Contest: Tell me about the media player you use and win up to $50(until Friday July 6)

Jun 28th, 2007 by Steve McGrath

Contest is over: Waiting for confirmation from the winners.

You can answer the questions if you like

It’s my first contest for the blog. The other contests are on MISfan.com. It will be very simple and you need to answer this questions:

What media player do you use?
Do you play movies full screen most of the time?(I’m not talking about short video clip)
Have you tried MIS Info Video(my free media player) with/without a .MIS?
Do you take time to look at ads and click on one that you like to show support for the free software?

2 Prizes: End this Friday, July 6

$25CAD for leaving a comment
$25CAD if you mentioned this contest on your blog(your must write your answers here)

A person could win both.

You need a Paypal account.

Here are my answers(don’t copy it):

1- I use MIS Info Video(Windows)
2- Yes! Are they any other way to watch movies other than full screen? 3- Yes and only with a .MIS. I use Info2MIS(free) to make one in only 2 clicks and I get the .JPG to go along.
4- Yes even beforeMIS Info Video went free, and software authors, like me, appreciate it when people do so.

P.S.
If you want to see what you could do with a bunch of movies in .MPG or converted to .AVI(DivX) and with a .MIS, .JPG. Also, you will be able to download MIS Info Video directly from that page.

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39 Responses to “Contest: Tell me about the media player you use and win up to $50(until Friday July 6)”

on 28 Jun 2007 at 10:18 pm1TheDuke84

1- I use MIS Info Video since v2 when you added the integrated player. VLC for backup because of corrupt file( less than 1%)
2- Full screen for me on my HTPC.
3- See 1 I do like you and prefer my movies cover/.MIS. I show my list of movies to others and apply the age filter to hide some movies from my young nephew
4- Yes. I find the ads useful that’s why I clicked on it. It don’t cost me nothing and find other stuff at the same time :p

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on 29 Jun 2007 at 2:17 am4Travis

1. Windows media player
2. Nope, I like it small and is better quality
3. No
4. Sometimes,depends what software.
on 29 Jun 2007 at 5:27 am5Rajaram S

1) Windows media player 2) Nope, always on a small screen
3) Not yet, but will try now
4) Of course, sometimes they point you to the best resources!
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on 29 Jun 2007 at 7:17 am7Vincent Chow

1) Windows Media Player / iTunes
2) Only on long movies
3) No
4) I click only if I’m interested in it

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on 29 Jun 2007 at 7:30 am8Brent

1. I currently use Beyond Media and Zoom Player as my main media players
2. Yes I run several Home Theater PC’s so full screen is important for all movies I play.
3. I’ve never tried MIS Info Video but I’ve been browsing your site and it looks interesting for sure - looks like it might be useful in the HTPC environment
4. Yes, I run a weblog & understand the value of viewing appropriate ads

Thanks,
Brent
on 29 Jun 2007 at 7:36 am9Ryan

1) I use VLC exclusively. It works great for my needs.
2) Yes, of course I watch them in full screen!
3) I haven’t triend MIS Info Video, but I might check it out over the weekend.
4) I will rarely click on ads, but I will occasionally.
on 29 Jun 2007 at 8:11 am10Steve McGrath

Others:
You can still setup your own player with MIS Info Video. In Version 1(Front End only), it was like that only. I would browse the movie list and it would launch the media player. By using the integrated player, you can save the position in the movie if the your player does not do that.

Brent:
Yes it was for my simple HTPC, I got a Satellite PVR since 2001, that’s the reason for big buttons or even sit a few feet from the monitor. The software is for showcasing what a .MIS(MIS specification) could be use for but on other devices. Not everyone want a computer in the living room. The .MIS is for bridging the gap between the 2.

Eventually, I could record a movie with a JPG and .MIS and then burn to DVD for my father/mother/sister to play on a standalone player. They will get information about the movie. It can filter movies by age.

It could be use for podcast to because it support chapters in the .MIS. I which I had this on my mp3 player when I listen to podcast. :p
on 29 Jun 2007 at 10:24 am11RMcLaughlin

1. Feeling stuck in the 19th century on Windows Media Player, sometimes Intervideo products
2. Yes, full screen all the way, all the time
3. No, sorry. (Note to self, check it out)
4. Not generally
Good luck, Rick
on 29 Jun 2007 at 10:34 am12Andrew

1. What media player do you use?
I use VLC Player. I find it can open pretty much everything, even when the other players fail to figure it out.
2. Do you play movies full screen most of the time?
Oh yea, if you’re gonna watch a movie then you really gotta watch a movie watch a movie - this is no time to multi-task!
3. Have you tried MIS Info Video(my free media player) with/without a .MIS?
Honestly, I haven’t but I’ll definitely give it a shot. Looking through the site for it I’d say the program looks very promising, but I’d try to clean the webpage up a bit.
4. Do you take time to look at ads and click on one that you like to show support for the free software?
Occasionally, I find its the easiest way to get that “feel good” feeling like you’ve contributed to something. But the goods gotta be real good for me to remember to do so, or even notice that the ads are there.
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on 29 Jun 2007 at 11:10 am14the Link Bait

