Winamp 3 gets the chop. - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

WetSpot · 06-25-2003, 09:57 PM

Ok. Winamp 3 finally pissed me off for the last time today. It never seemed stable enough, messed with other apps, and could never randomize large playlists to my satisfaction. Before I rollback to 2, what do you guys use? I would like a simple interface, and skins aren't really a big issue. I want something to work, not look like "Buffy, season 3".

Thanks!

Hydralisk · 06-25-2003, 10:02 PM

I use windows media player...

I don't know why nobody likes it.

rubicon · 06-25-2003, 10:04 PM

Media Jukebox from www.musicex.com. I feel it has the best library features of any MP3 player. It manages my 8000 track collection with no problems.

Soggybagel · 06-25-2003, 10:13 PM

I've never had stability options as far as winamp goes...weird.

billcollins · 06-25-2003, 10:41 PM

I've been using CoolPlayer. I changed the default theme to the osX rip off.

It's open source, and small... and it plays mp3s =)

http://coolplayer.sourceforge.net/

-z3r0- · 06-25-2003, 11:14 PM

Try CoolPlayer, its good

ducati999 · 06-25-2003, 11:38 PM

i use version 2 of winamp.......i too got pissed at winamp 3 f)(#% up all the time....just go on and get the old version...its stable as hell

nico · 06-25-2003, 11:52 PM

Winamp v2.9 works much better than 3 and hasn't once caused me any trouble. The internet radio/tv option with alt+L is kind of cool too, usually something interesting on there.

gili_666 · 06-26-2003, 01:30 AM

iv stuck to winamp2, cos some of my old pref's i couldnt find on 3. so im still usin it. i used to use sonique many years ago, but that sorta lost its way.

Motry Latchman · 06-26-2003, 02:45 AM

Winamp 2.8. I couldn't be bothered to keep upgrading anymore and it works just fine.

SiN · 06-26-2003, 05:02 AM

winamp 2.91 i believe.

using the 'old' instead of the ver 3 by choice. why change what works nearly perfectly?

RelaX · 06-26-2003, 06:58 AM

Winamp 2.91 most of the time... I also sometimes use an old version of sonique which also does the job, I like Sonique better, but WinAmp is the system standart over here... so ::shrugs::

fuelmyfire · 06-26-2003, 07:04 AM

winamp 2

i have tried winamp 3 many times and always end up switching back.

ironx · 06-26-2003, 07:40 AM

winamp all the way

wm 3 is simply too resource-hogging

WetSpot · 06-26-2003, 07:41 AM

Thanks for all of the replies! Going to try Coolplayer, then go back to WA2 if I don't care for it. Coolplayer looks...well...cool!

alpha · 06-26-2003, 09:19 AM

Winamp 2.91.. the best.

philzilla · 06-26-2003, 09:40 AM

iTunes

firebirdta · 06-26-2003, 09:53 AM

Winamp 2.91 seems to have the best features of Winamp 3 without the instability and resource-hogging nature of it's "newer" revision.

Tanerax · 06-26-2003, 10:26 AM

I really like Music Match Jukebox its not free for all the features but i love the full features it has.....

-Anders · 06-26-2003, 10:27 AM

I am a fan of foobar2000 myself, if skins /really/ isnt your kind of thing.

http://foobar2000.hydrogenaudio.org

steveincolumbus · 06-26-2003, 11:26 AM

I use windows media player and love it, plus don't have to install crap, it comes with windows and don't have to shell out any more money...

sixate · 06-26-2003, 12:34 PM

MusicMatch Jukebox

No better way to listen, rip, burn, and organize your MP3's.

Winamp sucks worse than Media Player.

deaby · 06-26-2003, 12:40 PM

QCD best player available.. check the cnet ratings..

www.quinnware.com

Xirax · 06-26-2003, 07:32 PM

XMMS.

For windows v2 of winamp is fine. Unobtrusive. That's what I'm lookin for.

Krycheck · 06-26-2003, 08:57 PM

WA 2.91
I like it more now that you can watch divix videos too now.

