Top 7 Free Music Player as Alternative to Windows Media Player Mobile
Windows Media is popular media (music and video) player for Windows operating system on computer or phone (Windows Mobile or Windows Phone). Windows Media on phone has same basic function with Windows Media on computer. It can play most popular type of video (avi, mpeg, 3g) and music (mp3, aac, wav, wma). It support playback, fast forward, fast backward, and can create playlist. Windows Media player also has good sound out put; of course it defend on hardware that is used by the phone too.
For some reason people don’t like using Windows Media Player on their mobile phone. For example they think that Windows Media Player is difficult to be understood or can’t play for some format. If you are like that, then you can try to use another good and free music player for your Windows Mobile phone.
Below 7 free music player that can be used on Windows Mobile, PDA, or Pocket PC
1. Microfi Nitrogen
Microfi Nitrogen is a native Windows Mobile application (unmanaged code) that allows you to play MP3/OGG songs stored on your Pocket PC device. It support skin, playlist, 10-band equalizer with presets, Shuffle and Repeat modes, a built-in sleep mode and a command to blank screen to prevent energy waste while playing music. Microfi Nitrogen is light and fast on loading music.
2. Mobile Media Center
Mobile Media Center is multimedia tools that allow you to listen to music, watch pictures, play videos and keep up with RSS feeds/podcasts/vodcasts. Mobile Media Center requires that the .Net Compact Framework 2.0 (or newer) is installed on your Windows Mobile device. This software support Windows Mobile 5/6
3. MPlayer for Windows Mobile
MPlayer for Windows Mobile is a port of the famous MPlayer media player for the Linux operating system. MMPlayer can play file from local, streaming, and from playlist. The software is still in development but already demonstrates very powerful capabilities and features. It is experienced with unlocked Windows Mobile 5.0 and 6 devices and should run on all WM5+ Smartphones as well Pocket PCs.
4. MortPlayer
MortPlayer is an MP3/Ogg player which is optimized for the needs on a Windows Mobile. MortPlayer has simple playlist update from the contents of certain directories, and support of hardware buttons. It support MP2, MP3, Ogg Vorbis, and WAV, Shoutcast and IceCast streams, PodCasts and online playlistst, etc.
5. Pocket Music Free
Pocket Music Free is Free version of Pocket Music Bundle with some limitation on its feature. It only can play MP3 format, change skin, sound effect, 10-Band equalizer with sound presets and playlist. Pocket Music Free compatible with Pocket PC 2003, Pocket PC 2003 SE, Windows Mobile 5.0, Windows Mobile 6.0, Windows Mobile 6.5.