"DarkSentinel" <darkmungesentinel@munge.charter.munge.net> wrote in message
news:32AFE306-397B-4A04-9B06-AA2950E3837D@microsoft.com...
> "zachd [MSFT]" <zachd@nomailplz.online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:ufGf#ZPTIHA.4684@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> There shouldn't be any difference in DRM between players - either a file
>> requires DRM or it doesn't. Using WMP or QMP or BMP would generally
>> result in the same playback for the same file type. =)
> Google DRM and see what pops up. If there wasn't such a backlash on this,
> why are there so many programs to remove it?
Sadly, DRM isn't often discussed logically (I don't "like" it, but that
doesn't mean I don't think issues are worthy of intelligent
non-emotionally-charged debate), so that would seem more a waste of time
than much more extremely guided research on the subject. Clearly people
love Things That Are Free without any regards to the actual costs in the
production and acquisition systems. *shrug*
I wasn't attempting to say that "some people don't feel strongly about DRM",
merely that either a player supports the file in question (DRM'd or not) or
it doesn't, and that either a file has DRM applied or it doesn't. If the
clip has DRM applied, finding an alternative player would not have much use
or effect. I get your initial point - "some people don't like DRM" - I just
don't think it follows logically that an "alternative player" has anything
to do with getting "rid of this headache". =)
> It's not just the skins. QCD uses noticeably less resources than do WMP or
> Winamp. For instance, Winamp will kick both cores up above 24% sometimes.
> WMP keeps both cranked close to least 40% most of the time. QCD rarely
> goes over 15% on one. Here are some screenshots to show you what I mean...
>
> http://webpages.charter.net/darksentinel/QCDres.jpg
> http://webpages.charter.net/darksentinel/QCDwamp.jpg
> http://webpages.charter.net/darksentinel/QCDwmp.jpg
I'm sorry WinAMP crashes for your fiance - you might check with WinAMP
support on that to see if they could fix it up.
The WMP example has a comparatively graphically intensive visualization
active, which would throw a monkey wrench into an 'exact' comparison. But
as long as people enjoy what they're using. =)
--
Speaking for myself only.
See
http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
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