media player

Hancock Blu-ray comes with bonus digital copy

Crave Sadly, the digital copy will only play on a Windows-based machine, and you'll need Windows Media Player too, as it's the only app that can this type of DRM protected content. Blu-ray is great for home viewing on a large screen, but when you're on...

Tags: ray, disc, laptop, blu

1 December 2008, 11:37

Photos: Nokia N85, the middle child

Crave A dual sliding mechanism allows for dedicated media keys that give you fast access to the N85's media player. Rather than try to outdo itself every time it releases a phone, Nokia has sensibly -- if rather boringly -- opted to make a range of...

11 November 2008, 10:54

Seven things you didn't know about Windows 7

Crave No word on whether the new Media Center will offer the long-anticipated support for DirecTV. Enhancements to Windows Media Center Microsoft hasn't given up on its dream of having Windows gain a prominent spot in the living room and its main effort...

Tags: battery life, wi fi, sensor, media center

11 November 2008, 10:11

Denon DVD-3800BD: Wallet-busting Blu-ray

Crave Quite why the movie industry persists with this ludicrous way of controlling media is beyond us, but we have little choice to obey its will, like the good consumers we are. Is it 80 times as much as a supermarket DVD player?

Tags: silver, eye, blu, ray

3 November 2008, 11:12

Archos 5 vs Cowon A3: PMP prizefight

Crave But if you're prepared to spend almost double that for a 250GB home and travel media monster, consider the Archos 5 and its add-ons. But you're getting a ludicrously capable and capacious video player not only for travelling, but also for the...

Tags: archos, capacity, dock, surround

27 October 2008, 12:15

BBC iPlayer reaches for the Sky

Crave Sky Player now has several BBC-branded sections that include programme listings and links to iPlayer content, which redirect users to the BBC's media player after they select the programme they want to view.

Tags: channels, windows xp, service, programme

21 October 2008, 8:30

Photos: Exclusive Cowon O2 hands-on

Crave Also, a light to let you know if the player's on. Safe to say if you don't want to watch videos on the move, the O2 might be the wrong player for you. We've literally just got our hands on it, and are feverishly coving it in finger grease as we speak.

16 October 2008, 9:35

BBC iPlayer goes mobile: Which player is best?

Crave You'll need to use Windows Media Player to sync this to your device. Now, the BBC's iPlayer is available not only on all desktops, but on the iPhone, and now a plethora of mobile devices that support Windows Media DRM.

14 October 2008, 12:03

Photos: Hands-on with the Samsung YP-Q1 Diamond

Crave The latter is a simple direct download from the BBC server (rather than the P2P full version), though you'll need to sync via Windows Media Player. There's no need for a tortured intro here: Samsung's latest MP3 player -- the YP-Q1 Diamond -- may...

13 October 2008, 12:57

Photos: Cracking open the fourth-gen iPod nano

Crave The media player is also well-built and difficult to crack open, but that didn't stop them from trying -- even if it meant sacrificing the device's ability to operate. Sometimes they even get it to work again afterwards.

13 October 2008, 10:52

BBC iPlayer: Now showing on portable media players

Crave Rose said there will be a similar release for Mac and Linux users "very soon".iPlayer has been available for the Apple iPhone and iPod for some time and recently became compatible with the Sony PSP and Nokia N96 smart phone.Check back on Crave...

Tags: devices, bbc, drm, windows media

13 October 2008, 9:02

Panasonic DMP-BD35 and BD55: New ultra-sleek Blu-ray players

Crave This is a crying shame, because these Blu-ray players all have the capability to become great media streamers -- especially now they have Ethernet sockets knocking around, doing very little for most of the time.

Tags: panasonic, ray, players, profile

7 October 2008, 10:44

Photos: Hands-on with the Nokia 5220 XpressMusic

Crave Drag-and-drop management of files through Windows makes file transfer easy, but you can also sync the phone using Windows Media Player or Nokia Media Manager. Traditional layouts in the media menus make navigation of music very simple.and a decent...

24 September 2008, 11:57

Apple's September event: Definitive rumour round-up

Crave September the ninth is an important date in music and media. Since Apple launched the super-simple 'Remote' app for the iPod touch and iPhone, we've anticipated streaming functionality that would allow for media to be streamed from iTunes, over a...

4 September 2008, 12:02

Photos: Hands-on with the GPS-enabled iRiver M3

Crave It's got 1GB of internal memory, expandable with SD cards, and the unit can be detached from its in-car GPS dock to be used as a more conventional media player. but now iRiver -- the Korean clan responsible for the Spinn and Clix -- is making a GPS...

2 September 2008, 11:03