Songbird is the best media player yet!

WhiteEagle · January 28th, 2007

Songbird is the best media player I have used so far. It beats any other media player hands down. It even acts like a web browser. Definately a program I will be keeping on my computer for a long time to come.

Songbird 0.2 5/5
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polobunny · January 29th, 2007

Ha, looks cool enough. I'm not in search of a media library though, I'm a classic windows explorer user. :P

Lead Head · January 29th, 2007

Looks kinda neat, but I'll just stick with VLC, :-P

Jokerswild · January 29th, 2007

This is cool thanks for the heads-up. I don't know that I'll use it for a everyday browser but when I feel like listening to music while I browse this is good.

Zambini · January 29th, 2007

I prefer WinAmp to be honest... and iTunes for organizing my musics.

But that does look cool and i do enjoy OpenSource software

**gvblake22** · January 29th, 2007

I much prefer just using Windows Explorer to organize and use my music. I either use Windows Media Player or Winamp for playing. I've heard a lot of people crowing about VLC too, maybe I'll give that a whirl.

yurimxpxman · January 29th, 2007

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Originally Posted by gvblake22

I've heard a lot of people crowing about VLC too, maybe I'll give that a whirl.

To be completely honest, while VLC is by far the best video player I've ever used, it's very lame for music because its playlist capabilities are lacking and its interface is unintuitive. Really the only thing it has going for it is the fact it can play so many formats on any platform. It's also pretty slow. I prefer XMMS and Rythmbox for music.

wtcnbrwndo4u · January 29th, 2007

iTunes FTW! But damn that's snazzy!

And yeah, I'm stuck to it because of my iPod... but I've been using iTunes since it came out on PC where I've had my iPod for 3 months.

Quakindude · January 29th, 2007

The newest release of iTunes sucks. Syncing your music is about as easy as pulling teeth with an icepick. Unfortunately, with my wife's 2nd gen iPod shuffle, you HAVE to use iTunes. You can't just drag and drop on it like I can with my iPod.

Lead Head · January 29th, 2007

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Originally Posted by yurimxpxman

To be completely honest, while VLC is by far the best video player I've ever used, it's very lame for music because its playlist capabilities are lacking and its interface is unintuitive. Really the only thing it has going for it is the fact it can play so many formats on any platform. It's also pretty slow. I prefer XMMS and Rythmbox for music.

In what way is VLC slow? It has the lowest CPU usage out of any media player I've used.

January 28th, 2007	#1
WhiteEagle Gamer at large! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 973	Songbird is the best media player yet! Songbird is the best media player I have used so far. It beats any other media player hands down. It even acts like a web browser. Definately a program I will be keeping on my computer for a long time to come. Songbird 0.2 5/5 Free Songbirdnest.com \| Songbird Media Player

January 29th, 2007	#2
polobunny T-Rex Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 4,595 Blog Entries: 6	Re: Songbird is the best media player yet! Ha, looks cool enough. I'm not in search of a media library though, I'm a classic windows explorer user. :P

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Lead Head Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rhode Island USA Posts: 1,716	Re: Songbird is the best media player yet! Looks kinda neat, but I'll just stick with VLC, :-P Opteron 64 165--1.5GB DDR--ECS KA1 MVP(thanks HL!)--x1800GTO 256MB--Seagate 320GB SATA--Antec 550 Watt--Antec P180

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Jokerswild ButtHead Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 5,057	Re: Songbird is the best media player yet! This is cool thanks for the heads-up. I don't know that I'll use it for a everyday browser but when I feel like listening to music while I browse this is good.

January 29th, 2007	#5
Zambini Lvl 1 College Student Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: St. Mere du SantaCruz Posts: 1,936 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Songbird is the best media player yet! I prefer WinAmp to be honest... and iTunes for organizing my musics. But that does look cool and i do enjoy OpenSource software

January 29th, 2007	#6
gvblake22 Modder-ator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tempe Desert Posts: 6,356 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Songbird is the best media player yet! I much prefer just using Windows Explorer to organize and use my music. I either use Windows Media Player or Winamp for playing. I've heard a lot of people crowing about VLC too, maybe I'll give that a whirl.

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wtcnbrwndo4u Resident Brownie Join Date: May 2006 Location: KS Posts: 2,187	Re: Songbird is the best media player yet! iTunes FTW! But damn that's snazzy! And yeah, I'm stuck to it because of my iPod... but I've been using iTunes since it came out on PC where I've had my iPod for 3 months. - Core 2 Quad Q6600 - DFI Infinity 975X - 4GB Corsair XMS2 w/ DHX DDR2-800 - 250GB Seagate 7200.10RPM + 160GB Hitachi 5400.4RPM - ATi Radeon X1900XT 256MB - Cooler Master Centurion 5 + OCZ StealthXStream 600W - Acer 19" P191W Monitor - Logitech Z-5500 Digital + Logitech MX Revolution - Vista Ultimate x64

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