3 vs 2.81
 

Should I use 3. Sound quality is still the same. But 3 takes too much resource.

And what's the best 2.xx? I think 2.81 is not the best for me.

What do you think? ;)

WA3 is a resource hog for me as well. I've switched back to 2.81. :)

As with any question asking "should I use X or Y?", the answer remains the same - it's down to personal preference.

It all depends on what you want? Do you want Winamp to have freeform skins, video playback capabilities, multiple playlist support etc? If you do, and you don't mind the tradeoff in resources, then Winamp3 is the thing fr you. However, if you just want something functional that plays back mp3s, then stick with Winamp 2.x.

Personally, I use WA3 and WA2 in that order, but then again I need both installed if I am to provide tech support. What you use is your decision.

BTW, why do you think that Winamp 2.81 is not the best version that you have used? In theory at least, the latest version should have the most improvements - is there any particular aspect od Winamp 2.81 that you think has degraded?

It all depends on your system specs & capabilities, really . . .

Use 2.8 it's way better than 3, mainly cause if your into music not all the skins have an equalizer so the sound isn't very good when switching skins and plus 2.8 is alot faster than 3.

Well, for winamp
 

For me,winamp is just mp3 decoder.Many features in 3 are useless(crossover,freeform skin,etc.) and 3 doesn't work with my sister's computer at all. I guess 2.xx is still the best.I'll not change to 3 unless they change decoder's engine to improve sound quality.:rolleyes: But mp3 is still for winamp. :up:

You can strip down Winamp3 and it does get faster, but it will never be as fast as Winamp2, that is a fact. Though the speed will improve over time, a lot. The internal build is a lot faster already. But there is a lot of debug stuff and un-optimized code. Also, it is no secret that the Winamp3 release was rushed by AOL. So if you are looking for something to just play MP3s (or other audio formats) Winamp 2.X is still the better choice. In time that may change, but it will be at least a few more releases.

On Winamp 2.X, use 2.81. Winamp2.X release have mostly been bug fixes for a while now. Also 2.79 fixed a security flaw in zlib. Winamp 2.80 fixed a security flaw in the Mini-Browser. So at the very least it would be wise to use 2.80. But 2.81 and the latest Winamp2 Update is the best Winamp2.X in my opinion.

Winamp2 Change Log

Not necessarily so!

Look at the period between Winamp V2.22 and V2.666 when Nullsoft persisted with their own buggy Nitrane decoder.

Anyone upgrading then would definitely be worse off (assuming music quality was your first priority)

etahn_h said "In theory"