I ama registered MJ user and love MJ 8 and am eaglery awaiting Version 9
That said, I downloaded the beta of WMp 9.0. Oh my gosh! It is phenomenal. I have long avoided MediaPlayer as I hate that it wont let you rip mp3s, and its clunky interface was subpar
Here is what stands out for WMP 9:
1) Rating music... The rating music scheme they have is fantastic. For those who havent tried the beta, on the music library window is a column for rating where stars are shown. To rate a song, all you do is click on the stars and drag it to 1-5 for each song. Then the number of stars you picked is shown in the library
2)Playlists- The playlists on WMP are smart. WMP automatically comes with playlists such as 4 or 5 star songs, for example. It is a cinch to use.
3)Visualixation "Tolerance"- I always love watching the visualizations. This is one reason I play with winamp from time to tume. Anyhow, Media Player has an AMAZING vis that T think is new called "tolerance"
Is Windows Media Player perfect?
Well not even close...
MJ has better Mini skins, is still easier and better to organize your music, and well the support
But, now that MJ has been crowned the leader by cnet, it has rivals putting up a good fight. And competition is good, for obviously, MJ will rise to the challenge,,,
So, Can we get a new rating system? Thanks