Good MP3 players? - Page 3

paulpaul · 03-22-2003, 09:18 AM

go music match jukebox for sure...! its so simple and quick to use

Two Plow · 03-22-2003, 12:19 PM

Winamp 2.81 is the best program I have yet found for listening to music. It's really easy to use, and has the option to create, and save playlists. It also has the function to show your playlist as an html document, and when you do, it gives playlist length, number of tracks, etc. A good way to find out how many hours of music I have. I've used a lot of other programs, including the much inferior Winamp 3, but I always come back to the Winamp 2.81

(e) · 04-02-2003, 04:47 AM

This is for people who like using winamp 2 instead of version 3.

Quote:

Hydrogenaudio.org
Winamp 2.90 BETA HERE

http://www.nullsoft.com/cookie/

What's new:
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* added integrated full featured video support (NSV and DirectShow (AVI,ASf,MPEG,etc))
* added library (complete with media database, shoutcast listing, playlist editing,
CD listing, mass tag editting, plugin API for portable devices, and more!)
* updated Winamp's window docking code to be more robust/extensible
- made AVS dock use this new API
* updated PCM equalizer with code from 4Front Technologies/George Yohng. Quality is a lot better.
* updated equalizer default skin to show the true +12db/-12db range (the 20db was a veeery old typo)
* a ton of new WM_WA_IPC API calls.
- general purpose plugin window support
- extended metadata system for getting more than just title/length of items.
- lots of exposed features via IPC
* updated to PP's latest input and output plugins
* focus/Z order change on window close related bugfixes
* added track numbers and song lengths in HTML generated playlists
* removed all ATL code, shoved EXE size by 20kb
* added digital audio extraction in in_cdda.dll
(needs WNASPI32.DLL under Windows 9x/ME)
* added Alt+M shortcut for minimizing Winamp
* added Ctrl+(Keypad +)/Ctrl+(Keypad -) shortcuts in playlist editor for changing font size
* fixed stop after current menu item trash related bug
* added ultravox support for in_mp3
* made in_mp3 not display 'unknown X' for empty id3 tags
* fixed & error in tooltips in winamp and winampa's systray icons
* and more!
* new SDKs will be posted soon.

Known issues:
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* the minibrowser page says "upgrade". =)
* running a fullscreen visualization plugin when playing video (or vice versa) can be bad
(i.e. cause Winamp to quit). This appears to be a directdraw issue, we'll figure out why.
* new extended skin format may change for 2.90, so don't distribute new skins too widely.
* some AVI/MPEG/ASF/etc videos may be flipped, due to directshow weirdness. We will work to correct this as much as possible.
* Some MPEG2 video decompressors (latest PowerDVD one apparently) may have issues with playback.
* Many more configuration options and fixes should be added in the 2.90 to 2.9x land. Enjoy.

-Nullsoft

avex · 05-06-2003, 09:15 AM

yea. the only things holding up winamp3 these days are probably just the freeform skins and the color-theme abilities.

*sigh*. i think i'll stick with winamp3...

(e) · 05-06-2003, 08:23 PM

Yeah that's true...winamp3 looks really good but it runs so slow! It get so frustrating waiting for it to load all the time. Winamp 2 loads as soon as you click. I don't really care what it looks like as long as the sound plays well.

Stardust · 05-07-2003, 08:19 AM

yeah I vot for winamp 2 too, much better and faster

Den · 05-09-2003, 03:25 AM

Hello just came here to ask a question but saw your post about a goodcondidate for replacing Winamp.

here is mysuggestion it is DAMN NICE:

JetAudio 5 ( www.jetaudio.com )

Amazing sound quality and handy features. It is skinable and the engin is SO FAST. I mean it loads and react smooth and rapid. although still there is few skins available.

have fun

(e) · 05-09-2003, 03:27 AM

Thanks for your suggestion, Den. I'll look into it.

(e) · 05-09-2003, 03:44 AM

Hmmm...seems pretty big (17mb download and 8mb skins which when installed is over 40mb) but apart from that it looks pretty cool.

I think I'll stick with WinAmp 2 though...smaller, works pretty well and does all that I need.

Thanks anyway,

Qwerty.