Microsoft - Windows Media Player 7

Mpeg and After

Advantages: Technology first class - and free with it!
Disadvantages: None noticed so far apart from the 30 minute+ download time

stick with the older visions

Advantages: none that i have experienced
Disadvantages: lots read above

Microsoft Media Player is no good

Advantages: Needed for some internet options
Disadvantages: Slow, useless

The Demon Media Player

Advantages: free software, plays most formats
Disadvantages: microsoft, is a huge file to download

located at: windowsupdate.microsft.com. Or the Windows Media Player can be downloaded from the Windows Media Player Website located at: www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia. The latest version is Windows Media Player version 7.1, this is for Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, Windows Me, and Windows 2000. There is a different version for Windows XP, but I will not be going into that. The only problem with downloading the Windows Media player is that it is about 10 MB in size, which takes a long time to download if you have a slow modem (in fact Microsoft estimate that at 28.8 kb it will take 49 minutes to download). I didn't have this problem, as I use Windows Media Player at work it downloaded in about 2 minutes, tee hee! ** System Requirements ** Minimum ? Microsoft Windows® 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows 2000, or Windows ...

ia_young 31.01.2002 · Read full review
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A novice in the world of mp3's

Advantages: fairly east to use
Disadvantages: none for me

Being a novice in this world of mp3’s use to be no fun.. That was until I tried to d/load a music quiz file and my puter would not play ball. I decided it was time to get brave and d/load something new that would play mp3’s. (I have Napster and that had always been good enough) I entered a search and Microsoft came back, so off I went. I d/loaded the Window’s Media Player 7 , which did’nt take very long. After d/loading it, the set up was very simple…even for me! So came the question “how do I use this thing? ”. Now I think the best way to learn, as with all new toys, is to have a play!. So I placed a CD in and up popped the player screen. It then recognised the artist and track list and started to play the CD, I was impressed!. To accompany the music there is a visual graphics screen ...

loufenner 16.02.2001 · Read full review
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Windows Media Player 7

Advantages: Good sound output, extensive control over style and function, web integration, quite stable and doesn't cost a penny
Disadvantages: slow and a little cumbersome, large download

In the face of competition from the likes of Winamp and Sonique, Microsoft release Windows Media Player 7, but is it good enough to stem the tide of desertion? Catchy name aside, it's actually pretty good, and certainly a great improvement on WMP6, which was outdated and lacked style. Media Player 7's style can be whatever you want it to be, because there's quite a large choice of designer skins downloadable from Microsoft's website. The standard player is cleanly designed, with well placed, stylised buttons on a brushed-metal stylee exterior. Unfortunately, the player itself is rather too large and cumbersome for the avergae 800x600 desktop, and could do with being slimmed down a little. Handily though, the standard version also comes with a "miniplayer" skin, which shrinks the box down to a managable corner-size. Unfortunately ...

mg_45 31.12.2000 · Read full review
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