practically all music players too, even ipod)
    movies: media player classic
     
    kdub, Oct 15, 2006
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  3. saturnotaku

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    Winamp for music, Windows Media Player with the NVIDIA PureVideo DVD decoder for DVDs.
     
    saturnotaku, Oct 16, 2006
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  4. NickAz

    NickAz Notebook Enthusiast

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    If I download Quicktime 7 will it override my MP 11?

    I have the quicktime icon on the left side of my taskbar and when I click on it it takes me to their website to download it.

    Should I?
     
    NickAz, Dec 2, 2006
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  5. olyteddy

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    I wouldn't. Not as long as there's QuickTime Alternatve. IMHO QT and apple products in general suck (when used on a PC).
     
    olyteddy, Dec 3, 2006
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  6. moon angel

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    VLC for video, WMP 10 for music.
     
    moon angel, Dec 4, 2006
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  7. lixuelai

    lixuelai Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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    JetAudio for music
    Windows Media Classic for video (I watch alot of anime and subtitles are best on WMC)
     
    lixuelai, Dec 4, 2006
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  8. iza

    iza Notebook Evangelist

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    I've switched to Foobar2000 for music, VLC Player for movies, and Media Player Classic/Real/Quicktime Alternative for streaming stuff.
     
    iza, Dec 4, 2006
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  9. Phillip

    Phillip Phillip J. Fry

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    I use media player 11 for the most part....occasionally use creative mediasource player.
     
    Phillip, Dec 5, 2006
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  10. iOsiris

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    Media Player Classic (MPC), VideoLAN (VLC)
     
    iOsiris, Dec 5, 2006
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  11. Skye

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    FooBar2k FTW!
     
    Skye, Dec 5, 2006
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  12. nitestryker

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    i use winamp for music and kmplayer for video
     
    nitestryker, Dec 6, 2006
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  13. count_schemula

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    iTunes for music and VLC for video.
     
    count_schemula, Dec 10, 2006
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  14. Jamoff

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    Winamp all the way!! :cool:
     
    Jamoff, Dec 10, 2006
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  15. PhoenixFx

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    Audio: Winamp
    Video: Media Player Classic mostly; VLC to watch partially downloaded files.
     
    PhoenixFx, Dec 10, 2006
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  16. slowdive

    slowdive Notebook Consultant

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    slowdive, Dec 16, 2006
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  17. Shel

    Shel Notebook Evangelist

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    Hey, thanks for the heads up on GomPlayer!

    For those of you with an HP and the HP remote control which stores in the ExpressCard slot, this player works with it completely!

    You can control play/pause, volume, fast forward/reverse, etc.

    Excellent!

    Thanks again!
     
    Shel, Dec 16, 2006
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  18. NickAz

    NickAz Notebook Enthusiast

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    If I download Gom player, how will it effect using Media Player 11?

    I have "XP media eddition" and do not want to mess anything up.

    However my Media Player 11 does not play while downloading clips off the internet. It will freeze up and I have to reboot.

    I have not installed Quicktime yet because I'm worried about having a conflict. Although I've had both installed in prior laptops.

    Heck I don't know if I should try it or not.
     
    NickAz, Dec 19, 2006
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  19. iza

    iza Notebook Evangelist

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    Different players shouldn't really cause any conflicts (except maybe overwriting the file-type associations, which can easily be changed).
     
    iza, Dec 19, 2006
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  20. Fittersman

    Fittersman Wanna trade?

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    definatly songbird, it may still be in its developing stages but its good, best ive tried.
     
    Fittersman, Dec 19, 2006
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  21. NickAz

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    Well, I downloaded GOM Player and it does what WMP did before something happened to it. GOM Kick butt! and no conflict so far at all.

    When I did the install I went with the standard install, Can I switch it to HQ Mode that was an option when I installed it? I don't think my laptop will have any problem handling it. (Core2Duo, 7200 / 1400x900 screen res)

    12/22/2006 never mind, i figured it out, works great! Really like the player.
     
    NickAz, Dec 21, 2006
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  22. plattnnum

    plattnnum Notebook Evangelist

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    whats everyone think of windows media player 11...any noteworthy quirks from 10?

    Edit: I installed media player 11, however when I scroll making the window larger and smaller...the transition is very choppy? Does this happen to anyone else?
     
    plattnnum, Dec 25, 2006
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  23. plattnnum

    plattnnum Notebook Evangelist

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    anyone know if theres a fix for this?
     
    plattnnum, Dec 26, 2006
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  24. coriolis

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    Quintessential for Music, Media Player Classic for videos, been using them since they were in beta and testing, and still am.

    If it ain't broken, no need to change to another media player ;)
     
    coriolis, Dec 26, 2006
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  25. mr_bots

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    iTunes for music or music videos I have in my library to sync on my iPod. WMP for evereything else. Used to use winamp for everything, but don't really have the need or desire to install it on my most recent computer. However I do miss all the ShoutCAST radio stations.
     
    mr_bots, Dec 26, 2006
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  26. Reezin14

    Reezin14 Crimson Mantle Commander

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    Was using media player 11, but switched back to 10 had some problems.
     
