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Large Audio Libraries

My question is fairly simple - is there a PC-based "jukebox" (WMP, iTunes, etc.) that handles a large music library efficiently? I have about 1500 CDs (16K songs) currently in WMP 10 - it does okay, but it takes a long time to manipulate the interface on a lot of tasks, given the size of the library. This wouldn't be the first time that MSFT released software that was, um, sluggish on early releases and then let the hardware catch up. I'm wondering if there are other players that would handle a library of this size efficiently.

Second, what are the key things to do to ensure performance in WMP 10? It seems disk bound, so I'm assuming just having fast drives is the only real help, but does a significant addition of RAM help, for instance?

Finally - any good resources (links) on audio PC libraries and how to get good peformance?

Thanks, Kirk
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slothman
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I've got a friend that uses Windows Media Center and is able to access his collection via remote through his television. He also does searches via wireless keyboard. I didn't recall him being able to access directory stuctures in this way. I did think it was rather nice to just be able to scroll through the album cover icons via remote and just point and shoot to play.

I'm curious as to how the J. River software compares in accessing your media in this way. Has anyone compared the features of Microsofts Media center to J. River's? I'm just talking about the media interface layer and not the backbone.
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