I think winamp is one of the best programs for windows. by far it has more features in my opinion than any other music player. While I don't consider it the best video player, for music none is better.

I think Winamp 2.81 is very good and not a big factory for music and if i had to change (to get video and so on functions) i surelly go to WMP and not to Winamp 5

I'll have a Winamp Plugin and buttons for my GUI Olympics WB skin. Just finishing it up now.

I use winamp 5 and notice no to little difference from winamp 2.x.

Just disable all the stupid plugins. and if you feel like it you can use a fancy skin, but I normally don't.

Normally I use xmms. That is in linux, but it is basically a winamp 2.x clone.

what do I think of winamp?

Put it this way...Winamp will never find it's way on to my computer.

nuff said

I prefer WMP overall, but like others have said, I find its media-library-system really annoying and will sometimes use WA instead...

I've been using WA for years. I'll use WMP occaisonally, but it's such a pain to lock everything down, so it doesn't take over.

Trying to muddle my way through a WA modern skin right now. I'm not sure if it will be done in time for GUIO, though.

I never use WMP9. Winamp is my main media player besides JetAudio for cd-ripping. No need for MusicMatch anymore because Winamp 5 has a nice Media-library built in. But I can't recommend Winamp 5 Pro, because the ripping function is really too slow.

I dunno about all the nuances and functions, but I've been using WinAmp for years, and find it the most uncomplicated for just simple playing of mp3's, of which I have ....er.... lots. Just load up a folder, and it will play the folder. Toggle shuffling, and it shuffles. I used to use it for saving mp3's to .wav format to burn to CD's, but now that DVD players can read mp3's, I don't bother anymore.

I've tried QDC and WMP and iTunes. Never really gave them a total workout, because I am so comfortable with WA, I always just go back that. I've never tried Sonique.

I do have a question though. Which player do you think uses the most computer resources? I think that usability comes down to that when I've got my sorry old puter loaded up with Photoshop, Irfanview, and a media player. I do find, however, that once I load up some music into WA, then minimize it, my computer runs better. Then, I just operate it via Sysmetrix until I need to load up some more tunes.

i was useing excluseively sonique media player ... til its development came to all but a screeching halt....in my opinion it Was the better player. ..but it hasent really had much going on in the last,,, what 4 years ? as a person addicted to newer and better skins, i was forced to find a new mediaplayer (basically people stopped skinning sonique and developing plugins)....IMO some of the skins for sonique are still some of the best looking media player skins out there..

WMP is to nosey and intrusive. while they seem to be trying to make it more user friendly they have actually made it harder to configure. thus harder to use.

winamp was the only choice left. while winamp has grown on me and is a nice player. the amount of free form skins is limited.
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I can't enjoy using winamp. Yes it is nice but after you have created 1 skin for it, you will hate it, believe me.
It is working with layers, maki, java, xml and all that kind of stuff. Coding it really isn't fun.
There will be a winamp skin from styl-x for the GUI olympics thought. I am going for the xbox

using it is ok, just a little bit.... well, I am not sure how to name it but I don't have a good feeling with it when I am using it, I prefer my WMP. On the other hand, with winamp you will never see aliased edges, it supports .png and that really is great.