mp3 software
call this a rant, or perhaps a plea for help.

I want a piece of software that will play mp3s on my laptop.

I don't want it to connect to the internet, I don't want to play videos or games on it, I don't need it to rip/burn CDs or DVDs, I don't need online radio, I don't want it to spend 2 minutes to load up, I don't want it to find the album artwork, I don't want it to suggest other music I might like, I don't want it to display spazzy graphics in time to the music, I don't want it to save meta data about my mp3s in some spacktard "library" unconnected to the actual files, I don't need to give it a fancy "skin", I don't need it to pop up news and I don't want it to update itself every couple of weeks because of "security issues"...

I want a playlist and a play/pause button. Is that too much (or too little) to ask?
( emvee cruor deo cruoris, Mon 5 May 2008, 20:56, 10 replies)

Try
foobar2000? or mediaplayer classic?
(sailorspoon started wiping his own arse from, Mon 5 May 2008, 21:02, closed)

I will investigate
thanks muchly
( emvee cruor deo cruoris, Mon 5 May 2008, 21:07, closed)

What about
VLC media player?
( Chilli Heatwave ,shit, Mon 5 May 2008, 21:13, closed)

Winamp.
Very easy to use, about as direct as you can get, none of the idiot fluffery that goes with iTunes.

Or Windows Media Player- I don't mind using that one either.
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Mon 5 May 2008, 21:20, closed)

so er
Winamp.
(buzzmong procrastinating since 1987, Mon 5 May 2008, 21:23, closed)

Winamp is horrible these days
It used to be really simple, now it's an overblown dinosaur.

I have VLC and use it for video, didn't know if it had a playlist function for mp3s...again I'll investigate.

[edit] aha, VLC is what I'm after. Perfect, thank you.

[edit][edit] I feel a bit silly now. But again, many thanks, KO.
( emvee cruor deo cruoris, Mon 5 May 2008, 21:27, closed)

xmplay mate
Awesome it is. You just stick in the plugings you want. XMPlay portable runs straight without an install too. I set my filetypes to go straight for it and mp3s play as soon as i double click them.
(Miggyman, Mon 5 May 2008, 21:59, closed)

I use Winamp
Winamp 2.91 to be precise. Its tiny, and when its installing you can tell it you haven't got an internet connection and it'll never bother you again.
( evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Mon 5 May 2008, 22:05, closed)

vlc.
it is lavverly.
( Humpty Dumpty was Pushed Is unaware of having any limits., Mon 5 May 2008, 22:16, closed)

I use...
VLC for video, currently looking for something lightweight for mp3...I'd totally forgotten about Winamp 2.91 - ta very much
( snee held his breath since, Thu 8 May 2008, 10:51, closed)