I've never found a easier player to use. Others make playlists a pain in the ass.

lt1s10 · 06-26-2003, 09:25 PM

Another vote for Winamp 2.91

Media browser is a nice add-on. Tried version 3 and just didn't like the feel/couldn't find a skin I liked. Didn't think it was worth keeps so rolled back to 2.91.

The dave · 06-26-2003, 10:16 PM

i gave winamp 3 the boot today. went back to god old 2.91

losfp · 06-27-2003, 06:42 PM

I think my favourite PC jukebox program is Media Jukebox. Rock solid, and great management tools. Winamp 2.x for casually playing single mp3s (winamp 3.x is too bloated for me). My fave player is iTunes though

heyal256 · 06-27-2003, 08:44 PM

I am usint winamp 2.79 because it plays mp3's and That's all I really need it to do. Also I don't tend to upgrade my software unless it has a feature I really need.

MontanaXVI · 06-28-2003, 08:06 AM

windows media player and winamp 2.x lite are both installed on my system, i dont care if i have an all in one media player, i use winamp for mp3 only and the wmp for everything else.

cheerios · 06-28-2003, 04:47 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by philzilla
iTunes

that's 2

eaglek96 · 06-29-2003, 07:37 PM

Winamp 2.78 is what I have used for quite some time. It plays MP3's, thats all I need. Winamp 3 core dumps on every machine I have installed it on when I try to enqueue songs. Besides some of the cooler features such as the transparency, I don't see any reason to use the 3.x. Besides, IMHO it seems that they only come out with new versions when they want to change the tracking bugs that come with it. On the same note, I just simply dont trust the windows media player.

brandon11983 · 06-29-2003, 09:12 PM

winamp 3 has never given me any trouble at all. i like it cuz its very lean and mean. not bloated like music match or win media player. im waiting for the bugs to be worked out of sonique 2, then ill use that primarily.

Infinite Hybrid · 06-29-2003, 09:15 PM

Winamp 2.9beta2 and Jet Audio on my PC
iTunes on my Mac laptop

PHYcos · 06-29-2003, 10:44 PM

Winamp 2.91 for me. Its fast, small, don't choke my system. It is eveything i need.

LNCPapa · 06-29-2003, 11:24 PM

iTunes on Mac (fav)
XMMS on Linux
WA3 on Windows (never had a prob with it)

Although I am checking out QCD now - it looks pretty nice!

Violin · 06-30-2003, 01:13 AM

I use a mix between Windows Media Player and Winamp 2.91.
Windows Media Player is just so closely integrated I just said
to hell with it and went with that. Usually I play albums with that,
and when I play sample music from Winamp, which is just as
much since I'm always listening to new music.

I don't care for MusicMatch Jukebox much. QCD didn't seem
anything interesting and the interface confused me. Cool Player
I tried a long time ago, but I can't remember much about it. Eh.

Wombat · 06-30-2003, 03:40 AM

I have Winamp 2.8. I've used WA3 and thought it sucked.

Shinryu · 06-30-2003, 10:03 AM

CoolPlayer > *

06-25-2003, 09:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
WetSpot Tilted Location: Louisville, KY	Winamp 3 gets the chop. Ok. Winamp 3 finally pissed me off for the last time today. It never seemed stable enough, messed with other apps, and could never randomize large playlists to my satisfaction. Before I rollback to 2, what do you guys use? I would like a simple interface, and skins aren't really a big issue. I want something to work, not look like "Buffy, season 3". Thanks!

06-25-2003, 10:04 PM	#3 (permalink)
rubicon Stop. Think. Question. Location: Redondo Beach, CA	Media Jukebox from www.musicex.com. I feel it has the best library features of any MP3 player. It manages my 8000 track collection with no problems. __________________ How you do anything is how you do everything.

