Re: Developing replacement for AT

Not sure, but does MPlayer support WMA?  I don't have any to test.
I know if plays Windows video, WMV (or something like that).

On Sun, 6 Mar 2005 19:09:53 +0000, Glenn Richards wrote:

>Danny Rego wrote:
>
>> By that statement though, you are forcing the consumer (or potential
>> consumer) into doing things the way you dictate.  I don't use FLAC for one
>> reason, my players of choice do not, and cannot support it at this point.
>> So why would I want to re-rip my collection to flac, just to use this new
>> product?
>
>You don't have to - it'll support MP3 and OGG.
>
>> WMA is popular, whether people want to admit it, or not.  If $$$ is an
>> issue, then I understand.  Any other reason is just Anti-MS BS.
>
>So far my attempts to find an open source WMA player have been
>unsuccessful. If I do manage to find something that doesn't require
>paying large amounts of cash to M$, and doesn't require sacrificing
>functionality in other areas, I'd consider including it. But it's not a
>format I ever use, and I don't know anyone other than on this list that
>uses it.
>
>I guess you just can't keep everyone happy... but the majority of people
>seem to want streaming media / internet radio support, so we'll include
>this as it seems to be fairly trivial. As I said, we'll look at WMA
>support, and if practical we'll include it.
>
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