Media Player Discussion Thread

[Bear All]

Sorry if there is already a thread for this, but anyways.

Right now I use Winamp for my media player, and I've kinda been playin around with a few other to see what I like more, but I was wondering which media player you guys prefer and why. What are the advantages and features of it, and what issues does it have.

The reasons I use Winamp are; plays every file format I've tried playing in it, from FLAC to those stupid ACC files, and the layout is very customizable. Also it does play some videos. However I have had issues with it crashing, and the add-ons don't work as smoothly as they do an other open source media players such as Song Bird.

[Tom Barron]

iTunes for sure!

[King Impossible]

I think you might even be able to skip closing itunes. Closing the last.fm client and reopening it has always worked for me.

[edff1]

Winamp 5 (free) to listen while i am surfing.

I like the way it compacts down to a thin bar that can sit at the top of your screen and not get in the way of anything.Brillo!!

I use WMP to burn discs just because it's easy.

[mia babyy]

I actually never tried Winamp. What did Winamp do that MM couldn't?

[rusty shakleford]

Really not enough Foobar love in this thread.

It does what a music player neeRAB to do, and is a helluva lot quicker than any other music player I've tried. Yes, you can change your iPod music through it with a simple add on.

[superjew812]

After those past few posts... I think it's obvious.

[jake1236987]

So I downloaded iTunes last night. Very cool software. And I love the display for streaming. Just wish I could figure out if you can change the skin at all.

[Nicole P]

I think it will install on most current ones but don't think it's actually supported. But yeah, it's really good. I still use MM to sync mine though, never had to bother with (sh)iTunes in the first place.

[lov.ely]

The most important thing I think is that searching is better integrated. If you have a lot of music, then you can't really scroll around for it. You search. The developers behind winamp understand that.

It's not just the search bar which is easier to find. You can define your own smart views, basically search filters, that pops up in the left-hand side menu which is generally easier and better than the one you find in MM. You click your "1970s" filter and up comes all songs from that decade.