06-25-2003, 11:38 PM	#7 (permalink)
ducati999 Crazy Location: USA	i use version 2 of winamp.......i too got pissed at winamp 3 f)(#% up all the time....just go on and get the old version...its stable as hell __________________ Twist of the wrist

06-26-2003, 01:30 AM	#9 (permalink)
gili_666 Upright Location: uk	iv stuck to winamp2, cos some of my old pref's i couldnt find on 3. so im still usin it. i used to use sonique many years ago, but that sorta lost its way. __________________ "A man may fight for many things; his country, his principles, his friends, the glistening tear on the cheek of a golden child. But personally, I'd mudwrestle my own mother for a ton of cash, an amusing clock, and a stack of French porn." - Edmund Blackadder

06-26-2003, 02:45 AM	#10 (permalink)
Motry Latchman Crazy Location: to the right of the Coral Sea	Winamp 2.8. I couldn't be bothered to keep upgrading anymore and it works just fine. __________________ I've had a perfectly wonderful evening. But this wasn't it. Groucho Marx

06-25-2003, 10:02 PM	#2 (permalink)
Hydralisk Upright	I use windows media player... I don't know why nobody likes it.

06-25-2003, 10:13 PM	#4 (permalink)
Soggybagel Psycho Location: Lovely City #1	I've never had stability options as far as winamp goes...weird.

06-25-2003, 10:41 PM	#5 (permalink)
billcollins Tilted	I've been using CoolPlayer. I changed the default theme to the osX rip off. It's open source, and small... and it plays mp3s =) http://coolplayer.sourceforge.net/

06-25-2003, 11:14 PM	#6 (permalink)
-z3r0- Crazy Location: usa	Try CoolPlayer, its good

06-25-2003, 11:52 PM	#8 (permalink)
nico Tilted	Winamp v2.9 works much better than 3 and hasn't once caused me any trouble. The internet radio/tv option with alt+L is kind of cool too, usually something interesting on there.

06-26-2003, 05:02 AM	#11 (permalink)
SiN strangelove Location: ...more here than there...	winamp 2.91 i believe. using the 'old' instead of the ver 3 by choice. why change what works nearly perfectly? __________________ - + - ° GiRLie GeeK ° - + - ° 01110010011011110110111101110100001000000110110101100101 Therell be days/When Ill stray/I may appear to be/Constantly out of reach/I give in to sin/Because I like to practise what I preach

06-26-2003, 06:58 AM	#12 (permalink)
RelaX Follower of Ner'Zhul Location: Netherlands	Winamp 2.91 most of the time... I also sometimes use an old version of sonique which also does the job, I like Sonique better, but WinAmp is the system standart over here... so ::shrugs:: __________________ The most likely way for the world to be destroyed, most experts agree, is by accident. That's where we come in; we're computer professionals. We cause accidents. - Nathaniel Borenstein

06-26-2003, 07:04 AM	#13 (permalink)
fuelmyfire Insane	winamp 2 i have tried winamp 3 many times and always end up switching back.

06-26-2003, 07:40 AM	#14 (permalink)
ironx Tilted	winamp all the way wm 3 is simply too resource-hogging

06-26-2003, 07:41 AM	#15 (permalink)
WetSpot Tilted Location: Louisville, KY	Thanks for all of the replies! Going to try Coolplayer, then go back to WA2 if I don't care for it. Coolplayer looks...well...cool!

06-26-2003, 09:19 AM	#16 (permalink)
alpha Insane Location: Finland	Winamp 2.91.. the best.

06-26-2003, 09:40 AM	#17 (permalink)
philzilla Crazy Location: Liverpool, UK	iTunes

06-26-2003, 09:53 AM	#18 (permalink)
firebirdta Crazy	Winamp 2.91 seems to have the best features of Winamp 3 without the instability and resource-hogging nature of it's "newer" revision.

06-26-2003, 10:26 AM	#19 (permalink)
Tanerax Upright	I really like Music Match Jukebox its not free for all the features but i love the full features it has.....

06-26-2003, 10:27 AM	#20 (permalink)
-Anders Custom title. Location: Denmark.	I am a fan of foobar2000 myself, if skins /really/ isnt your kind of thing. http://foobar2000.hydrogenaudio.org __________________ Signature 101

06-26-2003, 11:26 AM	#21 (permalink)
steveincolumbus Psycho Location: BFE, Kentucky	I use windows media player and love it, plus don't have to install crap, it comes with windows and don't have to shell out any more money...

