As we all know Windows Media Player is a memory hog. Trying to send a text while listening to a song seems to take hours. Can anybody please tell me if there is a free media app thats better than Windows? I dont care much about video just something thats not so heavy on the phone that plays MP3 and WMA.
I did do a search and all I saw was people recomending PocketPlayer, but that costs money. I did find DivX.cab (comes with set-up files too), Im about to try it out but i really dont like installing extra software on my PC just for a media player on my phone. THanks for any help folks!
EDIT: DivX is only video, but it looks really nice for those of you who like to watch vids on their phone.
phatmanxxl said:
As we all know Windows Media Player is a memory hog. Trying to send a text while listening to a song seems to take hours. Can anybody please tell me if there is a free media app thats better than Windows? I dont care much about video just something thats not so heavy on the phone that plays MP3 and WMA.
I did do a search and all I saw was people recomending PocketPlayer, but that costs money. I did find DivX.cab (comes with set-up files too), Im about to try it out but i really dont like installing extra software on my PC just for a media player on my phone. THanks for any help folks!
EDIT: DivX is only video, but it looks really nice for those of you who like to watch vids on their phone.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
you can pm me
Try nitrogen 0.3.1 by microfi. not sure if it supports wma yet but he is working on more and more all the time. can make ur own skins aswell.
cool! ill check it out and wma is no biggie since i can always convert, I just use wma since the files are typically smaller.
tcmp is a good one
For M-peg files / PocketTV is the best! No lag and perfect lip sync with no skipping.
Thanks everybody for the help.
isnt pocket player the same as core player?
fliparsenal said:
isnt pocket player the same as core player?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
No PocketPlayer is the best Audio Player about with far more feature than CorePlayer with regards Audio.
The same in reverse CorePlayer is primaraly for Video and very good @ it.
So pair the 2 together and you have Multimedia covered.
ahh rather stick with the classic tcpmp, it ca do both..tried coreplayer..album art doesnt display it as big as tcpmp can
fliparsenal said:
ahh rather stick with the classic tcpmp, it ca do both..tried coreplayer..album art doesnt display it as big as tcpmp can
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yes it can do both, TCPMP is just the early release of CorePlayer, to which is why CorePlayer is far more advanced in it's playing capabilities, wouldn't use CorPlayer to play audio or TCPMP as they where mainly designed for Video, where as PocketPlayer has alot of features and is pristine when playing audio.
stylez said:
Yes it can do both, TCPMP is just the early release of CorePlayer, to which is why CorePlayer is far more advanced in it's playing capabilities, wouldn't use CorPlayer to play audio or TCPMP as they where mainly designed for Video, where as PocketPlayer has alot of features and is pristine when playing audio.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
yeah! pocket player is my main music player, not only for local content in my phone, but also has the web guide that you can search web streams by category or genre , does podcast, you can bookmark streams, you can even use your regular bluetooth headset to listen to music, although I wouldn't recomend it, unless you have a stereo bluetooth headset. It even has an equalizer you can adjust to your liking.
roloracer said:
yeah! pocket player is my main music player, not only for local content in my phone, but also has the web guide that you can search web streams by category or genre , does podcast, you can bookmark streams, you can even use your regular bluetooth headset to listen to music, although I wouldn't recomend it, unless you have a stereo bluetooth headset. It even has an equalizer you can adjust to your liking.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yeah you sold it better than me
You knowz what my set up is anyway
stylez said:
Yeah you sold it better than me
You knowz what my set up is anyway
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I do
you know you left yourself open for gixxum to comment on that last sentence
roloracer said:
I do
you know you left yourself open for gixxum to comment on that last sentence
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Good job he's to buzy with his cross dressing antics to realize
stylez said:
Good job he's to buzy with his cross dressing antics to realize
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
hew I was waiting for him to pop out somewhere to make fun of you, which I'm sure it will happen later.lol
Related
Have a look here
http://www.pocketmind.com/pmfp.htm
The PocketMusic Player is a must for anyone who is serious about music quality. There is a customisable 10 band graphic equaliser for a start with presets or adjust the equaliser settings yourself. There a bass boost facility. Supports multi music formats. You can use winamp skins as well.
When used through my XDA 11s and Sony EX71 phones the results are fantastic. Much better than WMP. Good value for $20.
kvee said:
Have a look here
http://www.pocketmind.com/pmfp.htm
The PocketMusic Player is a must for anyone who is serious about music quality. There is a customisable 10 band graphic equaliser for a start with presets or adjust the equaliser settings yourself. There a bass boost facility. Supports multi music formats. You can use winamp skins as well.
