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yoMAMA
09-19-2004, 03:24 PM
What do you guys think about it?

I upgraded to it....don't see much difference between the previous version and this.
ism
09-19-2004, 03:34 PM
More DRM =D

A few things have been renamed to make it more intuitive (like "Rip and Burn" instead of "Copy music to your computer"). The Media Center PC codecs are built in -- not that you couldn't download the codecs for WMP9. Interface colors have been changed slightly. The media library looks a lot more like iTunes and WinAmp. There's a better online music store. And yeah. more DRM. It's basically trying to compete with iTunes.
Faithless
09-19-2004, 04:05 PM
I noticed the Online Stores feature. Was that there with WMP9?

Would it be better to use this than iTunes?
yoMAMA
09-19-2004, 06:20 PM
More DRM =D

A few things have been renamed to make it more intuitive (like "Rip and Burn" instead of "Copy music to your computer"). The Media Center PC codecs are built in -- not that you couldn't download the codecs for WMP9. Interface colors have been changed slightly. The media library looks a lot more like iTunes and WinAmp. There's a better online music store. And yeah. more DRM. It's basically trying to compete with iTunes.

What's DRM?

:redface:
hooligan
09-19-2004, 07:52 PM
i like it!
ism
09-19-2004, 08:02 PM
I noticed the Online Stores feature. Was that there with WMP9?

Would it be better to use this than iTunes?Matter of taste I suppose. The online store was sorta there in WMP9 -- just cumbersome -- you buy crap from Walmart or Naspter or Musicmatch through "Premium Services." You really have to hunt for it. iTunes is kind of a resource hog on the PC... not sure if it's any worse than WMP would be. I use it for the radio stations, but I stick to WinAmp since it's relatively lighter. Try em all out and see which you prefer.

What's DRM?

:redface:Digital Rights Management... the mechanism by which music/content you buy can "legally" be used. As in... you can't exercise your fair use with it.
Yeahman
09-20-2004, 12:50 AM
I like the new layout better. Other than that, there aren't any other changes that affect me.
Mr.Lum
09-20-2004, 02:59 AM
It looks cool.
FrankieY18
09-20-2004, 06:46 AM
still have the lyrics feature? i dont use itunes just because of that
Faithless
09-21-2004, 06:49 AM
Fortune's iTunes vs. Windows Media Player 10 comparison is confusing and misleading (http://www.macdailynews.com/comments.php?id=P3492_0_1_0)
Lewis writes, "Windows Media Player 10, in contrast, is Exhibit W of the Microsoft 'if at first you don't succeed, try, try again' school of software development. Windows Media Player 9 was so anemic that it was often referred to as WiMP 9, but version 10 is much more robust. Unlike Apple's iTunes, WMP 10 is truly a media player, capable of displaying music videos, album art, film clips, and photos as well as managing song libraries and radio stations."
FrankieY18
09-29-2004, 12:27 PM
man, wmp 10 takes up more memory than 9...if i left it on for so long, it just sucks up all the memory...
bluemonq
09-29-2004, 03:09 PM
Digital Rights Management... the mechanism by which music/content you buy can "legally" be used. As in... you can't exercise your fair use with it.
welllllll... you can sometimes, like using playfair (aka hymn, http://hymn-project.org/) on your .aac. but it's a hassle, and i see your point.
still have the lyrics feature? i dont use itunes just because of that
i don't think wmp ever had a built in lyrics feature. afaik, you always had to use a plugin with it (http://www.wmplugins.com/SearchResults.aspx?keyword=lyrics&type=0). don't know if anyone has updated to work with wmp 10 though...