All-in-one solution for large multimedia libraries
J. River Media Center is an intuitive program that will allow you to manage all of your multimedia files - audio, video, images and more - from a single interface. It isn't very pretty, but it does provide a great platform for your media and pretty much every configuration option you could hope for.
Although there are a number of skins for the J. River Media Center, none of them particularly help in the looks department. What is attractive, however, is the variety of viewing modes available: the four screen options available will take you from quick access to more theater-like viewing for movies and television. Playback quality is good, especially for audio, and larger screen options don't compromise viewing.
J. River Media Center has all the features you would expect from a modern player. As well as the standard audio, video and images, you can also subscribe to and manage podcasts, burn and rip CDs, sync with handheld devices, control via remote control, stream from the 'net and connect to high definition television (although to do this you'll need a tuner). Add this to J. River Media Center's extensive organizational, tagging and management abilities and J. River Media Center begins to look like a serious threat to other multimedia players.
Don't be fooled into thinking that the J. River Media Center is just a pretty face. It also has a fully functional browser, allowing you to search for information related to your music - and more - on the internet. Tech fans won't be disappointed either - J. River Media Center has a huge variety of configuration options ranging from the esthetic to the advanced, including a DSP (digital signal processor) studio for tweaking your audio, a media editor and audio recorder.
Often, a major problem with programs that try to do a lot is that they overreach and end up compromising quality. Not so with J. River Media Center. In the short time I tested it, the program performed perfectly, was easy to use and gave great quality output. If you just want a program that will play your CDs, you can probably get away with something lighter, but if you are looking for an integral multimedia manager with plenty of options, J. River Media Center might be the program for you.
J. River Media Center provides options galore and great quality - what more can you ask for in a multimedia player?
Many new audiophile features, including support for 24 bit, 192Khz, AIFF, WAV tags, Room Correction DSP, play from memory, downmix to 2.1, surround sound to 7.1. Support for many audiophile USB DAC's. Windows 7 Snap (also in XP and Vista).
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Many new audiophile features, including support for 24 bit, 192Khz, AIFF, WAV tags, Room Correction DSP, play from memory, downmix to 2.1, surround sound to 7.1. Support for many audiophile USB DAC's. Windows 7 Snap (also in XP and Vista).
User reviews about J. River Media Center
by Anonymous
The best software to organize my mp3s (especially classical music).
MC 18 is the best Music Program, I've ever tried.
WInamp, foobar etc. may be similar to MC concerning the complexity of functions, but MC is very good organized, with many well explained tools and extensions.
My Favorit!!!
Pros:
Many Setup-functions
well sortable surface
Cons:
nothing More
by Anonymous
Horrible Support.
Try getting support for this program and you will find yourself left on your own. The only support they have is through their forums. I had 3 support requests deleted from the forums with no response. The learning curve is too steep, especially when they offer very limited or no support. Pros:
Plays, MP3's, Video's and Photo's reasonably well.
Cons:
Only forum support that proved to be less than acceptable. More
by Anonymous
Slightly offtopic.
You maybe focusing on skins that are on the designated skins and plugins area.
There are better skins that often haven't been uploaded.Have you tried looking at 2nd Stage:http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=46922.0 More