musichere 0 Report post Posted March 31, 2005 I don't like using Windows Media Player, I find it too bulky and slow to load on my computer, and it's frequent crashes frustrate me.I only need a player for videos, and I don't require the music store, radio, library, CD ripping etc. features that come with Windows Media Player, and I was wondering if there was a decent alternative that plays videos with the same quality but without the bulk.Thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
miCRoSCoPiC^eaRthLinG 0 Report post Posted March 31, 2005 Check out this post: http://forums.xisto.com/topic/82897-topic/?findpost=I've listed a lot of Free & Opensource MP4 audio and Video players there.. you might just be able to find one to suit your needs Cheers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DonTravage 0 Report post Posted April 1, 2005 For the best features with music, video and the like, try winamp: http://www.winamp.com/ (you may want to change the default skin, it look pretty bland) My Skin: Has everything you need, but might not be the best option for video, so check out DivX Player Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dphrakt 0 Report post Posted April 16, 2005 I don't like using Windows Media Player, I find it too bulky and slow to load on my computer, and it's frequent crashes frustrate me. I only need a player for videos, and I don't require the music store, radio, library, CD ripping etc. features that come with Windows Media Player, and I was wondering if there was a decent alternative that plays videos with the same quality but without the bulk. Thanks <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I like the DivX 'Playa'. I've found it works really well for most media formats wmp supports, and isn't so bulky. One thing I noticed is that sometimes it'll be quirky about long or non-standard filenames (ex: thisvideo-[DivX-Rip]-lol.s403.avi). If you just rename the files, most of the time you can get stuff to play that was erring out before.Here's the link: http://www.divx-digest.com/software/playa.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iamrockandroll13 0 Report post Posted April 24, 2005 For video: http://www.videolan.org/ for audio: I use itunes but I'm looking for something better as we speak cause I hate it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
saxsux 0 Report post Posted April 24, 2005 Have you tried Irfanview? It support almost al media files, pictures etc. and its very simple and easy to use.http://www.irfanview.com/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weS! 0 Report post Posted April 24, 2005 winamps always rocked, i even like quicktime as well Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
musichere 0 Report post Posted April 27, 2005 I don't need a play for audio, just video. Winamp is OK but the video quality is substantially poorer and Irfanview struggles to play many of the codecs I need. Is there a video player which is as bulky as Windows Media Player but doesn't bother with a music library or support for audio formats? By bulky I mean with many video-specfic features and compatibility. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sparx 0 Report post Posted April 28, 2005 I don't need a play for audio, just video. Winamp is OK but the video quality is substantially poorer and Irfanview struggles to play many of the codecs I need. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I agree with the recommendation for VideoLan. If I were you I'd also try Media Player Classic which apart from looking like the old style mplayer2 from MS, is deifinitely better and OpenSource ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites