Aqua-Soft ForumsI've got a pretty good computer, but even though I close all non vital applications, I can't listen to an audio CD or some MP3 files while browsing the 'net. I'm using WinAMP 5 right now, and it does better than iTunes, Real Player, MusicMatch or Windows Media, but it still stutters. What's another good media player that dont use as much in the way of resources? edit: CRAP!!! Forgot the [question]tag again. Sorry mods.
What Media Player Uses The Least Resources?
it can't be that good a computer!
i've got a 1.5 ghz p4, 256 mb ram (a low-medium end computer by todays standards) and its fine using itunes with the net or even playing games too.
foobar is probably the lightest.
If you must make me...
AMD Athlon Xp 2800+
512 MB PC 2700 DDR DRAM
120 GB 5400 RPM HDD
Geforce 4 MX 440 (onboard 64 MB) {Could have something to do with it?)
Windows XP Home
Oh well...
I am suprised that your pc is stuttering playing MP3s - especially since you describe it as being 'pretty good'. My system is an Athlon 2400+ and listening to music rarely uses even 1% of my processor!
As for good medias player... have you tried foobar2k? I have been converted to this from all others as it is so flexible (due to a great modular design). At the moment it is using ~10MB of ram, but that could be significantly reduced if i chose to run fewer components.
Before foobar I swore by XMPlay. So small and simple, yet still attractive and with all the features one regularly needs.
Or going even smaller... how about 1by1 a very lean player (only 23kb download)?
AmPa
Foobar has 10 minutes left. I'll see how it does. If not, I'll try some of the ones you listed. Thanks for the help guys!
Foobar does a lot better with the stuttering, it isn't doing it at all now. Now to get it like I want it... 
Cheers guys! On another note, I'll end up trying the others now that you've pricked my curiosity.
qcd with the duckie skin 
Somethethings not right. Often ill play music and render (eats any CPPU it can get for typicaly an hour straight) at the same time with absolutly no problem whatso ever. Make shure youve got all the apropiate drivers installed (and not just the ones XP installed, thoes are bare minimum built with only compatability in mind)
yeah, what lostspyder says!
seriously, your comp. 2X better than mine, you shouldn't be having probs.
Is it only onboard sound or something?
i don't know if it applies, but on my system, installing the sound .inf drivers for the motherboard after(instead of before) other drivers(ie. graphics card) can cause problems.
Your video card shouldn't effect it, although at creative.com i've noticed in their faq they advise to reduce hardware acceleration on vid. cards to get rid of sound problems. don't know if that is usefull advice though. (creative has alot of crap advice in)
Originally posted by derek@Jul 20 2004, 05:14 AMthe lighest player is 1by1 (1-2M)
but the best player still foobar2000 :rule:
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Ditto. I think I'm gonna go ahead and download Foobar also. I'm pretty much having the same problem, especially when I try to play a CD, this computer is relatively old though. It's using Win 2k. There's hardly any space on the harddrive, and I won't go into any more details except to say that this is only a temporary replacement for my own computer. :6