what's a good windows media player replacement?

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  1. swi7ch

    swi7ch Member

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    i tried BSPlayer Pro but i didn't like it. i'm looking for something that will play all sorts of video and audio + other formats. any suggestions?
     
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    If you want a good replacement for WMP then look for WinAMP,Songbird, iTunes..

    But, VLC media player is definatly what your after, its never failed me once in playing media that WMP requires a codec for etc.

     
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  4. The_Fiend

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    I'd say use Mediaplayer Classic, since also plays just about everything, and then some.
    I personally dislike the VLC Player GUI, so i'll stick with MPC
     
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  5. samguan

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    I just use Mediaplayer classic, looks simple but plays almost any media files that can be found on the internet
     
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    For video i use MPC, has yet to not play a file i feed it ;)

    For audio, Winamp is definetely the way to go, awesome skins, sound enhancements, and less bulky then WMP10.

    Good luck :)
     
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    should stick with mpc and fix it up with plugin for more support
     
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    MPC for videos and Winamp for music....such a winning combo :)
     
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    Holy cow. All I can say is FREAKING EWW.

    Winamp hasn't been the best music playing software (imo) since about 2002.

    And...MPC is...all right, but feature wise, VLC still kicks its butt.

    I didn't know people still actually used winamp, lol.

    I'm just givin you a hard time, use what you want to use...but...well, yea.
     
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    I actually agree on the Winamp part Tom, about it not being the best, their version 2 was the best at the time imo, but like they say, old habits die hard :)

    Media Player Classic just works and I like that. Main reason I started using it was it was easily integrted into my HTPC at the time, I was impressed so it is now onall my PCs.

    Each to their own I guess, but I HATE MS Media Player!!
     
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