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eTesting Labs Study Shows Windows Media Player for Windows XP Is Nearly Twice as Fast as Real Jukebox or RealOne For Common Digital Media Tasks | |
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| Time: 10:55 EST/15:55 GMT | News Source: Microsoft Press Release | Posted By: Byron Hinson | ||
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Microsoft Corp. today announced results of an independent third-party study from eTesting Labs Inc. (http://www.etestinglabs.com/) showing that the new Windows Media™ Player for Windows® XP is the fastest full-featured media player for common digital media tasks and uses fewer computer memory resources than other players tested. In a testing scenario encompassing starting up the player, initiating MP3 playback and burning six songs onto a CDR using Redbook audio format, Windows Media Player for Windows XP took less than half the time of RealOne and Real Jukebox. The complete test report is available at http://www.etestinglabs.com/main/reports/microsoft.asp. | ||
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| #1 By 135 (208.50.201.48) at 12/10/2001 6:38:42 PM |
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I guess I have had no need to buy an MP3 creation pack, since WMA produces better output.
I did buy the DVD pack from Cyberlink, and would highly recommend against them. If you do decide to buy, be careful on their purchase form or it will cost you an extra $5 for "download protection". |
| #2 By 1295 (216.84.210.100) at 12/10/2001 7:07:53 PM |
| Have any of the RealPlayers ever been anything but a pain in the butt? |
| #3 By 135 (208.50.201.48) at 12/10/2001 9:04:52 PM |
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I don't think Real fully understands that all the advertising and other crap they shove down people's throats does more to harm the reputation of their product than anything else.
Quicktime is annoying as well with it's popup, but at least that goes away. Honestly you know, what makes Windows Media Player so nice is that it doesn't have any popup boxes or extra advertising bullshit to get in the way. Maybe when they did their testing on speed, they factored in the time it takes a person to click through the popups? |
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