1) VNC mostly, sometimes WMP
2) Yes (if good quality) - benefit of multiple monitors and computers. 3) No
4) Sometimes, depends on what I’m doing and how interested I am.
on 29 Jun 2007 at 12:52 pm15Hari

1) I use Power DVD for most of th video files and VLC Media player for rest.
2) Yeah, i don’t have “movies” that are of low quality. So i run all my HQ movies in full screen.
3)No
4) Yeah, i do, as myself have many free service websites.
on 29 Jun 2007 at 3:03 pm16Beef Jerky Blog

1. iTunes/ Windows
2. Yes, if quality is good
3. No, if you like you can write an article or a quick blog post and i’ll post it on my blog linking to your site. In exchange that you link to one of my Agloco or Technorati Experiments. Let me know…
4. No, i usually don’t have time to wait for the ads or i ignore them

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on 29 Jun 2007 at 11:19 pm18Ed

here are my answers, not very educated, but i m not a video freak by any means

Quicktime is the default app I have to watch video in, but often I use VLC because it plays everything.

Full screen is the only way to view movies on a PC unless you are a person with 3 sides to your brain and can concentrate on a mini size movie, while writing documents and surfing.

I can’t use the MIS Info video software because my Mac isn’t Intel based so I can’t read .exe files. Sorry. Next autumn things will change, all being well with my wife!

Sorry, again, but I don’t usually click on any ads ever. A habit that I hope nobody else has, else anyone earning money from the internet is in trouble.

cheers

Ed
on 29 Jun 2007 at 11:46 pm19AmeyJah

hey here are my answers, i will also take part in small review.

1> Yeah, just tried MIS Info Video for Windows. It’s awesom, it will not switch anymore.
2>Yeah, I only see full screen
3> Yeah, I have tried with MIS.
4> if product is best, i support it at my level best.
on 30 Jun 2007 at 7:36 am20Andrea Micheloni

1. I’m on Linux, I use everithing I find…
2. Yes
3. No, not yet
4. Yes, of course, but I think you should be less “aggressive” with ads, or your visitors will never become readers…
on 30 Jun 2007 at 8:02 am21Andrea Micheloni

Hope it will help you
http://www.tankmiche.com/contest/contest-win-up-to-250cad-with-steve.html
on 30 Jun 2007 at 8:15 am22Steve McGrath

Andrea: Thanks
Also, I moved some of the ads(small) on the side and removed 2 banners.
Ed, Andrea:
The .MIS could be use by Linux/MAC for free on open source/freeware because I can’t do it myself. I however have a competition(programmers) for open source/freeware to win money to support it. So, if what you use is free, tell them to support it. It should not take them that long.
on 30 Jun 2007 at 12:24 pm23Jay Neely

1. What media player do you use?
Unless I come across an odd file-type, 95% of the time I use WinAmp.

2. Do you play movies full screen most of the time?(I’m not talking about short video clip)
Unless I’m watching something from a DVD, usually not.

3. Have you tried MIS Info Video(my free media player) with/without a .MIS?
Never heard of it actually.

4. Do you take time to look at ads and click on one that you like to show support for the free software?
I generally prefer to directly donate a small amount to software makers rather than click on an ad.
on 30 Jun 2007 at 1:08 pm24Matthew

1) Windows Media Player iTunes and Ares
2) I try to, I dont like wide
3) No
4) Not usually

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on 01 Jul 2007 at 5:04 am27shypys

1. I use VLC Media Player
2. Yes, I view it in Full screen always.
3. No I havent tried it yet.
4. No, I’m ad-blind :p

Thanks, for this opportunity. Here’s to your success
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on 01 Jul 2007 at 4:07 pm29Michael Kwan

1. I use VLC for video, WMP for music (I like the lyrics plugin)
2. yes
3. not yet
4. I’ve become a little ad blind, given that I spent nearly every waking hour in front of a computer
on 01 Jul 2007 at 4:20 pm30Tom LeDree

1. Windows Media Player V9
2. Nope I don’t like my full screen being taken up unless its a long film or something.
3. Nope I have not heard of it before
4. Some adverts are pay per click so clicking them to support the person is robbing the person paying to show them.
on 02 Jul 2007 at 8:16 pm31Ryan444123

1. I use Windows Media Player 11.
2. No, I do not really like watching movies on my computer as I usually need to get a lot of work done.
3. Nope I have not tried it.
4. Yes, I do click on ads everytime I can to support people who pay for them.
on 03 Jul 2007 at 4:44 am32Carrotmadman6

1. I use WMP11, VLC & iTunes.
2. Yeah, full-screen.
3. What’s MIS??
4. No, i’m ad-blind.
on 03 Jul 2007 at 9:37 am33Steve McGrath

Carrotmadman6:
A .MIS is small file that had metadata(Plot, Actors, age …) about the main file. It can work on podcast, pictures and, of course, movies Check:
bunch of movies
It was done with the help of .MIS for each .AVI(movie file)
on 03 Jul 2007 at 12:31 pm34Vijay

1. I use media player classic
2. Yes, mostly full screen.
3. Not yet
4. I would, if it seems intriguing enough
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