Media Player 9, ASF files, and Correct Runtimes

[obeseotron]

Anyone else have problems getting Media Player 9 to properly play old ASF files? Anyone have problems with some AVI's displaying a runtime about 6 times longer than it should be? Any ideas or is it just poor programing on MS's part? I still tend to use Media Player 6.4 rather than the newer versions, 7 was unbearable, 8 was better, but still awful, 9 is finally responsive enough to consider using, and has some nice features not offered in 6.4, but it still seems to be far to buggy.

 

[NEVERwinter]

well.. i always install the newest media player.. but still playing everything with WMP 6.4

 

[Cabana]

Yes WMP takes FOREVER to start playing some videos for me and other times it crashes. I have 9 on XP and it's really annoying...I hope they release a non-beta soon.

 

[sean2002]

I have had no problems with the current beta of WMP 9

 

[Keego]

Originally posted by: sean2002
I have had no problems with the current beta of WMP 9

Try playing some VBR encoded MP3's. I have one song that has a minute of silence and then goes to the "secret track" part, it locks my whole 2.4ghz system.

 

[obeseotron]

The problem with playtimes seems to be related to videos encoded with the radium mp3 codec for the audio track. WMP9 is still probably a full version from being a viable alternative to the aging 6.4 revision.