Winamp 5 poll

bored154 · 14th September 2003, 21:17

Would you get winamp 5 if it came out right now bugs and all?

ryan · 14th September 2003, 21:25

Nope...

mikm · 14th September 2003, 21:27

No. I would rather wait for it to be bug-free.

Mike H. · 14th September 2003, 21:28

I've always used the newest Winamp I could get. I even used the Winamp 3 alphas! So yes, if I were still using Windows, I would use Winamp 5 right now.

If it's based on Winamp 2.91, how buggy could it possibly be anyway?

Namelessv1 · 14th September 2003, 21:28

I'd rather wait for a bug-free new version of Winamp rather than download a virtual beta version that was pushed out the door like with Winamp 3.

k_rock923 · 14th September 2003, 21:38

nope. i won't be downloading until its officially supported by Nullsoft. Which i think won't be until the final version. i sure don't wanna be the one who has my computer fubar'ed because of a beta version and then when i complain to get "well sorry, you shouldn't have downloaded a beta version if you were so concerned"

Triton4 · 14th September 2003, 21:58

I'm willing to wait until the final, complete and bug-free WA5 comes out. I don't want the WA3 blunder to happen ever again.

DJHotIce · 14th September 2003, 21:59

ME2 it does have it strides but nothings good like good 'O win2.x

SSJ4 Gogitta · 14th September 2003, 22:02

"Just as there is no such thing as a completely bug-free program, no program can be completely debugged."

m0e · 14th September 2003, 22:05

If a version of Winamp5 (or whatever it will be called, did they decide yet?) was available from Nullsoft I would download it immediately and as soon as I had a few extra hours I would start playing with it to work the bugs (if any) out and try all the cool new features. Woot.

apollos · 14th September 2003, 22:52

yeah, I'd use it with bugs, I'm curios to see what else Nullsoft have thrown into Winamp 5. They sure do take their time perfecing it, blighters

UpperKEES · 14th September 2003, 22:56

I agree with Gogitta that even an official release will contain bugs. I though the poll was about a Nullsoft release anyways. Then I'll get it, including the small ones that Nullsoft permits us to experience.

UK

Mike H. · 14th September 2003, 23:06

I never found that many bugs in Winamp 3. I had one of the most crash-prone computers in the world, and I used Winamp 3 and had few problems. The only real problem I had was a change in the sound at the end of a song with the EQ turned on. But almost no crashes.

Namelessv1 · 14th September 2003, 23:26

Quote:

Originally posted by mike_aitch
I never found that many bugs in Winamp 3. I had one of the most crash-prone computers in the world, and I used Winamp 3 and had few problems. The only real problem I had was a change in the sound at the end of a song with the EQ turned on. But almost no crashes.

I don't think the big fuss was about the bugs really, it was more about the efficiency.

laz · 15th September 2003, 00:06

I am a WA3 man myself, WASABI FOR LIFE!! hehe.

Oh well, I have not fallen in love with foobar2000, so I no longer use WA. (also, WA3 build 499 takes years to boot up, at 99% cpu usage, I need to reinstall it, but to lazy)

GarbagePoe · 15th September 2003, 00:34

I wouldn't use it if it was all buggy. But then again, like someone said above, it's based on 2.91 so how buggy could it be?

jakeledel · 15th September 2003, 01:11

i would download it and try it to see if it worked well, if it did..keep it, if it doesn't, delete it n wait.

case with winamp3..never liked it, never used it

anubis2003 · 15th September 2003, 01:14

I would get it, but I'd still probably go back to 2.

I have what I want - AVS 2.7.

will · 15th September 2003, 07:44

Quote:

Originally posted by anubis2003
I would get it, but I'd still probably go back to 2.

I have what I want - AVS 2.7.

duh. It is 2, with some extra, optional plugins and bugfixes.

anubis2003 · 15th September 2003, 07:48

Yes, but it will probably have some downsides as well.

will · 15th September 2003, 07:54

Quote:

Originally posted by anubis2003
Yes, but it will probably have some downsides as well.

nope, well, not yet at least.

Viper007Bond · 15th September 2003, 08:20

I'd download it.

