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Best Video player for 3GP

Can you give me a list of the best video players? My main interest is to use 3GP. I think this format will be the most popular if it is not now. Anyway, will WM open 3GP? Can you give me a list of the choices. Like
1)TCMP video
2)Windows Media Player
3) real video PPC player (i dont think many use this)
What about Divx format? This format seems larger file size then 3GP. What is the best bang for the buck format?
Also, what is the most efficent compression format for audio? MP3? Or does WMA compress better? I am looking for audible quality, but best for file size. For instance audio book.
I have a 2G sim, but it is filling up fast with all the fun I am having
Thanks for your input!

TCPMP can do the job
I tried once with video from 6230, it works fine; it also plays divx

yea, now i been using TCMP, i am used to it. I think it is the best I can find so far. I am surprised how poorly windows media works. For MP3 i heard mortplayer, which i will check out.

all in one media player?

Hey, does anyone know a good all in one media player (plays all the major format, wmv, mpeg, avi, etc).
I use sometimes coreplayer but has more glitches than Windows media player.
I think windows media player gives a more smoother performance but lacks in versitility with regards to the different formats it can play.
Is there any codec for Windows media player
Qtek9100
CPU: 240mHz

Hi,
I'm looking for the same thing. I use PocketMedia which is great however i can't use today toolbar plug-in b/c every time i exit the program it shuts down (even when i click on minimize). i don't know how to fix that, any suggestions?
Besides that, i use WMP10 but it drives me crazy that i doesn't memorize previously opened files. any idea how to fix that?
Of course everyone says that TCMPT player is the best but unfortunately the interface of this program does not satisfy me Can you change the skin?
Take care,
Tom

Hi tom
I dont have answers to any of your questions. I am fairly new to this pocket pc world and recently started exloring its capabilities.
Does WMP10 plays all major movie formats?
reason i dont really want to use WMP is because it eats up memory. Want a player that plays all format and uses little memory

Divx play back performance on the shift under vista

Hi Folks,
I haven't bought the shift yet but I'm certainly leaning heavily in that direction.
Can you please tell me about your experiences playing Divx video using the shift? I'm hearing mixed messages about the video capabilities of the machine some are saying it's no good for this some are saying it's fine which is it?
Please note I'm not talking about utube or wmv I'm talking divx avi files I would like to use this as a media player.
Cheers, Chris

I have the K-lite codec pack installed including Media Player Clasic (K-Lite Mega Codec Pack).
The Divx I used played verry shoothly, I do not exactly know how this file was encoded. It was just an episode of a TV series that I missed and downloaded to watch on the train. (350Mb for 50 minutes...)
Greetz,
Pfeffa-rah

it does play divx well. Never had problems. The real question, can it play mkv files? I'm trying that in windows xp (no chance in vista i suppose) and i get some huge lags between sound and image.

facdemol said:
it does play divx well. Never had problems. The real question, can it play mkv files? I'm trying that in windows xp (no chance in vista i suppose) and i get some huge lags between sound and image.
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Did you try VLC?
Huib
Floreasca, Bucharest

Better use vlc: excellent performance, and no codec pack that can wreak havoc on your system

i've used gome player and media player classic, both configured to use "above average" process priority but no fun. gome has it's own internal codec system, only added matroska mkv codec.
I'll check what VLC has to offer.

I run VLC on my Shift and the only degradation I have seen on it is in full screen mode on the 1024x600 resolution. Definitely recommend VLC on the Shift.

I have a better experience with this:
Use Media Player Classic Home Cinema from here.
It has in the options the "EVR" Video Output which has a better image quality and lower CPU usage under Vista. And the GUI is better than VLC's ^^
And for the codecs I use the ffdshow tryouts.
I recommend clsid's latest Intel Compiler 10 builds, because they have a little performance improvement when using some post-processing filters.

Windows Media player Vs Coreplayer

Hey everyone.
Wanted to find out if Coreplayer is worth buying for the HD2? Currently just installed myplayer app and forced to switch the player to WM player but wondering if the quality of streaming or video playback is better in coreplayer?
I'm not too fussed right now about codecs and functionality although no doubt I will be in a few weeks when i dont have a codec for a video but I'm wondering if there are any improvements in purely video quality only in coreplayer compared to WM player?
Thanks

cocks17 said:
Hey everyone.
Wanted to find out if Coreplayer is worth buying for the HD2? Currently just installed myplayer app and forced to switch the player to WM player but wondering if the quality of streaming or video playback is better in coreplayer?
I'm not too fussed right now about codecs and functionality although no doubt I will be in a few weeks when i dont have a codec for a video but I'm wondering if there are any improvements in purely video quality only in coreplayer compared to WM player?
Thanks
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hey dude...i have both installed and i have few dvd that i have ripped onto my phone by using spb mobile dvd. I have viewed videos through both players...and they both works fine and could not tell any difference, however what i have noticed is the buttons on coreplayer are more responsive, for instance you could fast forward a track or video easily rather than the WM player
i hope that helps

The main advantage i have found with coreplayer is watching internet TV streams. These seem to sun much smoother.
for the best performance/video quality its best to recode video to MP4 and use the htc album player to watch the movie/documentary about maggie thatcher (or whatever source you have)

The main disadvantage of the CorePlayer is a lack of AC3 sound codec compatibility.
When you open a movie with sound in AC3 - it just won't play.

xaban said:
The main disadvantage of the CorePlayer is a lack of AC3 sound codec compatibility.
When you open a movie with sound in AC3 - it just won't play.
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And WMP plays AC3 fine?

To me Coreplayer seems to be way faster, plus it plays most videos without converting.. wmp does not play any of my avis..

video/codec player for tp2

Hi
I know there are a few video player out there like divx, core player and the media player itself. What I usually watch at home are
avi files, mkv, real player, not much of mp4 unless I need to transcode them myself. Someone give me some idea what I will most likely to use or be able to read smoothly with the tp2. Thank you.

Not sure what you are asking
On my T-Mobile Touch Pro2 I use the stock media player that comes on the ROM.
For movies and downloaded videos I use the "Microsoft Zune" mp4 setting for videos.
For example, on my DVD movies I have used Slysofts "AnyDVD" and CloneDVD Mobile for converting my movies into a format that will play on my TP2.
The Slysoft Clone DVD Mobile has various encoders you can select, depending on the device you have.
I spent a half day trying various settings because "Touch Pro2" was not one of the available settings. I eventually found that "Microsoft Zune (MP4)" works perfect.
Not sure if I can provide links, so just Google "Slysoft CloneDVD mobile" and the site will come up.
Hope that helps.
Sidenote: Windows WMV format also plays on the TP2 but as you might suspect the quality is horrible and it lags big time.

SanFrancisco said:
Sidenote: Windows WMV format also plays on the TP2 but as you might suspect the quality is horrible and it lags big time.
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What? WMV is usually better quality for me.