    Reezin14, Dec 27, 2006
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  27. nellie7

    nellie7 Newbie

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    I use iTunes for music, and WMP10 for videos, although I have Media Player Classic for those rare files that WMP won't play.
     
    nellie7, Dec 27, 2006
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  28. plattnnum

    plattnnum Notebook Evangelist

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    classic will play formats that wmp10 wont?
     
    plattnnum, Dec 28, 2006
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  29. sivakrishnamannem

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    well i got many players installed, i frequently use VLC media player for videos and for music winamp, i recently upgraded to windows media player 11, i like the new look of it but it does n't play videos in widescreen , so i still use VLC and i sometimes use power dvd,over all i say VLC is very good and it can play many formats easily and its free
     
    sivakrishnamannem, Dec 28, 2006
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  30. HM88

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    100th Windows Media Player 10, 11
    VOTER!

    I like WMP11 the best.
    Wait for the WMP10 to offer download..

    WMP11 is easy, simple looks, and Windows 'friendly'
     
    HM88, Dec 31, 2006
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  31. jjsscram

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    I use and prefer mediamonkey. lots for options, work work best for me.
     
    jjsscram, Jan 5, 2007
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  32. iwantamac

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    itunes for music and quicktime for movie clips
     
    iwantamac, Jan 5, 2007
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  33. powerstroke

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    I use a mix of MM, I-Tunes and WMP.
     
    powerstroke, Jan 5, 2007
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  34. plattnnum

    plattnnum Notebook Evangelist

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    and your unable to detect any glitches?
     
    plattnnum, Jan 13, 2007
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  35. yuio

    yuio NBR Assistive Tec. Tec.

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    WMP 11, it seems good to me... wow 20 percent voted itunes, yikes!

    they need to see the light...
     
    yuio, Jan 13, 2007
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  36. jpagel

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    WMP 11 and thats it -
     
    jpagel, Jan 20, 2007
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  37. System64

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    I use Windows Media Player 11 in conjunction with KLite Codec pack's Media Player 6.4 for all my media needs.
     
    System64, Mar 14, 2007
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  38. Thibault

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    Winamp for music.
    Windows Media Player for videos.
     
    Thibault, Mar 14, 2007
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  39. Rager

    Rager Notebook Guru

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    Above and VLC media player.

    --*-- I snagged GOM.

    Between VLC Player and WinDvd s/w, and my crufty 98SE machine, I've managed to boink all dvd reading on this machine. Maybe GOM will add to the cruft. (weasel grin)
     
    Rager, Mar 14, 2007
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  40. abccba

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    VLC is the best of the best. No other can beat it....
     
    abccba, Mar 14, 2007
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  41. abccba

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    VLC for everything

    media player classic plus real alternative installed for stupid real player files
     
    abccba, Mar 14, 2007
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  42. drk

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    WMP 11 does it for me. It looks nice, plays loud and works with my Inspiron's media keys.
     
    drk, Mar 14, 2007
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  43. LiveStrong

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    Yeah, WMP 11 works with my Inspiron's media keys, so that is my player of choice in Windows. I also use Apple Itunes every now and then.
     
    LiveStrong, Mar 14, 2007
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  44. LFC

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    I have now settled on
    Foobar for music (specifically because its lightweight but has bit-perfect playback and plug-ins I use)
    VLC for DVDs
    MPC for other video files
     
    LFC, Mar 14, 2007
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  45. Kdawgca

    Kdawgca rotaredoM repudrepuS RBN

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    I use:
    1.Winamp for free movies/tv/radio
    2.VLC
    3.MPC to play mov
    4.MPC to play RVMB and RM and OGM and flv(flash video files from youtube, google ect. I have in theory two versions/types of MPC. One plays some file type listed above and the other plays other types like avi/mov/mpeg ect.
    5.BSPlayer if i want the video to play as a background on my desktop
     
    Kdawgca, Mar 14, 2007
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  46. skagen

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    Ditto on that one. I never heard of Gom Player before a couple months ago - but what a fantastic peice of freeware!
     
    skagen, Mar 14, 2007
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  47. frozen sun

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    WMP for videos bcoz of inspiron media buttons..
    iTunes bcoz of ipod..
    and Divx sometimes bcoz i feel like sometimes 'I' shud get to decide which one to play..
     
    frozen sun, Mar 14, 2007
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  48. usapatriot

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    I switch back and forth iTunes, WMP 11, and VLC Classic.
     
    usapatriot, Mar 15, 2007
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  49. qohelet

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    jetaudio is the best for music..
    powerdvd for movies...
    flv player for flv files..
     
    qohelet, Mar 15, 2007
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  50. GRZ530

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    VLC for movies
    foobar for music
    Flv player for flv files
     
    GRZ530, Mar 18, 2007
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