thehauntingsoul Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 Hey so I have been jumping from mp to mp and have not found anything that is fully-functional. Windows media player is a fucking joke. Winamp is pretty cool but the library options can be frustrating and the library browsing is not very intuitive. iTunes is pretty good for the most part, although its a bit of a processor hog, but I like the visual album covers (not cover flow, just tiles) and the way it auto-creates the albums without the painstaking effort of renaming tracks that are titled some bullshit like: Arovane and phoenem - atol scrap - 01 atol scrap (Not exact, just an example) I started using VLC which is my favourite so far. Really streamlined, good design, nice icons, and supports all file formats but the library is bullshit. what do you use? I need something that will work with my ipod but I hate having like 3 different apps to do the same thing? Also the new version of iTunes fuckin froze up hardcore a few times, needed to permanently get rid of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berk Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 for songs I use winamp (still using windows media player on my laptop though, as I don't want to mess up my playlist yet everytime I play certain songs that I still haven't put in there (laziness)) for films I use windows media player classic with the CCCP codec pack and VLC media player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkaholic Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 songbird is flawed but still good, its only on version 1.1.1, works with ipods, light and quick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehauntingsoul Posted April 8, 2009 Author Share Posted April 8, 2009 can anyone else attest to songbird? i'll probably go for it anyways seeing as itunes wont work since the new update Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr lopez Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 con someone explain to me why itunes is so bad. I've never understood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autopilot Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 iTunes runs way to chuggy on a windows machine. I use Winamp, but I don't bother with the playlists. I have all my mp3's sorted by album on my hard drive, and just hop to that directory and load up what I want to hear at the time. Although iTunes does have a killer mp3 converter that I use all the time for my song wavs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sneaksta303 Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 Although iTunes does have a killer mp3 converter that I use all the time for my song wavs. i did this for a while but i just use cool edit now since thats what i do my final master in anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goonstock Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 winamp what kind of problems are you having? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earth Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 If itunes is a 'processor hog' or 'chuggy' then you better buy yourself a new computer! (peeks at task manager) iTunes currently using 84mb/4096mb ram and <1% cpu power.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autopilot Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 Not even going by stats, but simply going by usage... Winamp populates playlists faster, loads faster, switches between songs faster, runs smoother, and doesn't cause slowdown in other programs. iTunes was obviously optimized to be used on a Mac. Plus, Winamp doesn't ass rape your computer with Quicktime and try to get you to install Safari every 10 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
six Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 Winamp 2.8 Old school, still works like a charm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Al Hounos Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 iTunes. it's so easy! and good! and I have a computer made in the last 3 years! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doorjamb Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 itunes. but I hate the constant updates that only ever seem to affect iphones anyway. 'bug fixes' my ass. it was running just fine UNTIL I downloaded your piece of shit update R-TARDS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehauntingsoul Posted April 8, 2009 Author Share Posted April 8, 2009 actually come to think of it I have no idea why I got rid of winamp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azatoth Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 foobar for audio vlc player for video Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beneboi Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 I use Winamp, but I don't bother with the playlists. I have all my mp3's sorted by album on my hard drive, and just hop to that directory and load up what I want to hear at the time. this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlisuite Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 con someone explain to me why itunes is so bad. I've never understood. because iTunes is slow and big, and clumsy. i have winamp 2.95 with the most sexy skin ever created. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobDobalina Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 because iTunes is slow and big, and clumsy. foobar for musics. media player classic for porn/video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zazen Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 Foobar 2000 (customised) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest -Ad- Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 I'm going through this exact same quandry at the moment. Best I've found is Media Monkey for music - good for a large library and has the album tiles type display. Also seems easier to pick up the correct file information/ metadata. My housemate is using XBMC for his media; it looks amazing but I know he's been fiddling with it for ages, trying to get it perfect. It's def worth a look though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbpete Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 Foobar obviously (for music) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lindrum Larry Cocopipe Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 pimped up foobar cant beat it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest futuregirlfriend Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 foobar for audio vlc player for video Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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awesomeperson Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 On the PC: Gom Player for video, beats VLC and any other program, guaranteed. If you try it use the 11 Inspirat skin or else. Winamp, simple and functional but whatever. XBMC on the old XBOX1 with the DVD remote, if you've never seen it you have no idea how good this is, beats anything else by a long shot. For SD it's the best, for HD I don't know but AppleTV with XBMC seems a popular setup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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