X-BerrySoft has announced the Beta release of xPlayer, a new free Media Player for BlackBerry devices. X-BerrySoft is planning on making this player the best media player for BlackBerry devices so give them some help by beta testing xPlayer. So far there is only a Desktop Manager download available at this link. X-BerrySoft is asking that you send comments and suggestions to berrysoft_at_x-berrysoft.com. I have just started playing with xPlayer and I am loving it. The shortcut keys take a little bit to pick up but all in all its a great player.
Features of xPlayer:
– Plays all supported (hardware supported) file formats;
– Simple and original user interface;
– Play, pause, stop playback;
– Open files and folders within xPlayer;
– Play list management – store and load play lists;
– Support background mode;
– Support repeat feature;
– Support shuffle feature;
– Volume control;
– Play next file, play previous file;
Main shortcuts:
Play/Pause – trackball click;
Stop playing – ESC;
Volume control – “+” and “-” on the right side;
Play next – ‘u’ ‘j’ ‘m’ ‘y’ ‘h’ ‘b’
Play previous – ‘e’ ‘d’ ‘c’ ‘t’ ‘g’ ‘v’
Supported devices: BlackBerry with OS 4.2.x
xPlayer Roadmap:
– Support video playback;
– Support Internet radio;
– Support themes and more.
Kevin Lauer Not Registered
Posted: July 22, 2008 at 4:07 PM EST
Beta version is much better than the free version. The playlist enhancement is great. One problem is that if loading books with numeric chapter titles from multiple CDs, the sort does not work, because the track defaults as part of the name. For example, CD1 tracks 1 and 2 called 101 and 102 respectively sorted with CD 2 tracks 1 and 2 called 201 and 202 respectively sort like this:
1 – 101
1 – 201
2 – 102
2 – 202 because the track defaults as part of the file name.
This is not convenient for listening to books. None of the sort options will sort like this:
101
102
201
202
Also, the fast forward and rewind options work well for small files, but when you have full books in a single file, the smallest fastforward segment is about 20 minutes. Smaller ff/rw segments would be nice for movie and single-book files.
Kevin Lauer Not Registered
Posted: August 1, 2008 at 1:36 PM EST
Ran across a couple more issues. Redirecting to ear buds does not always happen. When I play a song, the music will come out of the speaker, even when ear buds are inserted. Also, when playing a movie in .avi format, it works well, unless I use the ff/rw option. Then the sound only plays static, even if I restart the movie from the beginning once this occurs. MPEG4 format seems to work better on the Blackberry Curve, but I could not get Xplayer to play in MPEG4 format.
vichar hari Not Registered
Posted: October 5, 2008 at 7:50 AM EST
I own a BB 8100 pearl. How do i get one of these players loaded into my BB?
pao Not Registered
Posted: December 30, 2008 at 4:37 AM EST
I own a BB 8707g. How do i get one of these players loaded into my BB?
Boffart Not Registered
Posted: March 12, 2009 at 2:36 PM EST
Would be killer if this thing could incorporate a cross-fader.