MP3 player

[TomRainking]

I've used windows media player, winamp, realone, and music match. Are there any more out there? Which one is the best to used. Not really into alot of advanced uses, and am only concerned with the audio aspect... Thanks...

[Sockfulloflove]

i like and use winamp.

[Rahwgwar]

http://www.webattack.com/freeware/gmm/fwmp3players.shtml

There's a big list with ratings. In the past, I've used Domino Player and I liked it aside from Winamp.

[isus]

Originally posted by Sockfulloflove
i like and use winamp.

i second that.

[evilmegaman]

there is also Zinf (http://zinf.org)

[PornMaster]

I like and use Windows Media Player, and plus it's already installed! so why bother with another one?

[Tremaine]

i was hopping this thread was going to be on mp3 players, i sick of them im on my third it currenly broke also, im finally going to make a change to a md(minidisc) they seem to be more stable, and a minidisc is about $2 for 74 minutes, and a flash card is over 50. When i get my md(sony mzn-707s) ill discuss it with the community, a find out for my self if there is any advantages(now burns a 32x no more real time with netmd, also can record from different mediums other than computer, cd quality music).
mp3 players tend to be cheap and break easily, first i had the rio one battery port broke when droped on floor lousy belt clip, my rca rd1060 gave it to my sister battery port also broke when dropped lol sound like a repeat, rca rd1080 is lagy up and down volume button jammed, my sisters volume at her stayed a 50 all the time(put it to zero goes all the way back to 50 it was actually funny though). the only good mp3player i know of is the ipod but i dont feel like spending $300-700 on and mp3. conclusion mp3 players are cheap it time for me to try something different(not reffer to mp3 playing software, was applying to hardware).

As for sofware windows media is good for video, winamp for music, for my mp3's i use kazaa.

[Sockfulloflove]

ya for movies i use windows media player.

[LordLOC]

foobar2000 - best ever.

Clicky to see FOOBAR (http://foobar2000.hydrogenaudio.org/)

[elperro91]

Originally posted by isus
i second that.

I third that

[method77]

Originally posted by elperro91
I third that I fourth that

[neoufo51]

Originally posted by LordLOC
foobar2000 - best ever.

Clicky to see FOOBAR (http://foobar2000.hydrogenaudio.org/)

YES! definitely Foobar2000.

I've been a Winamp user since 1.5 and now that I've used Foobar and seen the slow development on Winamp3, not to mention its overbloat, I've converted to Foobar2000.

Still in its infancy, this player is created by the man who used to write the output plugins for Winamp 2 and 3 and left the project due to some disagreement at Nullsoft about plugin development. Foobar2000 is fully functional, and is being updated pretty much every week and its sound quality already beats Winamp hands down.

If you look at Foobars preferences, you'll see that this player is about 2 things, quality and speed. The exe file is little more than 100kb in size and it plays mp3, ogg, mpc, mp4, mod, spc, speex, pretty much every quality format. Check it out!!!

[Rahwgwar]

For videos, I use Windows Media Player. For MP3's I use Winamp and Domino. For a no frills MP3 player, I use 1by1 MP3 Player. It uses little RAM and requires no playlists. Just choose a directory and play away.

You guys have got me interested in FooBar so I'll check that out when I have time.

[Rickio]

Check out xmplay http://un4seen.com
it's small like foobar, it's skinable, you can use winamp plugins and it sounds great.

another very small and handy mp3 player is 1by1 http://www.rz.uni-frankfurt.de/~pesch/

it's super small and plays directories. It's very handy to use when multi-taking like mad as I always do.

peace

[Ken17625]

I don't fart around. I use WinAMP 2.81.

[overdo]

WM9 - just personal choice. easy to rip cds.

[Infomouse]

Originaly I used Napster's internal player, then WMP.

Then moved to Winamp 2.79 which I liked a lot. However a couple of months ago I noticed the sound quality had dereriorated somehow - background hiss, kind of grainy sound in quiet passages. Upgraded to V3 and it crashed repeatedly. Tried V2.8 - again crashes. Reinstalled V2.79 and I was back to my original problem. When I get a new system (soon I hope) Winamp will be among the first things I load.

If I'm just playing a couple of files I now use Sonique (http://sonique.lycos.com/) - Great sound quality but a lousy interface.

For full albums and playlists nothing touches Foobar.

[fareon]

ok the curiosity has winned, i 've tryed foobar.
the quality of the sound is really good but the skin is too poor
i understand the philosophy about " nothing that isn't necessary" but in this way the use is not direct !
Thereis some plugin to improve the skin??:fire

[KurtCocain]

I dont seem to notice "the better sound quality" in foobar compared to WinAmp.

[nasrules]

i used to use windows media player 9, but then i discovered the joys of winamp skins. unfortunately, "Non Step" only works with Winamp3, but it is r-e-a-l-l-y cool, it autostretches across the screen (reduced res to 800x600 so could take a clear pic):

[lemoke]

check out www.dbpoweramp.com
it is a great player, and the are a lot of great tools to go with it