When comparing Media Player Classic vs Windows Media Player, the Slant community recommends Windows Media Player for most people. In the question“What are the best media players for Windows?” Windows Media Player is ranked 16th while Media Player Classic is ranked 17th. The most important reason people chose Windows Media Player is:
While ripping a CD onto the computer, it easily saves the information for the songs, while storing on the media player.
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Pros
Pro Saves information on files while ripping CD
While ripping a CD onto the computer, it easily saves the information for the songs, while storing on the media player.
Pro Beautiful music visualization
Windows Media Player comes with their own built-in music visualization. In addition to this, users can install their own visualizations which are downloaded from the internet.
Cons
Con Lack of codecs
some video format are unsupported such as mkv
Con Not Cross Platform
Only available for windows
Con No longer able to play DVDs
The older versions can play DVDs, while the latest version can't play, but only able to play VCDs.
Con Sluggish
Con Large cluttered interface
It's hard to find needed options.
Con No longer being updated
Windows Media Player is no longer updated to new versions since the release of Windows 7. The latest version of Windows Media Player is Windows Media Player 12 (released in July 2009); it is still bundled in Windows 8 and above.