Need Mp3 player that's better then windows media player

[Guest succorso]

WIndows media player is marginal at best. Is there a program that will work on the mpx200 that has playlists, can sort, uses the mp3 tags, etc..

Thanks,

Succorso

[Guest alphaflux]

Try PocketMusic. :lol: http://www.pocketmind.com/pocketmusic.htm

[Guest Shuflie]

Isn't that only for pocketpc devices?

[Guest mvsmith07]

No, there is a version for the Smartphone platform as well. I use it, but I'm starting to go off it slowly. It has a habit of stuttering through tracks, especially if they of a high quality, i.e. 96k or above. Even some of my 64k MP3s stutter.

PocketMVP works much better, i.e. no stuttering even with high quality MP3s. However, it pauses playing when an incoming call comes in and you have press the play button again to restart the tunes. PocketMusic pauses (or does it just go quiet and let the conversation take control while actually continuing to play in the background?) and then restarts on end of call.

[Guest alphaflux]

I agree, PocketMusic does have its problems, but its the only one I know of that supports all of the feature set. i.e. MP3 tags and playlists etc :cry:

PocketMVP is cool, and works great, but creating playlists is a pain.

[Guest ranzz]

Couldn't find a version for smartphone, can anyone link me?

[Guest mvsmith07]

Here you go ranzz - http://www.pocketmind.com/pocketmusicsp.htm

Having read some other threads on PocketMusic I've discovered as long as you don't have the Equaliser or XB turned on then the tracks do not stutter at all! Bit of a drawback having these functions and not really being able to use them. Anyway, successfully played a 192k MP3 without any problems and in the background as well (PocketMusic doesn't have a keylock function so I always go back to the homescreen and lock the keypad from there).

[Guest sabio_proeliat]

What about the sound quality when you're using e200 as a MP3 player?

Better or worse then e100?

[Guest mvsmith07]

As it is the software which controls output I would suggest there shouldn't be any difference. If you use high quality headphones instead of the ones provided with the phone you'll probably get a significant improvement. The only other factor could be the faster processor of the E200 and it may well be able to handle the XB and/or equaliser turned on, which might result in better quality output. Unfortunately, I'm not lucky enough to be in the position of having one to test. Still got several months to go on my current contract with an E100.

Being the kind of listener I am to music I find PocketMusic with no XB or EQ and using the E100 headphones with MP3s at 64kbps perfectly good for my requirements. And with my 256Mb SD card I can fit a good selection of albums in one place.

[Guest adrianfox]

As it is the software which controls output I would suggest there shouldn't be any difference. If you use high quality headphones instead of the ones provided with the phone you'll probably get a significant improvement. The only other factor could be the faster processor of the E200 and it may well be able to handle the XB and/or equaliser turned on, which might result in better quality output. Unfortunately, I'm not lucky enough to be in the position of having one to test. Still got several months to go on my current contract with an E100.

Being the kind of listener I am to music I find PocketMusic with no XB or EQ and using the E100 headphones with MP3s at 64kbps perfectly good for my requirements. And with my 256Mb SD card I can fit a good selection of albums in one place.

I have owned SPV, SPV E200 and MPX200. I used to use my SPV all the time for mp3 playback but now don't with the MPX200.

The Moto seems to ouput hardly any bass through the headphones when compared to the HTC handsets, making listening unbearable (IMO). This is down to the design of the audio amplification stage. I suspect it has been optimised for phone calls without consideration for its use as an mp3 playback device.

[Guest Shuflie]

To be perfectly honest I think that optmising a phone with MP3 playback features for speach is a fantastic idea, after all it is a phone and its primary (in my opinion here) is to make phone calls. Anything else is just sugar on top, optmising for a full tonal range may have taken away some of the clarity of the phone part. Now if it had been sold to me as an MP3 player that you could use to make the occasional phone call on then I might have a different opinion.