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Best Windows RSS Readers?

A Tekzilla viewer is asking about RSS apps for Windows. I've already recommended Google Reader for web-based, but they're looking for apps too. Any favorites?
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omfugufmo

Feed Demon is pretty cool. It'll sync to Google Reader, too.
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xenzirril

I'm in love with the Feedly Web App for Chrome. It pulls from your Google Reader and formats the aggregated feeds in a really nice flow.
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blackfish

I think the Google Reader web app is still the best on Windows. tho as others above have said, my preferred method to consume is the Reeder app on iPad :)
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SMacDougall

I currently use FeedDemon, but I like RSS Bandit (rssbandit.org) as well. Both are good RSS clients for Windows.
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Obscura

Thunderbird has a feed reader. I haven't used it so I can't say if it's any good.
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vvincent

newsXpresso is pretty darn good, and visually impressive.

download.cnet.com­/newsXpresso­/3000­-2164­_4­-75445881...
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blueskyworkshop

I am not sure there is a good one for Windows. Feed Demon looks pretty good, but it is always complaining that I have too many feeds/articles. Just using Google Reader until someone ports Reeder to Windows. :)
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NotHotWater

I love the Chrome Extension Google Reader Notifier: https:­/­/chrome.google.com­/webstore­/detail­/apflmjol...

Although since you've said only applications, I don't know why I'm mentioning this.

Most of my RSS is done either through Reeder on my MBA, Reeder on my iPhone/iPad, or through that Chrome extension.

But, as omfugufmo said, I've heard a lot of great things about FeedDemon (www.feeddemon.com/).
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arcadtect

I've looked around and I keep going back to google reader. I scan the headers and pop up new tabs of the items I want to read. I usually end up putting them in ReadItLater or Evernote. Pulse and other such readers are prettier, but not as streamlined. Just one man opinion and I could be wrong!
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patop

Feedreader is a very good option
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thegrayarea

I use Google Reader/iGoogle
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techtakes

Feed Demon's a fine freestanding product, but if you're willing to go with a browser add-on, I'd give FEEDLY a whirl. Very engaging. If you wish Flipboard would hurry up its Windows app, this is your reader.
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dimz

Firefox's own Live Bookmarks. I've replaced most of the sites in my bookmarks toolbar with a feed and now I just jump straight into stories from each feed, I don't even bother to check front pages anymore.
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bowes

I was following this and had the idea that Readefine readefine.anirudhsasikumar.net­/desktop.html
and MishraReader mishrareader.codeplex.com/
were the best options out there.
I would love to hear others thoughts on these.
I, too would like something other than GReader in Chrome.
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taqtyle

While FeedDemon and Google Reader are the first to come to mind, you can add Omea Reader and NewsGator to that list.
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Dignan17

Sorry, I know it's not what you asked for, but I can't think of anything better than Google Reader. People seem to hate the interface, but I love it! It's built for speed, not looks, it's true, but that's what I want in this kind of thing.
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qyiet

A bit late to the party, but I use www.google.com­/ig and add feeds as custom gadgets. It means that I get a sort of passive update of news headlines as I go to use my search engine.

I've tried google reader gadget on google.com­/ig but it's not worked as well as putting my own feeds into their own gadgets, then putting them where I wanted them.

I also use the RSS features in outlook. It lets me pretend to be reading email while reading news at work :)
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MAG700

I say FeedDemon - Free Windows RSS Reader. I still have yet to see another app that can beat this one.
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restrada

I like Snarfer
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