Sorry you miss-understood my question. You mentioned Windows Media Center and what I wanted to know was if it is still in development or not. Windows Media Center with Windows 7 was a truly superb piece of software.
> On 9 Oct 2018, at 5:24 am, Hamit Campos <hamitcam...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Meh I don't really use ITunes. I have it for updating my IPhone and putting > the songs I Buy from the ITunes store on my PC. But I don't play much with > it. I like WMP well enough for that. I use Windows Media because of it's SRS > Wow effect you can turn on and with the right PC mother bord audio it's epic! > It's great on the H6 too. > > > On 10/8/2018 2:14 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: >> Thankfully I've never had VLC crash on any platform I've used it on. >> I've had iTunes crash recently though. >> I just hate the way the iTunes software intrudes and makes decisions on what >> files it will and won't play, puts folders all over your drive without >> permission and so on, a damn Pain in the A to put it bluntly and I would >> advise people - particularly Windows users - not to install the rubbish and >> leave well alone if possible. >> Mac users of course don't have a choice as iTunes is part of OS so delete >> the App so it doesn't have a chance to automatically pop up and cause >> problems when you least expect it. >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: all-audio@groups.io <all-audio@groups.io> On Behalf Of Anders Holmberg >> Sent: Tuesday, 9 October 2018 5:04 AM >> To: all-audio@groups.io >> Subject: Re: [all-audio] Differences between Winamp and VLC? >> >> Hi! >> I seldom use Itunes too but it works when i add records to my library. >> Last time i used vlc on mac it crashed so i have to see if i can dig it up >> again and try it out. >> /A >> >>> 8 okt. 2018 kl. 19:45 skrev Dane Trethowan <grtd...@internode.on.net>: >>> >>> Yes I enjoyed Foober for a while there, guess I just fell back to VLC Media >>> Player because of functionality and ease of use. >>> I wouldn't recommend iTunes for anyone whether they be a Mac or a Windows >>> users, just far more complicated and intrusive than it really needs to be >>> and it seems iTunes is more about looking pretty rather than providing >>> functionality or flexibility, you can't play too much with iTunes for a >>> start and that's part of the reason why I ditched the IOS platform in the >>> main, like iTunes its too restrictive when it comes to media. >>> There's Windows Media Player of course which has a noble and loyal band of >>> followers and - from what I've seen of the Software - with every >>> justification, it’s a real neat player. >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: all-audio@groups.io <all-audio@groups.io> On Behalf Of Anders >>> Holmberg >>> Sent: Tuesday, 9 October 2018 4:38 AM >>> To: all-audio@groups.io >>> Subject: Re: [all-audio] Differences between Winamp and VLC? >>> >>> Hi! >>> WHen i was on windows which isn’t the case much anymore i used to use >>> Foobar2000. >>> Just to give another perspective. >>> Imho Foobar was more customable and you could create shortcuts to just >>> anything you want. >>> There are other good players for video around for WIndows at least. >>> One called Gom player. >>> BUt i am on the mac and for mac there’s vlc and Itunes. >>> I haven’t tried any others. >>> /A >>> >>>> 6 okt. 2018 kl. 02:32 skrev Tom Kaufman <tomca...@comcast.net>: >>>> >>>> Hello Dane and list: VLC may be a good player for video (haven't >>>> played with it as extensively as some) although I will say that I >>>> tried to play a video that I have in my collection (is one of a show >>>> that I was involved in) for whatever reason, VLC absolutely would not >>>> play it! Never was able to find out why! For me, if you're strictly >>>> talking about audio, I'll take Winamp any day and am sorry that it >>>> isn't being updated anymore! But that's just me; others may have >>>> differing opinions, but Winamp is the one that seems to work best for me! >>>> Tom Kaufman >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: all-audio@groups.io [mailto:all-audio@groups.io] On Behalf Of >>>> Dane Trethowan >>>> Sent: Friday, October 05, 2018 8:20 PM >>>> To: all-audio@groups.io >>>> Subject: Re: [all-audio] Diferences between Winamp and VLC? >>>> >>>> For what its worth from me and thanks for starting this discussion. >>>> Its been a very long while since I used Winamp, why did I stop using