La Luna
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| [POLL] Media Players - 2009 Member Choice
A big thanks to steve1a  for last years great Media Player poll!
I'm sure we all know what a "media player" is, although the definition may vary somewhat amongst users depending on what OS one is using (Windows, Linux, etc). For the purpose of this poll, we will be using the standard defintion as found in Wikipedia:
Media player is a term typically used to describe computer software for playing back multimedia files. Most software media players support an array of media formats, including both audio and video files.
Some media players focus only on audio or video and are known as audio players and video players respectively. The producers of these players usually focus on providing a better user experience as they are specifically tailored toward the media type.
Microsoft Windows comes with pre-loaded Windows Media Player. The latest is Windows Media Player 11, which is bundled with Windows Vista, and available as a download for Windows XP SP2. Mac OS X comes pre-loaded with Quicktime Player for playing Quicktime movies and iTunes for playing a variety of media formats. Winamp supports Apple iPods and other portables like Creative's Zen while also supporting audio and video playback. Linux distributions come pre-loaded with various media players including VLC, MPlayer, xine, and Totem.
Please take a moment to look over the poll and make your choices for your favorite Media Players. Due to the long list of players available, this poll is multichoice, you may choose more than one player. If you use none, please indicated that, if you use "other", please indicate that also and list which player you use if it is not in the list.
Thanks, enjoy!
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lilhurricane
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I chose iTunes & Windows Media Player 11 as my players of choice |
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dp
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Thanks for the poll La Luna
I chose Windows Media Player 11 |
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dadkins
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Great Poll La Luna!
Use many here...
VLC
WMP 11
GOM
MPC
Real Player
PowerDVD 8 Ultra
WinDVD 9
ArcSoft TMT
VAIO Media
Media Center(XP MCE 2005 and Vista Windows Media Center)
AVerMedia
TVC/TVP
Yeah, I can play nearly any media file - system horsepower permitting.
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jabarnut
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Excellent Poll La Luna...thanks!
I voted Windows Media Player 11 (And also PowerDVD..cuz it was there). 
I have others too, but for quite a while now I've found that WMP 11 serves most of my general needs just fine, so I haven't bothered with the others.
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MagMan
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I use quite a few also, my preferred are WMP 11, MPC, GOM, and DivX player.
Thanks for the poll. |
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FunnyBones
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I use kmplayer and powerdvd and stopped using wmp.
Good poll!
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TheAnalyzer
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Very nice Poll La Luna !
I am using iTunes.
I have a lot of Apple stuff here.
TA
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MarkAW
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Nice poll La Luna .
My vote goes to fegul s foobar2000 for music and Gom Player for video. |
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Rxdoxx
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Thanks LaLuna
A wild poll
Hard to believe the votes for MPC with the lack of votes for Real and QT alternatives, they are "plug-ins" for it.
Use MPC as default on one system and VLC on the other. Have KM and GOM as my back-ups, so can play almost anything I encounter, except for some rare websites that demand the new M$ silverlight.
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Kanebrake
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I got to go with Foobar & iTunes. Foobar for pure sound enjoyment and iTunes for purchase.
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Marsman1
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Thank you La Luna.
KM Player
Media Player Classic
WinAmp
Windows Media Player 11
WinDVD
Primary player = Media Player Classic |
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TransitMan
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Kaffeine |
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howie
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Little Falls, NJ
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Great job, LL!
I use the following:
Vista Media Center for 720p/1080i HDTV recording and playback.
Windows Media Player
PowerDVD 8 Ultra for DVD's
Winamp
GOM Player
VLC Player |
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Pentangle
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Thanks for the poll La Luna.
I voted for Windows Media Player 11 |
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Erg
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join:2008-01-19 | WMP 11 + VLC.
Great poll. |
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suprleg
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Thanks for the poll, La Luna.
WinAmp, MPlayer, and Xine for me. |
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Grail Knight
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Winamp Pro |
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RJST
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Canada | reply to La Luna
Winamp and other (AIMP). |
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darcilicious
Cyber Librarian
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Great poll.
I use, pretty much in order of frequency, the following:
VLC
Vista Media Center
iTunes
Boxee (»boxee.tv/)
I expect Boxee to be near the top of my list this time next year |
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