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Originally Posted by xnetc9
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coreplayer 1.0 sucks for the reasons:
- no plugin support. The program folder contains two files. the application and some other file. copying tcpmp plugins to coreplayer will not work.
- doesn't support AC3. My southpark episodes uses divx with ac3. No sound.
- no option screen. TCPMP had tons more options.
- skin is blurry and not as sharp as other programs.
- cost 25 bucks, tcpmp is free and can play more media.
- takes longer to open, about a few seconds longer than tcpmp.
i am sticking with tcpmp. coreplayer is a step down from tcpmp compared to flexibility. the cost makes the step down into a fall.
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To address that:
- they are adding more codecs shortly, and later versions will let you customize the player to suit your needs, which means you get a build which does what you need it to do... but this has yet to be implemented, unfortunately.
- AC3 support: adding more codecs shortly, should be in the next few weeks. I'd personally send an email or post a complaint about it on the CoreCodec forums. Personally, I never saw the point of AC3 for PocketPCs, given the hardware available.
- Options screen being implemented in the bugfix release, which is currently set for 10/24. God, but I miss the options screen ATM.
- Personally, I don't give a damn about skins, although I don't doubt some helpful (or obsessed) soul will have a new Universal Skin up shortly, given that they're posting the specs for them, along with a template to design one. TCPMP wasn't exactly a skinnable application anyways.
- Cost is down to $19.99 with coupon, and TCPMP doesn't have a good AVC (h.264) or AAC decoder, only pirated versions of CoreAVC which aren't as advanced as the ones included with CorePlayer. Other codecs are licensed from their owners, which explains the charge. You could always toss a few dollars as a donation to the team to thank them for their time with TCPMP, of course, or wait for the free BetaPlayer which will be out in some weeks. Basically, it'll be TCPMP with enhancements.
- TCPMP takes 3 seconds for me to open up. CorePlayer takes 3.5 for me on a 624MHz machine even with skinning. I didn't know opening media files was something that required response times that measured in hundredths of a second.
In the end, what flexibility did TCPMP really have? Yes, it had plugins... but nobody ever really took advantage of the plugin support anyways, and now the plugins are built into the program with the promise of more codecs to come, along with the ability to customize your player's capabilities. Besides, they're releasing a free version in a few weeks anyways - wait for that one.
And before you ask, I -am- running both on the same device and can compare them directly. With h.264 support in CorePlayer, I find it's a lot better than what I got with TCPMP, and that's what I use it for. Still, there's a free version (BetaPlayer) coming out in a bit, which is probably more your speed.