razz Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 I have been thinking of possible going to another player other than Windows Media Player. I don't play any videos, just music. Any suggestions on a good free player that will play MP3 format so all my songs from WMP will play? Thanks guys & gals for your time. A-Z Freeware Launcher Plus on MajorGeeks A-Z Freeware Launcher Plus on Softpedia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted September 24, 2008 Moderators Share Posted September 24, 2008 Foobar2000 which is what I've used for years. If Foobar2000 didn't exist I'd use Winamp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talldog9 Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 fubar The internet - Where men are men, women are men and children are FBI agents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razz Posted September 24, 2008 Author Share Posted September 24, 2008 Foobar2000 which is what I've used for years. If Foobar2000 didn't exist I'd use Winamp. Thank you for the advice, I will try it for sure. I am currently trying Real Player. Just discovered that Real Player also plays my songs from iTunes so I've imported all my songs into My Real Player Music Library. Part of my goal has been achieved - to have all songs in one player. I have decided to uninstall Windows Media Player and iTunes/QuickTime. Yay, get rid of all that bloating! A-Z Freeware Launcher Plus on MajorGeeks A-Z Freeware Launcher Plus on Softpedia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay3800 Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 I think Winamp is the best, but another very good (but not very well-known) media player is Quintessential Player. Dell Latitude D600 Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit SP1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humpty Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 Using Spider Player here. May be worth a look? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators DennisD Posted September 24, 2008 Moderators Share Posted September 24, 2008 Foobar2000. Small footprint. Plays gapless tracks seamlessly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razz Posted September 24, 2008 Author Share Posted September 24, 2008 Just after posting my original post on this subject I downloaded Real Player 11. Seems really good, only uses about 10,000K memory. Anyone have any cons regarding Real Player? I'm looking at all players recommended. When done checking several recommendations, I'll post which player, in my opinion, is the best. A-Z Freeware Launcher Plus on MajorGeeks A-Z Freeware Launcher Plus on Softpedia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators hazelnut Posted September 24, 2008 Moderators Share Posted September 24, 2008 Just take notes from here Razz if you want to uninstall it. http://blog.stopbadware.org/2008/01/31/realplayer-is-badware Support contact https://support.ccleaner.com/s/contact-form?language=en_US&form=general or support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razz Posted September 24, 2008 Author Share Posted September 24, 2008 Just take notes from here Razz if you want to uninstall it. http://blog.stopbadware.org/2008/01/31/realplayer-is-badware Thank you for telling me about this. I will uninstall Rhapsody because I don't want it. A-Z Freeware Launcher Plus on MajorGeeks A-Z Freeware Launcher Plus on Softpedia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoKenny Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 I don't let anything from RealMedia on my systems so I use Real Alternative: http://www.free-codecs.com/download/real_Alternative.htm "Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school." - Albert Einstein IE7Pro user Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators DennisD Posted September 24, 2008 Moderators Share Posted September 24, 2008 I have decided to uninstall Windows Media Player. I wasn't sure whether it was possible to remove Windows Media Player 11. I assumed the result of trying, would be to just roll back to WMP10, but apparently not. However, it isn't a straightforward operation razz, so have a read up on it first. This page, is from this list of googled items. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted September 24, 2008 Moderators Share Posted September 24, 2008 Foobar2000. Small footprint. Plays gapless tracks seamlessly. Yup! It's like a "swiss army knife" as far as music players go since it can do a whole lot such as rip audio CDs directly to your choice of the built-in formats given that you download the encoders, convert from a ton of formats, etc. For anyone using Foobar2000 just remember when making your system backups to also backup the Foobar2000 configuration file: C:\Program Files\Foobar2000\foobar2000.cfg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDPower Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 I use KMPlayer for everything - music and video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winapp2.ini Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 I use iTunes only because I have an iPod (not that I'd EVER buy one, it was a gift from an aunt.) but VLC Media Player works for most audio formats, and most video (excluding Real, which It plays Real Audio, but not video) I use VLC for videos :? winapp2.ini additions thread winapp2.ini github Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corona Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 OMG I almost freaked when Razz posted he downloaded RealPlayer 11. Glad you decided otherwise. You've gotta be really hurting if you absolutely have to download that