Guide to Windows Mobile 2003 Software for Pocket pc phone Edition

Best Audio and Video Experience

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  New! Support for Windows Media Audio and Video 9 Series, offering
  20 percent improvements in audio compression and as much as 50 percent for video compared with previous versions. This means that consumers can now take even more high-quality audio and video with them on the Pocket PC as well as enjoy a higher-quality streaming experience over the Web.
  

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  Supports Windows Media Audio (WMA) 9, Windows Media Video (WMV) 9 and WMV 9 Image (for playback of Plus! Photo Stories — see next section).
  

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  Improved! Enhanced performance for smoother video playback uses an enhanced algorithm to smooth video playback of broadband content from the Web and local video content that is processor-intensive. Also, optimized performance of Windows Media Player 9 Series for Pocket PC 2003 enables users to play back broadband content directly from the Web or corporate network.
  
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  New! Improved Web streaming and Fast Streaming support. When accessing streams delivered by Windows Media Services 9 Series in Windows Server™ 2003, users enjoy the following benefits:
  

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  Fast Streaming, which can effectively eliminate buffering delays when streaming audio and video from the Web
  
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  Multiple bit rate (MBR) support, which improves the user experience by automatically sensing and selecting the bit rate that is best suited for the device and connection