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Old 12-23-2003, 02:53 PM   #1 (permalink)
fracturedmind
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Location: Dallas, TX
A basic media player?

Hey, I currently use Windows Media Player 9, or PowerDVD to watch DivX, XviD, DVD, etc...

My grief with them is, I'm always at my computer, and while sometimes I watch movies fullscreen, it is rare. When they are windowed, the skins are bulky and pointless... I don't need ANY border, I don't need ANY top menu, etc.

I *do* use WMP in Skin Mode, it's still to big, I *do* use custom skins to make it smaller...

What I'm looking for is a simple (or complex) player, that can handle DivX and XviD codecs, but one that has no bulky skins, *or* an insanely simply skin for WMP or PowerDVD.

My best example of what I want is ChrisTV, which I use with my TV Card...



(Sorry, I made it uber low quality, hosting it on crappy upload speed)

Top: windows media player, best skin I've found, still a huge, annoying, pointless border, and a stupid SECOND window item, that I've put hovering on the second level of my taskbar (with forward, back volume... wtf, thats stupid, I don't want 17 windows open for one movie).

Bottom: ChrisTV, ownage, no border, no anything. It's like a gift from Jesus.

See, it's basic, I see the fucking VIDEO, and nothing else... amazing. Who would have thought?

I need to be able to make it "Always on Top", it needs to play DivX, XviD, (not DVDs, I don't care)... hopefully also able to use AC3 Audio decoder, etc... all the goodies for good ripped movies.

Anyone have any ideas? Favorite programs? WMP skins?
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