I agree with you absolutely on this. I suppose I use VLC a lot due to the fact that I use computers on multiple platforms, I have Mac machines and I use OSX, I use machines that run LYNUX and of course I use Windows, VLC is an open source multi platform player.
Again this is personal experience but I've found Winamp to be very bloated and I've had it crash quite frequently on my Windows machines here so those reasons alone steered me away from the software. I know others who are more than happy to use Windows Media Player and who can blame them as the software - from the little I've played with it - seems very user friendly indeed but the unfortunate part is that Windows Media Player doesn't seem to support all the audio formats that VLC does. Anyway as has been stated, you have heaps of options at your fingertips so use what's best for you. On 25/06/2013, at 8:35 AM, JM Casey <crystallo...@ca.inter.net> wrote: > Well, whatever works for you...the good thing about this is that we have a > lot of options at our disposal, something which, if you'll forgive me, a good > number of visually impaired people don't seem to realise or care about. > Personally I adore winamp's audio flexibility but have found it pretty > unhelpful when it comes to playing video files, even when I think I might > have downloaded the right codecs and have the newest versions, etc...so > that's what I use VLC for and it's never failed me...I have a lot of obscure > movies, some of which are encoded weirdly, have subtitles, etc, and VLC works > like a charm in all respects. I don't even know how to make a playlist using > vlc! > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dane Trethowan" <grtd...@internode.on.net> > To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > Sent: Monday, June 24, 2013 6:29 PM > Subject: Re: VLC Media Player? > > >> Interesting, I've found VLC 1 of the best players I've ever used for audio >> and its playlist management functionality is pretty good. >> >> Yeah, the interface for Windows can be a little tricky. >> >> >> On 25/06/2013, at 7:56 AM, "JM Casey" <crystallo...@ca.inter.net> wrote: >> >>> It will play just about everything, but it's mostly for video formats. I >>> wouldn't recommend it for your audio files as it's just not really designed >>> with the flexibility to make playlists and such that, Winamp, and probably >>> foobar as well, has in abundance. >>> >>> As for whether it works with screenreaders....well, yes. Documentation is a >>> little sparse, though. There is a list of keyboard commands somewhere and >>> the programme is entirely usable via keyboard. Don't expect a great deal of >>> voice feedback, though. However, if you want to play videos, VLC is pretty >>> much the best solution out there...no need to hunt around for codecs..it's >>> played everything I've thrown at it from weirdly encoded MKVs to DVDs. >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carliss" <seeje...@satx.rr.com> >>> To: <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >>> Sent: Saturday, June 22, 2013 12:33 AM >>> Subject: VLC Media Player? >>> >>> >>>> Listers, >>>> >>>> Does VLC Media Player work with screen readers? If so, where may I go to >>>> learn how to use the player? I hear that it plays everything. I mean just >>>> about all extensions. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Carliss >>>> >>>> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>>> pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org >>> >>> >>> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>> pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org >> >> >> ********** >> >> Dane Trethowan >> Skype: grtdane12 >> Phone US (213) 438-9741 >> Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 >> Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 >> Mobile: +61400494862 >> >> >> >> >> >> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >> pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org ********** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