Mr_007 · 15th September 2003, 08:42

We should meet final version!

m0e · 15th September 2003, 12:09

Quote:

Originally posted by Mr_007
We should meet final version!

I'm with Mr_007 on this one.

net-cruizer · 15th September 2003, 14:36

Quote:

Originally posted by GarbagePoe
I wouldn't use it if it was all buggy. But then again, like someone said above, it's based on 2.91 so how buggy could it be?

Good point.
I wouldn't use it if it were buggy either, but the fact is, Winamp5 is just Winamp 2x with a couple new plugins, therefor it shouldn't have any bugs, and as far as I can tell, it doesn't have any. It's perfect. If it weren't perfect, I would have went back to a 2x version.

ctkatz8086 · 15th September 2003, 16:07

if you mean download it right now, no
if you mean download it later but officially released by nullsoft, yes. but if i had problems with it (and with me i can do that. i have gotten the blue screen of death with xp) it's back to 2.95 for me.

Kaboon · 15th September 2003, 16:39

Quote:

Originally posted by bored154
Would you get winamp 5 if it came out right now bugs and all?

Have you ever seen bug free software?

Sure I'd get it. Like will already pointed out. It's based on Winamp 2. So I don't expect many bugs in it. And besides that, how would you know if it got bugs if you haven't tested it yourself?

liquidmotion · 15th September 2003, 21:43

kaboon, you so smart. winamp 5 is totally worth the wait

bored154 · 16th September 2003, 01:08

I'm just assuming it has bugs with the new features other people have been talkin about

Quote:

Originally posted by SSJ4 Gogitta
"Just as there is no such thing as a completely bug-free program, no program can be completely debugged."

nybergh · 29th September 2003, 08:56

Yes, I would. I dig

becouse of all these lovely small options you can sitt 'n play with. And there's always new settings in new versions, doesn't matter AAC-ripping deosn't work or freeformskin support sucks. IT'S FUN!

will · 29th September 2003, 15:58

What if you had to pay to get full benefit from some of the new features?
(or have a free version with all the old shit, and some new shit)

clownercockwise · 29th September 2003, 16:26

I voted to wait. I haven't forgotten how wrecked WA3 was when it was prematurely released. As for paying for it, probably not. I've already got EAC, RazorLAME and Nero to take care of most of those things, and I don't care about video or freeform skins.

WhiteRayven · 29th September 2003, 16:43

I have downloaded every version of winamp i could since winamp 1.0.
Just to try them out, So Winamp5? For sure, I can't wait to get my virtual fingers on it. I wanna play.

Vie · 29th September 2003, 16:46

I would, if and only if, it has no more bugs than the current winamp 3.

Avalon · 29th September 2003, 16:49

You know, I may just do it, I did it with winamp3 just to see what it was, and I love seeing what's new and avaiable out, so yeah I would.

WhiteRayven · 29th September 2003, 18:21

Quote:

Originally posted by clownercockwise
I voted to wait. I haven't forgotten how wrecked WA3 was when it was prematurely released. As for paying for it, probably not. I've already got EAC, RazorLAME and Nero to take care of most of those things, and I don't care about video or freeform skins.

Who said anyting about paying for it?

UpperKEES · 29th September 2003, 18:36

Quote:

Originally posted by will
What if you had to pay to get full benefit from some of the new features?

At the moment I don't have the need to. But when I knew I had to pay for the final release, I would certainly 'try' a leaked copy as I might never get my hands on the final one.

UK

PS: WA5 will probably have auto sync folders! Yeah!

CD999 · 29th September 2003, 19:09

It's one of the few players I have seen out there with free AAC encoding, and I'm holding onto it if just for AAC ripping.

eleet-2k2 · 29th September 2003, 23:08

I guess it all depends on the bugs it has as a beta when it's leaked. If it's not too bad, and fairly stable, then ya, otherwise maybe not.

pure-krypton · 30th September 2003, 03:39

have they updated the avs plugin, if so i'd use winamp 5

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14th September 2003, 21:17	#1
bored154 Major Dude Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: near mid of CA Posts: not much........ B-Day: August 1st Posts: 1,348	Winamp 5 poll Would you get winamp 5 if it came out right now bugs and all? Supporting"RE-MOD Bilbo" .::My SETI::..::My Forums::..::My New Site::..::Winamp IRC::..::My DeviantArt Page::.

