Subject: Re: Change in the air
jonr@destar.net
Date: Sun Feb 01 2004 - 13:17:06 AKST
>
> I am thinking seriously about switching from a dual-boot setup
> (XP-Linux) to straight Linux.
> The only reason I am still hanging on to Windows is the Windows Media
> Player. I like to listen to streaming radio. The stations I listen to
> don't have the option to listen to any other format.
> I have several flavors of Linux: Mandrake 9.0 Powerpack, SUSE 8.1 , 8.2
> , 9.0. and Red Hat 9.0.
> Is there any way to listen to Windows media in any of my distros? I
> would hate to have to keep XP just because of ONE program.
> I don't have any way of purchasing a program in order to use Media
> Player. (Wine, Crossover, etc.)
>
> Thanks for any/all suggestions/help
> ---------
Matthew,
Check out MPlayer, it is what I use to watch .wmv .asf .rm .mpg .avi .mov.
I can also rip DVD's using the mencoder function and it is what powers the
freevo pvr project. Very nice and easy to use, you can even use a gui that
looks just like windows media player.
Jon
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