10 Free Entertainment Tools for Windows 7

Windows 7 is nearing the grand finale on 22nd October. When it comes to entertainment in Windows 7, there’s much fuss over Windows Media Center. No doubt Microsoft has yet again raised the bar unleashing the upgraded Media Center. Windows 7 Media Center now supports the Dolby Digital Plus that may be used by several content providers and broadcasters, and it would offer better quality audio. It’s not the last word, WMC still suffers from a number of shortfalls marked on its waiting list like full fledged H.264 support. However, to enrich you Windows 7 experience we had already provided a Windows 7 Entertainment Package. This time we assorted a list of top 10 free entertainment tools for Windows 7.

1. VLC Player

This is one of the most popular media player out there. VLC is an open source, highly portable media player that supports most advanced audio and video formats.

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2. QuickTime player

Apple’s veteran melody maker is undoubtedly one of the best solutions for digital media. From watching streaming movie trailers online to playing videos it’s exceptional. It supports all the popular audio, graphic, and video formats, including the much-hyped H.264 and MPEG-4. With an elegant Apple interface and the top-notch audio/video playback quality, this player can take entertainment on Windows 7 to new heights.

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3. Winamp 5.56

Winamp is a widely used multimedia player for Windows systems. With Winamp 5 out there, you have a number of enhanced features to enjoy. The Media Library (ML), Playlist Editor (PL), integrated Video or Visualizations (Video/Vis Drawer), or the EQ, Skin options all are easily accessible from the Main WIndow. Rip your favorite music CDs into AAC or MP3. You can choose from more than 4000 Internet Radio stations and 40 Internet TV channels. Above all, Winamp 5 features AVS (Advanced Visualization Studio) and Milkdrop visualizers for better visual experience.

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4. RealPlayer 11 beta

This free version of the RealPlayer introduces several new functions. It’s easier to download the embedded video. More so the new media player offers the ability to download videos from the Internet, including Flash-based videos like those on YouTube. The update includes new jukebox features and allows you to make playlists, rip CDs, burn custom mixes, and listen to hundreds of online radio stations.

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5. Media Monkey Standard

This media player features excellent library management tools can organize large digital collections for you. It features an  integrated CD and DVD burning, a stellar interface, and a full-featured encoder. Moreover, it offers the ability to sync with portable audio devices such as iPod. It’s Auto DJ plays selections from your library even if you have no requests queued up. It catalogs CDs, M4A, OGG, WMA, FLAC, WAV and MP3 files.

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6. GOM Player

GOM Player is better known for supporting a wide range of file formats. It supports DAT, MPEG, DivX, XviD, WMV, ASF, AVI, and MOV, apart from common codecs like FLV1, AC3, OGG, MP4, and H263. GOM players offers customizable settings on the control panel that allow you to adjust image brightness, hue, and saturation. There’s an impressive built-in screen-capture feature that includes zooming and panning. For more you have customizable themes, hot keys, and a host of preset and adjustable audio controls.

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7. Winyl 1.6

It’s a brand new, all-in -one, free audio player with exclusive features.  Winyl is simple, fast and full skinnable audio player. The new release comes with a POP-up Window with song info, updated skin engine and support for WavPack( .WV) format

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8. ScreenCamera 1.9.5.00

With this free software you can stream the desktop screen on live video chatting sections. It can be used for multiple applications at a time. ScreenCamera works simultaneously with the webcam to support sizing, positioning, and changing of settings without hampering the video output. ScreenCamera works perfectly with all major video conferencing program or website including MSN Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, Skype, AOL, Live Messenger, PalPalk, Camfrog, AIM, Stickam, and AnyWebcam.

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9. Windows 7 Theme Pack

If you wanna tweak your Windows 7 for some visual pleasure here’s our collection of top 10 themes.

10.  Love Smiley Collection for PostSmile 1.1

Are you looking for good smileys? Well, here’s a collection of 101 animated and non-animated well designed emoticons. They are divided into groups of Hearts, Animals, Flowers, Words and Surprise.

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