Alternative To Wmp Without Features Comprimise?

musichere

Mar 31 2005, 03:31 PM

I don't like using Windows Media Player, I find it too bulky and slow to load on my computer, and it's frequent crashes frustrate me.

I only need a player for videos, and I don't require the music store, radio, library, CD ripping etc. features that come with Windows Media Player, and I was wondering if there was a decent alternative that plays videos with the same quality but without the bulk.

Thanks

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miCRoSCoPiC^eaRthLinG

Mar 31 2005, 03:40 PM

Check out this post: http://www.astahost.com/index.php?showtopi...indpost&p=25534

I've listed a lot of Free & Opensource MP4 audio and Video players there.. you might just be able to find one to suit your needs

Cheers

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DonTravage

Apr 1 2005, 06:31 PM

For the best features with music, video and the like, try winamp:

www.winamp.com

(you may want to change the default skin, it look pretty bland)

My Skin:

Has everything you need, but might not be the best option for video, so check out DivX Player

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dphrakt

Apr 16 2005, 08:17 AM

QUOTE (musichere @ Mar 31 2005, 08:31 AM)

I don't like using Windows Media Player, I find it too bulky and slow to load on my computer, and it's frequent crashes frustrate me.

I only need a player for videos, and I don't require the music store, radio, library, CD ripping etc. features that come with Windows Media Player, and I was wondering if there was a decent alternative that plays videos with the same quality but without the bulk.

Thanks

I like the DivX 'Playa'. I've found it works really well for most media formats wmp supports, and isn't so bulky. One thing I noticed is that sometimes it'll be quirky about long or non-standard filenames (ex: thisvideo-[DivX-Rip]-lol.s403.avi). If you just rename the files, most of the time you can get stuff to play that was erring out before.
Here's the link:
http://www.divx-digest.com/software/playa.html

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iamrockandroll13

Apr 24 2005, 01:11 PM

For video: http://www.videolan.org/

for audio: I use itunes but I'm looking for something better as we speak cause I hate it.

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saxsux

Apr 24 2005, 07:41 PM

Have you tried Irfanview? It support almost al media files, pictures etc. and its very simple and easy to use.

www.Irfanview.com

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weS!

Apr 24 2005, 11:58 PM

winamps always rocked, i even like quicktime as well

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musichere

Apr 27 2005, 08:46 PM

I don't need a play for audio, just video. Winamp is OK but the video quality is substantially poorer and Irfanview struggles to play many of the codecs I need.

Is there a video player which is as bulky as Windows Media Player but doesn't bother with a music library or support for audio formats? By bulky I mean with many video-specfic features and compatibility.

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sparx

Apr 28 2005, 12:33 PM

QUOTE (musichere @ Apr 28 2005, 02:16 AM)

I don't need a play for audio, just video. Winamp is OK but the video quality is substantially poorer and Irfanview struggles to play many of the codecs I need.

I agree with the recommendation for VideoLan.

If I were you I'd also try Media Player Classic which apart from looking like the old style mplayer2 from MS, is deifinitely better and OpenSource !

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