devnulllore Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 Hi, Can I have sme suggestions for the best overall media player for Windows XP? Preferably something skinnable. Thanks, Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/586334-best-media-player-for-windows-xp/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 careless_monkey Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 im goonnna go with VLC... never had an experience with KLM .. but VLC wrrks just fine for every media file. I wish i can use VLC on my ipod :(.. but oh well :D Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/586334-best-media-player-for-windows-xp/page/2/#findComment-588835754 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 ProiektHat Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 audio--> foobar videos--> vlc Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/586334-best-media-player-for-windows-xp/page/2/#findComment-588835844 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 devnulllore Posted September 9, 2007 Author Share Posted September 9, 2007 WOW, thanks for all the suggestions. It seems every single player mentioned has some little quirk that drives me nuts. Too many to mention. Flat out I need a single solution player that has good and *FUNCTIONAL* skins. That is the problem with Winamp, which I paid for. Most of thise skins are either so hard to read ot use so many resources it's not worth it. I found a WMP11 skin for it that is great but it's HUGE and not resizable. After all sorts of tests, quality wise they all are close, WMP11 w/the AC3 filter seems to be the best for me even though the skins available suck. can anyone suggest a good selection of skins I may have missed? Oh, also I still have Winamp install just in case, as I said I paid for it so I may as well use it if I need to. Thanks again to you all!! Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/586334-best-media-player-for-windows-xp/page/2/#findComment-588836132 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 nXqd Posted September 9, 2007 Share Posted September 9, 2007 XMplay for audio VLC for video :) nXqd Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/586334-best-media-player-for-windows-xp/page/2/#findComment-588836325 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 ndr Posted September 9, 2007 Share Posted September 9, 2007 Foobar for audio and KMPlayer for video! both are lightweight, professional and highly customizable. cheers Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/586334-best-media-player-for-windows-xp/page/2/#findComment-588836522 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Sir Topham Hatt Posted September 9, 2007 Share Posted September 9, 2007 What is so good about JetAudio and having surround sound? I currently use Winamp for audio and it is alright. Sometimes it is a bit of a hog on memory and CPU but that is probably due to the skin I am using. Peter Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/586334-best-media-player-for-windows-xp/page/2/#findComment-588836683 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 nXqd Posted September 9, 2007 Share Posted September 9, 2007 KMplayer is really nice, play real and Quick time too :) nXqd Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/586334-best-media-player-for-windows-xp/page/2/#findComment-588836720 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 WAR-DOG Posted September 9, 2007 Share Posted September 9, 2007 media player classic included in K-lite codec pack Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/586334-best-media-player-for-windows-xp/page/2/#findComment-588836736 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 C++ Posted September 9, 2007 Share Posted September 9, 2007 Basically... Highest quality music player: Winamp Highest quality video player: VLC Player with best library management: WMP11. Most customizable minimalist hippie free source type: Foobar. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/586334-best-media-player-for-windows-xp/page/2/#findComment-588836739 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 deactivated01032015 Posted September 9, 2007 Share Posted September 9, 2007 Another vote for the KMPlayer. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/586334-best-media-player-for-windows-xp/page/2/#findComment-588836745 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 ViperAFK Posted September 9, 2007 Share Posted September 9, 2007 Basically...Highest quality music player: Winamp Highest quality video player: VLC Player with best library management: WMP11. Most customizable minimalist hippie free source type: Foobar. haha my thoughts excatly Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/586334-best-media-player-for-windows-xp/page/2/#findComment-588837299 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 IncidentFlux Posted September 9, 2007 Share Posted September 9, 2007 1. Winamp with FFDShow MPEG-4 for all Audio/Video playback and media management. 2. VLC for the odd file that doesn't play. No Codec packs required Please note?VLC's?FLV?video?seeking?is?still broken,?but?Winamp?with?FFDSHOW?has?no?issues. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/586334-best-media-player-for-windows-xp/page/2/#findComment-588837327 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 BlueFlame Posted September 9, 2007 Share Posted September 9, 2007 For Audio - Windows Media Player 11 For Video - Gomplayer Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/586334-best-media-player-for-windows-xp/page/2/#findComment-588837392 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Rahul Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 Audio = WMP 10 not 11 ( Takes lesser resources & goes with the overall look of Windows XP Video = Gom Player for Quality & Media Player Classic for Compatibility & resourcefulness Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/586334-best-media-player-for-windows-xp/page/2/#findComment-588838168 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 BrutalFluid Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 Foobar for audio ;) I just started using Foobar. Super customizable and the skins for it are AMAZING! Even if you don't use the program, you should definitely just check it out. