TCPMP vs Windows Media (WM5)

ZioGiovanni · 12-28-05, 05:38 PM

Is there a breakdown somewhere of what TCPMP has or supports that Windows Media does not? I've looked around this forum and the TCPMP forums, but I didn't find what I was looking for. Thanks!

ZioGiovanni

Swim100flyy · 12-28-05, 08:42 PM

Ummm...TCPMP has superior everything over windows media player except the looks...

jnev · 12-29-05, 01:21 AM

wmp: wma, wmv, mp3
tcpmp: mp3, ogg, flac, aac (with plug-in), divx, xvid, mpeg, i'm sure i'm forgetting some.

Planet-Ed · 12-29-05, 02:07 AM

From TCPMP's site

Quote:

Supported file containers
- AVI (*.avi)
- Matroska (*.mkv, *.mka)
- MP4 (*.mp4, *.m4a)
- Ogg Media (*.ogg, *.ogm)
- ASF (*.asf)

Supported audio codecs
- Mpeg 1 Layer III
- Ogg Vorbis
- Musepack
- Windows Media Audio (on Windows Mobile devices)
- AC-3
- AMR
- Adpcm, uLaw

Supported video codecs
- DivX
- XviD
- MPEG4-SP (plus B-frame support)
- MPEG1
- M-JPEG
- Windows Media Video (on Windows Mobile devices)

And From Microsofts Site

Quote:

5.1 Which file types does Windows Media Player 10 Mobile support?
By default, you can play files in either Windows Media or MP3 format (this includes files with the extensions .asf, .wma, .wmv, and .mp3). In some cases, your device manufacturer or mobile operator might configure the Player to play other file formats.

5.2 Which codecs does Windows Media Player 10 Mobile support?
High-quality digital media files can require a large amount of storage space. To minimize file size, digital media files are often compressed by using software called a codec (short for compressor/decompressor). To play the file, it must be decompressed by using the same codec that compressed the file.

By default, Windows Media Player 10 Mobile can play files that have been compressed by using any of the following audio and video codecs. In some cases, your device manufacturer or mobile operator might configure the Player to support other codecs. You can determine which codecs a file uses by checking its file properties (Menu > Properties).

Audio codecs
Microsoft Windows Media Audio codec versions 1.0, 2.0, 7, 8, and 9.
Although Windows Media Player for Pocket PC supports all the variants of the Windows Media Audio 9 codec (including the Windows Media Audio 9 codec, Windows Media Audio 9 Professional codec, Windows Media Audio 9 Voice codec, and Windows Media Audio 9 Lossless codec), the following variants are only partially supported:
Windows Media Audio 9 Professional codec. Multiple channels are combined into a stereo mix during playback. Depending upon the audio playback capabilities of your device, content with an audio sampling rate higher than 48 kilohertz (KHz) might be played as 48 KHz.
Windows Media Audio 9 Lossless codec. Depending upon the audio playback capabilities of your device, content with an audio sampling rate higher than 48 kilohertz (KHz) might be played as 48 KHz.
MP3

Video codecs
Microsoft Windows Media Video codec versions 7, 8, and 9.
Microsoft Windows Media Video 9 Image codec versions 1.0 (used by Microsoft Photo Story 1 and 2) and 2.0 (used by Photo Story 3).
Microsoft MPEG-4 codec version 2.0 and 3.0.
ISO MPEG-4 video codec version 1.0.

ZioGiovanni · 12-29-05, 11:46 AM

Thank you all very much for the comparisons! This is exactly what I needed.

ZioGiovanni