When used through my XDA 11s and Sony EX71 phones the results are fantastic. Much better than WMP. Good value for $20.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Tried it, but the phone freezes after a few songs, have to soft reset everytime it happens...
Any other alternative?
Pocket Player from Conduits
http://conduits.com/products/player/
Simple Tunes from Visual IT
http://www.visualit.co.uk/simpletunes.htm
Don't forget Conduit's Pocket Player and Kinoma FreePlay
Conduit's Pocket Player - http://www.conduits.com/products/player/
Kinoma FreePlay - http://kinoma.com/play/
i'm using tcpmp with the bassbost applications
PS: i also modified my original BA's headset to match the 3,5mm jack. the result are fantastic.
but you can use the original motorla rokr's headset for our BA.
music player for manila 2.5
im a total noob on this winmo 6.5 phone...i have a touch pro 2 for att...but i dont like the music player because it wont display my albums artwork...it shows one art work for all my music...can anyone tell me whats wrong??? thanks...sorry if i posted in the wrong area...but im new here. sorry.
that usually is because of the mp3s. this is a sample situation to cause that bug (that is present on all devices and all players btw., even on the pc):
- play a song with a cover inside the mp3
- play a song with a folder-wide cover that is not in its original folder
- play a song w/o a cover
from that point on, all the songs will display the same cover, because the song without cover could not override the old cover, which behaves odd anyways, because it is not in its original folder.
this was just an example, but to avoid bugs like that, you should integrate the covers in the songs and get rid of all the folder.jpg /png cover.jpg /png and similar files
but asides from that, you can of course, try other media players, like tcpmp, link in my signature (tuts and downloads), or s2p (ac-s2.com)
alternative for wm
i think u can go for Nitrogen which good for playing mp3 and other audio formats just search for Nitrogen for wm6 in google.
S2U2 works very well also.
Core player!
i used MP3Tag to integrate my album's artwork to my mp3 files..and use Conduits Pocket Player..works well for me
orb3000 said:
Core player!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hey orb,
I didn't think you lingered around my turf
for a great FREE!!! player that always works. Nitrogen is the way, easy and simple.
What is the best media manager out there for syncing music and podcasts onto the Dash?
When I Activesync to a Vista box using Bluetooth, the Dash does not show up as a device in Windows Media Player. I can however cruise the file system on my Dash via Windows Explorer and that is how i get content onto the Dash, but it would be better to have an organizer to keep music and podcasts propoerly organized.
I'm running Kavana WM6.1
Try POCKET PLAYER v3.7
Supposedly it is able to sync and do what you want it to do.
One thing I can say for it, it is THE best media player I have used on the smart phone by far.
It has PODCASTS, INTERNET RADIO, WMV support for starters and tons of features.
Try it out!
spikey911 said:
Try POCKET PLAYER v3.7
Supposedly it is able to sync and do what you want it to do.
One thing I can say for it, it is THE best media player I have used on the smart phone by far.
It has PODCASTS, INTERNET RADIO, WMV support for starters and tons of features.
Try it out!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
it does kick some ass. +1
gixxum said:
it does kick some ass. +1
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Much difference between 3.6 and 3.7?
Update: Never mind trying it out now.
Wow I really like this player!!! So, clean and simple...Gix or Stylez. Which is your guys preferred movie player currently? This one looks great for music/pods/streams.
pfunkside said:
Wow I really like this player!!! So, clean and simple...Gix or Stylez. Which is your guys preferred movie player currently? This one looks great for music/pods/streams.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Use Pocket Player for music, streaming shoutcast & use CorePlayer for movies.
stylez said:
Use Pocket Player for music, streaming shoutcast & use CorePlayer for movies.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
STOP COPYING ME!!!!
again i have to agree...
I'm still using TCPMP. I have like 3 browsers 3 media players (soon) etc...I so should have went Vanilla long ago. Live and learn.
i use pocket tunes for streaming, works amazing.
i carry a walk man and an mc hammer cassette. hes 2-legit-2-quit.
gixxum said:
i carry a walk man and an mc hammer cassette. hes 2-legit-2-quit.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Wow any chance of a copy, can't touch this!!!
Is it one of them waterproof yellow walkmans? They were classy
I installed Pocket Player 3.7. It does look a nice player than WMP.
