Windows XP Good media player?

[V_R]

Can anyone recomend me a good media player that i can use? I've been using Realplayer for a while but am not compleatly happy with it. Have tried Wimamp and dont like WMP. If anyone can help or just advise me than that would be great!

Cheers!

 

[Belloni]

Windows Media Player 10 !!! Woo That one rules ! Always use it ... i hate Realplayer !

 

[Ian]

What is it you are looking for in a media player? WinAMP normally works for people who don't like WMP. Both are very skinable.

I personall use WMP 10 - its quick and easy, and works with everything

 

[muckshifter]

WMP 10 ... another vote.

 

[V_R]

I just thought i still only got WMP9! is the new one much better?

 

[Belloni]

Yeah i prefer it It's much more user friendly i feel ...

TRY IT ! Won't regret it ! lol

 

[floppybootstomp]

Winamp for audio - has been my favourite for years.

WMP 10 or Power DVD V5.0 for video.

 

[Belloni]

Yeah WMP 10 is wicked for audio ... Really easy

Don't watch DVD's on pc lol use my TV. Bigger screen !

 

[floppybootstomp]

Yeah WMP 10 is wicked for audio ... Really easy

Don't watch DVD's on pc lol use my TV. Bigger screen !

I often watch DVD movies on my computer, looks OK with 22" screen. Actually, I don't know why Iiyama insist on calling it a 22" screen, it actually only measures 20.25" corner to corner

Have a 28" widescreen TV as well with Toshiba DVD player, and put the sound through my Hi-Fi (2 channel).

But I do like the old 5.1 sound on the 'puter

 

[Belloni]

Oh i see !!! That's odd calling it 22" !!! lol False advertising !!! lmao

Hehe, Ask them ?! Maybe they rounded it up or something :S

Plus i have a sofa to actually WATCH the DVD on! Instead of a chair ! haha

 

[Quadophile]

Winamp is by far my first choice when it comes to audio on pute, never liked anything else. I do not use computer speakers, Have a NAD amp driving Mission speakers. The amp is just 25 watts but the combo is nothing short of hifi.

 

[Cache-man]

I recommend Winamp 5 - 100%

I have been using winamp through its different versions for about 6/7 years now. Its always been my fauvourite.
Very easy to use, and many skins and addons are available. I like to use it with the player and tracklist alighned to the right of the screen.
Would recommend it to anyone - 10 out of 10.

Current version i think is winamp5 available from www.winamp.com

 

[V_R]

Right installed WMP10 using it now, the sound is good, needed to tweek th e.q but thats all good, It is better than th v9 One prob tho, i got a few cds that i ripped using Realplayer now i cant listen to them in WMP. I could just re do them but is there an easier/quicker way?

 

[Cache-man]

what fromat did you rip them to.

WMP has it's own ripping feature which is able to rip and encode to a couple of different formats.
My choice for ripping is MP3 format, the main reason being it's the format i always used, and to change to another format now would mean lots of work as I have about 18GB of MP3. Good format though, kinda why i stuck with it

 

[V_R]

RealAudio (.ra) So i'm sure its not gonna play in WMP. Bugger!

 

[floppybootstomp]

The .ra file extension is just one of the many reasons Realplayer sucks a huge one.

WMP10 rips to mp3 quickly, or try dbPoweramp or Cdex.

 

[Belloni]

DBPowerAmp is good ... i use it ! lol Try that

 

[Cache-man]

ra - Real Audio is one of Real's own encoding formats, so isn't generally accepted by all players (some will play it though.)

You'd be better off using a more generic format such as MP3 or WMV (both formats can be use to rip & encode from within WMP and Winamp 5Pro)

 

[V_R]

RP only lets you rip mp3 upto 96kbps, unless you pay! What about the copy protection thing i needed to copy a cd for the girlfriend and some of the tracks she wanted were unabled to be copied (Using Realplayer) coz it was WMA. So what i'm saying is, will i be able to do that if i use WMP?

 

[floppybootstomp]

So what i'm saying is, will i be able to do that if i use WMP?

Unless the CD has some specific anti-copying protection built in, yes, you will be able to.

For those 'awkward' CD's, you can still do an analogue copy by plugging a CD player into your sound card's line in, then ripping to WAV or mp3 using dbPoweramp's Aux module.

I'm not sure if I should be saying that or not..... me walking on thin ice I think