14th September 2003, 21:27	#3
mikm Major Dude Join Date: May 2001 Location: somewhere else Posts: 1,286	No. I would rather wait for it to be bug-free. powered by C₈H₁₀N₄O₂

14th September 2003, 21:38	#6
k_rock923 \m/ (Forum King) Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: /bin/bash Posts: 7,850	nope. i won't be downloading until its officially supported by Nullsoft. Which i think won't be until the final version. i sure don't wanna be the one who has my computer fubar'ed because of a beta version and then when i complain to get "well sorry, you shouldn't have downloaded a beta version if you were so concerned" Never underestimate the bandwidth of a station wagon full of tapes hurtling down the highway.

14th September 2003, 21:59	#8
DJHotIce Forum Loser (Forum King) Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: That place I can't remember the name. Posts: 4,617	ME2 it does have it strides but nothings good like good 'O win2.x -DJHotIce Bounce Multimedia - Professional Web Design

14th September 2003, 21:25	#2
ryan not fucked, not quite. (Forum King) Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Missouri via Tennessee Posts: 8,813	Nope...

14th September 2003, 21:28	#4
Mike H. Forum Esperantist (Major Dude) Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 1,135	I've always used the newest Winamp I could get. I even used the Winamp 3 alphas! So yes, if I were still using Windows, I would use Winamp 5 right now. If it's based on Winamp 2.91, how buggy could it possibly be anyway?

14th September 2003, 21:28	#5
Namelessv1 Forum King Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 4,757	I'd rather wait for a bug-free new version of Winamp rather than download a virtual beta version that was pushed out the door like with Winamp 3.

14th September 2003, 21:58	#7
Triton4 Major Dude Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: CA Posts: 1,307	I'm willing to wait until the final, complete and bug-free WA5 comes out. I don't want the WA3 blunder to happen ever again.

14th September 2003, 22:02	#9
SSJ4 Gogitta Followed by Gnomes (Forum King) Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: West Virginia Googolplex: 10^10¹°° FB:/SSJ4.DominusDeus DeviantArt: DominusDeus XboX GT: A Wild Meeseeks Playstation 4: DominusDeus Posts: 7,162	"Just as there is no such thing as a completely bug-free program, no program can be completely debugged."

14th September 2003, 22:05	#10
m0e This Space For Rent (Major Dude) Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: The great north wasteland of the States Posts: 1,458	If a version of Winamp5 (or whatever it will be called, did they decide yet?) was available from Nullsoft I would download it immediately and as soon as I had a few extra hours I would start playing with it to work the bugs (if any) out and try all the cool new features. Woot. KEXP

14th September 2003, 22:52	#11
apollos Forum King Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Canterbury & Plymouth Posts: 4,176	yeah, I'd use it with bugs, I'm curios to see what else Nullsoft have thrown into Winamp 5. They sure do take their time perfecing it, blighters

14th September 2003, 22:56	#12
UpperKEES Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: the Netherlands Status: hyperactive Posts: yes Posts: 477	I agree with Gogitta that even an official release will contain bugs. I though the poll was about a Nullsoft release anyways. Then I'll get it, including the small ones that Nullsoft permits us to experience. UK

14th September 2003, 23:06	#13
Mike H. Forum Esperantist (Major Dude) Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 1,135	I never found that many bugs in Winamp 3. I had one of the most crash-prone computers in the world, and I used Winamp 3 and had few problems. The only real problem I had was a change in the sound at the end of a song with the EQ turned on. But almost no crashes.

15th September 2003, 00:06	#15
laz Major Dude Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: the internet Posts: 1,089	I am a WA3 man myself, WASABI FOR LIFE!! hehe. Oh well, I have not fallen in love with foobar2000, so I no longer use WA. (also, WA3 build 499 takes years to boot up, at 99% cpu usage, I need to reinstall it, but to lazy)

15th September 2003, 00:34	#16
GarbagePoe Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: \|\|\|\| \|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\| \|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\| \|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\| Posts: 459	I wouldn't use it if it was all buggy. But then again, like someone said above, it's based on 2.91 so how buggy could it be? i close my eyes to stay blind

