It uses only 8 buttons on a remote, and I use it with WinAMP for when I do use the TV and want some wacky visualization.

That's because it used voice synthesis to read the info to you. It has an ugly one, but you don't need it to browse music, the TV can be off entirely. Artist/Album/Genre, and directory for special cases.Īnyways, I wrote my app to have no interface at all really. I wanted the same thing for my MP3 browser, but with the added benefit of being able to use the most common browse methods. There was no need for a TV, keyboard, mouse, etc. However, how important is the interface to everyone? When using a true CD Jukebox, you typically punch in a number and listen. I'm really curious about user's opinions of browsing interfaces.ĪPE easily has one of the simplest interfaces, which I think is key for music. I've been following the development on Music browsers on this group for some time, and have even added my own browser to the mix before. It is meant to allow you to easily select your music and thus uses all your screen real estate to display your music. The player does not play visualization s like Geiss etc.

Upcoming features include lyrics support, five disc and jukebox modes and integrated ripping and encoding to the format of your choice with FreeDDB lookup of CD's.Īs far as visualizations go. It will run at native HDTV 16:9 and 4:3 aspect ratios. It will seamlessly play the above audio formats and contains innovative advanced play modes.

Ape Jukebox has always aimed at allowing you to enjoy your music collection using a graphical interface using the CD cover art. I use an M-Audio 2496 Audiophile with excellent results using the digital coaxial output fed into my receiver.ĭVD Lobby and Ape Jukebox are fundamentally different. The Monkey's Audio files are played as bit perfect copies of the original CD audio. The playback engine for Ape Jukebox in fact uses Winamp plugins and for MP3 in fact uses the MAD plugin therefore it has excellent sound quality.

Of these Monkey's Audio is of course the best, followed by Windows Media in my experience. It supports Windows Media, MP3 and Monkey's Audio Files. I have designed Ape Jukebox to have the highest audio quality playback.

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