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Playing music on PC
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Hi
I have a lot of music on my computer and I like to play it through the computer while I'm doing stuff online etc.
I am wondering if someone can recommend a good player to use to play the music. I want one that is simple to use, i can play through all my tracks on shuffle and i can also make playlists easily.
oh, and preferably one that I can get for free :P
I currently have musicmatch jukebox but i dont like it.
thanks heaps
I have a lot of music on my computer and I like to play it through the computer while I'm doing stuff online etc.
I am wondering if someone can recommend a good player to use to play the music. I want one that is simple to use, i can play through all my tracks on shuffle and i can also make playlists easily.
oh, and preferably one that I can get for free :P
I currently have musicmatch jukebox but i dont like it.
thanks heaps
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But to be honest, I haven't really got a clue about that kind of thing
Get Winamp as everyone else has said. It's by far the fastest, easiest to use and generally best-supported program there is.
I've been using it for about 6 years now and it's only ever crashed on me twice.
WinTramp is good, but it hates surround sound, and I refuse to use any version above 3.
I use version 5, it's absoulty fine and supports 5.1. WMP sucks and spys on it's users.
If you're running Windows, then as suggested, Winamp is about the best around, in my opinion. For films and so on, give BSPlayer a shot - it's great!
If you're running *nix, then Beep Media Player is the best there is .
Probably doesn't support surround sound but at least it doesn't have to search for damn codecs every ten minutes.
winamp 5 is pretty much just winamp 2.x but with video support
and media player classic for films
Thanks everyone!! I will sort out winamp today and get back to you with my verdict
Windows media classic is great for video; as someone said no problem with videos. However, if we're talking music, nothing other than windows media player will do; if for no other reason than the amazing toolbar that lets you do all the basic stuff, while while minimized in the taskbar.
If you want something that is low on system resources, other than windows media classic, foobar is ok, but i've never really accepted it because of the lack of toolbar.
Winamp is only good for shoutcast.
or you could just get a decent keyboard and control music using that
I really love them.
Sorry, you are wrong. This is, the best mouse, EVER: ( I haveo ne, its the best thing MS have mad. Get one now, they REALLY are good.)
which is also rather good, and looks pretty much the same
But does it scroll Sideways!!!?!!? :shocking: :thumb:
It was a great novelty I rarley use, that function.
I use VLC media player for films and movies.
And the keyboard controls work with WMP anyway.