function Player(mediaUri, displayEl) {
	
	// create the control
	var control = document.createElement('object');
	control.setAttribute('height', 0);
	control.setAttribute('width', 0);
	control.setAttribute('classid', 'CLSID:6BF52A52-394A-11d3-B153-00C04F79FAA6');
	
	document.body.appendChild(control);
	
	// and configure it
	control.settings.autoStart = false;
	control.uiMode = 'invisible';
	control.style.display = 'none';
	
	control.Settings.volume = 100;
	
	this.control = control;
	this.displayEl = displayEl;
	this.playing = false;
	this.timer = null;
	
	this.display('Gestopt');
	
	var obj = this;
	
	control.attachEvent(
		"PlayStateChange"
		,function() { 
			switch (control.playState) {
				case 10:	// Ready to begin playing.
				case 1:		// Playback of the current media item is stopped.
					obj.display("Gestopt");
					break;
					
				case 3:		// The current media item is playing.
					obj.monitorTime();
					break;
					
				case 6:		// The current media item is getting additional data from the server.
					obj.monitorBuffer();
					break;
					
				case 7:		// Connection is established, but the server is not sending data. Waiting for session to begin.
					obj.display('Verbinden');
					break;
			}	
		}
	);
	
	control.attachEvent(
		"OpenStateChange"
		,function() {
			
			switch (control.openState) {
				case 10: // Connecting to the server that holds the media item.
				case 12: // Media item has been retrieved and is now being opened.
					obj.display("Verbinden");
					break;	
			}
		}
	);
	
	var Media = control.newMedia(mediaUri);
	this.control.currentMedia = Media;	
}

Player.activePlayer = null;

Player.setActivePlayer = function(player) {
	Player.activePlayer = player;
}

Player.getActivePlayer = function() {
	return Player.activePlayer;
}

Player.stop	= function() {
	if (this.activePlayer)
		this.activePlayer.stop();	
}

Player.prototype.monitorBuffer = function() {
	this.updateBufferMonitor();
}

Player.prototype.updateBufferMonitor = function() {
	if (this.control.playState != 6)
		return;
		
	this.display('Laden ' + this.control.network.bufferingProgress + '%');
	
	// while buffering
	if (this.control.playState == 6) {
		var self = this;
		this.timer = setTimeout(
			function() { 
				self.updateBufferMonitor(); 
			}, 
			300
		);
	}
}

Player.prototype.monitorTime = function() {
	this.updateTimeMonitor();
}

Player.prototype.updateTimeMonitor = function() {
	
	if (this.control.playState != 3)
		return;
	
	var posStr = this.control.controls.currentPositionString;
	var durationStr = this.control.currentMedia.durationString;
	
	if (! posStr)
		posStr = '00:00';
		
	var str = posStr + '/' + durationStr;
				
	this.display(str);
	
	// while playing
	if (this.control.playState == 3)
		var self = this;
		this.timer = setTimeout(
			function() {
				self.updateTimeMonitor();
			}, 
			500
		);

}

Player.prototype.play = function() {
	Player.stop();
	this.control.controls.play();
	Player.setActivePlayer(this);
}

Player.prototype.stop = function() {
	this.control.controls.stop();
}

Player.prototype.getControl = function() {
	return this.control;
}

Player.prototype.display = function(str) {
	if (this.displayEl)
		this.displayEl.innerHTML = str;	
}