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DazZ.

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My Winamp just crashed randomly for the 8th time since ive been using it for afew years, and im sick of it. It crashes and then I have to reinstall as it wont open or anything and just sits in background sucking processing power and doing nout.

So as I was reading the browser thread and redownloading Winamp, thought id ask you what you use or can reccomend to me?

I use(d) Winamp because its small and didnt take up too much computer juice as I sometimes play games along with music. I prefer it over iTunes as it playes a more varied range of filetypes, and most of my old music is in .wma from when I was backupping CDs with Windows Media Player.

Anyone got anything to reccomend thats decent I havn't heard of thats liteweight and nice range of file associations? Or just wanna shout your undying love for iTunes.
 

Cpt_Oblivious

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I go with iTunes. To stick things on my iPod. Otherwise Realplayer so I don't get Windows copyright stuff and can lump it on my phone.
 

djpuppylove789

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I just use Window's Media Player because it came with the computer. I didnt see the point of installing other music playing software because it is "better"... im pretty sure its playing the same music.
 

NeedAUserName

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I use iTunes, but I refuse to use the store to buy anything bar single songs, as I can get albums/videos much cheaper in shops/internet.
 

Christemo

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i use youtube to hear the music i want to hear normally. but if not, ill use media player. i find Itunes very confusing.
 

Omikron009

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VLC media player. Simple and somewhat unintuitive, but I keep it handy because it plays every audio format known to man and some that haven't been discovered yet. I use iTunes for regular music though.
 

curlycrouton

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I like to use Spotify, but as a part-time DJ I need mp3s. For that I use a program called Mixxx or just plain old iTunes.
 

darthzew

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I use the Zune software because it sorts music very well, but when I hook up my uber-fancy headphones I'll use WMP because it has a very nice equalizer.
 

fenrizz

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I still use winamp, mostly out of habit (and hate for WMP).
Works well though, never had any problems with crashes and/or ability to play strange formats.
But I must admit that I use youtube quite a lot these days.

For video I use VLC, does the trick every time.
 

xHipaboo420x

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I used iTunes, and then switched to Winamp. After about four months or so, I'm straight back with iTunes. Winamp is unfriendly, unintuitive and doesn't work well with iPods. I think I like it when things're just simple.
 

Mongodyr

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Winamp. I don't care what you say, WMP just sucks. Winamp has alot more features, both easier and faster to use and still takes less memory/process power. And it looks better. iTunes is better then WMP, but whenever I open it my computer seems to come to a screeching halt. Plus, I can't stand any program I'm forced to use.

Edit: Ohh, and Winamp makes my G15 blink in tact with my music, which is awesome :D
 

DazZ.

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4guy5montag1 said:
I've heard good things about Songbird, might be worth checking out.
Ahh yes, heard good things from linux users.
fenrizz said:
For video I use VLC, does the trick every time.
Ive only ever used VLC for video as opposed to someone else saying use it for audio, its never failed to play anything ive thrown at it yet.
 

Kraukz

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Spotify for the win, Winamp for the mp3s and iTunes for when I need to transfer songs to my iphone.
 

Epifols

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iTunes

Not that I'm a fan of Apple, but I do have a tiny iPod and honestly, it's the most stable AND efficient piece of music listening software I've ever used.

WMP sucks ass at sorting, winamp is too bulky and has a bad UI.