Alternatives? - rrhawks

Slimserver. You don't have to run it thru a Squeezebox - it can easily be used as an Itunes replacement (runs in web browser) and handles all file types.

Just point it at your music files directory.

http://www.slimdevices.com/pi_features.html

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Thursday, September 06 2007 @ 04:51 AM PDT

Alternatives? - jspectre

Given your requirements iTunes is obviously not the program for you. Why whine about it? Just go find something else.

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Thursday, September 06 2007 @ 06:15 AM PDT

Alternatives? - plaque--2008

Try Songbird. It's in alpha stages but it's what I use on my linux box. It's stable and might be something you might like.

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Thursday, September 06 2007 @ 07:47 AM PDT

Alternatives? - ddg.alextek_dotmac

Tried VLC? It would seem to meet your requirements except for LAME encoding (it is only a player). For encoding, Max is a useful freeware option.
I too often find that all the resource-hogging eye candy in iTunes gets in my way.

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Thursday, September 06 2007 @ 08:03 AM PDT

Alternatives? - lawrence12

It's not a question of being old school, but rather a healthy desire to escape from the velvet-gloved tyranny of the market driven commodification of everything that makes life worth living. I too am heartily sick of the spin and the hype of this substitute for living a meaningful life that these giant corporations have ensnared us in. Don't be ashamed of rebelling against this trumped up "new school" brought to you by your generous corporate sponsor.

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Friday, September 07 2007 @ 07:15 AM PDT

Alternatives? - lawrence12

It's not a question of being old school, but rather a healthy desire to escape from the velvet-gloved tyranny of the market driven commodification of everything that makes life worth living. I too am heartily sick of the spin and the hype of this substitute for living a meaningful life that these giant corporations have ensnared us in. Don't be ashamed of rebelling against this trumped up "new school" brought to you by your generous corporate sponsor.

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Friday, September 07 2007 @ 07:20 AM PDT