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Hi all, I'm new to the Esato community!
I serached but I found confusioned topics about this argoment: is it possibile to play WMA file on P800? I really CANT BELIVE it isn't!!
Thnx all!
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Posted: 2003-12-30 04:10:00
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ferrarista44 Posts: > 500
WMA is a Windows File. i believe that should run on Microsoft OS phones.
P800 supports WAV, MP3, IMY, MID, RMF, AU, AMR files.
...unless i'm mistaken.
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Posted: 2003-12-30 04:36:15
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I assume your "simil" is actually ".smil" file extension, that is the file format for MMS messages.
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Posted: 2003-12-30 05:42:56
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@ferrarista
Yes, that's right, but I really can't believe there is no P800 wma player!!
P.s., Italiano, eh?
@ajack
No, I mean "similar formats"
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Posted: 2003-12-30 11:15:57
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To my untrained ear OGG and WMA are about equal, and they are about equal in file sizes.
Try OggPlay or Unreal Player
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Posted: 2003-12-30 14:25:00
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IMHO I don't agree at all: wma is much better (expecially at 96 kbs, that is the bitrate I use) than OGG...
Going back to my question, I CAN'T BELIEVE there is no wma player for P800 around!!!
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Posted: 2003-12-30 15:16:25
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Believe it. WMA is a closed, proprietary Microsoft format. You can only use WMA if you pay Microsoft a bunch of money. Microsoft won't tell anyone else how WMA works, so other people can write programs for it. And Microsoft is not particularly interested in writing WMA for non-Microsoft devices. Symbian is the competition, and Microsoft sees WMA for the Microsoft Smartphone platform as a competitive advantage. (phfthhht)
MP3 is a semi-open format. Although manufacturers like Sony Ericsson have to pay a (small) royalty fee to use it, the format is openly published and can be implemented by anyone.
Ogg is a completely open, free format. Anybody can implement it free of charge.
My personal disappointment is not that the P900 doesn't support WMA, but that it doesn't support AAC.
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Posted: 2003-12-30 15:34:28
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Thnx for your opinion about wma (that's not requested in this post, thus).
I'm not talking about format, what is betterand wha't worst.... I'm just looking for a wma player
[ This Message was edited by: Zane on 2003-12-30 14:45 ]
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Posted: 2003-12-30 15:43:14
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And I'm answering that due to Microsoft's well-known stance and competitive practices, the chances of seeing a WMA player on any non-Microsoft Smartphone are slim to none.
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Posted: 2003-12-30 16:03:39
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