Re: Get REAL ONE PLAYER instead!
From: Chris Lanier [MVP] (cal2002a_at_hotmail.NOSPAM.com)
Date: 03/03/04
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Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2004 15:46:01 -0600
Who's to say RealPlayer doesn't have problems? They just don't have public
newsgroups in which you see all the problems. :) Every piece of software
has problems, a large amount of the problems around here are from people try
to play pirated content.
If WMP doesn't work for you and this newsgroups is no help it's always a
good idea to contact product support. I mean if your best friend could not
fix your car would you just go out a get a new one? No, you would ask the
people who know more about it.
I could care less if "you" want to use WMP or not. I try and help the
people who want to use it, or don't know how to use anything else. You are
correct the WMP is not your only choice. ZoomPlayer is one of my other
favorites, and WMP 6.4 can't be beat on older systems (in my opinion)
I'm not knows for dating and/or marrying software products, even if they had
genders. And yes, LAME (Ain't an MP3 Encoder). And LAME doesn't work with
WMP, so if you are looking to use LAME you will want another product.
Don't forget, it has to buffer first.
http://files.snooboo.com/real_buffering.jpg
-- Chris Lanier Microsoft MVP - Digital Media -- "zachd [ms]" <zachd@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:%23MS%23qXWAEHA.3828@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl... > > I've never understood why attempting to help people with no profit or > business motive - just helping out people because maybe helping people is > the right thing to do - brings out bile on the part of some. If helping > people out is "lame", then I'm happy to be called such. =) > > I don't disagree that there are options. If you knew anything about me, > you'd know I've jumped on the chances to work with RealNetworks and Apple > and other companies to help them sort out their issues. I *want* them to > succeed because *everybody* raises the bar here, and that means that > everybody puts out better stuff as the years wear on. Remember the > RealPlayer versions 1-5? Think of what level of improvement those had over > time, versus the level of improvement that RealPlayer (and everyone else) > shows version to version lately. It's a competitive field, and you benefit > from it. If Player X bothers you, leave that user ecosystem alone and focus > on your own darling player. > > But anyways: it's not about what you or I want - it's about what they, the > people coming in, want. There have been numerous discussions in many forums > (slashdot, neowin, others) about people's antipathy to RealPlayer, just as > others despise Microsoft. It's an interesting situation. The quick thing > to realize is that RealPlayer isn't the solution for many, just as WMP isn't > the solution for many. That's why Media Jukebox, WinAMP, MusicMatch > Jukebox, QuickTime, Media Player Classic BSPlayer, EAC, Roxio, Nero, Sony, > and a thousand other companies exist. Heck, even WMP6 is some people's > preferred "alternative" player. =) > > The thing is: people come here looking for a solution to their problem. I > *love* it if they can find work-arounds - I don't ask "does it work in > mplayer2.exe?" idly - but I've come to realize over the years that users are > looking for solutions to THEIR PROBLEM, not your interpretation of their > problem. I'll still tend to move on happily if a user finds a solid > work-around, but... they want help solving their problem. And even if X (be > it WMP6 or RealOne) is an alternative, it's still good to figure out what > went wrong with their system, since many of the issues that bite WMP would > bite other players too. > > Anyways: I loathe the system's IMAPI (CD burning) support, I loathe the > "don't expand remote playlists" "feature" of WMP9. Generally, though, I > think WMP9 is a pretty darn fine player. It's pretty inarguably better than > almost any other multimedia player Microsoft has ever put out, and it's at > least more *interesting* than WMP6 (which some people still like better). I > have no intentions of marrying WMP - I don't swing that way - but I do > however have the intention of trying to help users and hopefully gleaning > information along the way that helps me to be a better developer, hopefully > helps me identify and fix or recommend fixes to key user issues, and > hopefully helps me recommend better documentation and processes surrounding > key issues. > > -Zach (who has friends who work at RealNetworks, and who continues to wish > them well) > -- > (speaking for myself and doing this in my free time) > See http://www.nwlink.com/~zachd/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info. > Following up to your post with the resolution is good netiquette. > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. > All e-mail to this account will bounce or be deleted - *use the newsgroups*. > -- > "Just My Opinion" <just_my_opinion@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in > message news:393c01c40146$377109f0$a601280a@phx.gbl... > > To all of you having problems with Windows Media Player, > > might I suggest you use RealOne Player??? Yes, Windows > > Media Player isn't the only option you have, guys!!! Give > > RealOne Player a chance!!! > > > > Thank you, > > Just my opinion > > > > P.S. I hope those two lame guys (they know who they are) > > don't come here to bash me for giving my opinion, because > > we all know they defend Windows Media Player to the death. > > I think if Windows Media Player was a girl, they would > > marry it. > >
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