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I ordered the Optimus Magnus from MP4 Nation. I will post a report on it after I've received it and had a chance to play around with it, but I'm no expert on these players, so don't expect anything too in depth!

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I have a quick question for razzer001. I'm currently looking for a player that supports xvid video without conversion, I sent you a message recently about a player called the SmartQ T5 which I read has this function and quite a nice GUI. I read somewhere that the gemei x-750 supports xvid without conversion is this correct? I'm mainly looking to play dvd rips and tv episodes usually around 604x368 res @ 23.98 or 25fps with a video data rate of between 600kb/s-1120k/s. Basically your usual standard downloadable xvid files. Also does the gemei support ID3 and aspect ratio change? any helps much appreciated.

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Sere83: The Gemei X750 can play downloaded xvids without being convereted, most players that play at an aspect ratio of 16:9 can do this. A lot fo the newer players can also do this, the Ainol V2000 and the soon to be added Gemei X760, can both do this.

Bad news to those interested in the Ainol V2000 - it is out of stock and will be for sometime, Ainol isn't making many of these players due to a shortage of materials - i am guessing the LTPS screens are hard to find.

Good news - we are adding the Gemei X760 - this is identical hadrware wise to the ainol V2000, expect it doesn't use a LTPS screen, it does use a very nice QVGA TFT LCD screen. We also added two new players the Oppo V9 - only 6.9mm thick and the Teclast C290.

Will have more video reviews up soon.

BTW: Hacha PC20 are going to be out next week and the PA20 (touchscreen) will be released shortly after the PC20 - both players look sweet, especially the touch screen player.

I have just ordered another MP4 player from mp4nation - this time, the 3" LCD Optimus Cobalt. This one has a removable battery, and Razzer001 demonstrated it on Youtube (search Optimus Cobalt)

Razzer, regarding the Teclast C290's 'rocking' ability to change functions, I saw a BBC review on a tablet PC with the same feature - apparently it is aimed at people who cannot use their fingers well.

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Just a few more questions for razzer.......any chance of a little video review of the gemei x750?

also whats the maximum video data rate and resolution of xvid files that this supports? are there any problems you can forsee with playing large files 250mb-700mb?

also whats the battery life like for video?

I don't think its for people who can't use their fingers well, i think its the common Chinese habit of adding as many bells and whistles without thinking if it actually brings any functionality to the player - in other words, i personally think the rocking ability is annoying - but the C290 is actually a very nice player and it has a very nice UI (you can disable the rocking ability).

Just finished with a video review - will be up once i process it on virtualdub and upload it.

There should not be any problem playing large video files, it uses a ADI Blackfin 500mhz processor - its meant for the large video files.

It does give about 4hrs of video playback - if you choose to use the loudspeaker over headphones then will be around 3hrs.

Heres the Video review of the Gemei X750 - it just got done uploading:

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/804750...p4_mp3_player/

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So when should the gemei x760 be available?

We have chosen to hold off on the X760 because we were informed of supply issues - we don't really want to get stuck with what happened with the Ainol V2000.

Good News! Hacha PC20 is released (but not on our site just yet):

http://www.hacha.cn/prodct/spec_info.asp?id=120

Will have a review once we get it in stock on Tuesday

Pricing will be around $149 for the 4GB and $125 for the 2GB

Hi All,

My Optimus Cobalt from MP4Nation has just arrived:
http://www.mp4nation.com/products/index.php?PID=mp8298

It's a 3" LCD Rockchip player, with Line In and it appears as though it can play the Game files which I saw somewhere on this forum (I will advise once I get a chance to play with it properly).

It took just 5 days from HK to the UK !
Veerrrry happy again with MP4Nation - Thanks Razzer001! :D :D :D

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Hi,

I have ordered "Gemei X750" from mp4nation.com last week for myself,
This player looked so nice, I just can't wait to get it here to Australia.

razzer001 good work for adding some of coolest player around!!

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Razzer, thanks for the updates.

Do you know what the chipset and supported frame rates are for the Hacha PC20? It looks pretty slick, but I like my steaks to have some flavor with their sizzle.

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am i the only one who got some problem with mp4nation ? :roll:

i ordered a meizu (18 august), and the admin don't answer my mail since few weeks ago ..

So i google mp4nation and i found some bad comment and i found this forom '(yeah !! ).

If the guy who run mp4nation came here and give to me some informations it would be nice. :?

iixorbiusii you said 5 days ?!!!!!!!!

Well UK is not that far from France... How come ?

I am not sure what the chipset is, i do think it is their own - they may have done what Teclast did and build their own chip from a Rockchip framework.

The video specs we have says it will play at 24fps.

i Did.


hope for some answer. :wink:

thx

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razzer001

im planning to buy a player from your site (im thinking of M6) , but i dont have a credit card.

do you accept visa electron debit card?

or PAYPAL so buyers have protection.

is there anyway i can purchase without using a credit card...

tsampoy as long as your card is visa (even if its a debit card), it should be able to work, we don't take paypal and buyers are protected through our service.

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Why you don't take paypal ?
It's kind of guarantie for the buyer and the seller.

