The Pros:Mini-player. Comes bundled with Windows. Has all the bells and whistles you would expect.
The Cons:Will not play licensed media without internet connection or licence. Awful library management functions. Player tends to freeze, pause, etc with lots of codecs on the machine.
WMP (Windows Media Player) is Microsoft's offering for media playback. WMP is able to acquire (download) codecs as needed, and plays back most Audio & Video sources. The software is flexible and has all the features you would expect from a large company offering with very little limitations in its functionality.
WMP also works with online music stores, to allow purchasing of music with DRM through the players interface. Last but not least is the ability to work with Portable Media Hardware (MP3 Players, etc.) by transferring and updating though a standard interface.
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comes bundled with Windows
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has all the bells and whistles you would expect
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plays most common types of media
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Will not play licensed media without internet connection or licence
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Awful library management functions
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Player tends to freeze, pause, etc with lots of codecs on the machine
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Awful software designed to promote Microsoft's proprietary formats
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Poor support for standard formats.
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Does not support DVD playback due to DRM in some cases
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radgh:
#windows_media_player To anyone not able to play standard media files or complying with the con "Tends to freeze, pause, etc with lots of codecs" -- Uninstall all custom codecs then install the K-Lite codec pack.
Oct 3, 08
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