You can change the default format from the Real formats to several other choices.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tyler Wood Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2006 1:46 PM To: PC audio discussion list. Subject: Re: ripping CD's with windows media player ahem... I'd have to say that real player would win against playing all filetypes even though it may be hard to get used to. Its easy to make a playlist, and at least in my experience its a good all-around player. You can rip music from real player, too. It it doesn't get much simpler: put a cd into the tray and have it rip to your library automaticly. Only problem is that its real format which is a drag. Not to argue or anything but I haven't seen a big difference in winamp and windows meedia player, though. Winamp plays .ogg. Is that the only player that does? Or is there a pluggin for wmp? thanks Tyler ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Lloyd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2006 12:56 PM Subject: Re: ripping CD's with windows media player > Hi Brandon. > > Don't completely disagree with your points below - very valid. However, I > don't think it gets much easier to rip a CD than placing a CD in the > drawer > and having it automatically ejected less than 2 minutes later having been > ripped to the format of your choice which once set as your default will > stick. You're free to do as much or as little with your computer while > media player is ripping too. I personally ripped with CDEX for years but > was converted over to media player due to CDEX's lack of support for > modern > formats and, in particular, the format I use most often, lossless WMA. I > haven't regretted it. Also bear in mind that the free version of CDEX is > ancient now and the current version is not free unlike media player 10. > > As far as playback goes, try playing a concept album where the tracks run > into each other or a live album in both winamp and media player 10. > You'll > see that media player wins hands down in providing a seemless listening > experience. As for quality, it's very subjective but I do think that > media > player does a better job with WMA than winamp. I suppose that's not a > surprise given it's a microsoft player playing a microsoft format? > > Regards. > > Kevin > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Brandon Hicks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "PC audio discussion list. " <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2006 3:14 PM > Subject: Re: ripping CD's with windows media player > > >> hi, >> here's my thoughts on the subject. >> >> windows media player isn't nearly the best choice for cd ripping. you can > go >> out and download a free program such as CDEX which is much easier to use, > is >> focused on ripping and allows you to convert into mp3 much easier than >> windows media, as well as having more ripping modes if those cd's are >> scratched. to get it, or even just check it out, go to >> http://www.whitestick.co.uk/download.html >> if you don't like it, you can remove it, but i personally use it for > ripping >> as well as converting between different formats. >> >> as for playing music, I know a lot of blind people use winamp. it's > totally >> scripted, and doesn't have a bunch of garbage that you don't need. it's > all >> keyboard controled and easy. it rips cd's as well, and is also a good > method >> despite being a bit slower. on my pc, it still ripped a cd in 10 minutes >> with little processor eating up, so i could do other stuff while ripping. >> winamp allows you to burn cd's as well, and in my opinion is easier to >> use >> than media player, besides having more internet broadcasting stations >> available that media player doesn't have. >> >> the only disadvantage to winamp, and this can be gotten around, is it >> doesn't play dvd movies. there are plugins that allow you to do this, >> though. >> winamp can be gotten from >> http://www.winamp.com >> that's about it from me. >> Brandon Hicks >> Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Skype: callto://reyuth >> msn: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >> http://www.pc-audio.org >> >> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. 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