Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Battle of the Players -- Pocket Player 3.51 vs. Pocket Music 5.0.4
Posted by Don Tolson in "SOFTWARE" @ 08:00 AM
Product Category: Media Players
Manufacturers: Conduits Technologies and Pocket Mind
Where to Buy: Pocket Player ; Pocket Music (old version?) from MobiHand (affiliate)
Price: Pocket Player = $19.95 USD; Pocket Music = Free (MP3 + Winamp only), $19.95 USD for Bundle, which includes WMA and other features.
Specifications: Both run on Windows Mobile 5 or 6. Pocket Player requires approximately 3MB of memory, while Pocket Music needs 2.9MB.[/b]
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Cons: (for Pocket Player)
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Summary:
The field of media players for the Windows Mobile is (thankfully) a rather crowded one, with numerous applications available beyond the Windows Media Player provided with the operating system. Two of the more popular options – Conduits' Pocket Player and Pocket Mind's Pocket Music have recently released new versions, so now seemed a good time for a head-to-head comparison of their features and capabilities. Is one better than the other? As all good consultants say, “It depends...”
Read on for the full review!
