devnulllore Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 Hi, Can I have sme suggestions for the best overall media player for Windows XP? Preferably something skinnable. Thanks, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 darkz Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 vlc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Sir Topham Hatt Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 +1 ^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 x9248 Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 KMPlayer No need for codec packs, lightweight, and skinnable. Plays anything you can throw at it :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Rob2687 Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 VLC is skinnable but last time I checked the skins for it were crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 x9248 Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 VLC is skinnable but last time I checked the skins for it were crap. lol yea all of them are pretty bad. One good thing about VLC is the low CPU usage tho. If you have a good PC tho then VLC is pretty much old news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 .AlleymaN Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 An other vote for KMplayer. Im amazed by it capabilties Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Tamatea Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 VLC is skinnable but last time I checked the skins for it were crap. There was a linux prog that were developped for Windows. But don't remember the name :'( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Ji@nBing Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 KMPlayerNo need for codec packs, lightweight, and skinnable. Plays anything you can throw at it :p Ditto. I couldn't live without it. Love it to death. It's in my top 5 essential pieces of software. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 raskren Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 WMP10 or 11. Look, no software install required (with 10). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Digitalx Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 JetAudio if you got sorround sound Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Saikou Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 KMPlayer.... WEB / DOWNLOAD http://www.kmplayer.com/forums/index.php? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Harlem39s Finest Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 KMPlayer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 devnulllore Posted September 8, 2007 Author Share Posted September 8, 2007 vlc I can't seem to find any docs on how to adjust the EQ on this rather than just choosing a preset. Any ideas? Ditto. I couldn't live without it. Love it to death. It's in my top 5 essential pieces of software. Nice. May be a winner! JetAudio if you got sorround sound Yes, I have surround sound so I will give this a try. Depends on what I get for the free version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 x-scratch Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 foobar for audio & vlc for videos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Yusuf M. Veteran Posted September 8, 2007 Veteran Share Posted September 8, 2007 VLC Media Player, but this KMPlayer looks interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 darkz Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 VLC is skinnable but last time I checked the skins for it were crap. where did ya check? @videolan.org? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 apul Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 Audio: fb2k Video: mplayerc + ffdshow MPlayer + MPUI is a very good combo, it plays all media files you'll find around here. where did ya check? @videolan.org? Maybe http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-skins.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 DzusFast Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 An other vote for KMplayer. Im amazed by it capabilties ++1 But I use VLC alot more; don't forget CCCP codec pak if you watch as many movies as I do.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 EduardValencia Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 Just go WMP 11,the best for me and no third party player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 drugo Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 foobar for audio Gomplayer for video is the best! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 furby Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 I can't seem to find any docs on how to adjust the EQ on this rather than just choosing a preset. Any ideas? Press Ctrl+G or Settings-> Extended GUI Vlc is great for videos, easy to reccomend :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 MightyJordan Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 Just go WMP 11,the best for meand no third party player That picture is a bit misleading. That's the Vista version of WMP11. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 celestialspring Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 Winamp (2.95) for audio and MPC for video... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 MrKuro Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 MPC for vids , foobar for audio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 +Warwagon MVC Posted September 8, 2007 MVC Share Posted September 8, 2007 I use gomplayer 90% of the time, and if I find a file that won't play I use VLC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Can I have sme suggestions for the best overall media player for Windows XP? Preferably something skinnable.
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