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Need a media player
Mar 31 2008, 10:51 pm
By: dumbducky  

Mar 31 2008, 10:51 pm dumbducky Post #1



Now that I've gotten my music collection transferrred to my computer, I need a way to play it. The problem is that a large portion of it is in .m4a, which WMP doesn't play. Can anyone recommend one that isn't iTunes and has a miniplayer that can stay on top of windows?

Or, better yet, a program that can encode hundreds of files with little user action?

Post has been edited 1 time(s), last time on Apr 4 2008, 2:10 am by dumbducky.



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Mar 31 2008, 11:08 pm MasterJohnny Post #2



my wmp works with .mp4 i added vista codec pack (for vista)
http://www.free-codecs.com/download/Vista_Codec_Package.htm



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Mar 31 2008, 11:26 pm Syphon Post #3



VLC.



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Mar 31 2008, 11:28 pm ~:Deathawk:~ Post #4



Foobar2000
Winamp



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Mar 31 2008, 11:36 pm Fisty Post #5



Quote from dumbducky
Now that I've gotten my music collection transferrred to my computer, I need a way to play it. The problem is that a large portion of it is in .mp4, which WMP doesn't play. Can anyone recommend one that isn't iTunes and has a miniplayer that can stay on top of windows?

Or, better yet, a program that can encode hundreds of files with little user action?
For some minerals I might transfer those to mp3 for you :bleh:



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Mar 31 2008, 11:46 pm Forsaken Archer Post #6



<3 winamp
though with some skins, especially one of the defaults, it can become sucky (some skins change behavior it seems)
Quote from Syphon
VLC.
I despise vlc



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Mar 31 2008, 11:50 pm Phobos Post #7

Are you sure about that?

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<3 winamp




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Apr 1 2008, 12:05 am dumbducky Post #8



Quote from MasterJohnny
my wmp works with .mp4 i added vista codec pack (for vista)
http://www.free-codecs.com/download/Vista_Codec_Package.htm
It successfully added all my music to WMP, but imported no metadata(artists, albums, etc.)
I'm going to try Winamp.

Is there any sort of miniplayer function other than shading the window? NVM found it.

Post has been edited 2 time(s), last time on Apr 1 2008, 12:47 am by dumbducky.



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Apr 1 2008, 10:01 pm Syphon Post #9



Quote from name:isolatedpurity
<3 winamp
though with some skins, especially one of the defaults, it can become sucky (some skins change behavior it seems)
Quote from Syphon
VLC.
I despise vlc

But why?! VLC > All.



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Apr 2 2008, 4:51 am Echo Post #10



VLC is a universal program but the quality sucks major balls.



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Apr 2 2008, 10:24 am ~:Deathawk:~ Post #11



I would disagree there. The quality is fine, but I don't think it's a good choice as far as standalone media player. AFAIK, it doesn't have features like a library or playlist, but I could be wrong.



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Apr 2 2008, 4:11 pm Nintendo_Confed Post #12



WMP 11 <3



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Apr 2 2008, 10:49 pm Syphon Post #13



Quote from ~:Deathawk:~
I would disagree there. The quality is fine, but I don't think it's a good choice as far as standalone media player. AFAIK, it doesn't have features like a library or playlist, but I could be wrong.

I don't know... You can set it to play everything in a folder shuffled or in a row, but does that count?



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Apr 2 2008, 10:55 pm (U)Bolt_Head Post #14



VLC is my last resort program when other programs can't handle it.
It pretty much handles everything, but because of the bad interface I use Winamp for most media audio and visual.

I do however use VLC to play DVDs if i happen to play them with my DVD-Rom.



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Apr 4 2008, 1:14 am dumbducky Post #15



Winamp failed because it had no true miniplayer and was just too confusing of an interface. VLC fails because it's epicly ugly and has no miniplayer. Any other suggestions?



tits

Apr 4 2008, 1:29 am MeNtAlPaTiEnT Post #16



Welllllll, on my site Mentalpatient's Lair, I've got a few decent players some probably have never heard of, and most don't consume system resources like media player might. Also, if you're bored, check out the forums! :bleh:



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Apr 4 2008, 1:37 am dumbducky Post #17



Quote
Real Player 1.1 GOLD
No Description

Winamp Full
Awsome Mp3 Player, video player, and lets you browse radio stations. Over 25,000 skins are available from fans across the globe.

Windows Media Player
Window's very own media player. Play music, videos, radio stations, pretty neat visualizations... But most of you should already have this player.

Jet Audio Basic
A pretty basic, easy on system resources audio and video player.

DJ Player
Play over 50 channels of internet radio.

FreeAmp
Play audio files with this great-sounding audio player.
RealPlayer - trys to take your entire computer over
Winamp sucks
WMP doesn't play .m4a
Neither do the other three

Post has been edited 1 time(s), last time on Apr 4 2008, 2:09 am by dumbducky.



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Apr 4 2008, 2:13 am ~:Deathawk:~ Post #18



How do you figure WinAmp sucks, exactly?

Miniplayer? yes it does, double click on the winamp player, and in classic mode, I don't think the player is more than 15 pixels thick.



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Apr 4 2008, 2:39 am (U)Bolt_Head Post #19



Oh a compressed version is what you call a mini player?...

I always use winamp in classic mode, does the other one not have that option?



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Apr 4 2008, 2:55 am ~:Deathawk:~ Post #20



It does, it's just a little bit buldgier.



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