Solved Why does Microsoft's media player rule?

[french model]

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....

 

[kado897]

VLC supports more codecs out of the box than madia player. Try playing an flv file on media player without any third party codecs installed.

 

[Lady Fitzgerald]

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.

 

[Wenda]

I dropped the K-Lite pack onto my machine, and now there's almost nothing that WMP won't play.

I've heard of some having issues with K-Lite, but I never have (touch wood).


Wenda.

 

[lehnerus2000]

K-Lite with MPC-HC

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....

That's your opinion.

IMO, it's a piece of junk.
WMP12 trashed 25% of my mp3 collection when I tested it back in 2009.

I dropped the K-Lite pack onto my machine, and now there's almost nothing that WMP won't play.

I've heard of some having issues with K-Lite, but I never have (touch wood).

I've used K-Lite (with MPC-HC) for ~5 years without any problems.

I use VLC for any video files that MPC-HC won't play (which is rarely).

I mainly use VLC for hardsubbing.

 

[Shadowjk]

I must say, as long as it plays what I want then I am not to bothered either way

 

[jimbo45]

Hi there
Just choose what you like and BE GREATFUL there's competition out there. I like VLC as it plays everything (audio and video) that I've wanted and I like the small uncluttered interface - but if WMC is your thing or even WMP then use it.

Mercedes, Audio or BMW -- you HAVE a choice -- all those 3 makes have features some like while others will hate.

I'm surprised I even bothered to reply to the thread -- it's 100% unimportant what you use so long as IT WORKS and is FIT FOR PURPOSE.

Probably VLC plays more codecs though straight out of the box while with WMC / WMV you have to add stuff but that's YOUR choice.

Cheers
jimbo

 

[alphanumeric]

Me personally, I don't install anything extra unless Windows can't do it natively. If it won't play in MP then I start looking for codec packs. If that doesn't cut it then I look at alternatives like VLC. Even then I'll have MP set as the default player for my music etc.

 

[Rynn21]

Windows Media Player has a history of not being reliable. I always use Media Player Classic, which has an abundance of codecs, including being able to play .flv extensions.

 

[AddRAM]

I use both, just wish vlm had a better skin, but then I've never bothered to look for one, what would be the point, right ?

 

[kado897]

Lots of skins for vlc here. VideoLAN - VLC media player - Skins

 

[sk0t0s]

I've been using MPC a lot for a long time. VLC when MPC cannot play some of the video files but rarely.

WMP for playing music only.

 

[OvenMaster]

I use VLC for video, Winamp for audio, and WMP12 is banished to the sidelines.
IMO WMP10 in XP worked great. MS screwed up bad with 11 and got even worse with 12.

 

[boohbah]

i stoped using wmp years ago. when it started refusing to play some of my music i tried winamp and that would play them so i stayed with it.

winamp for playing music and splash player for movies.

 

[lehnerus2000]

Windows Media Player 10

I use VLC for video, Winamp for audio, and WMP12 is banished to the sidelines.
IMO WMP10 in XP worked great. MS screwed up bad with 11 and got even worse with 12.

My audio choices/preferences match yours.

I too think that WMP 10 was excellent.

I never used WMP 11.
It refused to allow me to demonstrate a browser add-on, on my friends Vista laptop.

Ironically, I use a modified "WMP 11" skin on Winamp.

In addition to the mp3 problem WMP 12 created for me, (IMO) it has an awful GUI and navigation.
When I was testing it, I always seemed to be in the wrong window.

Winamp also has a nice built-in format converter.

 

[boohbah]

ditto on the wmp skin

this one...

 

[lehnerus2000]

ditto on the wmp skin

this one...
View attachment 273642

That's the one.
Although I'm using the ClassicPro version (the Library tabs look slightly different).

I've given mine a coloured beat meter.

 

[boohbah]

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

how did you get the colored meter. and have you seen the
winamp file icons by this chap.
http://www.winamp.com/plugin/winamp-icon-pack-modern-i/222450

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

http://www.winamp.com/plugin/winamp-essentials-pack-v5-64/150126
its really handy ,you can have a continue where you last stopped winamp.

 

[Dude]

I have always proffered WMP. VLC is good and includes it's codecs, but I use shark007 codec pack, and WMP plays anything I try.

 

[boohbah]

i used to use wmp, until it gave me messages saying it couldnt play a track it had played before(mp3)
all other players would play them so i switched,
plus it was a pain in the ass freezing all the while when first opened as my folders were /are huge.