View Single Post
Old 21st January 2009, 11:31   #21  |  Link
clsid
*****
 
Join Date: Feb 2005
Posts: 5,643
I am not saying that third party filters are necessarily better. I think it is a good thing that the player supports more 'out-of-the-box'. If the bugs in the MS decoder(s) are fixed, then there would be no real need for third party ones. At least not for the average user. But I do think that people should not be forced to use specific decoders. Certainly since WMP is a still also a DirectShow capable player. WMP should just default to using MF/DMO for everything that it supports natively. But it should be configurable for advanced users. The interface of WMP has improved nicely, but due to the inflexibility of the player, many will choose to use a different player.

I can't give you a scenario for the bugs. Those are the experiences of others that I have read. I have only played with W7 a little bit in a VM.
__________________
MPC-HC 2.1.7.2
clsid is offline   Reply With Quote