Alternative to WMP?

Gray · 4 Feb 2006 at 13:06

Hi,

I'm currently using Windows Media Player 10 to view avi's etc., but there must be other alternatives out there.

Can anyone suggest anything, preferably free?

RomeoS · 4 Feb 2006 at 13:09

Winamp

http://www.winamp.com/player/

Wossi · 4 Feb 2006 at 13:14

If it's for movies then try VLC Player - http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

Haven't found a video it won't work with yet

DDave · 4 Feb 2006 at 13:14

Media Player Classic

Messiah Khan · 4 Feb 2006 at 13:14

Winamp.... accept no substitite!

Sigg · 4 Feb 2006 at 13:16

For divx/xvids I use bsplayer. For a more general replacement to wmp have a look at media player classic or vlc

Dirk · 4 Feb 2006 at 15:07

Deffo vlc for video as it plays everything...including image formats like .iso and .bin, and also partially complete .dat files for those people who still use Kazaa :rolleyes:

For music i go with media player classic as it is bloatware free and has the best sound out of all the music players i have tried.

|Ric| · 4 Feb 2006 at 16:13

another vote for vlc, no hassle does everything

Scam · 4 Feb 2006 at 16:16

messiah khan said:
Winamp.... accept no substitite!

I just cant get my head round the fact that Winamp is a music player.

I love MPC - its so minimalistic and together with K-Lite Codec pack and/or ffdshow it plays everything under the sun.

Messiah Khan · 4 Feb 2006 at 17:25

Scam said:
I just cant get my head round the fact that Winamp is a music player.

I love MPC - its so minimalistic and together with K-Lite Codec pack and/or ffdshow it plays everything under the sun.

Winamp performs equally as well as a video player as a music player. I use it for steaming radio and tv via shoutcast, as well as my mp3 player and divx player. The only thing i don't use it for is Quicktime, but then I don't really watch many quicktime clips.

james.miller · 4 Feb 2006 at 17:30

yeah you know the saying - Jack of all trades, master of none.

Media player classic is the best IMO. Or to be specific, real alternative+quicktime alternative+ffdshow. plays everything without the need for installing quicktime or realplayer.

Or winamp, for that matter

Dirk · 4 Feb 2006 at 20:27

Winamp performs equally as well as a video player as a music player.

Couldn't have said it better!

(Although i think that statement was meant to indicate a good thing!)

As Mr Miller rightfully said, "Jack of all trades...."

I'd just like to add that i had 15 seperate VLC windows open at the same time the other day and each one was playing a different pr0n video.

Now that is some serious desktop tiling!! (Don't try this at home kids...you'll go blind)