Media Player Discussion Thread

~~awalker264~~ · 12-19-2007, 09:56 PM

Windows works the best

~~Gates_of_Iscariot~~ · 12-19-2007, 10:19 PM

rythmbox ^pfft

Coolboy94 · 12-20-2007, 10:05 PM

I use Window media player off course. It has cool look B)

littleknowitall · 12-21-2007, 04:38 AM

meh i just stick with windows.

mermaid · 12-21-2007, 03:02 PM

WMP, dont care enough to use anything else and it works just fine.

~~under~~ · 12-21-2007, 06:07 PM

i use WMP. the only player i like.

Seltzer · 12-22-2007, 06:11 PM

I've used WMP for years now. It runs slowly if I add all the music in my library, so I don't use that feature... if I did, I'd probably use Fubar which would be able to handle a 500 GB library more efficiently than WMP.

Used to use Musicmatch years and years ago. That wasn't too bad.

~~under~~ · 12-22-2007, 09:53 PM

musicmatch was too complicated for me. i like WMP because i add music to my library than when im adding more. i delete the songs i dont use much. its easy for me. and the imaging is fun to look at when you're high.

davidMC1982 · 12-23-2007, 07:02 AM

I use Linux Media Centre Edition. Some functionality is still missing but as an overall product it is vastly superior to its competitors.

I can search and filter my music by an infinite number of parameters (inluding moods). All are displayed by cover-art visible on a 3d rotating cube. It uses a Gyro Mouse (think Nintendo Wii) allowing me to flick through TV, music and films with a flick of the wrist, control volume, skip tracks etc. It downloads pictures from flickr.com and displays them in the background which is a really nice touch. It even controls my lighting and heating (put a film on and the lights dim for instance). It's not yet suitable for everybody, being a bit of a pain to setup, but when it is it's rock solid.

The best feature is "follow-me". As Linux MCE controls all the AV equipment in my house, I can watch a film/TV or play music in one room, tell it to "follow-me" and it'll detect my remote in whichever room I walk into. Whatever was playing in the other room will then continue from where it left off. It also means I can use thin clients (cut-down PC's) yet still have the full functionality of the core (the server). For instance, my core has four dual tuner DVB-T cards allowing me to record 7 TV channels whilst watching another, all accessible from the thin-clients in the other rooms.

You really have to do your research before setting it up but it is worth it. Using the explicitly support hardware it will install and set itself up form the DVD.

Dave

chingsinkly · 12-23-2007, 05:58 PM

i use iTunes, makes sense because i have a mac.

View Poll Results: Which media player do you use?
WinAmp 2	1	5.88%
WinAmp 3	2	11.76%
WinAmp 5 (free or paid?)	3	17.65%
Windows Media Player	8	47.06%
Other	3	17.65%
Voters: 17. You may not vote on this poll

12-20-2007, 10:05 PM	#83 (permalink)
Coolboy94 Groupie Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Indonesia Posts: 7	I use Window media player off course. It has cool look B) __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]Coolboy94 http://naufal-ilovemusic.blogspot.com/

12-21-2007, 03:02 PM	#85 (permalink)
mermaid Van Helsing Boombox Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 56	WMP, dont care enough to use anything else and it works just fine. __________________ did they die in a dry-hump fire, years before me were born?

12-22-2007, 06:11 PM	#87 (permalink)
Seltzer Fish in the percolator! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Hobbit Land NZ Posts: 2,870	I've used WMP for years now. It runs slowly if I add all the music in my library, so I don't use that feature... if I did, I'd probably use Fubar which would be able to handle a 500 GB library more efficiently than WMP. Used to use Musicmatch years and years ago. That wasn't too bad. __________________ In the Court of King Crimson \| Last.fm \| RYM

12-19-2007, 09:56 PM	#81 (permalink)
~~awalker264~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 14	Windows works the best

12-19-2007, 10:19 PM	#82 (permalink)
~~Gates_of_Iscariot~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: new hampshire Posts: 191	rythmbox ^pfft

12-21-2007, 04:38 AM	#84 (permalink)
littleknowitall Pow! Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,671	meh i just stick with windows.

12-21-2007, 06:07 PM	#86 (permalink)
~~under~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,056	i use WMP. the only player i like.

12-22-2007, 09:53 PM	#88 (permalink)
~~under~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,056	musicmatch was too complicated for me. i like WMP because i add music to my library than when im adding more. i delete the songs i dont use much. its easy for me. and the imaging is fun to look at when you're high.

12-23-2007, 07:02 AM	#89 (permalink)
davidMC1982 Music Addict Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Sussex, UK Posts: 90	I use Linux Media Centre Edition. Some functionality is still missing but as an overall product it is vastly superior to its competitors. I can search and filter my music by an infinite number of parameters (inluding moods). All are displayed by cover-art visible on a 3d rotating cube. It uses a Gyro Mouse (think Nintendo Wii) allowing me to flick through TV, music and films with a flick of the wrist, control volume, skip tracks etc. It downloads pictures from flickr.com and displays them in the background which is a really nice touch. It even controls my lighting and heating (put a film on and the lights dim for instance). It's not yet suitable for everybody, being a bit of a pain to setup, but when it is it's rock solid. The best feature is "follow-me". As Linux MCE controls all the AV equipment in my house, I can watch a film/TV or play music in one room, tell it to "follow-me" and it'll detect my remote in whichever room I walk into. Whatever was playing in the other room will then continue from where it left off. It also means I can use thin clients (cut-down PC's) yet still have the full functionality of the core (the server). For instance, my core has four dual tuner DVB-T cards allowing me to record 7 TV channels whilst watching another, all accessible from the thin-clients in the other rooms. You really have to do your research before setting it up but it is worth it. Using the explicitly support hardware it will install and set itself up form the DVD. Dave

12-23-2007, 05:58 PM	#90 (permalink)
chingsinkly Groupie Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1	i use iTunes, makes sense because i have a mac.