SOMETIMES LABELED AS MP4 OR MP3 OR MTV.
THESE PLAYERS ARE CLASSIFIED AS S1 MP3 PLAYERS. THESE ARE GREAT PORTABLE MUSIC
PLAYERS.
YOU MAY BE LUCKY AND HAVE ONE WITH THE ROOT MENU IN ENGLISH. IF NOT YOU WILL HAVE TO SCROLL THROUGH THE CHINESE MENU FILES UNTIL YOU COME ACROSS A FILE WRITTEN IN ENGLISH. AT THIS POINT PRESS MENU, AND PRESTO! YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO NOW USE THE PLAYER.
THE MEDIA PLAYING OPTION CAN BE A
DISAPOINTMENT FOR MOST PEOPLE IS THAT THEY EXPECT, LIKE AN IPOD, THEY WILL BE ABLE TO RECORD AND PLAY MP4 FILES. BUMMER!
THESE PLAYERS USE AN AMV FILE FORMAT FOR VIDEO.
THE AMV FORMAT HAS A LOW COMPRESSION RATIO, COMPARED WITH OTHER FORMATS. THE UPSIDE IS THAT ENCODING AND DECODING ARE LESS LESS PROCESSOR- INTENSIVE THAN OTHER CONTEMPORY FORMATS.
THE DOWNSIDE IS THE THE RESULTS ARE AVERAGE.
YOU WILL HAVE TO USE THE INCLUDED SOFTWARE TO USE THE AMV FOLDER. SOME OF THESE HAVE LIMITED USAGE, SO YOU CAN TRY THEM, AND IF YOUR HAPPY WITH THE RESULT,UPGRADE TO THE FULL VERSION.
