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Foobar2000 vs. Winamp. Preference

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Frankenstein says:

I use Winamp currently as it allows me to play most media types through it - video, music etc. It also supports a host of amazing add-ons (and some uber shit ones... lol).

BUT... I notice that almost ever profile I've looked at quotes Foobar2000 as their default player of choice. Why is this?

As far as I know Foobar cannot deal with video (but instead pretty much ever audio codec under the sun). Is this correct, or is there an add-on somewhere for video?

:D

05:29 am, Saturday, April 07, 2007 (1 year ago)
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aakio says:

I don't think there is a video add-on. But the fact why Foobar is so popular is the customizability (LOL) of it's playlist, winamp doesn't have this. And if you use version 0.8.3 you can even make Winamp like controls for it with foo_looks. At least, this is why i use it =)

For video i can really recommend VLC.

05:57 am (1 year ago)
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uac marine says:

I was a winamp user before I got to foobar. And I agree with aakio, you can theoretically design your whole own interface. But you're required to read the wikis and tutorials and such, so it takes some time until you get along with foobar.

06:27 am (1 year ago)
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neodude says:

Yep I'm still using 0.8.3 just for foo_looks since there isn't a newer version for the 0.9 upwards.

06:45 am (1 year ago)
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i used to be a longtime winamp user before i switched to foobar.
originally, i swapped to foobar because winamp was pretty clunky for me. also, since i LOVE amarok, foobar filled that bill as well

11:30 am (1 year ago)
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nosphere says:

l've tried a little foobar, but i've found it very hard to customize (about time, i mean)... i haven't seen auto-install plugins for foo.

one thing i really liked 'bout foobar is that it's gapless by default, and also loads much faster than winamp

04:56 pm (1 year ago)
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aMADme says:

mulitple playlists and yeah foobar can handle my defualt playlist with about 15000 tracks which winamp couldnt oh and yeah multiple playlists also the customizability is awesome, I don't need buttons or anything, just a nice looking playlist that I can easily match my setup (Hotkeys FTW) btw did I manage that I like to have multiple playlists

also wasnt the foobar inventor once a winamp coder?

05:17 pm (1 year ago)
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yea handling huge & multiple playlists is also a big plus.

06:31 pm (1 year ago)
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yathosho says:

switched to foobar200 0.8.3 (old, i know), after using winamp for ages ,when justin left nullsoft. foobar was not owned by aol and had most of the features builtin, that required plugins in winamp. it's very ugly and takes one to go through 5000 options to change that, hence i use the default look (it resides in my systray all day anyway). another reason to use foobar (and the reason for still using 0.8.3) is the capability to watch and create avs presets, which is my main reason for being on custo. occasionally use itunes (like at work and for music bought on itms) which has the best search feature. i hope the baconwrap for foobar will be updated, as i havn't used any 0.9.x built yet.

03:29 pm (1 year ago)
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Pyro_ says:

Foobar you don't need to "skin" it follows the VS or whatever you're using. It's faster and lighter, and has loads of custo ability. Mad is proof of that, he made a foobar that looked just like Winamp. Basically Foobar is all powerful, it's the Litestep or media players.

And that's why I use it. ;D

03:50 pm (1 year ago)
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aMADme says:

it's the Litestep or media players.

I replyed that exact line to a comment on dA a few days ago :) ..well, without the typo

05:45 pm (1 year ago)
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foob for regular use, winamp when I need to impress someone.

12:51 am (1 year ago)
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Frankenstein says:

I've made the move over to foobar. Thank you very much for your comments and feedback. FB2K FTW! :D

06:05 am (1 year ago)
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eragonian says:

I use Foobar now as well. At the moment I know how to do the basic customization such as playlist colours but I need to get a hang of foo_looks and winamp controls

07:49 am (1 year ago)
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Pyro_ says:

Garsh! I didn't notice the typo. GRRR. I was in a rush and didn't double check my post.

Skry I find it to be ironic you're such a big Winamp skinner but use Foobar for regular use.

03:16 am (1 year ago)
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mizu.taifux says:

I used Foobar.

As much the Winamp how much the Foobar is good Players.
What I find superior in the Foobar is the clean visual, equalization and also stability.

The Winamp was very good in the version 2.9x now with the new version very is weighed and it does not please me nothing why as a player can so be weighed?

The ideal for I is the functionality in first!

01:17 pm (1 year ago)
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hungdungca says:

foobar is pro! tôi yêu foobar! nhạc của nó vô cùng hay! and when i used, it didn't tốn memory!

11:26 pm (1 year ago)
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pjdark says:

just recently started to delve into foobar.like the fact of the customization,and also the little things like toaster,and pretty popup.still have winamp, but now with foobar i think it suits my needs better.

04:45 pm (1 year ago)
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akka says:

fyi, there's toaster for winamp, too.

06:57 pm (1 year ago)
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abyssal says:

what is toaster?

07:42 pm (1 year ago)
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Pyro_ says:

Toaster for foobar.

First result.

08:05 pm (1 year ago)
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pjdark says:

hmmm......did know that akka. sure now i find out after switching to foobar.

10:15 pm (1 year ago)
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Pyro_ says:

But. Foobar is betta.

01:15 am (1 year ago)
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tazio72 says:

Obviously, I find it is quicker to load and more lightweight. The only problem is configuration is a bit hard.

06:54 am (1 year ago)
 
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