I'm still looking for something that sits on my PC to manage my music that interfaces nicely with something like Pocket Player. i.e. like iTunes where I can download the podcasts and then sync them over to the Dash.
Maybe I resign myself to a copy and paste using File Explorer.
swyftmeister said:
I installed Pocket Player 3.7. It does look a nice player than WMP.
I'm still looking for something that sits on my PC to manage my music that interfaces nicely with something like Pocket Player. i.e. like iTunes where I can download the podcasts and then sync them over to the Dash.
Maybe I resign myself to a copy and paste using File Explorer.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
ever try google?
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=mobile+media+manager&btnG=Google+Search
MediaMonkey FTW
I just downloaded media monkey. I hope I can sync via bluetooth with it.
Gixxum, are you British by any chance?
swyftmeister said:
I just downloaded media monkey. I hope I can sync via bluetooth with it.
Gixxum, are you British by any chance?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Going to try Media Monkey myself, even though i tend to use memory card & card reader as it's fast on transfer.
You see on gixxum's post's it has United States California?
haha. why would you think im british? they are the only people that tend to be as big or a bigger prick than me?
if you look at some of my posts, you will see i actually do help people. im only "me" when someone gets lazy and expects others to do the work. take the post i replied to from you:
"I'm still looking for something that sits on my PC to manage my music that interfaces nicely with something like Pocket Player. i.e. like iTunes where I can download the podcasts and then sync them over to the Dash.
Maybe I resign myself to a copy and paste using File Explorer. "
see, here is my issue. i did a google search expecting to see nothing. one would assume thats like the first thing you would do...well to my surprise, there are quite a few. and your closing line sealed the deal for me "Maybe I resign myself to a copy and paste using File Explorer"...you gave up and decided "there is nothing that manages my media how i want it to".
so my approach is more to prevent you from being lazy next time, not to cut you down. but next time you have a question you might think "i better cover all my bases BEFORE i post a new thread so i can avoid that PRICK gix"
ha ha i kno right its right there california.. why u ask if hes british anyways? thats weird
gixxum said:
haha. why would you think im british? they are the only people that tend to be as big or a bigger prick than me?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks for the compliment
Originally posted by swaney
ha ha i kno right its right there california.. why u ask if hes british anyways? thats weird
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Maybe he's coming out of the closet too
I ask because I got whacked over the head by the flying sarcasm.
I did a search using that Google thing and found MediaMonkey, Winamp, etc. i just wondered (out loud) if there was anything I'd missed that the folks here might have found.
MediaMonkey seems to do good job syncing everything to the storage card via usb. I've given up on the bluetooth sync. i cannot get WMP or Media Monkey to see my device over bluetooth.
Cheers!
(full disclosure; I am British and have been enjoying the fruits of the golden land for about 12 years now)
All in the title really I want to have an app I can use to listen to internet radio or stream music something similar to pandora or last fm what is the best app and how reliable are they?
also I have a readynas duo is there an app i can install that could access the music on there over the internet? (also the video as well would be nice)
many thanks in advance.
chris,
Hi,
I tried Resco Player and GSPlayer but the best is Pocket player 4x as it can play almost any streaming media type.
AGPPC said:
Hi,
I tried Resco Player and GSPlayer but the best is Pocket player 4x as it can play almost any streaming media type.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hi thanks for the reply, this software looks really good actually, do you know I see it says it supports UPNP i beleive my readynas is upnp ready and my ps3 and xbox both pick up its media server as a upnp one do you think this means I will be able to stream content from my server? I would guess definately over wifi but what do you think about the internet, lol sorry if you have no idea, I see it also supports internet radio as wekk which is nice. I would really like a standalone application that gives random music based on what you like I tried pocked scrobbler but the transfer speed want that good only got around 2-40k.
Also I already have core player for movies but is it any good for streaming music?
many thanks again.
I've tried many players like TCPMP, core player, pocket radio, gsplayer ...
And the best I've found so far is kinoma : http://kinoma.com
This player also supports shoutcast streaming, included aac+ streams (better sound and less data
Try it and let me know if you like it.
If you like last.fm Pocket Scrobbler is a nice free client.
pim said:
I've tried many players like TCPMP, core player, pocket radio, gsplayer ...
And the best I've found so far is kinoma : http://kinoma.com
This player also supports shoutcast streaming, included aac+ streams (better sound and less data
Try it and let me know if you like it.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Well I tried it from your link. Mighty impressed, specially with the orb link. Gyro works great too on my HD.
