What's the best MP3 Player?

davidnno · 05-24-03, 03:42 AM

What MP3 player do you think is best? Having to pay for it doesn't make a difference to me, I just want to know which one people like the most. Thanks to those who reply.

littlekevbo · 05-24-03, 03:45 AM

I am sure to be in the minority here, but I find the supplied Windows Media Player fine for my usage.

I tried some others, but all I needed was a simple player.... and it does the job.

Gigi · 05-24-03, 07:27 AM

Windows Media Player tends to hiccup or stutter when used wirelessly. Pocket MVP avoids this problem, but tends to freeze and has caused some spontaneous hard resets on some Axims. I have started using GSPlayer based on recommendations found in this site. It is simple, but works well.

GSPlayer

05-24-03, 09:04 AM

I have been using Pocket Music from

http://www.pocketmind.com/

since the second day I have had my AX and I have been pretty pleased with it. It is a free download and there is an upgrade for about $20 if you really feel the need for a prettier interface.Anything free will be a little less than beautiful but the quality for the price is excellent. Some may say I am cheap (wife) I prefer to think of it as extensive field testing and doing a service to my fellow humans by throughly testing every free application I can find.
:D

bsa43 · 05-24-03, 09:05 AM

I would say Pocket Music. It's free and resembles Winamp. It also has a feature pack that allows for you to play .wma, use Winamp skins and more for $20. I didn't think I would pay for something like this, but I did. I enjoy it. I like the button mapping functions and the equalizer presets.

You can get the free version here

ChrisJ · 05-24-03, 02:40 PM

I just started using PocketMusic yesterday and I love it. Media Player would never let me fast forward thru any files to pick up where I left off (in an audio book for example) I haven't had that issue at all with Pocket Music. I recomend it over Media Player.

davidnno · 05-25-03, 03:38 AM

Thanks to everyone for your responses, I think I'm going to fork out the $20 and try out the full version of Pocket Music. I'll let everyone know what I think about it.

hkoyuncu · 05-25-03, 03:27 PM

i have been using withMP3 and have been quite pleased with it. It is real similar to WinAmp interface for the PC. I'd recommend it.

coolhand · 05-25-03, 06:53 PM

withmp3 is the best in my opinion....at least from a sound/quality standpoint...it plays mp3's that pocketmusic would skip/stutter on, and ive gotten a bit more bass out of withmp3 than pocketmusic with no distortion.

Bulldog · 05-25-03, 08:54 PM

You won't be dissapointed with the full version!! I use it with headphones and I run it through my Rockford deck and multitude of speakers. If you use good quality mp3 tracks it is damn near as good as CD

davidnno · 05-26-03, 01:00 AM

Thanks, I'll check out the withMP3 too before I try the full version of Pocket Music. No one recommended WinamPAQ so I'm assuming it's not that great in comparison to the others that have been mentioned.

Double-Trinity · 05-26-03, 01:41 AM

I've basically tried all of them... the best one IMHO is GSPlayer for the folloiwiong reason:

1) Best audio quality, due to more filters (things like EQ, bassboost, surround, and others)
2) Partial Screen--I have this assigned to a buttion, and then when open, that button hides the app. That way, I can be using any application, click that button, check out the playter, enter some commands, and then hide it again, instantaneously
3) NO background play hiccups
4) Skin support, good for customization freaks like me
5) Ogg Support, most compressed audio file siize for quality tradeoff out there.
5a) The filters all work for the ogg files
6) It's free

http://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/VA032810/gsp.htm

sdhenderson · 05-26-03, 11:37 AM

I have used WinAmpaq for quite a while and been happy with it as a MP3 and Ogg Player. I also have WinAmp on my PC, I like the common interface and the fact that both are free. I can't compare with other programs though, since I haven't felt the need to try anything else.

davidnno · 05-27-03, 02:58 AM

Thank you all so much for taking the time to respond. I'm going to check out all the players that have been mentioned so far, before I make a final decision. Any additional input is certainly welcome.

Gigi · 05-27-03, 07:32 AM

I've been trying out Pocket Music, and I find that it tends to freeze when I try to add mp3s from the SD to the playlist. As soon as the titles load, the screen will revert back to the Programs window (from which I tapped to select Pocket Music) and music that was currently playing will cease. I will then have to perform a soft reset to get out. However, if I access my mp3s wirelessly, Pocket Music does not freeze.

Anyone else have this problem? BTW, I have never had this problem (freezing when accessing mp3s off SD card) with other mp3 players.

Thanks,

Gigi