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:Linux Orbit: GNU/Linux Media Player Round-up
Linux Orbit: GNU/Linux Media Player Round-up
Jan 23, 2003, 11 :30 UTC (12 Talkback[s]) (12565 reads)

(Other stories by Andrew Casey)

[ Thanks to John Gowin for this link. ]

"As GNU/Linux distributions continue to mature, you read more and more articles in the popular media comparing Linux and Microsoft Windows (98, ME, XP, 2000, ad nauseum) on the desktop. I decided to write this round-up after having just finished reading yet another Linux vs. Windows article. One of the common themes these kind of reviews seem to discuss is the lack of decent Windows Media Player replacements available on Linux. This is a common misconception that I feel is brought about by a few of the more mainstream Linux distributions not supplying decent media player packages with their CD distributions. (Are you listening Redhat and Mandrake?).

"So in an effort to help clear up this misconception, I am going to quickly review a few of media players I have used (though I am sure there are others available I have yet to try)..."

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xine Project Announces First GPL Sorenson Video Decoder(Jun 21, 2002)


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Unfortunately, this are is rife with pat ...   Patents and royalties   
Larry
Jan 23, 2003, 13:43:44
 
> Unfortunately, this are is rife with p ...   Re: Patents and royalties   
Greg
Jan 23, 2003, 14:40:55
 
Let me rehash:The review skips MPlayer,  ...   Sucky Review   
Moritz Moeller-Herrmann
Jan 23, 2003, 14:48:09
 
> Unfortunately, this are is rife with p ...   Re: Patents and royalties   
Bruce
Jan 23, 2003, 14:48:54
 
> Let me rehash:> The review skips MPlay ...   Re: Sucky Review   
Ralex
Jan 23, 2003, 15:09:40
 
This review seems a bit outdated: both x ...   Both xine and mplayer can play Quicktime and Real   
Miguel Freitas
Jan 23, 2003, 15:52:09
 
> This review seems a bit outdated: both ...   Re: Both xine and mplayer can play Quicktime and R   
Ostracus
Jan 23, 2003, 17:27:47
 
> Let me rehash:> The review skips MPlay ...   Re: Sucky Review   
labrat
Jan 23, 2003, 17:36:37
 
At the root of every media player proble ...   Its all about codecs   
George Mitchell
Jan 23, 2003, 18:33:52
 
Debian: apt-get install mplayer-skinsRed ...   MPlayer   
void main
Jan 24, 2003, 04:17:21
 
> This review seems a bit outdated: both ...   Re: Both xine and mplayer can play Quicktime and R   
kyle
Jan 24, 2003, 11:55:40
 
> Xine and Mplayer dont have good browse ...   Re: Re: Both xine and mplayer can play Quicktime a   
void main
Jan 24, 2003, 20:36:38
 
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