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- Price: Free
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- Date added: January 14, 2003
- Total Downloads: 2,793,712
- Downloads last week: 9,412
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 295 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
The de facto standard for Windows media playback is Windows Media Player. This version--9--is getting up in age and is best used for older systems. The interface is familiar with a simple menu of commands, a central playback window, and an information bar. Standard audio playback functions are easy to access. The graphic equalizer features 22 preset options, and the usual slider bar will be familiar to 1970s rock fans. The large varieties of visualizations are easy to implement and are sure to amuse those who remember the 1960s. Video playback in any of the included skins is adequate. Controls, for the most part, are easy to access, though some skins stretch the concept of user-friendly. Copying to and copying from CDs works, but don't expect most options available from current players. The Internet radio player searches station listings by genre or location. Despite the lack of newer features, users with older systems or those who favor familiar controls will find that the free Windows Media Player 9 fits like an old, sequined glove.
Publisher's description
From Microsoft :Windows Media Player allows you to play audio and video files locally stored and streamed from the Internet. It includes a visualizer, a jukebox, a media guide, an Internet radio tuner, a CD burner, and support for countless media formats and various external devices. In keeping with modern trends, Microsoft has added features such as Smart Jukebox technology that features audio CD burning with volume leveling. Windows Media Player can automatically organize your media files, even if you move them around. You can rate each song you play or let the program assign ratings based on the number of times each song is played, then create playlists of your favorite music. Another feature, Auto Info, can automatically fix or add album details (tags) to your MP3 and WMA files such as artist or album name, year, composer, or track number. Additionally, you can toggle between a full-screen interface and a miniplayer mode that docks the player to your taskbar.
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- Average user rating: 3.2 stars out of 295 votes
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Version: Windows Media Player (Windows XP) 9
Pros: Better version than WMP6 and 8. Interface is nice and supports a lot of file formats. Easy to use and the Media Library is easy to manage.
Cons: Freezes somtimes on beginning of playing media upon it's run but for only a couple of seconds. Sometimes it slows-down. Doesn't support MOV and OGG files. Requires some high quality video cards with at least 64mb capacity for playing video files(it prefers NVIDIA or ATI chipsets).
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Version: Windows Media Player (Windows XP) 9
Pros: This is the best media player. It is skinnable and it plays all filetypes and looks stylish.
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45 out of 71 people found this review helpful
Version: Windows Media Player (Windows XP) 9
Pros: i have/used to use this just to play video as it had nice interface and opend up to full screen easy..
Cons: there are to many vid files that it does NOT play .. media player classic with k-lite will play everything
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3 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Version: Windows Media Player (Windows XP) 9
Pros: It plays music and videos
Cons: The UI is confusing,it has too much feature you'll never use,it's more cpu consuming than all other media player,it doesn't support a lot of media types.
I'm living well without using it (i can listen and watch everything using better players)
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1 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: Windows Media Player (Windows XP) 9
Pros: If you find some let me know
Cons: They need to update their system nothing but broken streams kept happening to me
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