CorePlayer for PalmOS review by PalmInfocenter

Bob Russell · 12-02-2006, 11:57 AM

So far, the CorePlayer has been quite a disappointment. The free TCPMP audio/video player was spectacular in quality, so one could not help but expect something magnificent for this next round of players that were supposed to be available on just about every platform, and were supposed to turn the player world on it's head.

That might still happen, but so far we've seen visually pretty, but buggy software. We've seen basic features delayed. Trouble on the support and sales web sites. When I submitted questions about how to upgrade (and I was never notified of the upgrade availability either), my email never got a response. You can find the answer at the Palm Addicts forums here, thanks to Lindsey Dyson at Palm Addicts and the CorePlayer forums. I chalk up my purchase price so far as a donation in appreciation for the excellent TCPMP, and the potential that CorePlayer will become better in the future.

The comments that come from the CorePlayer folks themselves have been cryptic and mysterious at best, especially regarding the apparent need to revalidate your software with a central server. So with all the fuzziness surrounding the product, it's a pleasure to see a review that begins to cut though all the press release text and takes a deeper look at the software itself.

The PalmInfocenter review provides good information about the new features, stability, playback quality and more. Don't miss out on the whole article, but his conclusion is very appropriate... "I suspect that if CorePlayer can survive this rough gestational period, subsequent updates will continue to bring more compelling performance and features onboard. While there's certainly nothing overwhelmingly wrong with CorePlayer the app (although some fingers can be pointed at CoreCodec's website and corporate attitude towards their customers), there's currently no overwhelming reason to purchase it when the mature, stable, and no-frills TCMP does nearly everything equally well at a price that can never be beat: free. Nevertheless, Palm OS mobile media affecionados would be well server to keep a close eye on the state of CorePlayer as it continues to mature and improve."

johnnaryry · 12-05-2006, 11:49 AM

Very interesting! I've been a very happy and satisfied TCMP user for quite some time on my T3, so I was initially quite keen to try out the commercial version as soon as it was announced. My reasoning being: if the free version already rocks, the this next one will be awesome. I'm so glad that I read your piece before I took the plunge. It would seem that CorePlayer is not yet ready for primetime. I'll happily wait in the corner with my very functional version of TCMP, whilst CorePlayer gets itself together. I don't need the grief of having to deal with a beta that I paid for.

Thanks Bob, once again, for a thoroughly informative and timely post!

--ryan

12-02-2006, 11:57 AM	#1
Bob Russell Recovering Gadget Addict Posts: 5,381 Karma: 676161 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Device: iPad	CorePlayer for PalmOS review by PalmInfocenter So far, the CorePlayer has been quite a disappointment. The free TCPMP audio/video player was spectacular in quality, so one could not help but expect something magnificent for this next round of players that were supposed to be available on just about every platform, and were supposed to turn the player world on it's head. That might still happen, but so far we've seen visually pretty, but buggy software. We've seen basic features delayed. Trouble on the support and sales web sites. When I submitted questions about how to upgrade (and I was never notified of the upgrade availability either), my email never got a response. You can find the answer at the Palm Addicts forums here, thanks to Lindsey Dyson at Palm Addicts and the CorePlayer forums. I chalk up my purchase price so far as a donation in appreciation for the excellent TCPMP, and the potential that CorePlayer will become better in the future. The comments that come from the CorePlayer folks themselves have been cryptic and mysterious at best, especially regarding the apparent need to revalidate your software with a central server. So with all the fuzziness surrounding the product, it's a pleasure to see a review that begins to cut though all the press release text and takes a deeper look at the software itself. The PalmInfocenter review provides good information about the new features, stability, playback quality and more. Don't miss out on the whole article, but his conclusion is very appropriate... "I suspect that if CorePlayer can survive this rough gestational period, subsequent updates will continue to bring more compelling performance and features onboard. While there's certainly nothing overwhelmingly wrong with CorePlayer the app (although some fingers can be pointed at CoreCodec's website and corporate attitude towards their customers), there's currently no overwhelming reason to purchase it when the mature, stable, and no-frills TCMP does nearly everything equally well at a price that can never be beat: free. Nevertheless, Palm OS mobile media affecionados would be well server to keep a close eye on the state of CorePlayer as it continues to mature and improve."

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12-05-2006, 11:49 AM	#2
johnnaryry Connoisseur Posts: 84 Karma: 194 Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Lexington KY, USA Device: 64GB Apple iPad 3 WiFi, 32GB Apple iPhone 4S	Very interesting! I've been a very happy and satisfied TCMP user for quite some time on my T3, so I was initially quite keen to try out the commercial version as soon as it was announced. My reasoning being: if the free version already rocks, the this next one will be awesome. I'm so glad that I read your piece before I took the plunge. It would seem that CorePlayer is not yet ready for primetime. I'll happily wait in the corner with my very functional version of TCMP, whilst CorePlayer gets itself together. I don't need the grief of having to deal with a beta that I paid for. Thanks Bob, once again, for a thoroughly informative and timely post! --ryan

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