Why does Microsoft's media player rule?

I use Windows Media Player for one reason. It plays everything I ask it to play. Maybe I'm not asking enough.

boohbah said:

it may be the size of the window i have that makes the tabs look smaller.
its the classic pro skin too. cMP11B

Here's mine:

boohbah said:

how did you get the colored meter.

Go to where your skin file is installed.
On my PC it is here:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Winamp\Skins\PJL_WMP11

You should see a bunch of png files.
There should be:

• beat_left.png
• beat_right.png

You can edit those files (back up the originals).
Here are the ones I made:

boohbah said:

... and have you seen the
winamp file icons by this chap.
Winamp Icon Pack - Modern I - Winamp



there is a nice red one. you need the essentials pack to use the file icons

Winamp Essentials Pack v5.64 - Winamp
its really handy ,you can have a continue where you last stopped winamp.

Thanks for those links.

thanks, i see your using the white background i use the dark one, theres two. but after this thread i had another look and the skinner has made a new one so im using this at the moment . thanks on the beat viz tip.



source:...cPro - MPxi remix by ~iron2000 on deviantART

more here

http://browse.deviantart.com/customi...order=9&q=cpro

If wmp hadn't hidden the equalizer I suppose it would be okay.
After a fresh install wmp works allot better but the painful navigation to the equalizer pretty much kills ease of use for me anyway ?
When iTunes has a better display wmp is in the wrong direction
I haven't re-installed vlc because wmp started playing my videos so that's good enough for me/ and iTunes always plays music pretty good.
Although I don't burn so there is the un-known factor lurking.

boohbah said:

thanks, i see your using the white background i use the dark one, theres two. but after this thread i had another look and the skinner has made a new one so im using this at the moment . thanks on the beat viz tip.

Mine doesn't have any colour themes.
Maybe it's too old.

Thanks for those links. :)

Lady Fitzgerald said:

I'm one who feels WMP drools, not rules. VLC runs circles around the clunky P.O.S. although for music, I use Media Monkey both to manage the music and to play it.

+1 on that I only use media center for live TV everything else VLC

WMP was cool back in the day when your choices were limited now shoot WMP took a backseat to more less resource hungry and better extensions all the way around

french model said:

Is it just me or did they get that one right? C'mon VLC fan boys, where's the awesome SRS that Microsoft has? Can you re-produce that?....didn't think so....

The troll is strong with this one...