I finally got my Chipod! First impressions.

michiganjfrog · #1 (**permalink**) 3rd Jan 2007, 6:10 pm

Well 42 posts and 1 eBay guide later... I can finally talk about MP4 players from experience, because I got my first MP4 player today. Came from Hong Kong to Canada in 13 days (that's days, not working days). Not bad considering it was ordered around Xmas. I u/l a photo of it in the Gallery section (michiganjfrog's nano clone).

MEMORY:

Bought it from ellieshang, an HK eBay seller with over 99% feedback across thousands of transactions. Does not sell over 2GB far as I know, and after low level formatting this thing several times, I'm happy to say it's a true 2GB! Considering that I won it for like $21US, I couldn't be happier. It cost less than what a new 2GB mp3 player would in the stores.

CHIPSET:

It's an ACTION chipset with a firmware of 9.0.48 (don't know yet if that's good or bad! Not sure whether I should try to upgrade the firmware, or if this will prevent me from adding mods to the player because my firware is too new? Not sure where to upgrade the firmware anyway..... the player SETUP shows you can, but there's no website in the manual for firmware upgrades.

VIDEO:

The player had a trailer from "Terminator: Rise of the Machines". The video did leave something to be desired. It changes depending on the angle, and there was distinct "ghosting" effects from any moving pic. Don't know yet how feasible it'd be to watch a movie on this thing.

PHONES:

The earbuds look just like the iPods and have the name "Apple" on the stems. I don't think the REAL Apple buds even have that! They sound like shit warmed over, so I would value them at about 50 cents. Unfortunately, they are the only 2.5mm earphones I have, but I was wise enough to get a 2.5mm to 3.5mm adapter before even getting the player (I got the kind that's like a small cable, white). Even on the 50 cent earbuds, the sound on music was really good! Can't wait to compare it to my 2GB mp3 player.

LITERATURE:

The manual was, surprisingly, in something resembling English. However, quite useless, because.... well, you be the judge:

"4.2.7.1: Elucidation: The sound effect mode that sow to play music in this choice, sow to play music still at this time.". ????

Maybe 4.2.7.2 will shed some light?:

"4.2.7.2: The interface manifestation Show the way together" circulation enactment". "

I'm not making this up. This is what was said in a bullet in the RADIO section:

* The knife man - impulsive punishment: Broadcast the level is smooth to roll over."

??? WTF?

Does anyone have a Chinglish to English translator handy? Anyway, real men don't need manuals....

bsaylors · #2 (**permalink**) 3rd Jan 2007, 8:34 pm

cool stuff..the manual is basically paper that needs to be recycled but hopefully you will enjoy your new player.. i love all of mine as their capabilities are fantastic.. i still havent been able to find your pic in the gallery (probably because it needs to be approved) but i will check it out and tell you what i think..but then again..all mp4's rock!

deepakrr · #3 (**permalink**) 3rd Jan 2007, 10:44 pm

9.0.48 is a new firmware so you wont be able to extract it or mod it with themes for now unless new versions of s1res and s1fw are released.

you can easily get manuals in the download section of this website

Joffa · #4 (**permalink**) 4th Jan 2007, 1:43 pm

HI You crack me up man!! :lol: I love the Chinglish to English Translater thing!!

I too rolled hilariously on the floor when reading the manual for my player, also a 9.0.48 FW model :roll:
Cant wait to have the tools to trick up my interface, it really needs an update Let us know how you go with charging the unit first up. I and many others have had issues with charging the battery for the first instance, I have found though, let it charge for at least a day and then dicharge it and so on etc etc. Mine took a couple of recharges to get the battery up to a standard of the supplied 180mAh capacity of it.

Cheers

Joffa

PleXo · #5 (**permalink**) 4th Jan 2007, 5:11 pm

dam guys u are lucky, i wish the ones i sold had the funny manuals, mine are somehow perfect english

<-- ud think u wud want that wudnt ye

btw
* The knife man - impulsive punishment: Broadcast the level is smooth to roll over."

that made me roll over lmao

VZey · #6 (**permalink**) 4th Jan 2007, 8:55 pm

awesome manual! Here's one from a '4gb' (actually 2 gb) player I just got.

