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iTunes/Winamp/Windows Media killer?

http://www.songbirdnest.com/

I think this is the one. Once it gets closer to a full version, I expect to use it exclusively.

explain

I want to use it because of this. How cute is that?

Well basically it is a media player built on the premise of Firefox. A network of open source developers works on it. Apparently some of the Winamp team is with them.

I think it is best explained in this video

i saw the demo of it not long ago. i dont think it will be any kind of media killer because ppl who are used to something like winamp (like myself) just wont bother with it because winamp along with its plugins offers so much more and is far more stable.

it will be interesting to see however how these guys approach the market but just because you can listen and surf wont cut it. you already have that opition with other media players as well.

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Originally posted by TranceGrooves i saw the demo of it not long ago. i dont think it will be any kind of media killer because ppl who are used to something like winamp (like myself) just wont bother with it because winamp along with its plugins offers so much more and is far more stable. it will be interesting to see however how these guys approach the market but just because you can listen and surf wont cut it. you already have that opition with other media players as well.

Ok, I think you have the wrong idea. If you use Firefox then you probably know all the Add-ons you can use with that. Songbird basically uses the same idea. There will be tons of Add-ons developed by professional code writers and hobbyists alike. These are what you would call Winamp's plugins.

And stability? C'mon...they are only up to version 0.21. Give them enough time to actually get to Beta or something.

One especially great feature for me is the iPod functionality. For people like me who have an iPod, but don't download from iTunes, this a godsent.

I do understand what you are stating. Its new its bound to have bugs and it needs time but comeon now, in todays market with such a huge listener base how many people do you think will leave an already proven media platform such as winamp or wmp to try out this and be stuck dealing with errors such " playlist cant be loaded "

as for ipod .. i have a ipod i use it with winamp. works like a charm

You are right, nobody will leave proven players for an early release....but again, once they get closer to 1.0 then I think you will see a lot of people go that way.

I'll use the example of IE and Firefox here. About 20% of past IE users have switched. I expect something similar for songbird.

The difference is open-source. Microsoft and Apple won't give you a feature you ask for, this way you or a buddy can write it yourself.

meh...really all u need is something that plays music..what u use doesnt really make a big deal...i use winamp and the eq on it is good enough for me..

I like winamp, always used it, never plan on changing.

lol, i find this player to be really useless..
and the guy in the video pretends like fast opening of any mp3 file will always be fast, it depends on your internet connection because it buffers the file..

ive been using winamp since i started listening to mp3s i dont know how many years ago and i dont think there will ever be a reason for me to switch.

and i rest my case.

thankyou.

the interface resembles iTunes far too much for my liking.

I just need something that plays music... I don't need something that can browse the web as well - that's what I have FireFox for.

I might give it a try though.

Winamp. Winamp. Winamp.

especially skinned, winamp is the way to go.

Amarok heh. Linux only though D=

Songbirdnest looks like Musik Cube but with some ugly vista aero theme to it..

http://www.musikcube.com/page/main

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Originally posted by chinamon ive been using winamp since i started listening to mp3s i dont know how many years ago and i dont think there will ever be a reason for me to switch.

+1

was gonan say the same exact thing.

WMP11 represent.

yea you gotta be pretty retarded to use anything but winamp

How does one use iPod with Winamp?

I'm almost positive that I will be using Winamp until I die and there is absolutely nothing anyone can say or do to convince me otherwise. All I want is a small player that pops up instantly when I double click on a file (I've completely scrapped playlists and now just surf through directories).

Winamp 2.91 FTW !

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Originally posted by zokissima How does one use iPod with Winamp?

http://www.mlipod.com/

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Originally posted by El Kay Dee meh...really all u need is something that plays music..what u use doesnt really make a big deal...i use winamp and the eq on it is good enough for me..

+1Word for word

i had songbird for a few months and like it quite a bit, but the one thing its missing is a cue file reader plugin, so i can listen to my radio sets with tracklistings, i'm hoping someone will make a plugin like the ones they have out for winamp, somehting like mp3cue

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