Six Media Players
Media players are nothing but the softwares used to play audio and video in our computers. There are tons of such media players available over the internet. Some are free and some are not. And then there are some media players that comes with the Operating System itself, like, Windows Media players with Windows OS's and iTunes with Mac OS X. Like such players there are many that would amaze you, but you just don't know what to choose. There are some people who just download all or many multi media players and install them and they just keep the ones they like the most. Now here in this article we will see about some well-known media players.
1. VideoLan (VLC Player)
Website: www.videolan.org
Advantages:
- Easy to install.
- A light-weight player.
- Easy to use.
Features:
- Streaming capability.
- Has a simple playlist.
- Smart Equalizer.( But difficult to use)
- Better to use without Equalizer.
- Easy to create and save playlists.
- No Internet Radio.
- Best for playing Videos.
2. Winamp Player
Website: www.winamp.com
Advantages:
- Historical Player, still in favor of many.
- Freeware.
- Hyper-development in latest release.
- Tons of Features Available For Free.
Features:
- Lots Of Usable options while initializing installation of winamp.
- Has Shoutcast Tv and Radio.
- 100's of Radio Station can be listened to.
- Tools for editing mp3 files.
- Easy to create a Media Library
- Music CD's can be created.
- Add-on's are available.
- Easy to use interface.
- WMP 11 can be replaced by Winamp( 'cause Winamp is more efficient)
3.iTunes
Website: www.apple.com/itunes
Advantages:
- Available for Windows OS's too.
- Easy to store files in iTunes Library.
- Radio Stations are available.
Features:
- CD audio player.
- Video player/library.
- Converts audio to required format.
- Better software for ipod...
- Rich in taste.
4. Real Player
Website: www.realnetworks.com
Advantages:
- Heavily attracted media player.
- Freeware.
- Extra Facilities can be obtained with a fee of upto Rs1500/.
- Audio,Video,Radio compatible.
- Easy to build a library.
Features:
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- Easy to extract songs from a CD.
- All formats are nearly compatible.
- Upgrade are available all the time.
5. Windows Media Player
Advantages:
- Comes free with windows OS's.
- Audio,Radio,Video compatible.
- Easy to build a library.
Features:
- Internet may slow up the WMP to connect with Radio.
- Online Video's can be easily viewed.
- Annoying messages may nag you.
- Converts files to desired format with required KBPS and more.
6. Media Player Classic:
website: http://tinyurl.com/6t52y
Advantages:
- Requires Low RAM.
- Looks like WMP 6.4.
- Easy to download and install.
Features:
- Not much options are available.
- No online Radio.
- Audio track details are displayed when playing.
- No library, no Equalizer .
- Very poor software.
Thank you,
R.Rajkumar.