Media Player Discussion Thread (cds, itunes, tunes, iTunes)

[Schizotypic]

Originally Posted by lucifer_sam

go MediaMonkey, it's stellar. no down-time, compatible with all mp3 players (including iPods), good for large collections (50,000+ songs), doesn't fuck with your source files, and there's about a million awesome things you can do with it to organize your collection.

Ditto. Here guy's this proves it: A Great Comparison

[Dieselboy]

Agree as well. I switched to MediaMonkey a few weeks ago, away from Winamp, and I'm completely sold. It's awesome.

Originally Posted by Schizotypic

Ditto. Here guy's this proves it: A Great Comparison

^Interesting link there. Poor WMP...ends up looking pretty sh*tty if you go through and check out all the ratings for specific areas. Comes in last or tied for last in every category but one I think. ><

I've never used Itunes, but it doesn't look like it is much of an improvement judging by that battle.

[Schizotypic]

Originally Posted by Dieselboy

Interesting link there. Poor WMP...ends up looking pretty sh*tty if you go through and check out all the ratings for specific areas. Comes in last or tied for last in every category but one I think. ><

I've never used Itunes, but it doesn't look like it is much of an improvement judging by that battle.

Actually, at the end of everything they have who had the most wins.

The line-up is:
Media Monkey - 18
Winamp - 16
WMP - 13
Itunes - 10

[Dieselboy]

Ah, I missed that last part somehow since I sorta just scrolled over. I think I musta just assumed that WMP would take the bottom spot, cause it was always near the bottom of those lists. Honestly, I went into that link just thinking they would be the biggest loser as well.

Interesting that Itunes is actually dead last.

[Schizotypic]

Originally Posted by Dieselboy

Interesting that Itunes is actually dead last.

Yep, before I switched I thought Itunes was the absolute best. Easy mistake to make though, seeing as it is the shiniest and has all the toys. In reality though most people who say that are just too used to it, and it's toys aren't even that good anyway- plus most of them want you to buy their shit

All and all Itunes is terrible for your computer, I would suggest getting Revo Uninstaller and level 4 uninstalling that crap and all the other programs that come with it. Things like Songbird and Foobar can not only handle a lot more but also have a way cooler toys. If you're like me though and just want a stable media player that looks nice and runs better then the rest, then trust me when I say Media Monkey is a god send. Do some research, it's true!

[OctaneHugo]

Originally Posted by Schizotypic

Things like Songbird and Foobar can not only handle a lot more but also have a way cooler toys.!

i use and love songbird. it basically takes the good stuff from itunes, makes it way better, replaces the ****ty stuff with really awesome stuff and calls it a day.
it's buggy though and SLOW AS **** when a song is playing, big-time resource hog

but if anyone is ever looking for a new one give it a try, lots of awesome add-on and plugins and features to try