Core player (TCPMP) - what's it good for?

[frankeleyn]

I just bought the Core player - mainly to try as an alternative mp3 player. I wonder what else I can do with it. Can one get internet radio either directly from it or via Netfront/Blazer? Can one import playlists from Pocket Tunes?

What else do people recommend doing with it?

Is there a manual anywhere that one can use to find out what it can do and how to do it?

I'd be grateful for any pointers from users.

[<lie<onvert]

Hi,
Before I begin, TCPMP is freeware from the develper. With that said, I use TCPMP exclusively for video and you can find the proper codecs online to unlock TCPMPs ability to play MPEG1, MPEG4, MP3 and AAC files. While the UI is plain, the program is powerful. I still use PocketTunes for music, even though it is clearly inferior to Sony's AudioPlayer. I always appreciated Sony's dedicated audio processor, it makes multitasking truly possible. As far as streaming radio from the net, I do not believe it is possible, but could be wrong.
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[WildCelt]

Although its not quite ready for prime time, CorePlayer is basically a multimedia player. In addition to mp3, aac, wav audio it can play avi, mp4, mpv and other video types. If it doesn't already, there are plans for the ability to play streaming audio (video?) as well as several other audio/video formats.

So to answer your question, CorePlayer is not good for much of anything right now, but if the developers are correct, the future looks promising.

CorePlayer on the Palm OS seems broken and is a disappointment to me. Hopefully they can get the problems worked out soon.

[drc54]

CorePlayer can definitely be use for streaming. There is still a buffering problem, but it can work with aacPlus stream as well as the more common MP3 streams. Playlist is another issue. Current release does not have any playlist functionallity. You can however, use any text editor to create one, or use a playlist from Pocket Tunes.

I've created a playlist which list some channels from www.sky.fm. You can load this up on CorePlayer and select Hits from the 70's in morning, Classic while at work, and Smooth Jazz in the evening. Not bad. Of course, you can do the same with Pocket Tunes deluxe.

[mhs0]

It's ready for my prime time. I use it for watching videos/tv shows on my way to work (via train) and on flights. It also works great for playing podcasts downloaded via QuickNews and RSS. Click on the feed and it opens right up - no setting required. And you can't beat the price.

[pruss]

Although its not quite ready for prime time, CorePlayer is basically a multimedia player. In addition to mp3, aac, wav audio it can play avi, mp4, mpv and other video types. If it doesn't already, there are plans for the ability to play streaming audio (video?) as well as several other audio/video formats.

So to answer your question, CorePlayer is not good for much of anything right now, but if the developers are correct, the future looks promising.

CorePlayer on the Palm OS seems broken and is a disappointment to me. Hopefully they can get the problems worked out soon.

How is it broken?

[WildCelt]

Perhaps "broken" isn't the best term, but it certainly does not perform like TCPMP, and CoreCodec has admitted this in their forums. I have not been able to play a video file in CP that hasn't stuttered, choked and coughed. I load the same file in TCPMP and it plays fine.

[The New No. Two]

Does CorePlayer do anything that TCPMP doesn't do? Streaming video?

[HzR]

They just (finally?) released an update to CorePlayer with a lot of new features.
It now plays videos nice and smooth on the Tx and supports playlists, very nice!

http://mobihand.com/product.asp?id=9039