Any reason to switch to Winamp 5?

gvmeacalll · 7th May 2008, 04:24

I still use 2.81 and love it. I tried to switch to winamp3 with disasterous results so I went back to the old one. I was just wondering if winamp 5 boots up fast and does not slow your computer down like 3 did. Is anything superior about the new winamp?

Sawg · 7th May 2008, 04:32

Winamp 5.X is just a continuation of the 2.X series, unlike Winamp3 1.0 which was a total re-write.

In short:
Media Library
Video
Replay Gain
Portables Support
CD Ripping
CD Burning
Native FLAC support
Podcast Support
Global Hotkeys
Transcoding / Format Converter
Auto playlist generator
Auto tagger
Winamp Remote
Multiple Playlist support
NSV
Modern freakin' skins!
Unicode!
Better localization support
24 bit decoding
Advanced Title Formatting
Not just one, two new Equalizers
It's supported, 2.X is NOT
APEv2 tag support
Unified / Simplified tag editor
Album art
Bento!
etc...

Entegy · 7th May 2008, 04:45

Winamp 5 is the best of Winamp 2 and 3

2+3=5
Why? Cause no one wants to see a Winamp 4skin.

*is mauled for ripping off the FAQ*

gvmeacalll · 7th May 2008, 05:13

Thanks Sawg for the useful reply. I guess I'll take a chance, I can always go back I guess. After the winamp3 fiasco, I had to reinstall windows to go back to 2.81.

DJ Egg · 7th May 2008, 12:28

If you use the Classic skin (which is still exactly the same built-in skin as the one in 2.9x), and uncheck whatever features you don't require in the Installer Options, then you'll hardly notice the difference between 2.9x and 5.5x - except for the heap of extra features, as listed in Sawg's post above...

http://nunzioweb.com/daz/like_the_wind/

7th May 2008, 04:24	#1
gvmeacalll Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 2	Any reason to switch to Winamp 5? I still use 2.81 and love it. I tried to switch to winamp3 with disasterous results so I went back to the old one. I was just wondering if winamp 5 boots up fast and does not slow your computer down like 3 did. Is anything superior about the new winamp?

7th May 2008, 04:32	#2
Sawg Forum King Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 7,456	Winamp 5.X is just a continuation of the 2.X series, unlike Winamp3 1.0 which was a total re-write. In short: Media Library Video Replay Gain Portables Support CD Ripping CD Burning Native FLAC support Podcast Support Global Hotkeys Transcoding / Format Converter Auto playlist generator Auto tagger Winamp Remote Multiple Playlist support NSV Modern freakin' skins! Unicode! Better localization support 24 bit decoding Advanced Title Formatting Not just one, two new Equalizers It's supported, 2.X is NOT APEv2 tag support Unified / Simplified tag editor Album art Bento! etc... \| Brought to you by ^V ^C \| The one... the original... no seriously!

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DJ Egg Techorator Winamp & Shoutcast Team Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 35,894	If you use the Classic skin (which is still exactly the same built-in skin as the one in 2.9x), and uncheck whatever features you don't require in the Installer Options, then you'll hardly notice the difference between 2.9x and 5.5x - except for the heap of extra features, as listed in Sawg's post above... http://nunzioweb.com/daz/like_the_wind/ Playlist -\|- Twitter

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7th May 2008, 04:45	#3
Entegy Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 169	Winamp 5 is the best of Winamp 2 and 3 2+3=5 Why? Cause no one wants to see a Winamp 4skin. is mauled for ripping off the FAQ

7th May 2008, 05:13	#4
gvmeacalll Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 2	Thanks Sawg for the useful reply. I guess I'll take a chance, I can always go back I guess. After the winamp3 fiasco, I had to reinstall windows to go back to 2.81.