Date:Tue, 24 Mar 2009 08:44:29 -0400
From:John Settle john_j_set...@yahoo.com
Subject: Windows Media Player Sound - Tourbusrider Followup
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What is the status of your WMP and other
I don't want the EU or DOJ deciding that the Subway $5 foot-long sub is
unfair and should be $7, or 10 inches, because it makes the Quiznos sub guys
have to stay late at work and miss tucking in the kids at night, because all
that competing stuff is really, really hard.
Silly man. They don't.
On Sun, Mar 15, 2009 at 9:28 PM, Tom Piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote:
Is there really that much to be gained from being able to deactivate
certain
applications? A reduced profile security-wise, yes, but it may be that
enough of those applications share enough code that little is gained in
that
Silly man. They don't. They will close down the Subway for serving you a
cockroach sandwich and that would be right. Your radical philosophy leads
to people dying from eating a peanut cookie. You may think that running a
filthy plant is good free-market competition, but I think it is criminal.
No problem here in Vista, with all patches applied.
Well, I've since powered down and rebooted. Still WMP has no sound
from mp3s. Most odd.
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On Sat, Mar 14, 2009 at 7:37 PM, Eric S. Sande esa...@erols.com wrote:
If they did, I'm sure the EU would be launching a very serious
investigation of the matter right now.
And saying I'm not really concerned about what the EU does
doesn't play into this discussion, right?
No there is
No there is evidence that M$ has been adjusting things in Windows to
allow
it to conform to the EU dictates. I expect that any big EU complaint
will
change Windows for the whole world.
Microsoft created the Windows N version for Europe, Windows without WMP
bundled, to comply with the EU's
Well, I've since powered down and rebooted. Still WMP has no sound
from mp3s. Most odd.
Well, I wouldn't listen to MP3s under any circumstances, so it may
be a blessing.
Check your volume controls, that was an issue that I had last week.
Especially that insidious Windows system volume
I saw the trailer. I'm concerned that you apparently think
that I'm shaking anyone down.
Not you personally. You should be so wealthy. Then we would all want to
be your friend.
I'm all for old-fashioned investment in infrastructure and getting a fair
return on investment. For the most part
It's nothing real obvious here. I've also found it isn't playing
videos. Oddly, it's playing sound on mpeg2's. I got it to do an odd
slow-motion playback on
.mp3 no sound
.wmv no sound no vid
.mpg(2) no vid
I don't use it that often, and all my other players work, so I'm not
going to worry about
For the most part your company is an example of
doig it right.
Yeah, thanks.
I'm not saying we don't screw up on occasion but we
try really hard not to.
My opinions are separate from policy and I don't
speak for the company.
On Sun, Mar 15, 2009 at 11:27 AM, Jeff Wright jswri...@gmail.com wrote:
No there is evidence that M$ has been adjusting things in Windows to
allow
it to conform to the EU dictates. I expect that any big EU complaint
will
change Windows for the whole world.
Microsoft created the
Yep, it actually seems to be improving Windows by making it more
adjustable
by the end user.
Yes, change is good and it may, in fact, be a big winner in terms of Windows
sales, but how much of this is utterly wasted capital in the form of the
baker's window? If nothing else, a whole lotta
Is there really that much to be gained from being able to deactivate certain
applications? A reduced profile security-wise, yes, but it may be that
enough of those applications share enough code that little is gained in that
form.
Is there really that much to be gained from being able to decide
Is there really that much to be gained from being able to decide for
myself what software is installed on *my* computer?
You have got to be kidding. Talk about dictate.
You obviously zoned out over the part about whether or not all of the public
and private resources expended on the MS witch
Use VLC. Dump WMP.
That seems a little extreme, what are the opportunity costs
of using VLC?
Admittedly that was my first reaction also, based on if it
doesn't work 100% and if you have something that does,
use it.
The reason for my question about why he would use WMP
in preference to VLC was
VLC is a good choice, good support for a wide variety of codecs out of the
box. Codec/containers etc can be extremely confusing especially when you
get into subtitle support etc.
You may look at this codec to install:
http://www.free-codecs.com/download/AC3_Filter.htm
Someone else on the list
VLC isn't as 'clean' in appearence, but offers more options and supports a
wide variety of codecs without the need for add ons.
On Sat, Mar 14, 2009 at 12:24 PM, Eric S. Sande esa...@erols.com wrote:
Use VLC. Dump WMP.