Hey been trawling around looking for one, i thought id found a program taht would when i downloaded pocket tunes, claiming to be able to sync to itunes. But alas it cannot play MPEG4.
Have any of you had any luck with playing itunes formated songs on any software? I dont mind paying as long as i can just play my music!
8igdave said:
Hey been trawling around looking for one, i thought id found a program taht would when i downloaded pocket tunes, claiming to be able to sync to itunes. But alas it cannot play MPEG4.
Have any of you had any luck with playing itunes formated songs on any software? I dont mind paying as long as i can just play my music!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Afaik kinoma player can?
Jake
Try Core Player.
Divx mobile.. it plays all formats on my touch pro
http://www.divx.com/mobile/
I was thinking bout trying core player, but dont wana buy it to find out it doesn't work.
Kinoma player you say? Mmm never heard of it. If it works i love you
I also found a great program for converting mp4a to mp3! could do a whole folder worth, i got 880 songs i need to convert ya see. Problem was, beibng a trial they wanted me to wait 5 seconds inbewten each song and click continue! i was like :O that take days!
Cheers for the suggestions i shall check em out.
:EDIT:
Just thought id update you. Coreplayer does indeed play mp4a. Thank you very much, i will also check out kinoma player to see if it is just a nicer program to use. cheers again
And i hadn't even spotted the above comment, mmm i may check that out too.
hi,
i'm looking for an awesome media (video) player for my phone.
i'm looking for a good video player that can play a lot of different file formats.
avi, mpg, mpeg, mp4, wmv, etc.etc.
on my laptop i use VLC, and i really love it.
but i can't find a mobile version of VLC.
anybody has a clue for an awesome videoplayer for my phone?
The latest version of TCPMP plays a whole slew of formats. If you want a media player with alot of functionality, Kinoma Player (shareware) has many different functions. Not sure all the formats it plays.
There's Core Player, a branch of TCPMP that is a pretty smooth video player as well. Finally, DivX has an app for WinMo as well, so you could give that a try.
tcpmp and core player are the best on my opinion
i've looked up tcpmp on the web, and found a page about it on http://www.freewarepocketpc.net/ppc-download-tcpmp-v0-72rc1.html but it doesn't seem to be the right one.
when i instal the cab, the program says on startup "unexpected program error, send crash.txt to the developers......".
so it doesn't run on my pocket pc.
i tought i found the tcpmp website with http://coreplayer.com/ but it costs me 24 bucks.
the free version is very difficult to find.
any ideas?
i found yet another release on this forum.
that one seems to be working a bit....
but the movie quality sucks big time.
the sound is on and off all the time.
the picture is shocking...
it's looks like the phone has to work really hard to let me see half a second each time.
it's like:
the audio........... is not .......... like it's ............. supposed........... to be..............
(and the video is the same).
am i doing sometyhing wrong?
I had to look really hard also for a 6.1 TCPMP. Then on this site there seem to be quite a few different ones. I got mine at http://www.mobilitysite.com/boards/1059593835-post107.html it says it is version 4.0.3. But it is open source so people do whatever they want with it. Mine is pretty ugly to look at, but it has always worked (except for the initial crashing - see below). Would like a nicer looking version.
Which one did you download?
This fixed my crashing "If you are having issues with no video or the crashing issue on the HTC HD2 this may help you, You will need to go into the Video settings and change the Direct Draw --> GDI and it should resolve the issue you were having."
i don't remember which one i downloaded... wnloaded about 5 of them from different sites.
i installed all of them (one at a time) to see which one worked best.
the one i've got is worked the best way... but like i said it's shocky... to say the least.
i'll try the one you just send me.
i don't care for looks, i just care for video quality.
i can't believe that a simple viedeoplayer can be so difficult to find on windows mobile.
isn't the whole idea of mobile windows, the idea that you have a mobile version of windows?
and isn't windows also (largely) used for different kinds of media? e.g. video, music etc...
windows media player is the best...
thebrenda said:
I had to look really hard also for a 6.1 TCPMP. Then on this site there seem to be quite a few different ones. I got mine at http://www.mobilitysite.com/boards/1059593835-post107.html it says it is version 4.0.3. But it is open source so people do whatever they want with it. Mine is pretty ugly to look at, but it has always worked (except for the initial crashing - see below). Would like a nicer looking version.
