Recently I received TSINGHUA TONGFANG PMC-V320 Mp4 player in Black. Its a 1GB Player with a 2.0" TFT Color Screen and a 1GB Capacity expandable by MiniSD and even sports an external speaker along with a standard 3.5mm headphone jack - hard to find in some of the nano clone mp4's.
FEATURES: VIDEO, AUDIO, PICTURE, TEXT, GAME, VOICE RECORDER, EXPLORER.
FIRST LOOK:
Navigation
Navigation on the player is done through a 5 direction "joystick" which as I have noticed is very easy to use. Its the right size and its not too small so its actually very easy to handle and use. Works quite well with the player.
Screen & Audio/Video Playback
I was highly impressed from the get-go. The black player really stands out and with an impressive 220 x 176 resolution the quality is quite amazing - the screen also at a nice 2 inches takes up approx 2/3 of the real estate of the player. Due to the high resolution and large screen the image quality is absolutely stunning - a clear, crisp and vibrant color display. The player plays video in the avi file format along with real media (.rm) and mp4 file formats making it very easy to play your favorite media on the player without too much of a hassle - the CD comes with a AVI converter that converts any video format to avi and even adjusts the resolution as necessary making it even easier. The video playback is absolutely amazing - video is ofcourse very crisp and clear but navigating through the video is also great - fast forwarding and rewinding are a breeze with a TiVo like bar that displays how much more video is left to play. Also, this player does handle framerates of 29.97fps unlike the nano clones which may handle 12fps or 16fps and that too with some blurring or ghosting. As for the Audio part of it - it handles your regular mp3 and wma formats (only ones ive tried) and it supports lyrics (.lrc format) as well. Audio playback was highly enhanced with the players built in equalizer as well as 7 EQ settings including a 3D sound playback which made the audio playback highly enjoyable. Oh, before I forget to mention, The player does support folders inside of folders and has a filebrowser making it very easy to pick your favorite song. Best of all the new chip supports multitasking, so you can listen to your music and play a game or even read a book on the player - quite nifty and very impressive. The player also has a really crisp speaker on the back which is a nice touch - and I have noticed that the speaker doesnt have any distortion even at high volumes which is excellent.
USB Transfer & Playback Times
With its High Speed USB 2.0 Connection the player transmits file to and fro the computer at really fast speeds. The high powered battery provides for 7 hours of continuous playback of music and 5 hours of continuous video playback. It also has many powersaving features like a dedicated PowerSave mode, Brightness adjustment and even a screen off feature. The new firmware really makes the entire system quite pleasant to operate - as everything moves smoothly and the response time is swift.
Other Features
Other features include:
Photo Viewer - The Photo Viewer is quite nice, it has a slideshow function and obviously the fact that the screen is bigger and is TFT makes the pictures jump out and is also an excellent feature.
Text Reader - A very nice feature, The text reader is just like notepad and has a scroll bar on the side which can be moved up and down using the joystick and also sports a BOOKMARK which allows you to make a bookmark at a particular point in the text and come back later and continue on from that point which is a great touch as you dont have to keep scrolling back and forth figuring out where you left off. The idea that you can listen to music while you read is also an added touch.
Voice Recorder - The Voice recorder is quite a nice feature also. Ive noticed that the mic is a lot more powerful so its good for someone not too close to you and Ive noticed that audio quality is also a lot better due to that fact.
Navigation - This is like your explorer function, this allows you to see every file on the player or on the MiniSD and lets you select it and play it. This way you can play video, audio, view pictures or read text through one "explorer"
Game - The player does have a game which is Tetris, and you can listen to music while you play so thats good.
Settings - The same old, settings menu allows you to adjust your recording, music playback, screen (brightness, powersave), Clock, etc.
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Pricing Range:
512MB - 79.99
1GB - $99.99
2GB - 129.99
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