That seems a little extreme, what are the opportunity costs
of using
VLC isn't as 'clean' in appearence, but offers more options and
supports a wide variety of codecs without the need for add ons.
Granted but it's freeware with no guarantee of support.
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Maybe you can elaborate? Support of what? It either will play a file or
not.
On Sat, Mar 14, 2009 at 12:57 PM, Eric S. Sande esa...@erols.com wrote:
VLC isn't as 'clean' in appearence, but offers more options and
supports a wide variety of codecs without the need for add ons.
Granted but
Maybe you can elaborate? Support of what? It either will play a
file or not.
By support I mean VLC could be out of business in the next 20
minutes. Yes it does what it does well.
Do they have a sustainable capacity? Time will tell.
VLC is open source with developers all over the world contributing.
Unlikely to suffer the fate a single corporate entity might. With
over 46 million downloads of the current release, fairly widely
accepted.
Jim
On Mar 14, 2009, at 4:36 PM, Eric S. Sande wrote:
Maybe you can
VLC is open source with developers all over the world contributing.
Unlikely to suffer the fate a single corporate entity might. With
over 46 million downloads of the current release, fairly widely
accepted.
Over the long term will WMP or VLC be more a reliable choice?
VLC is open source
WMP is proprietary and belongs to a company with a track record of
manipulating its software to extract every last advantage.
Yeah, you could say that about every company that ever was in
business. Yes, you are darn right that I'll use every strength that
I have to get an advantage.
If
Yeah, you could say that about every company that ever was in
business. Yes, you are darn right that I'll use every strength that
I have to get an advantage.
If Microsoft can't do the job I'll take my business elsewhere.
Doesn't matter who sells me the technology, the mission is what's
If they did, I'm sure the EU would be launching a very serious
investigation of the matter right now.
And saying I'm not really concerned about what the EU does
doesn't play into this discussion, right?
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Doesn't matter who sells me the technology, the mission is what's important.
Then you really do need to see that movie, Gamorrah. As the man said My
job is making things simple for businesses.
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Then you really do need to see that movie, Gamorrah. As the man
said My job is making things simple for businesses.
As far as acting like Jesus would, OK, I've got that.
If you think I didn't you wouldn't have posted.
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As far as acting like Jesus would, OK, I've got that.
I guess you did not see the trailer. The only connection the Gomorrah has
with Jesus is when they shake down priests.
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It is quite
likely that at some point the product will be abandoned for something
more profitable or changed to do obnoxious things to its users
(draconian
DRM etc.).
Hey now. We're not talking about iTunes.
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Right book wrong Testament. Also a couple of thousand years difference.
Clearly we have a theological problem, Reverend. I'm sure
you can separate God and Ceasar and educate this heathan.
May the Lord protect us from ignorance.
Remember render unto Caesar what is Caesar and to God what is God's.
Makes things run smoother.
Stewart
At 08:51 PM 3/14/2009, you wrote:
Right book wrong Testament. Also a couple of thousand years difference.
Clearly we have a theological problem, Reverend. I'm sure
you can separate God
I sure thought so as I read this ridiculous thread today. But I put it
away, and cranked up some tunes.
But WAIT. WMP is NOT putting out sound! WTF? The seek bar is moving,
and the visualizations are playing. VLC is playing the song. I'm
puzzled as I swear regular mp3's played just fine in WMP
I'm really sorry to actually post something on topic though. Has
anyone else tried WMP today? Perhaps a recent update has killed it?
LOL. No it works fine. Just a little policy disagreement. Continue
as normal, sorry for the interruption.
Well, I've since powered down and rebooted. Still WMP has no sound
from mp3s. Most odd.
On Sat, Mar 14, 2009 at 10:51 PM, Eric S. Sande esa...@erols.com wrote:
I'm really sorry to actually post something on topic though. Has
anyone else tried WMP today? Perhaps a recent update has killed it?
Update codecs.
Stewart
At 08:16 PM 3/13/2009, you wrote:
Sometimes when playing a .wmv file using Windows Media Player 11, I
get no sound at all (although if I play the same file using VLC
media player the sound works fine).? And sometimes I do get sound.?
Any solutions to this puzzle so
Sometimes when playing a .wmv file using Windows Media Player 11, I get no
sound at all (although if I play the same file using VLC media player the
sound works fine).? And sometimes I do get sound.? Any solutions to this
puzzle so that audio will always work?? Thanks in advance.
--Stu
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