@ yoc1983,
Forgot to mention.... Yeah, it works fine, but slowwww. Do not expect the speed of an amv file conversion. Have yet to figure why it's so slow. Results are generally good, but see below.
@ tadad1,
Good luck on your bid mate, I hope you win. Don't bid too high
... there's always another auction, and many Chinese guys are at work right this second churning out more of 'em.
Keep in mind I've had it about 24 hours, so haven't test driven it too far yet.... But:
Pros:
1 Sigmatel graphics put the standard S1mp3's graphics to shame. What can I say but, NO MORE LOTUS FLOWER FESTIVAL ! YIPPEEEE !!
I may not even dork w/ the graphics on this one.
2 Button response time seems faster/ smoother than AMV.
3 Big plus here: usb interface is a standard config so if you lose your cable, no biggie.
4 fast forward is ... well, FAST!
Cons:
1 you have to install SMV software and dick with the SMV format.
2 SMV convertor is as mentioned, slowwwww. at a guess, 4 times slower than AMV.
3 I am now looking for an extractor for this firmware, and have yet to find it. BTW it looks like a copy of the .bin file was on the CD which is great in case you fry your new toy. It's called 'resource' or sumtin' like that.
4 converted files appear darker than AMV AND........ there is a weird slideshow effect when camera angle changes in scenes. Not sure if I like this or not. It appears as tho the software is tagging key frames and trying to sync audio w/ video, and does so at these transitions (slideshow effect at scene change).
There's probably more, + and - but those are my initial assessments.
Do I reccomend it?
Sure.
You could do much worse. Hell, the the price of a 1 gig chip alone is about $25- $35 USD on sale, I paid $61 USD shipped, no tax, so no complaints here.
Here's a similar unit :
http://cgi.ebay.com/MP4-MP3-FM-Playe...QQcmdZViewItem
Sorry, can't post a pic, but it's good looking, it won't disapoint.
Gooday mate, and good luck! Let us know if you win!