I've just started to make the switch to MC from WMP and (after an initial learning curve) am very impressed with MC!
One of the most important things to remember is that MC is (almost) infinitely configurable - it's database is configurable, you can configure the way you view files, the layout of these views is configurable... etc...
Of course, this "configurablility" adds some complexity - but that's what this forum is for!
On the negative side - there are a few niggling things I have found with MC (maybe some of these can be debunked by a more experienced user?):
1. Support for "multiple artists" is a bit of a hassle... I assume the same with "multiple genres" (a hassle - not impossible - see:
http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=26972.0 )
2. I found that MC rips to WMA with a very quiet output - it seems that this can be worked around by doing "analyse audio" and setting up volume levelling - but Analyze Audio is very slow (try analyzing 5000+ tracks on a slightly older PC!)
3. The memory overhead seem much higher than WMP (again - older PC certainly sees the effects of having MC working it's magic)
Having said this - the good does
well outweigh the bad (even my non-techo partner is getting the hang of MC quite quickly)
I'm currently using the trial version (strongly suggest you download and have a good play around with it for the 30 days) - but will most definitely be registering.
I'm also starting to play around with MC managing my extensive photo collection - try and do that in WMP!!
Windows Media Player - what's that?
Grant