Computers WindowsMediaPlayer VS WinAmp

I use Windows Media Player to play all my video clips, audio CD's, and mp3's. I know that WinAmp is extremely popular for playing mp3's, but after I first got my laptop two years ago, I just never bothered downloading WinAmp. Before I went to college though, WinAmp was what I used on the family computer, and in my first year of college, that's what my roommate used as well. (Yeah, I had to borrow his computer all the time.)

Then the newer Windows Media Player came along, with all these new features, and that too made me wanna be more devoted to it rather than going back to WinAmp.

I was wondering, does anyone feel the same? Or am I the only one who left WinAmp? Should I go back to WinAmp?

 

WiMP (windows media player) is teh bloat!

I use winamp for MP3 playing. Winamp5 especially has a nice media library. I wouldn't use it for video though, even though it's possible. Lately I've also been messing with foobar2000. Either of those use a lot fewer resources.

I actually don't even use WiMP for videos. Well, i don't use winamp for videos either hehe

You might give winamp5 a shot. It has a load of new stuff you might find interesting. Dunno. I prefer something a little more minimal (thus my infatuation with foobar2000)

Anyway, I wouldn't call WiMP bad, but if you ask me, I'd use something else

 

I use Winamp for mp3 playing, mostly the good old fashioned 1.92. Respect.

As for movie playing, I don't really like WiMP. I'd go for BS Player since it's easy to use and very good in my opinion.

- Teddz

 

Winamp for mp3's

Windows media player and sometimes DivX for movies.

^Shen^

 

I use Winamp for everything. ^^ I love my skin, I've been using the same for nearly a year.

I watch videos on it and listen to mp3s. <3 Winamp

 

saberj2x: same here. If I use WiMP, it's 6.4 (good old mplayer2.exe)

My favourite app for videos is RadLight. I'm using the last version before they added spyware..

I did a big test of video players a while back and radlight had the smallest CPU usage. Unfortunately the app gained notoriety shortly thereafter for attempting to uninstall adaware LOL. Old versions are still good though. And WiMP 6.4 wasn't too far behind.

For DVDs I go for PowerDVD. Easiest one I've used for region free goodness.

Media players I use in Linux could be a different post sometime

 

Winamp for music of all types.

VideoLanClient for video, occaisionally using BSPlayer if I need a screencap.

 

Winamp has great, easy navigation, useful to load a huge mp3 list.

WMP is better for cd and video playback.

WinDVD for dvds

 

Thank you all for the feedback. So where's a good place to get BS Player (and what's a good version to get)? Maybe I'll check out the new WinAmp as well. I do have to admit though, that WinMP takes up a lot of loading time to open up files, and to load up playlists.

Also, what's a good stream-recording software? (Something that records a streaming video file from a website so you can save it onto your harddrive.) The one I have is two years old and whatever I record with it won't allow me to fast forward/rewind/seek.

 

Just search Google for 'BSPlayer'. Latest one I'm using is v1.00 RC1, build 803 (or something similar).

I use BSplayer for almost any video, even wmv's and asf's (I switch to WMP only when file is really picky).