15th September 2003, 01:11	#17
jakeledel Banned Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: The Ohio State University Posts: 439	i would download it and try it to see if it worked well, if it did..keep it, if it doesn't, delete it n wait. case with winamp3..never liked it, never used it

15th September 2003, 01:14	#18
anubis2003 Forum King Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: middle of somewhere Posts: 5,564	I would get it, but I'd still probably go back to 2. I have what I want - AVS 2.7. [Over The Monkey] \| [My DeviantArt] \| [Se ti] \| [Atmo Digital Design Forums]

15th September 2003, 07:48	#20
anubis2003 Forum King Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: middle of somewhere Posts: 5,564	Yes, but it will probably have some downsides as well. [Over The Monkey] \| [My DeviantArt] \| [Se ti] \| [Atmo Digital Design Forums]

15th September 2003, 08:20	#22
Viper007Bond Major Dude Join Date: May 2002 Location: Portland, OR Life: None Posts: 1,054	I'd download it. - Viper007Bond \| Viper007Bond.com

15th September 2003, 08:42	#23
Mr_007 Banned Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 2,838	We should meet final version!

15th September 2003, 16:07	#26
ctkatz8086 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: louisville, ky home of the CARDINALS Posts: 401	if you mean download it right now, no if you mean download it later but officially released by nullsoft, yes. but if i had problems with it (and with me i can do that. i have gotten the blue screen of death with xp) it's back to 2.95 for me.

15th September 2003, 21:43	#28
liquidmotion Smokes Two Joints Beta Team Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: SFBA Posts: 3,680	kaboon, you so smart. winamp 5 is totally worth the wait For a good time: shup \| stashbox \| my homepage

29th September 2003, 08:56	#30
nybergh Dialup Junkie (Major Dude) Join Date: May 2003 Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 1,219	Yes, I would. I dig becouse of all these lovely small options you can sitt 'n play with. And there's always new settings in new versions, doesn't matter AAC-ripping deosn't work or freeformskin support sucks. IT'S FUN! See also:Radio Paradise, listener supported aac+ stream\|My home outside IRC\|Last.fm

29th September 2003, 15:58	#31
will Nullsoft Newbie (Moderator) Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Sheffield, England Posts: 5,569	What if you had to pay to get full benefit from some of the new features? (or have a free version with all the old shit, and some new shit) DO NOT PM ME WITH TECH SUPPORT QUESTIONS

29th September 2003, 16:26	#32
clownercockwise Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 70	I voted to wait. I haven't forgotten how wrecked WA3 was when it was prematurely released. As for paying for it, probably not. I've already got EAC, RazorLAME and Nero to take care of most of those things, and I don't care about video or freeform skins.

29th September 2003, 16:43	#33
WhiteRayven Major Dude Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 682	I have downloaded every version of winamp i could since winamp 1.0. Just to try them out, So Winamp5? For sure, I can't wait to get my virtual fingers on it. I wanna play. Why make something idiot proof?? Someone will only make a better idiot!

29th September 2003, 16:46	#34
Vie Forum King Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Thoron fields and Duranium shadows. Posts: Crap mostly Posts: 8,003	I would, if and only if, it has no more bugs than the current winamp 3. Member most in need of SpellCheck Lifetime Achievement Award I'm a Twitch Streamer these days, it's weird.

29th September 2003, 16:49	#35
Avalon Major Dude Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: New York City Posts: 1,123	You know, I may just do it, I did it with winamp3 just to see what it was, and I love seeing what's new and avaiable out, so yeah I would. Nexeus Fatale \| Apex-High

29th September 2003, 19:09	#38
CD999 Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 32	It's one of the few players I have seen out there with free AAC encoding, and I'm holding onto it if just for AAC ripping.

29th September 2003, 23:08	#39
eleet-2k2 Forum King Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Mobil Ave. Posts: 5,381	I guess it all depends on the bugs it has as a beta when it's leaked. If it's not too bad, and fairly stable, then ya, otherwise maybe not. "Welcome to the Island of people who know too much."..."Did you really think balloons would stop him?!" See what I'm listening too.

30th September 2003, 03:39	#40
pure-krypton Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Mooloolaba, Australia Posts: 60	have they updated the avs plugin, if so i'd use winamp 5

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