I use Winamp full time for just about everything except buy music or
manage my iDevices, which I use iTunes for. I say this as Winamp can
apparently manage your iPod in a limited way, but choose to use iTunes
for that and Winamp for others. I know you didn't want anything to rip
or burn, but I will pass the below on anyway. The free version of Winamp
allows you to rip at a maximum of 8x in the M4A, or iTunes, format. I'm
happy with this personally as M4a is the best compared to MP3 in terms
of audio quality (excellent) and file size (smaller than even MP3). You
can burn with the free version of Winamp as well but I think you are
limited to 2x. Anyway back to the point. Winamp is fully accessible
providing you use the classic not the bundled modern skin that it comes
with. It works with all screen readers, with or without scripts or sets
or whatever. I've been using Winamp since 2001, yes 2001, when I was on
Windows ME and Winamp was 2.7x, something silly like that. I use 5.622
and it is still as accessible as the early days. There was one
unsuccessful version of Winamp, Winamp 3, which was an absolute disaster
in terms of accessibility, and almost turned to another player until I
tried version 5.0x. Just some thoughts.
On 02/12/2011 23:17, Walter wrote:
Hi all. I'm toying with the idea of experimenting with various media
players. Unfortunately not all are worth the trouble and still others are
not accessible with JAWS. At this time I use both VLC witch does a good
enough job and WMP which is fine but rather restrictive. I'm referring here
to playback and neither ripping nor burning as I use Nero express for
burning, and now and then Express burn. For ripping I use CDEX which I
like. I used to use Reel player but when I got my PC reformatted I never
did reinstall it. My question is how does Winamp compare with the other
media players I've mentioned? I have never observed this player being used
nor of course tried it. Is it accessible with JAWS 12 and or do you need
scripts to access it's functions? How is the playback quality and response
time. Sometimes the latest version isn't the best version so in your
opinion, what version is the most successful? Finally, what other players
would you recommend, free or otherwise. The important thing is ease of use,
it is of little use if the sound quality is the best in the world but if you
can't use it with a screen reader then it is a waste of time. All comments
will be welcome and read. Walter.
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