sim1 Posted September 22, 2004 Share Posted September 22, 2004 hi, ive got an old pc (pentium 2, 333mhz, 192mb of ram) and i wanna know wich program i should use to read my music and wich one use less ressources winamp or foobar? :huh: thx sim1 Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/221230-winamp-or-foobar/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 PureEdit Posted September 22, 2004 Share Posted September 22, 2004 If you use winamp go with 2.81, foobar is also a good choice. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/221230-winamp-or-foobar/#findComment-584606056 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Cyranthus Posted September 22, 2004 Share Posted September 22, 2004 foobar takes less resources... even though i use winamp myself... if i were you I would probably use foobar for less resources. winamp classic works pretty good too.. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/221230-winamp-or-foobar/#findComment-584606059 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Plarkster Posted September 22, 2004 Share Posted September 22, 2004 Can't really go wrong with either. If you use Winamp, use the classic skins as they use less resources. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/221230-winamp-or-foobar/#findComment-584606068 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 NeoXY Posted September 22, 2004 Share Posted September 22, 2004 foobar use less resource for sure...can't say the same fo winamp... Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/221230-winamp-or-foobar/#findComment-584606079 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Fit4130Rider Posted September 22, 2004 Share Posted September 22, 2004 Here is a huge list of winamp downloads from early early alpha, to the latest release. I wouldn't go with anything below 1.0. Its a pretty cool site. Foobar or winamp should run on the comp just fine, so the decision is completely up to you. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/221230-winamp-or-foobar/#findComment-584606136 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Colin-uk Veteran Posted September 22, 2004 Veteran Share Posted September 22, 2004 my system is a lower spec than that and i use foobar winamp took up too much resources and i found the classic skins to be boring... Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/221230-winamp-or-foobar/#findComment-584606150 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Schmoove Posted September 22, 2004 Share Posted September 22, 2004 The use of CPU and memory resources all depends on how you set it up. Right now I have Foobar2000 customized to my needs, this is with a couple of plugins and using some of the DSP Manager things. This results in a player that is heavier then Winamp (in classic mode), it uses more memory and uses more (twice as much) CPU cycles. If you use Foobar2000 in the basic setup it might be easier on resources then Winamp (again in classic mode), but not much. Frankly I think Winamp is in general easier on resources then Foobar2000. At least that is what I experience at the moment. To back that up see the screenshot. As you can see they use pretty much the same amount of memory, though Foobar2000 uses a lot more CPU resources then Winamp does. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/221230-winamp-or-foobar/#findComment-584606187 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Shadrack Posted September 22, 2004 Share Posted September 22, 2004 I'm not sure why everyone thinks foobar2k uses less resources then Winamp 2.8. That is a myth that I think needs to be dispelled. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/221230-winamp-or-foobar/#findComment-584606250 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 WigglesTheFish Posted September 22, 2004 Share Posted September 22, 2004 i'd use foobar if i could find some eq configs out there... Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/221230-winamp-or-foobar/#findComment-584606310 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Pink Floyd Veteran Posted September 22, 2004 Veteran Share Posted September 22, 2004 f00! Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/221230-winamp-or-foobar/#findComment-584606330 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Schmoove Posted September 22, 2004 Share Posted September 22, 2004 nevermind Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/221230-winamp-or-foobar/#findComment-584606351 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 sim1 Posted September 22, 2004 Author Share Posted September 22, 2004 i tried winamp 5 and it works well, it lags on loading but i care thx for all ur response :yes: sim1 Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/221230-winamp-or-foobar/#findComment-584606380 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 kangxi Posted September 23, 2004 Share Posted September 23, 2004 you`d better use winamp 5 lite,it`s simple and easy . i see Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/221230-winamp-or-foobar/#findComment-584609265 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 choconick Posted September 23, 2004 Share Posted September 23, 2004 why not iTune? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/221230-winamp-or-foobar/#findComment-584609299 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 insanekiwi Posted September 23, 2004 Share Posted September 23, 2004 winamp for looks and easy usage, foobar for mp3 management/library imo. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/221230-winamp-or-foobar/#findComment-584609304 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 +virtorio MVC Posted September 23, 2004 MVC Share Posted September 23, 2004 choconick said: why not iTune? Because he still wants to be able to use his computer while playing music. I would go for Winamp, Classic Skin Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/221230-winamp-or-foobar/#findComment-584609324 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Schmoove Posted September 23, 2004 Share Posted September 23, 2004 insanekiwi said: winamp for looks and easy usage, foobar for mp3 management/library imo. That's an interesting recommendation...... Since Foobar2000 offers hardly any decent way of management/library out of the box. Besides playlists there isn't much that is really helpfull. Winamp on the other hand has a fully functional media library that offers things like ratings, play count, browsing by artist/album/genre, smart playlists.... and a lot more. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/221230-winamp-or-foobar/#findComment-584609341 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Laughing-Man Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 I am curious, but are you able to encode Mp3s or .Ogg with the free Winamp 5? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/221230-winamp-or-foobar/#findComment-584616417 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 SoulEata Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 I use Winamp 5 iTunes skin for streaming music, or playing sound files not in my library. I just got foobar, and am trying to make the switch from MMJB over to it. I finally got my database organized the way I want, however I need a good GUI. I've only see a few I like and I dont want to make my own Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/221230-winamp-or-foobar/#findComment-584616443 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 drekon_v1 Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 I'd go for Winamp 2.x, had it running just fine on my old computer (P1 200 MHz, Win95), but foobar should be ok too [requirements] Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/221230-winamp-or-foobar/#findComment-584616450 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hi, ive got an old pc (pentium 2, 333mhz, 192mb of ram) and i wanna know wich program i should use to read my music and wich one use less ressources
winamp or foobar? :huh:
thx
sim1
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