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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Petrarch of the VBB on August 12, 2003, 04:33:41 am
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The strange folk at the PCGamer Forum have started their own game-based shoutcast radio station.
I've had a quick listen, and it sounds bloody good, so I thought I'd bag it some publicity. ;)
http://www.clanware.co.uk/GamerRadio/
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These things die out pretty fast.. ;)
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So i've noticed, but meh.
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Yeah, doesen't sound too bad. But I don't really see the point though...
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the POINT? to have a gamers radio duh!!! ;)
It's just because they can that they do it :D :D
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I have to have Winamp installed to liste to that, right?
**** that.
I'll have to see if I can tune in using XMMS when I boot back into Linux.
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Originally posted by Admiral LSD
I have to have Winamp installed to liste to that, right?
**** that.
I'll have to see if I can tune in using XMMS when I boot back into Linux.
Winamp 2 > everything ever.
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When WA2 has video playback as integrated into the program and minimises to the taskbar as well as WMP9 then I might switch back to it but until then I refuse to install it on my machine.
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Bah.. I'll stick to my G4TV :) Portal is one of the funniest shows I've ever seen!
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QCD. Not very great, but I have it skinned like iTunes.:D (yes, I'm one of those freaks who has their computer decked out like OS X)
This sounds interesting, although I question how long they'll stay active.
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Originally posted by Admiral LSD
When WA2 has video playback as integrated into the program and minimises to the taskbar as well as WMP9 then I might switch back to it but until then I refuse to install it on my machine.
Wake up and smell the roses - it does. :)
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Originally posted by Admiral LSD
When WA2 has video playback as integrated into the program and minimises to the taskbar as well as WMP9 then I might switch back to it but until then I refuse to install it on my machine.
Never tried to play video on winamp, that's what media player classic is for, however I've never had a problem with winamp minimizing to the taskbar and it doesn't take me five mintues from deciding I want to play a song to actually playing a song like WMP does.
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Originally posted by 01010
Never tried to play video on winamp, that's what media player classic is for, however I've never had a problem with winamp minimizing to the taskbar and it doesn't take me five mintues from deciding I want to play a song to actually playing a song like WMP does.
No, Winamp minimises to the System Tray, WMP minimises to the Task Bar (you know, that bit between the system tray, which is where the clock is, and the Start Button?). And Media Player Classic sucks, no playlist support and the worst file selection dialog ever devised. And if WMP takes 5 minutes to play a song, you need a better computer as obviously yours is a POS.
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Originally posted by Admiral LSD
No, Winamp minimises to the System Tray, WMP minimises to the Task Bar (you know, that bit between the system tray, which is where the clock is, and the Start Button?). And Media Player Classic sucks, no playlist support and the worst file selection dialog ever devised. And if WMP takes 5 minutes to play a song, you need a better computer as obviously yours is a POS.
:rolleyes:
Dude, really - have you ever looked into the Winamp options?
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Yes I have (that particular option was one pf the first things I checked and changed back when I used Winamp), and that's not the same thing. All that does is put a button in the taskbar, like every other Windows program, it doesn't put a toolbar there that allows you to easily control the application in the minimised state.
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easily control the application in the minimised state.
http://classic.winamp.com/plugins/detail.jhtml?componentId=9471
put a toolbar there
http://classic.winamp.com/plugins/detail.jhtml?componentId=125497 ?
Or you can double-click the main winamp window, hide the other two, and set it to always-on-top.
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Can that first one be auto-hidden or does it just sit at the top of the screen taking up space? Also, it's not exactly compact, is it? Can it be made any smaller? And above all else, it still fails to adress the fact that Winamp can't play video worth **** and uses an annoying detached Window when it does. If there's a toolbar plugin for WA3 (as well as a decent multimedia key plugin, the last one I tried kept crashing it on exit) and a skin that integrates the audio, video and visualisations the same way WMP does then I might siwtch back but atm, WMP9 meets my needs perfectly and Winamp is nowhere near winning me back. WA was a good play in its day but the sun has well and truly set on that day.
edit: In other news, I finally got XMMS to play the stream but I can't hear anything at all. It's seems to load and play fine with the spectrum analyser meters moving just no sound. Regular MP3s play fine.
