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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
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 Posted - 08/29/2006 : 15:03:53
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This is a really basic question that's bugged me for a long time, in fact I'd meant to post this eons ago...but what do you reckon is the best player for video/music? I have Windows Media Player and the basic versions of Quicktime, iTunes, Realplayer, Winamp and DivX. I normally use Winamp. Of course, I know some players won't play certain files. And opinions differ-I know Quicktime, for instance, is both loved and loathed! In any case, let the great player debate begin!
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ProverbialCereal
- FB TabMaster -
USA
2953 Posts |
Posted - 08/29/2006 : 15:15:39
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I dislike windows media player because if you are trying to fast forward through videos (by moving the marker) you don't see all the frames from point A to B. You just have to let go of the marker and hope you land somewhere close to where you want.
Not with quicktime. You drag the marker, you see all the frames in between. |
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The Holiday Son
= Quote Accumulator =
France
2023 Posts |
Posted - 08/29/2006 : 15:20:21
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Audio : Winamp.
Video : BS Player / Media Player Classic / VLC (it plays virtually any file !)
I can't stand windows media player, quicktime and realplayer. |
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billgoodman
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Netherlands
6330 Posts |
Posted - 08/29/2006 : 15:25:41
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like VLC!
audio:RealPlayer
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God save the Noisies |
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Cult_Of_Frank
= Black Noise Maker =
Canada
11690 Posts |
Posted - 08/29/2006 : 15:41:45
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RealPlayer? I like what they've done with Rhapsody - especially lately (you can link any song on the web and people who are members can go and listen free) - but their player is awful!
WinAmp for playing files on a double-click or that I haven't put it my library. iTunes for the library.
Video tends to just be WiMP or else VLC if WiMP can't play it. I also hate Quicktime.
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mr.biscuitdoughhead
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1729 Posts |
Posted - 08/29/2006 : 16:42:41
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I usually use Windows Media Player for music. And Quicktime for videos.
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jtjcp88
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Posted - 08/29/2006 : 17:58:05
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VLC is definately the best for video files. Audio i'd say Winamp.
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ProverbialCereal
- FB TabMaster -
USA
2953 Posts |
Posted - 08/29/2006 : 19:01:01
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I agree with Dean. Realplayer? Blech. And I use windows media player for listening to stuff I don't want in my iTunes library.
I don't hate Quicktime though. Now excuse me while I go watch the Spiderman 3 trailer on it. Hmph. Take THAT windows media player! |
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NimrodsSon
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1938 Posts |
Posted - 08/29/2006 : 19:35:09
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WMP for CDs, Winamp for files on the computer. Winamp simply can't be beat!
ˇViva los Católicos! |
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
11546 Posts |
Posted - 08/29/2006 : 20:30:07
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quote:
Originally posted by ProverbialCereal
I don't hate Quicktime though. Now excuse me while I go watch the Spiderman 3 trailer on it. Hmph. Take THAT windows media player!
True, HD Quicktime trailers are sublime!
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KingOfSiam
- FB LinkMaster -
USA
460 Posts |
Posted - 08/30/2006 : 07:20:22
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Originally posted by billgoodman
like VLC!
audio:RealPlayer
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God save the Noisies
Yeah, I have used VLC for a while and it never ceases to impress me. I like the still shots; where you can take snapshots from DVD's and save them as pics. I have never to this date had a video file that VLC couldn't play. I like the network function too - you can play the same media file easily on every computer on your network - great for parties! |
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Llamadance
> Teenager of the Year <
United Kingdom
2543 Posts |
Posted - 08/30/2006 : 07:48:43
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Foobar2000 for audio and I think video is usually opened by winamp, but I hardly ever use it. I find the audio on WMP absolutely awful.
What lies before us and what lies behind us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us -Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Best media player?
