[P1] OT: do i have to use wmp or realplayer?

[Joe Jones]

Winamp is the defacto player for Windows. It blows the players from the 
big players (Windows media player, Realplayer, MusicMatch Jukebox etc) 
out of the water, largely because it does what you want, not what it 
forces on you.

It's no match for iTunes though, and there is a Mac port (called Macamp 
I believe).

Joe

On Saturday, Jul 12, 2003, at 16:14 Europe/London, Fran wrote:

> I have a radio show that I listen to, they did have 12 types of 
> streams, including Real...
> Recently they dropped all but one and are pushing everyone to get 
> Winamp3. I was assuming (yeah, I know..) that Winamp was a M$ 
> creation, so I did not d/l it. When I clicked on the link on the 
> website to listen, iTunes popped up and took over and I could listen 
> through that...AMAZING! I went and checked out the Winamp site and it 
> says it is a
> Nullsoft product...anyone have any experience with them??
>
> Thanks,
>
> Fran
>
> BTW: my iBook is back the battery fits ok, it still does not have the 
> smooth lines but at least it'll seat & lock without any struggle. I am 
> now testing it's stamina...
>
>
> On Saturday, July 12, 2003, at 02:02  AM, Joe Jones wrote:
>
>> I believe there are some projects out there that enable you to change 
>> the nasty formats into something generic, but yo can't play them 
>> directly.
>>
>> If you are going to use one of them, I'd have to suggest Real media 
>> on the Mac. The player is actually quite reasonable (no spyware or 
>> other offensive stuff like the PC version), and the most current 
>> incarnation of the codec works on OS X.
> If you're not outraged,
> you're not paying attention!
>
>
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