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Face it, Winamp rules supreme as it can read the Homeworld music, and s3m files, these being the UT and DX music.
What more could you ask?;)
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Originally posted by Admiral LSD
Yes I have (that particular option was one pf the first things I checked and changed back when I used Winamp), and that's not the same thing. All that does is put a button in the taskbar, like every other Windows program, it doesn't put a toolbar there that allows you to easily control the application in the minimised state.
I'm confused then. Mind posting a screenie of this favorite toolbar feature WMP9 has?
And (in response to your post after the one I quoted) what is worng with Winamp's detached video window? On one hand, it takes up the least amount of screen real-estate if you like watching vids like that, and on the other hand, when in fullscreen mode, what does it matter?
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This:
(http://www.westnet.com.au/gweber/WMPToolbar.jpg)
is what I'm talking about. It's small, unobtrusive and tucks out of the way when not needed.
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(http://members.cox.net/~wmcoolmon/ampy.gif)
This won't do?
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That doesn't attach itself to the taskbar the same way the WMP toolbar does (Can it be auto-hidden, I can't remember and you didn't tell me when I asked last?) and it still doesn't address the issue of Winamps attrocious video playback.
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Originally posted by Admiral LSD
That doesn't attach itself to the taskbar the same way the WMP toolbar does (Can it be auto-hidden, I can't remember and you didn't tell me when I asked last?) and it still doesn't address the issue of Winamps attrocious video playback.
You're using Windows XP, right? Never used it myself, so I don't know how WMPs attaching itself to the taskbar - mind a slightly wider screenshot?
As for WinAmp's video playback... :rolleyes: That's what I used to think of WA versions in the 2.7x range and prior - the latest version(s) play as smooth, if not smoother (due to lack of overhead resource consumption) than, Windows Media Player 6.4, let alone v9. :rolleyes:
And instead of trying to figure out how to make us comprehend what you're wanting from a media player down to the most minute detail, why don't you download and install the latest WinAmp version 2.x - not version 3 - and try for yourself? It doesn't take over your system like RealPlayer, MusicMatch, and all that other crap (*ahem*). You can uninstall it if you don't like it, and leave your computer none the worse for wear.
Go ahead - you know you ought to. ;)
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Originally posted by Petrarch of the VBB
What more could you ask?;)
The Super Mario World skin I used to have. It's gone AWOL. Oh, and some Johnny Cash to play on the damn thing :nod:
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Super Mario skin, eh?
*goes off to scour the Net*
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Originally posted by Sandwich
You're using Windows XP, right? Never used it myself, so I don't know how WMPs attaching itself to the taskbar - mind a slightly wider screenshot?
http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php/topic,16771.0.html
Last post on the page. I've never tried it on 2000 so I don't know if it works on that POS OS but I tried it out on a 98 box (not one of mine, naturally) and the toolbar wasn't even an option.
As for WinAmp's video playback... :rolleyes: That's what I used to think of WA versions in the 2.7x range and prior - the latest version(s) play as smooth, if not smoother (due to lack of overhead resource consumption) than, Windows Media Player 6.4, let alone v9. :rolleyes:
And instead of trying to figure out how to make us comprehend what you're wanting from a media player down to the most minute detail, why don't you download and install the latest WinAmp version 2.x - not version 3 - and try for yourself? It doesn't take over your system like RealPlayer, MusicMatch, and all that other crap (*ahem*). You can uninstall it if you don't like it, and leave your computer none the worse for wear.
Go ahead - you know you ought to. ;)
I've used, uninstalled and washed my hands of Winamp, both versions 2.x and 3 because WMP has matured to the point that I no longer need it. I'm saving more resources using only one player than I ever could with two and in a couple more months resource consumption won't be a problem at all, with 1Gb RAM I'd imagine you'd tend not to worry about how much RAM your programs were taking up. If you're that worried about resource consumption, I suggest you get more RAM too, it's not exactly expensive at the moment.
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