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/586334-best-media-player-for-windows-xp/page/2/#findComment-588838177 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 ZeusII Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 VLC for video, only to forget about codec's MediaMonkey 3.0 for audio listening and management. It's the best program I could find in the net. Better library management than Windows Media Player (more control over it). Also syncs with my Creative Zen Vision:M Windows Photo Gallery to manage and look at my personal photo collection. Dropped Picasa to try M$ alternative. I'm finding it a little better for now. TwonkyMedia running on a NAS as network streaming server. This way i can play all my music and look at my photos on the XBOX360 and PS3 (and also on the other computers of my home using Vista's WMP11). As there's a copy of all on my NAS, serves as a Backup and I don't need to have my PC running :) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/586334-best-media-player-for-windows-xp/page/2/#findComment-588851834 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 drugo Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 VLC for video, only to forget about codec'sMediaMonkey 3.0 for audio listening and management. It's the best program I could find in the net. Better library management than Windows Media Player (more control over it). Also syncs with my Creative Zen Vision:M Windows Photo Gallery to manage and look at my personal photo collection. Dropped Picasa to try M$ alternative. I'm finding it a little better for now. TwonkyMedia running on a NAS as network streaming server. This way i can play all my music and look at my photos on the XBOX360 and PS3 (and also on the other computers of my home using Vista's WMP11). As there's a copy of all on my NAS, serves as a Backup and I don't need to have my PC running :) sorry what has windows photo gallery better then picasa? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/586334-best-media-player-for-windows-xp/page/2/#findComment-588852297 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 HideAndGoatse Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 I'm down with winamp and the polaris skin that was made by a fellow neowin member. Not my current desktop but was a while ago, too much green :p The skin is transparent so it goes with almost any background and color scheme. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/586334-best-media-player-for-windows-xp/page/2/#findComment-588852321 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Enrickey Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 I use Windows Media Player 11 along with K-Lite Codec Pack. It plays everything, and I like WMP's UI the most. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/586334-best-media-player-for-windows-xp/page/2/#findComment-588852370 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Leoboy Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 Gom Player! with its own embedded codec system. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/586334-best-media-player-for-windows-xp/page/2/#findComment-588852376 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 GreatStalin Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 Hi old chap! I suggest VLC Media Player for videos and Foobar2000 for audio. I can't understand all these people who want a media player with great graphics and skins though, it's not like you spend a lot of time looking at them, right? :s You're either more so interested in looking at the video itself or listening to the music! Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/586334-best-media-player-for-windows-xp/page/2/#findComment-588852380 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 chezy666 Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 Using the updated Media Player Classic and FFDshow from Doom9 forums. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/586334-best-media-player-for-windows-xp/page/2/#findComment-588852381 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Knife Party Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 VLC for all my videos and offcourse no other than Foobar Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/586334-best-media-player-for-windows-xp/page/2/#findComment-588852392 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 ZeusII Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 sorry what has windows photo gallery better then picasa? Actually, it does everything that Picasa does (that I need) and It comes with operating system without the need to install an adittional program. In my computer is less slugish than Picasa. It doesn't create "picasa.ini" in every folder and the "original" folder. Tagging stores the tags in the photo itself as XMP (maintaining them in case of reinstall <- I have to verify this), it fustrating after a system crash, losing all the categorization you made in Picasa. I really like the way it categorises the fotos, more clear and easy to understand: all, recently added, by tags, by date, by rating or by folder (all at one click access, no need to go trough menus to show this view options) Maybe Picasa wins on photoedit features, but I prefer to use Photoshop in case I need to edit something. Easier to use for the rest of my family on their PC's. The only thing I miss for now is the Histogram that apears in Picasa ;) I'm always looking for a better program. At this moment in my computer I'm also using XnView (mainly as image viewing program) but if they enhance the interface I may switch as it's more powerful. But for now, to look trough my photos I'll stay with WLG over Picasa ;) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/586334-best-media-player-for-windows-xp/page/2/#findComment-588852446 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 strekship Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 VLC and WinAmp for me. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/586334-best-media-player-for-windows-xp/page/2/#findComment-588852487 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Can I have sme suggestions for the best overall media player for Windows XP? Preferably something skinnable.
Thanks,
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