it? >>>> Because Winamp kept crashing when I tried to play video files >>>> recorded in standard TS format from my video TV tuners that I use >>>> still ttill this day though different models obviously. >>>> So then began my search for a new player that was easy to use and did >>>> what I believe a player needs to do, play the track when I press >>>> play, move to the next track or skip through a track when I press or >>>> hold the forward button etc. >>>> VLC did these things and many more besides. >>>> I grant you, VLC is not the friendliest App to get around but one can >>>> get around much of it using the JAWS cursor or whatever your thing is >>>> called on your Screen Reader. >>>> If I had my way equalisers in players wouldn't be present. >>>> I know I sound harsh but the amount of times I've seen equalisers >>>> abused to the point that people manage to stuff their speaker systems >>>> up causes me to perhaps take this view. >>>> A good sounding pair of speakers which don't cost all that much these >>>> days shouldn't require any additional medaling in the form of an equaliser. >>>> I went to someone's house the other day, this chap had what I would >>>> call a perfectly serviceable pair of Altec Lansing computer speakers, >>>> well at least I would have termed this speaker system in that way >>>> when it was bought but after this chap had applied God only knows how >>>> many equalisers in the audio chain? Well this respectable speaker >>>> system had been turned to the sound of mud literally, sure! Enough >>>> bottom but for what, to demolish the house and perhaps Next doors dwelling >>>> too? It certainly didn't sound good. >>>> And the top, well it was there but incredibly harsh to the point that >>>> my ears felt sore just trying to listen to the thing. >>>> Where was the Mid-range? Lost somewhere in the cocofany of noise. >>>> Anyway back to the point of VLC and I'm very pleased to say that the >>>> developers are slowly but surely making accessibility fixes as >>>> updates roll out and I reckon they're doing a fair job since VLC is >>>> an open source package. >>>> I use VLC on other devices such as my Apple Mac machines, iPhone and >>>> iPads and Android with pleasing results. >>>> >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: all-audio@groups.io <all-audio@groups.io> On Behalf Of JM Casey >>>> Sent: Saturday, 6 October 2018 8:05 AM >>>> To: all-audio@groups.io >>>> Subject: Re: [all-audio] Diferences between Winamp and VLC? >>>> >>>> The VlC equalizer is certainly a lot less convenient to set and save >>>> settings than the Winamp one using a screen-reader. One can easily >>>> adopt any of the presets, but saving your own settings requires >>>> messing with the not-too-accessible filters within the preferences >>>> dialog box. Actually the whole design is weird and I wish that Video >>>> Lan gave the ability to easily save and load multiple equalizer settings >>>> in VLC. >>>> >>>> Just curious, but why not have both programmes? I watch a lot of >>>> movies, especially with my sighted partner, and VLC is without doubt >>>> an awesome video player and far more versatile and just better at >>>> this than winamp ever was. However, I still use Winamp for my audio >>>> needs and it works exceedingly well for this purpose even in Windows 10. >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: all-audio@groups.io <all-audio@groups.io> On Behalf Of Brian >>>> Olesen >>>> Sent: October 5, 2018 5:50 PM >>>> To: all-audio@groups.io >>>> Subject: [all-audio] Diferences between Winamp and VLC? >>>> >>>> Hi all you nice audiofiles, >>>> >>>> Well I use VLC myself, but I have an old fascion student, who prefers >>>> Winamp. >>>> >>>> I want to persuade him to do the switch. >>>> >>>> But how is it with information about timing lenghth of files in >>>> minutes and seconds and such. Can we easily get to that info also in VLC? >>>> >>>> Are there other fields where VLC lacks information compared to Winamp? >>>> >>>> Is it actually the other way around? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Best regards >>>> >>>> Brian >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#1329): https://groups.io/g/all-audio/message/1329 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/26845083/21656 Group Owner: all-audio+ow...@groups.io Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/all-audio/leave/1074140/405281159/xyzzy [arch...@mail-archive.com] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
