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    media player, what your fav.

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by icon007, Jan 19, 2009.

  1. icon007

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    i,m partial to winamp, bu ti like using the Gomplayer to watch different formats of movies
     
    icon007, Jan 19, 2009
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  2. qhn

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    Songbird + VLC

    cheers ...
     
    qhn, Jan 19, 2009
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  3. vinumsv

    vinumsv MobileFreak™

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    Media Player classic Homecinema :D
     
    vinumsv, Jan 19, 2009
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  4. Kazanski

    Kazanski Notebook Geek

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    Foobar2000 for music, and VLC for video.
     
    Kazanski, Jan 19, 2009
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  5. zfactor

    zfactor Mastershake

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    media player here also with klite codec's
     
    zfactor, Jan 19, 2009
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  6. cyclist14

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    I have to use iTunes because I have an iPhone :mad:

    But I use VLC media player for all of my movies!
     
    cyclist14, Jan 19, 2009
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  7. Carrot Muncher

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    MPC HC for movies/tv shows as I can set it to always be on top and only have the image showing.
    Foobar for music.
     
    Carrot Muncher, Jan 19, 2009
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  8. jbond311

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    Winamp for music, KMPlayer for videos.
     
    jbond311, Jan 19, 2009
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  9. cloud_nine

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    WMP11 /w CCCP & CoreAVC.

    Excellent music library functionality (JP character support is crucial) easy to use, and plays any video file I throw at it.
     
    cloud_nine, Jan 19, 2009
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  10. lunateck

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    Winamp coz WMP12 just dun wan to work for me.
     
    lunateck, Jan 19, 2009
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  11. Apollo13

    Apollo13 100% 16:10 Screens

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    Usually I use WMP 10, on XP. With my fairly small music collection, it does everything I want. I've tried Winamp and MediaMonkey but just didn't particularly like them. The one alternative that I do rather like is WMP 12 in Windows 7, although I miss the WMP taskbar toolbar. I also just realized that the reason I can't seem to find the beta for XP is that it's not out yet - hope they do eventually release it though.

    For movies, either Media Player Classic (XP) or WMP 12 (Win7). XP doesn't come with a DVD decoder, so that limits the options somewhat.

    CCCP codec for all WMP, I should mention. It would be really nice if Microsoft started including Ogg Vorbis support with WMP - but it's easy enough to fix.

    Favorite is WMP 9, though - it's more stable than WMP 10. But the greatness of DRM means WMP 10 tends to play more of my files than WMP 9.
     
    Apollo13, Jan 19, 2009
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  12. livesoft

    livesoft BUSTED

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    WMP 11 with .Vista Codec Pack for audio library and most of the videos.
    VLC for the rest + 16:10 playback :)
     
    livesoft, Jan 19, 2009
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  13. davepermen

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    on xp, i loved winamp for years. i now get more and more used to itunes. there's an ipod in my house (not mine, it's the one from my girlfriend), and several machines.

    now that itunes get drm-free (i only have some tracks left which still wait for the update), the shop gets really nice and the automanaging of itunes is sweet.
     
    davepermen, Jan 19, 2009
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  14. showboatfp

    showboatfp Newbie

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    same media players i use
     
    showboatfp, Jan 19, 2009
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  15. Cin'

    Cin' Anathema

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    WMP 11 and WinAmp :D


    Cin ;) :)
     
    Cin', Jan 19, 2009
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  16. Arki

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    MPCHC.

    tenchar
     
    Arki, Jan 19, 2009
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  17. AM Radio

    AM Radio Notebook Evangelist

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    +1 for video.

    for tuneage, i used to be a WMP hater (and a big winamp fan), but i actually kind of like it now.
     
    AM Radio, Jan 19, 2009
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  18. booboo12

    booboo12 Notebook Prophet

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    Windows Media Player, one less program to install :p
     
    booboo12, Jan 19, 2009
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  19. Han Bao Quan

    Han Bao Quan The Assassin

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    JetAdio + WMP12 :p
     
    Han Bao Quan, Jan 19, 2009
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  20. Element

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    I use iTunes for music and VLC for video.
     
    Element, Jan 19, 2009
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  21. saintalfonzo

    saintalfonzo Notebook Evangelist

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    music - foobar2000, sometimes winamp for milkdrop
    movies - haven't really tried many different players because I don't watch many movies on my laptop, so WMP I guess.
     
    saintalfonzo, Jan 19, 2009
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  22. REBEL07

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    WinAmp 4 music
    BSplayer 4 movies
     
    REBEL07, Jan 19, 2009
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  23. T-Jizzle

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    winamp for the music, classic view still think is the most functional

    videos windows media player or, used to use divx but not much anymore
     
    T-Jizzle, Jan 19, 2009
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  24. Guntraitor Sagara

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    MPC Home Cinema. Plays literally every video for me. The x64 version responds very fast. :D

    Music? Itunes. :)
     
    Guntraitor Sagara, Jan 20, 2009
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  25. davepermen

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    oh, right, for movies, eighter media palyer or MPC Home Cinema. thanks to the codec pack they both play all movies. i personally prefer the interface of MPC (and certain advanced feature like zooming and stretching a movie to exactly fit on screen, or if it's aspect was wrong).
     
    davepermen, Jan 20, 2009
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  26. crash

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    Music: Zune, although I've been meaning to try Songbird for a while...
    Video: WMP (mainly just DVDs)
     
    crash, Jan 20, 2009
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  27. Imperfect1

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    I love REAL PLAYER! You can put your music and videos into Play Lists to watch or listen to any mood or assortment you wish. Also has a Favorites list, and tons of configurable options.

    I also like an application called MP3 Rocket which is free, or MP3Rocket Pro which is about $15 -- for music, videos, tv, etc. With the "sharing" concept, you can often find and download obscure items you might not be able to find anywhere else -- like a lot of stuff that's out of print now, but still great!
     
    Imperfect1, Jan 20, 2009
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  28. DetlevCM

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    I actually like Windows Media Player (for all the CDs owned by my mother that are on an external HDD...)
    But for my music colection "on the go" Sonic Stage (from CDs too)

    Basically - if you're happy with what you use, stick with it.

    In the end, it depends a lot waht you want to do.
    I never use playlists - I once did on WMP (for classical music) else, I just listen to one song generally until I change it...
     
    DetlevCM, Jan 20, 2009
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  29. Wishmaker

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    Asus U6Sg

    Movies :

    MPC +AVC+AC3 on HAALI


    Music :

    Creative Media Source

    Desktop

    Movies
    Same

    Music:

    Creative MediaSource with ASIO.



    Winamp, Foobar are simply rubbish. Even with ASIO. The only time I use Winamp or Foobar with ASIO is when I insert my whole 20000 song playlist and I need a quick jump option.
     
    Wishmaker, Jan 20, 2009
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  30. pixelot

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    Foobar2000 + VLC. :cool:
     
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  31. Matt is Pro

    Matt is Pro I'm a PC, so?

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    WMP 11 here.

    WMP 12 once Win7 gets here. :)
     
    Matt is Pro, Jan 20, 2009
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    Songbird + VLC for me. I'm a sucker for the open source...
     
    sliso, Jan 20, 2009
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    Videos: VLC and/or Media Player Classic

    Music: Winamp (Lite)
     
    roonow, Jan 20, 2009
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  34. avirup

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    Music WMP 11

    Video Gom Player+ VLC +K Lite mega Codec Pack
     
    avirup, Jan 21, 2009
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    VLC for video (plays almost any format you throw at it). Winamp for Audio.
     
    D3158, Jan 21, 2009
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    WMP for music
    WMPC for movies
     
    Manic Penguins, Jan 21, 2009
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  37. scythie

    scythie I died for your sins.

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    MPCHC + CCCP for my movies, anime. :D

    Winamp for my music. I got sick of iTunes' pathetic playback. Plus, my good ol' iPod's dead. :(
     
    scythie, Jan 21, 2009
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  38. Ralf Hutter

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    Winamp (Lite), plus a FLAC and APE plugin. I'm in pig heaven.
     
    Ralf Hutter, Jan 21, 2009
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    ahl395 Ahlball

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  40. Eagle Bay

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    Windows media player 10 for music, and VLC for videos and DVD's. I've never encountered a file type so exotic it couldn't be played on VLC, and WMP-10 is just so simple.
     
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  41. Carrot Muncher

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    Anyone know if I can get Foobar to automatically find names when inserting an audio cd? At the moment I have to highlight all the songs, right click, tagging then find names. Which isn't a problem for me but my mum can't remember how to do it.
    Or perhaps another music player that already does this, but I like foorbar because it uses such a small amount of memory (7.5mb) and with a system with only 512mb I don't really want to use WMP or Winamp as they use tons of precious memory.
     
    Carrot Muncher, Jan 22, 2009
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