The Definitive Microsoft Media Player 9 Review
Microsoft Media Player 9 first began to gain popular around 2003, since then there have been numerous upgrades made to the system, at the time of writing Windows has actually published its 11th instalment to the system. Of course there are many different media players being offered by various different companies, so what makes this product any different than anything else?
One of the most attractive things about this product and any of its other instalments is that it’s absolutely free. That’s right; you can find the Media Player 9 free download on Microsoft’s website. Despite the fact that you don’t have to pay anything for the player, it still remains one of the most sophisticated and usable packages of its kind on the market.
This software allows you to play both audio and video files which you have either purchased from your local music store or downloaded from the net. But it’s more than just a music player, it also acts as a CD burner, internet radio tuner and a media guide too. After so many years of constant improvements and upgrades this system offers far more than just the ability to listen to your music. One of my personal favourite features is its CD Rip function which allows you to save all of the files within an audio CD onto your computer. This may seem like a fairly standard function, but combine it with its incredibly easy to use CD Burner and you got the simplest way to copy your CDs that you’ll ever come across.
When compiling my research and testing out the software for the Microsoft Media Player 9 Review I really develop an appreciation for this software’s song rating feature which I hadn’t previously. This Media Player’s shuffle system is far more sophisticated than on most players, it actually relies on the user’s feedback to determine which songs to play and how often then will appear in a random playlist. If you give a track 5 stars you’re going to hear that song repeated more regularly, similarly, if you give a song 1 star or less it will rarely be played. Of course the performance of this rating system is all relatives to the rating you assign your music, if you have hundreds of 5 star tracks they can’t all be played as regularly.
The beauty of this software package lies in it’s practically and incredible usability. Every aspect of this system has been rigorously tested to ensure that its menus are as intuitive and easy to grasp as physically possible. Even the least technology savvy users should have no problem at all using this media player.
Of course this software has its drawbacks, most programs do. Unfortunately the media player isn’t as versatile as some of the other options available to users. I often get frustrated when this software can’t open a file because it isn’t compatible with the format. The player works like a dream with MP3 and WMA files, but it does tend to have trouble playing other formats. If you ever experience any trouble playing any files with this software I would really advise you to check the VLC player, this is another piece of free software which is much more versatile.
All in all I’ve got to say that Microsoft Media Player 9 is a pretty sweet piece of software. Sure it has its compatibility issues but it’s incredibly easy to use and makes burning files onto a CD a breeze too. If you ever find the need for a good media player, don’t hesitate to download its latest version.
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