Review of the Coreplayer Universal Media Player for Windows Mobile

Written by:  • Edited by: Simon Hill
Updated Apr 16, 2010
• Related Guides: Windows Mobile | Media Player | Windows Mobile 6.1
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A masterful universal media solution for Windows Mobile, Coreplayer allows the user to play or view files from virtually every standard format.

Access Music, Video & Audio Files

Coreplayer truly is an application that once you’ve used, you cannot do without.

As a media player, Coreplayer has a playlist function, as well as a means of accessing your music, video and audio files depending on year, genre, artist, album – all of the standard media player fare.Core-player-screenshot-1 

The layout and organisation of the player is pleasing, with the preference options for every function you can think of separated neatly into pages rather than the long, endlessly scrolling screen found on players.

One of the best uses of Coreplayer is for viewing Youtube videos on a Windows Mobile device. Far better than relying on the browser plugin being up to date. This can be achieved using Coreplayer’s Open URL command, into which the required Youtube URL can be typed or pasted. Playback is smooth and of comparable quality to the same clip viewed on a desktop PC.

In conjunction with the iPlayer for Windows Mobile tool, Coreplayer can be used to view BBC content, while it also deals with some difficult to manage video formats. Like me, you might have been sent videos filmed on other phones in one format and found that you’ve been unable to view them – with the vast amount of formats available under Coreplayer, this problem should soon be a thing of the past.

Cost & Installation

For a Windows Mobile application, it does have a rather hefty price tag - however given that it supports a vast number of audio, video, image, streaming and container formats, the one-time fee of $29.95 is well worth it.

The purchased file is just 1.58 MB in size, and needs to be copied to your mobile device in order to install Coreplayer.

As with installation of all .CAB files, simply launch the install by opening Coreplayer.CAB. Installation is quickly completed, and the first thing you should do is open the application and browse to the Preferences screen (Menu > Tools > Preferences) and on to the File Associations page to view what file formats can be played, and which ones you would like to view in Coreplayer.

Superb Media Player
Rating Excellent

An excellent media player, Coreplayer is a smashing catch-all alternative to Windows Mobile Media Player that surpasses the bundled player by literally miles - it's a shame there is no easy way to incorporate Coreplayer into the TouchFLO 3D user interface found on many Windows Mobile 6.1 devices.

If the price tag is a stumbling block, you can find a selection of open source and freeware alternatives, however, none of these provide the superb level of technical support that Coreplayer provides. When it comes to viewing videos and listening to music on the move the best media player applications traditionally score highly.

To purchase CorePlayer, visit www.coreplayer.com.

To compare an alternate media player for Windows Mobile, read this review of Pocket Tunes Deluxe 5.0.

Coreplayer for Windows Mobile Screens

File MenuPlay OptionsTools MenuMedia Player OptionsFile Associations

Comments

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Hatem Mar 20, 2011 5:04 AM
Program freezes my mobile
I have HTC HD2 with windows mobile 6.5.
I tried to run avi and other movie formats. It either give a black screen or corrupt movie in addition to freeze the whole mobile.
Unfortunately I regret putchasing such application.
shashant May 2, 2010 2:43 PM
requirment
hello guys n team i want such mp3 player for nokia E71 dat while playing mp3 we shld have option play via radio frequency dis feature is there in one sony ericson mobile if u guys find any software than pls feel free to mail on shashant_amsbpo@ymail.com n yea thnks in adv
Harkamal Singh Gurmit Dec 13, 2009 11:30 AM
coreplayer
i have a problem installing coreplayer on my htc s710 windows mobile 6!how do i overcome this problem?
Asif Khan Dec 5, 2009 2:38 AM
coreplayer stuck files while playing
hey dear,... i am using Cingular 8125 and i installed coreplayer after tried a lot.. but it stuck files while playing.. files such as wmv, mp4, and do not support mkv.... as all files are associated... whereas my wmv files run smooth in it own windows media player..
if i am doing some mistake then please guide me..
Thanks
ASif
ANWER Nov 29, 2009 2:26 PM
core player new
please i need program core player
Dan Slimovschi Jul 29, 2009 9:35 PM
Can CorePlayer stream .avi files on O2 Xda Orbit 2 having with WM 6.0?
Hi Christian,

I have an O2 XDA Orbit 2 with Windows Mobile 6.0 Professional and TouchFLO 3D user interface.
I really want to install a Mobile Video Player that plays .avi files.
I have tried many of them including TCPMP and none of them worked.
Before purchasing Coreplayer Universal Media Player for Windows Mobile I need to make sure whether this application can stream .avi files on my O2 Xda Orbit 2.
Are you able to confirm this?

Thanks and regards,
Dan.
 
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