UWP - MediaPlayerElement vs MediaElement

Question

MediaPlayerElement is replacement for "old" MediaElement. My question is Why?

What is the difference between MediaPlayerElement and MediaElement ?

Answer 1

Media Player element uses Media Playback Source in form of MediaSource class which has many methods so it can provide media source by several ways like

1. Streams
2. StorageFiles
3. Uri

and some more as well. It can also be rendered on any XAML surface like a grid or a button. these are main upgrades in Media Player element but you can read in detail about all features here .