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Title: Alternative to Windows Media Player
Post by: theCro on 18 August 2004, 08:27
is there any ? for Windows
Title: Alternative to Windows Media Player
Post by: Canadian Lover on 18 August 2004, 08:27
Winamp?
Title: Alternative to Windows Media Player
Post by: Orethrius on 18 August 2004, 08:38
For just Windows, there's Media Player Classic (http://www.afterdawn.com/software/video_software/video_players/media_player_classic.cfm) which is basically WMP 6.4 with all the features and none of the spyware.  There's also VideoLAN (http://www.videolan.org) for  Windows, OS X, and most distributions of Linux (with sources available for those that haven't been precompiled already).  I recommend the latter, but the former isn't half-bad either.
Title: Alternative to Windows Media Player
Post by: bedouin on 18 August 2004, 08:42
VLC is a great all-around media player.  It will play just about anything thrown at it.

Apparently there's a beta version of MPlayer (http://www.mplayerhq.hu/homepage/design7/dload.html) for Windows too, though I've never tried it.

[ August 17, 2004: Message edited by: bedouin ]

Title: Alternative to Windows Media Player
Post by: theCro on 18 August 2004, 21:09
all ofare not even close to WMP 9, what i ment is alternative that is really good and has all the features of real WmP9... i think i again must stay with wmp9 ...
Title: Alternative to Windows Media Player
Post by: Orethrius on 18 August 2004, 21:46
Maybe we missed the point here, but what are you trying to play with alternative players?  If it's the new-standard WinMedia, it won't play on anything but WMP (though VLC's developers are working on support for it).  If you're looking for pop-ups, then yes, they lack that "feature."     :D  

EDIT: If you're referring to the "news" feature that phones home every time you open it, then yes - they lack that.  I'd think you'd use your favorite news site for that, though, not some software that tries to be everything to everybody and fails.  If you're referring to the burner... *ahem* WHY are you using a player that actively utilizes DRM in its own media?  Aren't you the LEAST bit concerned that it's passing those on in every CD you burn?  There's a reason why people use MP3s and Ogg-Vorbis, ya know.    ;)  

[ August 18, 2004: Message edited by: Midnight Candidate/BOB ]

Title: Alternative to Windows Media Player
Post by: skyman8081 on 18 August 2004, 10:18
I use media player classic + real alternative

it will play anything there is a codec for.

which rocks
Title: Alternative to Windows Media Player
Post by: Canadian Lover on 18 August 2004, 23:48
this should be moved to applications.
Title: Alternative to Windows Media Player
Post by: Orethrius on 19 August 2004, 02:57
Agreed.
+10 CoolPoints(TM) to the first mod that moves this to Applications.
 :cool:
Title: Alternative to Windows Media Player
Post by: Fett101 on 19 August 2004, 03:33
And where exactly are these cool points redeemable?

Winamp is your best option.   (http://graemlins/thumbsup.gif)
Title: Alternative to Windows Media Player
Post by: solarismka on 19 August 2004, 06:40
I don't know if xine works with windows but its an amazing media player for Linux
Title: Alternative to Windows Media Player
Post by: skyman8081 on 19 August 2004, 07:57
the win32 port of xine is long depreciated.

and the build I got did not work for me on the 'rents xp box.

I still stick by media player classic
Title: Alternative to Windows Media Player
Post by: worker201 on 3 September 2004, 03:51
Hello, Quicktime?

It meets most of my windows media needs.
Title: Alternative to Windows Media Player
Post by: Novaz04 on 4 September 2004, 16:53
iTunes, from Apple   ;)  

Also, if you want to stick with WMP, WMP 10 is out.   :eek:

[ September 04, 2004: Message edited by: Novaz04 ]

Title: Alternative to Windows Media Player
Post by: pandronic on 4 October 2004, 17:33
I use Bsplayer (http://www.bsplayer.org)
It's fast, small and skinable.
Title: Alternative to Windows Media Player
Post by: Refalm on 4 October 2004, 17:42
quote:
Originally posted by pandronic:
I use Bsplayer (http://www.bsplayer.org)
It's fast, small and skinable.


It's shareware  (http://redface.gif)  evil!
Title: Alternative to Windows Media Player
Post by: pandronic on 5 October 2004, 10:40
quote:
Originally posted by Refalm / BOB:


It's shareware   (http://redface.gif)   evil!


It's not really shareware, it's kind of like Winamp. There is a fully functional free version (which does  more than most players), and a pro version which does some more.

And what's wrong with commercial software? As long as it's good software, and has a resonable price ...
Title: Alternative to Windows Media Player
Post by: Refalm on 5 October 2004, 11:48
quote:
pandronic: And what's wrong with commercial software? As long as it's good software, and has a resonable price ...


Nah, there are good commercial software, namely iTunes, Opera, Winamp, etc.
But, I saw "BUY" and I was like, woah dewd!