'Don't ram the hard things. Or it will casue the appearance broken or battery falling or other hardware broken'

tadad1 · #7 (**permalink**) 4th Jan 2007, 9:23 pm

VZey, "Don't ram the hard things" sounds like good advice to me

michiganjfrog · #8 (**permalink**) 5th Jan 2007, 2:57 pm

Yeah, I was also worried about the battery (that's why I haven't given the seller any feedback yet, even though I checked out the memory). It didn't seem to be charging much when I had it hooked up to the computer to transfer files and stuff, so I used the charger overnight. But I heard about people's batteries and keyboards melting after using their charger! I was also unsure how long you can safely leave it in the charger. The following morning the battery hadn't melted, and the player did finally show a FULL battery in the screen indicator (didn't take long before it became a half battery again).

The charger's indicator light is always RED though, (with the green faintly on). So I have no idea how long it takes to do its job, and whether you need to remove the charger after a certain time, or even how long the battery lasts til its dead. I am planning on buying a good battery for the player though (good as I can get that will be able to fit), and replacing the standard one, cos I'm sure its crap.

Some more gems from my manual, for those waiting in line:

4.2.10: "Reply to read the mode. At 4.2.8 reply to read that the interface interface hases already do to elaborate on."

I would ask them to "elaborate" on that, but I'm afraid of the reply I get. It might look like this:

4.2.11.1: "The choice replies to read the number of times, completing while reply read thus this in reply read that the number of times future reunion withdraws automatically. Distinguish for 1-10 times."

?? If anyone can figure that out, I think the CIA could use your talents.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joffa";p=&quot

HI You crack me up man!! :lol: I love the Chinglish to English Translater thing!!

I too rolled hilariously on the floor when reading the manual for my player, also a 9.0.48 FW model :roll:
Cant wait to have the tools to trick up my interface, it really needs an update Let us know how you go with charging the unit first up. I and many others have had issues with charging the battery for the first instance, I have found though, let it charge for at least a day and then dicharge it and so on etc etc. Mine took a couple of recharges to get the battery up to a standard of the supplied 180mAh capacity of it.

Cheers

Joffa

Joffa · #9 (**permalink**) 6th Jan 2007, 1:07 am

HA HA HA HA!!!! :shock:

Real men don't write user manuals by all accounts!!

Yes the battery seems an issue across the board in regards to how many people are screaming for help on this site!! My experiences are........ as with a lot of others, no different. I have not had any melt downs................................

YET :roll:

I am currently looking at the range of replacement batteries on Ebay, check it out, somewhere on these forums a couple of guys have reported success with swapping out the old one and putting in a Nono battery, they are 330 mAH 3.7v which means they are more than double the capacity of the small pieces of aluminum foil placed in ours at the factory. Search out the threads if you are interested. Uxcell (my players supplier) has one in the ipod section of their site for a very good price. I have wondered though about and the ones on Ebay( also very well priced) are they top quality?? this is anyones guess, but I think I will risk it. The dimensions (depending on the internal space) should fit perfectly with a new Nono replacement Battery. You need to pop open your unit and measure the space provided, somewhere in the ball park of (40mm x 22mm x 4mm) Cant remember the exact quote from one bloke on here, I measured mine it conforms to the dimensions stated by some of the online sellers. Oh and if it has a third white wire dont panic, just cut it short and tape up the end so it does not short on anything!!

Hope this helps

joffa

13.13.13 Quickly battery to discharge to replace pray heavenly as to thought of efficient effectiveness, all the while letting unit of charger to heat, plastic in melting to burning of house structure whilst screaming.

michiganjfrog · #10 (**permalink**) 6th Jan 2007, 1:40 pm

Thanks for the info on the battery, that really helps. And thanks for the info on the USB cable, that was very helpful too. I was hoping to go way better than 330mah though. Arent there batteries for the iPod Nano that are a much higher mah rating? Since the Nano (not Nono) is abouit the same size as a Nano clone, shouldn't it fit? I wonder if anyone here has changed their Nano clone battery for a higher than 330mah?

And what are your experiences with the battery? I'm curious to know how many hours people are getting (video/music) with their original nano clone batteries? I still have no good idea how long mine lasts.