STABLE media player for windows?
- Thread starter bungrider
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AOL owns winamp now?
Better store away copies of ver2.81 and 5.0 before they louse up the works in the next release
Better store away copies of ver2.81 and 5.0 before they louse up the works in the next release
Real is total crap. Windows Media Player 9 has been working flawlessly for me. No ads or any outbound traffic being generated.
You might check your option settings though - there are options to try to lookup information and download rights management data that you might have active and that's what you're seeing. WMP9 plays just about any media (except maybe a Real-encoded stream).
I also have Roxio software - use the CD/DVD related pieces, but there is a media player included.
If you have the free Realplayer loaded on your machine, make sure it's not starting ANYTHING during system boot anymore - the Real crap pops up ads and messages. Never had anything popup from WMP 9.
Be cautious of WinAmp - a friend's son installed WinAmp and had a lot of problems with adware/spyware - might have been from something else he did, but you might want to exercise caution if you try it.
You might check your option settings though - there are options to try to lookup information and download rights management data that you might have active and that's what you're seeing. WMP9 plays just about any media (except maybe a Real-encoded stream).
I also have Roxio software - use the CD/DVD related pieces, but there is a media player included.
If you have the free Realplayer loaded on your machine, make sure it's not starting ANYTHING during system boot anymore - the Real crap pops up ads and messages. Never had anything popup from WMP 9.
Be cautious of WinAmp - a friend's son installed WinAmp and had a lot of problems with adware/spyware - might have been from something else he did, but you might want to exercise caution if you try it.
Also note that if you use those pay download services like buymusic.com or walmart.com etc WMP is required to authenticate the license.
http://www.k-litecodecpack.com/
Download the "Mega Codec Pack". This installs almost every codec imaginable, plus uses an older version of Windows Media Player with special codecs to provide substitute for Real Player and Quicktime.
In other words, you'll never need to use the genuine rotten Real Player or Quicktime player.
Download the "Mega Codec Pack". This installs almost every codec imaginable, plus uses an older version of Windows Media Player with special codecs to provide substitute for Real Player and Quicktime.
In other words, you'll never need to use the genuine rotten Real Player or Quicktime player.
Let me ask a related question. Which media players in Windows support "standard & span" to play wide-screen content on 4:3 screens?
By the way Xine in Linux did a much better job than any windows players I know.
By the way Xine in Linux did a much better job than any windows players I know.