Popular Media Player Comparision

by on Jun 29, 2009 | 9 comments

If you are looking for a media player or are ‘re-evaluating’ the software you are currently using, here is a nice article comparing popular media players.

The players compared are Winamp, MediaMonkey, iTunes and Windows Media Player, all of which are widely used. Features/functions compared are:

  • File type support
  • Searching/Filtering and Playlists
  • Tagging
  • Interface speed
  • Bloatware analysis
  • Library maintenance
  • Extras
  • Miscellaneous issues

After all is said and done, the author ranks the players in the following order: MediaMonkey, Winamp (close 2nd), Windows Media Player and iTunes. Of course, this is subjective but it still gives you a good overview of the systems are not using.

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  • http://www.videolan.org/ Stu

    I like VLC media player.

  • Stu
  • coskibum

    I vote for Songbird. It good now and will do nothing but get better in the future.

  • Floyd Bufkin

    I can’t believe they left VLC out.

  • Larry Thompson

    Song bird and windows media player are my favorite . but than again they are only interfaces and have nothing to do with sound quality

  • http://www-cancermesothelioma.com Roger

    I vote for Songbird. It good now and will do nothing but get better in the future.

  • Your Dad

    hey why u dont compare real player its the best

  • Brian

    I thought Songbird is audio only, so not really a full function media player.

  • http://SageCrispin.com Sage Crispin

    KMPlayer is my choice. VLC seemed to spend most of its time locked up.

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