Any advantages Winamp 2 has over 3?

[DaviDaVinci]

The only thing that i would dearly miss is the HOLIDAY DANCER PLUGIN that I haven't seen for Winamp 3 yet.:brokenheart:

 

[igowerf]

Winamp 2 loads a lot faster.

 

[Glitchny]

2 doesnt crash, isnt bloated

 

[CTho9305]

What they said. And Milkdrop works on 2.

 

[DaviDaVinci]

Thre seems to be lots more proven plug ins also...i'll stay with 2 since i like the good ol Sony skin for it.

Do ya'll run the winamp agent? if you do, would it be a good idea to run it as a service?

 

[clicknext]

I like Winamp2 skins more, even though one of the features they emphasize for Winamp3 is skins. And don't say use winamp2 skins on winamp3, because the playlist is all screwed.

 

[SocrPlyr]

search feature in winamp2 is nice...

 

[CTho9305]

Originally posted by: SocrPlyr
search feature in winamp2 is nice...

yeah... i can't believe they took that out

 

[calpha]

hardly ever crashes on me. I quit using winamp 3 4 different times.

 

[Confused]

"Any advantages Winamp 2 has over 3?"


Stability.


Confused

 

[crapito]

Winamp2: smaller, more efficient, stable, random skins, search, etc.
Winamp3: looks cool...

that should about sum it up...

 

[Czar]

Originally posted by: crapito
Winamp2: smaller, more efficient, stable, random skins, search, etc.
Winamp3: looks cool...

that should about sum it up...

Winamp5Alpha: all of the above

 

[dukdukgoos]

It doesn't suck.

 

[alm4rr]

stick w/2

 

[Adul]

2 works better. 2.92 = best winamp evar!!

well i do like the skinning in 3. Hopefully 5 will combine the best of both

 

[BeauJangles]

Originally posted by: CTho9305

Originally posted by: SocrPlyr
search feature in winamp2 is nice...

yeah... i can't believe they took that out

That's the only reason I've never been able to stay away from Winamp for too long. The search feature is just too good

 

[Jeff7]

Winamp 3 sucks. Winamp 2 doesn't. Those are my thoughts on it anyway.

 

[PCHPlayer]

Use the search Luke. This topic gets rerun every couple of weeks.

 

[ArmchairAthlete]

Lots of great plugins (some I just gotta have). Much less bloated.

 

[murphy55d]

winamp5 is now in beta. couple that with enhancer plugin, plus MMD3 skin, and youre set!

 

[CubicZirconia]

I guess I'm the only one who has never had Winamp 3 crash on me. Even amidst all the "bloat" starting winamp and hitting play still seems to work fine.

 

[crapito]

Originally posted by: Adul
2 works better. 2.92 = best winamp evar!!

where do you get 2.92? the newest, latest version is 2.91, according to the Winamp website.

 

[CTho9305]

Originally posted by: CubicZirconia
I guess I'm the only one who has never had Winamp 3 crash on me. Even amidst all the "bloat" starting winamp and hitting play still seems to work fine.

Ford Pintos don't explode every time they get in an accident, just most of the time

 

[stevewm]

Winamp 3.x for the most part is a dead product. Only one person is currently working on it, and thats not likely to last.

Nullsoft is currently working on Winamp 5. Winamp 5 is Winamp 2 at the core, with Winamp 3's skin support. All of Winamp 2.x's plugin APIs are being brought up to date as well. All of these new features in Winamp 5 are added via plugins, so they can be easily disabled if you do not want them.

You can already get the Winamp 5 Beta, it loads about 90% of all Winamp 3 skins, though Winamp 3 specific features do not work obviously.

Winamp 2.92 was a internal BETA build that was never supposed to get out. Winamp 2.95 was released by Nullsoft for about 2 hours, they pulled it due to some patent concerns with the AAC encoder it included. 2.95 was effectively canceled. The newest offcial version is 2.91

 

[CTho9305]

Originally posted by: stevewm
Winamp 3.x for the most part is a dead product. Only one person is currently working on it, and thats not likely to last.

Nullsoft is currently working on Winamp 5. Winamp 5 is Winamp 2 at the core, with Winamp 3's skin support. All of Winamp 2.x's plugin APIs are being brought up to date as well. All of these new features in Winamp 5 are added via plugins, so they can be easily disabled if you do not want them.

You can already get the Winamp 5 Beta, it loads about 90% of all Winamp 3 skins, though Winamp 3 specific features do not work obviously.

Winamp 2.92 was a internal BETA build that was never supposed to get out. Winamp 2.95 was released by Nullsoft for about 2 hours, they pulled it due to some patent concerns with the AAC encoder it included. 2.95 was effectively canceled. The newest offcial version is 2.91

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