WMP10 Advantages

[Erftek]

What are the advantages to using WMP10 over other players?

NO FLAMES PLEASE.

I'm just trying to find a media player to stick with and trying to compare the pros and cons. I just don't know much about wmp10.

[Dark Reaper]

To be honest, I don't think it has any advantages over other players. It's more style than substance.

[Bearded Kirklander]

To be honest, I don't think it has any advantages over other players. It's more style than substance.

I prefer Music Match 7.5's interface and functionality better for audio, though WMP is fine for video clips I guess. I actually prefer WMP 9 to WMP 10 though. Seems to run better for me.

[Dark Reaper]

For movies, I use WMP9 or Media Player Classic.

For audio, nothing beats Billy.

[icecaveman]

It's a true MEDIA player. It's even good for still pictures, just save them as play lists files. It connects with all MTP devices and PDAs.

[Bearded Kirklander]

Maybe I'm just used to the Music Match 7.5 interface:

It just seems to make so much sense, you know? The WMP interface doesn't, at least not for MP3's. Maybe I'm missing something?

[Monkeh]

It's good for video, but not for audio. The interface is just too clunky, and the mini player things sucks.

[GeneralStorm]

It's faster than iTunes, but the interface isn't quite as clean.

[Bearded Kirklander]

Can you guys share some screenies of your iTune and WMP interfaces when using MP3's? Would be cool to compare, I think.

Thanks,

BK

[GeneralStorm]

Here's one with Energy Bliss (my favorite plug-in) :yes:

[coyotewrw]

I'm a hardcore fan of the iZotope Ozone DSP plugin so I use WMP 10 for my music. It has great library functionality and has been rock-solid so far.

That said, the most flexible player I've seen BY FAR is jetAudio 6. It has absolutely fantastic video functions and supports a ton of formats (59 to WMP's 32), including QuickTime and RealMedia. It does the best job I've seen so far of being a truly universal player.

So, I now use jetAudio for video/DVD and WMP 10 for audio. But I'd use jetAudio for everything if it supported Ozone.

[icecaveman]

My WMP10, I don't use the library enough it can be customized WAY MORE.

[coyotewrw]

Here's a composite of jetAudio in various modes. Please note the following:

1. The main window can be displayed as a top or bottom bar, or sent to the systray.

2. The video and playlist windows can be displayed independantly, and have the most-used commands built into the window.

3. The video window can be drastically shrunk, allowing a "thumbnail" of the movie while I'm working.

My only complaint is the cyan background color, but it's easily fixed by modding the skin's xml file.

[ShaneSparky_YYZ]

I still use Winamp for audio formats and WMP/Real/Quicktime for video formats.

[Bearded Kirklander]

From those shots it looks like WMP ain't all bad, even at stock. Just a little wacky on the organization / interface side, I guess. Still, I do prefer dedicated alternatives for music files, and I use Explorer or PowerDesk to launch WMV's and activate WMP. I use WinDVD to play my DVD's and much prefer it for those.

Nice to have options. :)

BTW, thanks for the screen shots. It's cool of you to take the time.

Here's one I took:

Simple, but just not quite the same. The tree thing somehow doesn't seem to work well for me, and the duplication in categorization, varying column settings, etc. seems a bit over-done. For it's default config, I guess I would like to see something simpler, more efficient, etc. Like Music Match 7.5, I guess. Maybe it's just what I'm used to, at least that might be part of it, but I do think WMP has a ways to go in terms of interface design.

As with all things in Windows, I wish that Active Scripting was NOT part of the picture for full application support. I don't want it in OE 6, I don't want it in WMP, in fact, I wish it was solely limited to the IE browser and would not work with the OS at all, for a clear separation. But that's another story. :p

Edited August 5, 2005 by Bearded Kirklander

[Dark Ride]

Mp3 - winamp 5, musikCube

mpeg, avi - mv2player, wmp10

dvd - powerdvd 6

simple as that.

[wa22guy]

I still use Winamp for audio formats and WMP/Real/Quicktime for video formats.

586328956[/snapback]

Right there with you. I still feel Winamp is the best for a straight audio player. Tons of plug-ins for it as well.

[m!ke]

yeah winamp rocks for audio, but i use wmp for video.

[devyant]

Well, for basic video playing etc, Windows Media Player is an absolute bloat but it does have extra features such as Media Library, ripping ability, and premium services exclusive to WMP.

[NTCTZEN]

I still use Winamp for audio formats and WMP/Real/Quicktime for video formats.

586328956[/snapback]

I'd also say to go with that! :yes:

[oceanmotion]

I use WMP10 and Media Player Classic for video playback

foobar2000 for music

Power DVD for DVD playback.

[mdunner28]

I use WMP10 for pretty much everything (music, video clips, DVDs) besides QuickTime format. I dunno, I just think it's easier to have one MEDIA player for all of your MEDIA. WMP seems to get the job done; I'm very satisfied with it.

[Slimy]

it plays both audio and video, has most features that you would need (including search features :D) and is an all-around player.

[em_te]

Here's my WMP10 with all the excess menus hidden.

[Neil]

You have to use WMP in europe just **** of the european constitution ;)

I like WMP 10 anyway I find it clean and easy to use all in one. I used winamp for years but AOL have killed it. And updates have been very poor and develpment is no where to be seen :cry:

[Bearded Kirklander]

Guess I'm used to the database listing look. I'm old-skool. :D