Which one did you download?
This fixed my crashing "If you are having issues with no video or the crashing issue on the HTC HD2 this may help you, You will need to go into the Video settings and change the Direct Draw --> GDI and it should resolve the issue you were having."
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Brenda/Vinnie...I don't know if the version at the link below is the one you're using, but check it out and see:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=5657963&postcount=1
Brenda, I'll still give you a hand getting prepped for the upgrade if you need, I just haven't had much time today to sit down and work on that
TBH I find it alot easier just converting movies and using the HTC player. The Videora TP2 converter does its job perfectly and I like having the movies in the HTC album. Easy access, smooth playback.
http://www.videora.com/en-us/Converter/htc-touch-pro2/
mhurg said:
TBH I find it alot easier just converting movies and using the HTC player. The Videora TP2 converter does its job perfectly and I like having the movies in the HTC album. Easy access, smooth playback.
http://www.videora.com/en-us/Converter/htc-touch-pro2/
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I have T-Mobile HTC TP2. Where is the HTC Player? I have a music player in Sense but have not seen a video player.
Thanks for the link. looks a lot better than mine current tcpmp player. I will install.
THanks for the offer to help me upgrade. Any advice will be appreciated.
thebrenda said:
I have T-Mobile HTC TP2. Where is the HTC Player? I have a music player in Sense but have not seen a video player.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
the video player is only pops up when you play a video file on the touch pro2...there isn't an icon, tab, or anything like that...
i can vouch that videora is an outstanding programing for converting video for use on the touch pro2...i have the metal gear solid 1,2 & 3 cut scenes on my device...!!!
media player
Try the total media player it runs good
http://www.krenisiswinmobilegamesap...ck-here-for-latest-apps-updated-dail-t79.html
There you can download total media player , facebook, and other apps.
sirphunkee said:
Brenda/Vinnie...I don't know if the version at the link below is the one you're using, but check it out and see:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=5657963&postcount=1
Brenda, I'll still give you a hand getting prepped for the upgrade if you need, I just haven't had much time today to sit down and work on that
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
looks pretty good... but the thing i'm looking for i versatility (i probably wrote it wrong...).
it has to be able to play avi, mpg, mpeg, wmv, mp4 and a lot more if possible.
is this player able to do that?
looks are not important, performance is!
till thus far, tcpmp isn't good enough (it.... plays..... movies...... like..... this...... ).
zarpy said:
Try the total media player it runs good
http://www.krenisiswinmobilegamesap...ck-here-for-latest-apps-updated-dail-t79.html
There you can download total media player , facebook, and other apps.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
it's just the core player with a skin to me.
avi files work good, but an avi file is awefull.....
i'm sorry, but my test movies are just awefull in this player.
da9th_one said:
the video player is only pops up when you play a video file on the touch pro2...there isn't an icon, tab, or anything like that...
i can vouch that videora is an outstanding programing for converting video for use on the touch pro2...i have the metal gear solid 1,2 & 3 cut scenes on my device...!!!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
How do you play a video file so the HTC play can pop up? Do you click the video file from explorer, RESCO or Total Commander type software? I do not understand.
media players
supervinnie40 said:
it's just the core player with a skin to me.
avi files work good, but an avi file is awefull.....
i'm sorry, but my test movies are just awefull in this player.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
What movies are you trying to play , I dont think you ripped them right or if you got it from some websites , sometimes the copy isnt good. Dont just blame the media player.
thebrenda said:
How do you play a video file so the HTC play can pop up? Do you click the video file from explorer, RESCO or Total Commander type software? I do not understand.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You can access them from the HTC album tab just like your photos. That, or tap them from explorer.
EDIT: Granted they are in the MPEG-4 format you get from, for example, the Videora converter I linked.
zarpy said:
What movies are you trying to play , I dont think you ripped them right or if you got it from some websites , sometimes the copy isnt good. Dont just blame the media player.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
i'm not to sure how good the quality of the file is.
all i know is, it's a 700 mb avi file that plays beautifully on my old laptop with VLC running on win xp.
now i'm trying to play that same file on the video player you linked, but the quality is awefull.
the audio stops and starts playing every few seconds, and the video just 1 frame a second (and every now and then, it skips a few frames to catch up with the audio).
i personally just think that nobody bothered to make a descent video player for win mobile. OR (and please forgive me for saying this), the phone simply sucks totally (mostly because it has win mobile on it....).