Yeah, I've stayed away from the latest Versions of both Windows Media Player and RealPlayer. They're both adware now. For now I'm happy with the 'old' WMP 6.4 and RealPlayer 8, but when formats get ahead of these relatively useful players' abilities I'm going to start migrating to the 'Open Source' replacement. It used to be called "FreeAmp" but they had some sort of trademark conflict and changed it to Zinf. Go to
www.zinf.org and check it out. Not only does it do .MP3 and .WAV files, it also does the 'open' OGG VORBIS standard, which is unencumbered by patents and other commercial chains. It's not just a Linux program, either. Windows binaries are available. This is the wave of the future! And, most important for your request, NO ADS!
[ August 15, 2002, 04:47: Message edited by: Baron Munchausen ]