Nowadays, having an MP3 player running in the background is a no-brainer for the average workstation or laptop. Unfortunately, PDA processors aren’t as fast – decoding a fat, high-bit rate ogg file slows my Treo down quite a bit.
The folks at SmartphoneMag’s now did a comparison of CPU usages – amusingly, Resco Audio Recorder came out leading the pack. Windows Media Player was among the worst products, beaten only by HTC Audio Manager and two small apps from mostly unknown developers.
As CPU usage also indicates power drain, a program that needs less processor power will lead to longer battery life while playing MP3’s with the screen turned off.
Their full list is available at the link below – give it a click when it comes to choosing your favorite media player:
http://www.pocketpcmag.com/cms/blog/9/audio-player-cpu-and-therefore-power-usage-benchmark-update
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