Hi, looking for a cheap MP4 player
 

Hi,
Ive been looking at the review sections and have noticed that there are many MP4 players there which are just rebranded IDENTICAL versions of what i am finding. Most people here are in the USA, im in the UK you see, and they are all pretty much the same. Made in China and mass produced.

Anyway I have £30 and am looking to buy an MP4 player. The cheap ones ive looked at nearly all have 2.5mm stereo sockets and usually come with an adaptor but i'd rather get a 3.5mm socket to begin with. Anyway here are some ive been looking at, the best one imo being the ATMT. Maybe some people here could give advice on a good buy:

A388 1G TeckNet MP4/MP3 Player with FM Radio & F-03 205 Channel FM Transmitter(Silver)

LKO 309 1G MP4/MP3 Player with Build-IN FM and Speaker

ATMT V-PLAY MP4 PLAYER - 2GB EXPANDABLE with RADIO and DRM10 - BLACK

Rumble 1.5 inch Palm PMP 1024MB - Black DIGITAL AUDIO MP3/ MP4 PLAYER!

TeckNet A83 2G 1.8" Screen MP4/MP3 Player with FM Radio - Silver

TeckNet A399 1G MP4/MP3 Player With Build-In FM (Silver)

TeckNet A819 1G 1.8" Screen MP4/MP3 Player with FM Radio - Black

EW-Link E80 1.8" Screen 1G the last generation MP4/MP3 Player With 1.8" LCD Screen and Build-In FM (Black)



The choices are pretty crazy, i love the style of the ATMT and its one of the few with a 3.5mm socket.

Any advice?

Re: Hi i'm new, looking for cheap MP4 player
 

£30 should get you a RockChip Mp4 player in the UK if you shop around.
This would play Mp4 (.avi) videos and have a miniSd memory slot. These Mp4 players are very stable and offer the best value for money at the moment and have 3.5mm sockets.
The sound quality is as good if not better than an Ipod.
Ebuyer.com recently had a 2Gig for £30 and 1Gig for £20 which you can add a further 2gig to with a miniSd card.
If you decide you want to buy from Ebay be careful of scammers and have a look at the advice on this forum.

This player is a RockChip, but is £39.99 inc vat:-
http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/128646/rb/0

Re: Hi i'm new, looking for cheap MP4 player
 

Don't go to cheap. Sellers and online stores selling hacks sell players super cheap.

There are scammers on amazon as well.

But you are definitely doing the right thing - shop around and compare. And check out all of the info at the forum.

Ok so your in the UK! if you have an Aldi store near to you take a look and see if they still have any of the MP4 player they were selling from the 12th of July.

I do know they have limited stock, but you may be lucky and they may have one or two left.

At least you can see it before you buy, and have a full warranty also, 2GB for £27.99 which is not bad.

A second on the Rock Chip players.

The video is great, and the sound is good. As a long time iPod user (I have a 3G and an original iPod that are still in use) I am of course biased on the audio front, but with a decent pair of earphones the sound is quite good.

Re: Hi, looking for a cheap MP4 player
 

The Rock Chip thing is too expensive.

Is anything else worth buying? I thought this would be:

ATMT V-PLAY MP4 PLAYER - 2GB EXPANDABLE with RADIO and DRM10 - BLACK

http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/...QL._SS400_.jpg



I can't find the American equivalent though.

Re: Hi, looking for a cheap MP4 player
 

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You can have a look at these players from <span style="font-weight:bold">UXcell</span> as well. I've tried to match them against the &quot;ATMT V-PLAY MP4 PLAYER - 2GB EXPANDABLE with RADIO and DRM10 - BLACK&quot; player you mentioned.








<span style="font-weight:bold">Glacier - MP4 Player 2 inch TFT LCD 2GB Black (using Nokia Battery)</span>


- Roughly same price, with 3.5mm earphone jack but larger 2.0&quot; screen.




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<span style="font-weight:bold">MP4 Player 2&quot; TFT Display MTV + Speaker Black 2GB &quot;Palladium&quot;</span>


- Alittle more expensive, with 3.5mm earphone jack but larger 2.0&quot; screen.



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<span style="font-weight:bold">Spectrum - MP4 Player 2 inch TFT LCD 1GB Black (Alloy Version)</span>


- Cheaper, with 2.5mm earphone jack though but larger 2.0&quot; screen.



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Hope that helps.
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Re: Hi, looking for a cheap MP4 player
 

Thanks but i dont buy from US websites.

Re: Hi, looking for a cheap MP4 player
 

Huh? Three posts up you ask for an American equivalent. Someone gives it to you but then you don't want to buy an American equivalent? I must have missed something there.

Rock chip players cost more, but they also play Divx .avi files not some format that nothing else uses. I own two players and the video quality is definitely better. Like knob said, you can do it but you'd need to do some shopping to find a good deal. He then gave you one example that was cheaper than your budget.

As the others have said, cheap is well, cheap. You can get a piece of rubbish that doesn't even have what its description claims.

Good advice given but not taken, take a chance and pay for rubbish