POS......or checking out porn. For the love of God people, give up porn. Life will be simpler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razz Posted September 25, 2008 Author Share Posted September 25, 2008 OMG I almost freaked when Razz posted he downloaded RealPlayer 11. Glad you decided otherwise. You've gotta be really hurting if you absolutely have to download that POS......or checking out porn. For the love of God people, give up porn. Life will be simpler. A-Z Freeware Launcher Plus on MajorGeeks A-Z Freeware Launcher Plus on Softpedia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcoffeep Posted September 27, 2008 Share Posted September 27, 2008 I use VLC for videos and some music, and GOM Player for everything else. If one doesn't work on one, the other usually fixes that problem. Fantasy is the celebration of what we no longer are: individuals certain of our meaningfulness in a meaningful world. The wish-fulfillment that distinguishes fantasy from other genres is not to be the all-conquering hero, but to live in a meaningful world. The fact that such worlds are enchanted worlds, worlds steeped in magic, simply demonstrates the severity of our contemporary crisis.Scott R. Bakker, Why Fantasy and Why Now? RPG Codex - Putting the 'Role' back in RPG. The Age of Decadence - A game everyone should look forward to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New_Age Posted September 27, 2008 Share Posted September 27, 2008 i use MediaMonkey. used it since 2005 Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit Edition | COOLER MASTER Centurion 590 with 4 120mm Blue LED FANS 1 Regular 120MM FAN and a Custom Window Side Panel | AMD Athlon II x4 2.6GHZ Stock| XIGMATEK HDT-S963 92mm | ASRock A780GXE/128 | G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) @800MHZ | CF 2 XFX 4850 1GB @GPU940/MEM1005 | 320GB/OS 160GB/Storage HDDs | LG CD/DVD SATA | Rosewill 600W 2 12v Rail@44 | Ccleaner, Defraggler | Malwarebytes', SUPERAnti-Spyware | Avira AntiVir Personal | Google Chrome v3/4, IE8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CeeCee Posted September 27, 2008 Share Posted September 27, 2008 I use Winamp (5.51) with Otachan's in_!mpg123 playback plugin. Don't really know is there any real need for that plugin now a days though. I don't use Winamp that much. Path Copy TeraCopy Unlocker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razz Posted September 28, 2008 Author Share Posted September 28, 2008 After checking many, many, music players, the results are in. My personal favorite and the gold star goes to Spider ( http://spider-player.com/ ). Brief info copied from the Spider webpage: Amazing sound quality Internal 32-bit sound processing adds extra clarity and fidelity to playback, even if your sound card is not capable of output in such resolution. Crossfading Crossfading effects result in a smooth subtle transition between tracks. Surround Sound Supports 5.1/7.1 Surround as well as classic stereo/mono audio files. I agree with the sound quality...excellent! I also like the look and the small modules PLUS one big thing I really like...it uses very little memory compared to others. Spider blasting away uses less than 6,000K. Foobar 2000, a really good player, uses about 26,000K. Check it out if you are looking for a great little music player. A-Z Freeware Launcher Plus on MajorGeeks A-Z Freeware Launcher Plus on Softpedia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoKenny Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 AOL Radio Powered by CBS Radio puts you in control and gives you instant access to one of the largest digital music libraries in the world. If you connect to the player page with no query string, http://player.play.it/player/player.html you will get a "Station offline" error, but you can browse the available stations with the "Stations" button on the bottom menu bar and select one. Anyway, I like it because it doesn't require a bunch of bloatware "Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school." - Albert Einstein IE7Pro user Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators hazelnut Posted October 5, 2008 Moderators Share Posted October 5, 2008 Kenny you may like Screamer Radio http://majorgeeks.com/Screamer_Radio_d6057.html Support contact https://support.ccleaner.com/s/contact-form?language=en_US&form=general or support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoKenny Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 Kenny you may like Screamer Radio http://majorgeeks.com/Screamer_Radio_d6057.html Steven Burn of hpHosts fame tuned me into it back in August:http://forum.hosts-file.net/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=680 "Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school." - Albert Einstein IE7Pro user Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators DennisD Posted October 5, 2008 Moderators Share Posted October 5, 2008 Foobar 2000, a really good player, uses about 26,000K. I dunno what you did with Foobar razz, but it has the smallest footprint of all of them. With it's very simple interface open, it hits about 11-12mb on my pc, but when mimimised to the system tray, as mine is now, it usually hovers around 2-3mb, consistently. You'll probably gather I'm a Foobar diehard, and there's nothing at all wrong with your choice of player, but if you're looking for a small footprint, as far as I'm aware, nothing beats Foobar. And it's simple interface hides an absolute wealth of sophisticated features. Just thought I'd mention that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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