06-26-2003, 12:34 PM	#22 (permalink)
sixate Registered User Location: Somewhere in Ohio	MusicMatch Jukebox No better way to listen, rip, burn, and organize your MP3's. Winamp sucks worse than Media Player.

06-26-2003, 12:40 PM	#23 (permalink)
deaby Upright Location: New York City	QCD best player available.. check the cnet ratings.. www.quinnware.com __________________ -mike

06-26-2003, 07:32 PM	#24 (permalink)
Xirax Psycho Location: Toronto	XMMS. For windows v2 of winamp is fine. Unobtrusive. That's what I'm lookin for. __________________ perl -e 'print $i=pack(c5,(41*2),sqrt(7056),(unpack(c,H)-2),oct(115),10);'

06-26-2003, 08:57 PM	#25 (permalink)
Krycheck Sultana ruined my evil persona Location: Los Angeles	WA 2.91 I like it more now that you can watch divix videos too now. I've never found a easier player to use. Others make playlists a pain in the ass. __________________ His pants are tight...but his morals are loose!!

06-26-2003, 09:25 PM	#26 (permalink)
lt1s10 Crazy	Another vote for Winamp 2.91 Media browser is a nice add-on. Tried version 3 and just didn't like the feel/couldn't find a skin I liked. Didn't think it was worth keeps so rolled back to 2.91.

06-26-2003, 10:16 PM	#27 (permalink)
The dave Banned Location: Meadville, PA	i gave winamp 3 the boot today. went back to god old 2.91

06-27-2003, 06:42 PM	#28 (permalink)
losfp Tilted Location: Sydney, Australia	I think my favourite PC jukebox program is Media Jukebox. Rock solid, and great management tools. Winamp 2.x for casually playing single mp3s (winamp 3.x is too bloated for me). My fave player is iTunes though __________________ Grrr... Argh....

06-27-2003, 08:44 PM	#29 (permalink)
heyal256 Not so great lurker Location: NY	I am usint winamp 2.79 because it plays mp3's and That's all I really need it to do. Also I don't tend to upgrade my software unless it has a feature I really need.

06-28-2003, 08:06 AM	#30 (permalink)
MontanaXVI Junkie Location: Go A's!!!!	windows media player and winamp 2.x lite are both installed on my system, i dont care if i have an all in one media player, i use winamp for mp3 only and the wmp for everything else. __________________ Spank you very much

06-29-2003, 07:37 PM	#32 (permalink)
eaglek96 Upright Location: North Shore, Massachusetts	Winamp 2.78 is what I have used for quite some time. It plays MP3's, thats all I need. Winamp 3 core dumps on every machine I have installed it on when I try to enqueue songs. Besides some of the cooler features such as the transparency, I don't see any reason to use the 3.x. Besides, IMHO it seems that they only come out with new versions when they want to change the tracking bugs that come with it. On the same note, I just simply dont trust the windows media player.

06-29-2003, 09:12 PM	#33 (permalink)
brandon11983 Stereophonic Location: Chitown!!	winamp 3 has never given me any trouble at all. i like it cuz its very lean and mean. not bloated like music match or win media player. im waiting for the bugs to be worked out of sonique 2, then ill use that primarily. __________________ Well behaved women rarely make history.

06-29-2003, 09:15 PM	#34 (permalink)
Infinite Hybrid Crazy	Winamp 2.9beta2 and Jet Audio on my PC iTunes on my Mac laptop __________________ paramedics fell into the wound like a rehired scab at a barehanded plant an anesthetic penance beneath the hail of contraband

06-29-2003, 10:44 PM	#35 (permalink)
PHYcos Crazy	Winamp 2.91 for me. Its fast, small, don't choke my system. It is eveything i need. __________________ -All women are 2 drinks away from a GIRL-ON-GIRL adventure!-

06-29-2003, 11:24 PM	#36 (permalink)
LNCPapa Crazy Location: Notre Dame	iTunes on Mac (fav) XMMS on Linux WA3 on Windows (never had a prob with it) Although I am checking out QCD now - it looks pretty nice! __________________ No mercy for the bandwidth impaired