PPC用のMP3プレーヤー比較記事。
PocketMusicのFree版登録ページが使えない為、Freeのプレーヤーを探索。
PocketMusicは、ゲーム等余分なものを入れなければ約1MBだった。
Freeのものは、ボタンのマッピングが使えないのは痛い。
さて、どうするか？
…調べたら、Today Playerがボタンのマッピングにも対応したらしい。
これで行くか。
PDA Buyer's Guide Software Review: Pocket PC Audio and MP3 Players review and comparison
PocketPC MP3 Player Roundup: A Close Competition
Posted January 2004 by Christopher “JuryDuty” Maselli
In this month's Pocket PC roundup, we've put four MP3 players to the test against Windows Media Player to see who—if anyone—can stand against the built-in standard. We'll be comparing:
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Microsoft Windows Media Player
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Cardinal Info Tech withMP3 www.citsoft.net
Cardinal Info Tech's withMP3 is a good player that's a few bucks less than their main competitors (not to mention about half the installation size). The most compelling factor about withMP3 is that it has a detailed display screen that's easy to understand without jumping to the help menu.
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Conduits Pocket Player www.conduits.com
Conduits hits the competition with a feature-packed MP3 player that has more bells and whistles than you'd first suspect.
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PocketMind Pocket Music www.pocketmind.com
PocketMind's Pocket Music is considered the biggest competition for Conduits Pocket Player, and for good reason. It includes almost all the same features, plus it is hands-down the easiest player to use from the get-go.
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Today Player www.todayplayer.com
Ironically enough, the player that will beat the heavy competition for many users isn't a player at all, but a brand new, free Today screen plug-in with an installation footprint of only 289k. Today Player fits most the features of the other players in a half-inch high space on the Today screen.
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WinamPAQ winampaq.com/en/main.html
After writing this review, we realized there was another popular MP3 player worth adding to our round-up: WinamPAQ, a freeware MP3 player from Korea.
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Conclusion
Compared to the competition, Windows Media Player is just too scaled-down. Still, many PPC users are minimalists—they don't want to have something installed unless they're really going to use it. For those users, the choice is clear: Today Player—the one program with the smallest footprint and the smallest price (Free!)—is the way to go. It contains most of the fuctions of the “big boys” without the space concerns.
For users, however, who desire as many music options and gadgets as possible, PocketMind's PocketMusic Bundle nudges ahead of Conduits Pocket Player. Pocket Player gets points for its smaller size and crossfading option, but in the end, PocketMusic is simply easier to use.
(A tip of the hat also to VITO Sound Explorer, not reviewed in this article, simply because its focus isn't playback, but recording—a nice addition if you want to capture sound in MP3 format on the road. www.vitotechnology.com)
