Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2005 16:20:33 -0600 From: Jacob S <stormspotter@6Texans.net> To: Gert Cuykens <gert.cuykens@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: mplayer vs xine Message-ID: <20050204162033.50e36176@jacob.6texans.net> In-Reply-To: <ef60af090502041408149c7dc6@mail.gmail.com> References: <ef60af0905020413327499d846@mail.gmail.com> <20050204154404.63c82ade@jacob.6texans.net> <ef60af090502041408149c7dc6@mail.gmail.com>
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On Fri, 4 Feb 2005 23:08:02 +0100 Gert Cuykens <gert.cuykens@gmail.com> wrote: > On Fri, 4 Feb 2005 15:44:04 -0600, Jacob S <stormspotter@6texans.net> > wrote: > > On Fri, 4 Feb 2005 22:32:06 +0100 > > Gert Cuykens <gert.cuykens@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > So who do you like the most and why ? > > > > I like mplayer for cli stuff and xine for gui. Mainly because the > > cli stuff I do is downloading and converting streams from wma/rm to > > wav/ogg/mp3, etc. and I use the gui for watching videos and such. > > > > Xine won't do the stream conversion that mplayer can, from what I > > have seen. And I prefer the layout of the controls on Xine better > > than Mplayer. > > Is there not a mplayer fork for a better gui ? Sorry, I think you misunderstood me. Mplayer already has a nice gui, I just prefer the layout of xine better. But you don't have to take my word for it - install both of them and see how you like them. HTH, Jacob
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