OK, Collective Brain, I need Help

[callistra]

Winamp sucks. And I was updating file info yesterday when there was a powercut and now it won't play at all. I have reinstalled, and it's still not playing well. I could uninstall and then reinstall, but that sounds like work, and Winamp has been steadily sucking more and more with each version.

So, recommendations? I don't need anything unusual - play lists, plays music, that's all I need... I think...

Comments

[leecetheartist.livejournal.com]

Rob set me up Amarok, if that helps. It does what I tell it...

[fe2h2o.livejournal.com]

I like iTunes:-)

[dafwarg.livejournal.com]

If you want something that has a similar look and feel to iTunes, but don't actually want to use iTunes (or can't in my case - for some reason it stopped working one day and nothing I try makes it work again) there's Songbird (http://getsongbird.com/)

[leahcim.livejournal.com]

Does hack,spit Windows Media Player work? *wonders if the problem really is with Winamp itself*

Maybe try VLC (http://www.videolan.org/vlc/)?

Though I would suggest that uninstalling before reinstalling wouldn't be much extra work. Don't forget that learning a new media player is also work. :P

[anniejs.livejournal.com]

I'm a big foobar fan. It's extremely light, fast, and has tons of plug-ins and skins if you want more power and beauty. I like the bare bones program because it's so efficient.

[mynxii.livejournal.com]

I hate iTunes with a passion - i currently prefer windows media player for my music and VLC for all other media :)

[king-espresso.livejournal.com]

What you want is Foobar 2000. Google it and you'll find a download link. Small memory footprint, freeware, simple interface, no drm hassles.

[dalekboy.livejournal.com]

I use an old version of Winamp, downloaded from OldVersion.com (http://www.oldversion.com/program.php?n=winamp). So if you were very happy with an old release, and don't want to have to get used to a new program, this should help.