Windows media player 11 - A closer look
Posted by webstuffscan on December 17th, 2006
Microsoft recently released the latest version its media player named Windows Media Player 11. I am thouroughly impressed by the simplicity and usability of the new interface in version 11. The user interface is clutter free and offers easy switching between different media types. It also offers better online integration.
I think a picture is worth 1000 words. So take a look at the Windows Media Player 11 interface on the right.
Windows media player 11 installation file is about 25MB and can be downloaded here. Please note that you need to have Windows XP with Service pack 2 and a genuine Windows installation. The installation does check for a valid license over internet.
If you are already using a previous version of Windows Media Player, it is the right time to upgrade!
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January 22nd, 2007 at 8:23 pm
having used wmp11, here’s my take on it:
it looks nice: but is sluggish (on my 2GHz PC)
if you use the library, don’t. it sucks. it seems to get the job done if you know how to use it but i find it a lot quicker to open My Music, and open songs that way.
the shuffle function - reminds me of 10 - doesn’t work properly. example: the playlist was All Music - it played song A,B,C,B,A. it would get stuck playing 10 songs in a loop - and i’m pretty confident that it guesses what you (don’t) want to listen to, by logging what you listen to and when. some might find this a nice feature but personally i hate it - random is random.
and it leaves clutter when you uninstall it - mp10 is never uninstalled, and the library from 10 is copied to 11 - but you uninstall 11, and you get the old library again.