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razzer001

hopefully my debit card will work...

i plan to purchase meizu m6 but... i've heard that the SL edition will be available in the market on sept 25... in fact, someone in ebay (click here!) is already selling this item for $165 (8gb) , but it will be shipped on sept 25...

should i trust this seller???

i think i should wait a little bit...

hopefully this will be available in mp4nation soon...

any idea razzer001?

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PayPal wants a commision and finally you buyers will pay that comission.

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I am pretty clueless about the downloading of music and videos, but I have wanted to get involved in it for sometime. For several years I dreamed of getting an iPod, and was thinking of putting one on my Christmas list for this year. But then I decided to get something cheap on Ebay and that is how I arrived at this really interesting and informative forum. While researching the products and sellers I learned about hacking of memory. I am very glad I was able to learn from the experiences of others. But I also learned about the drawbacks of iPods—although they are very beautiful and pleasant to hold and contemplate. So to make a long story short, I have been convinced that an MP4 player is a much wiser choice. The only problem is I can’t make up my mind which one. The diversity of features is overwhelming, especially all the different kinds of audio and video files. No one player has everything so I need to know what is important. And since so many people here are so wise and informed, I thought maybe you could help me learn. I have lurked and read so I know the words, but have no experience. I don’t want to waste my money and abandon the idea of carrying my music around in a small box, just because I make a stupid choice.

I have watched the videos made by razzer001. They are very informative and also rather campy. I love how he always talks about the box first. He declared the Gemei box ugly.

I adore the Oppo V9. It seems to have everything, even those fine headphones people go on and on about. I think, however, that I would like the 3” screen unless that is a bad idea.

I very much like the players with touch controls because they are aesthetically pleasing. I don’t like the touch screens though because I don’t want fingerprints all over the viewing area and I don’t want to keep track of a stylus.

Question 1. Are mechanical controls like those seen on the ainol2000 better or less likely to break than those touch screens like on the Gemei X750?

Question 2. I like the idea of SD card slots. Do you think those are a good thing or do they just bulk up the player and make it more likely to break?

Question 3. How long do rechargeable batteries last in an average player and what do you do when they go dead? I mean too dead to recharge.

Question 4. The ainol2000 apparently has an awesome screen (LTPS TFT) which razzer001 likes a lot. The Gemei has a HD QVGA screen. I know LTPS is reportedly better than QVGA. But does HD make up for that difference. My impression is that razzer, who is apparently very knowledgeable, likes the Ainol better than the Gemei.

Question 5. On the video review the photographs appeared distorted and took a long time to load on the Gemei, but on the Ainol they loaded fast and didn’t appear distorted, although it was a different kind of picture. How could this be when they use the same chipset? And speaking of chips would one that has dual chips including the Wolfson chip be better than this fast ADI Blackfin 533MHZ CPU that is in the Gemei and Ainol?

Question 6. The ainol has many more kinds of video listed than does the Gemei. Some of those sound like video types that I would like. There is a mention that more are in the latest firmware, but I think I would be afraid to upgrade the firmware. Do you think for this reason the Gemei would be a mistake?

Question 7. As you can see from my questions, my three favorite players are the Oppo V9, the Ainol2000, and the Gemei. I know the Ainol is not available at the moment, but I can be patient.

Question 8. Which one would you recommend or do you think none are a good choice. I noticed that Mezue and Teclast seem to have wider distribution and more followers. And do you think that I should buy a national brand because these less famous brands look nice and seem to have good features but they are not well made and will break?

Question 9 How come I can’t seem to find any in discussion of these players anywhere? It is like people buy them and are going to talk about them, but never do. I have to say it kind of makes me worry.

Thank you for any help you might provide. I am sorry if I have asked too much, but I saw how knowledgeable and helpful you were.

I am just,

seekingaclue


I hope I haven’t exceeded any length limits and I hope I am not posting this inappropriately or in the wrong place. I apologize if I am.

The version coming out on the 25th is the China version - which has Chinese writing on the back the language on the player is in simplified Chinese and may have English, and doesn't come with a carrying case. The packing is also slightly different and the manual is in Chinese.

The version we will carry is the International version, not sold in China, with the case and small english writing on the back (like the M6 currently has). The packing is nicer and the manual is in english.

The english version is to come out first/second week of October, no idea yet on pricing. The M6 SP version (the current one out) will be discontinued by Meizu, but they will make the Dane-Elec version.

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hey
razzer i still waiting for some answer.
Almost 1 month i have no new about the meizu m6 i bought.

thx

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Smith: We have requested a package trace from the post office, we will know in two working days where it is.

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thank you razzer.

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Seekingaclue: Basically the Ainol is a better player over the other two, its controls, in my book, will probably not malfunction as easily as the Oppo and the Gemei, not because the are more prone to defects, just touch sensitive buttons are more complicated and have a greater chance of messing up than regular push buttons.

The importance of the wide screen depends on you, if you want to see stuff in 16:9 aspect ration than the Gemei is what you want, if you don't care, then the Ainol is the better. The reason images on the Gemei look distorted is due to the screen being in 16:9 aspect ratio, it makes things not in that ratio look stretched.

Having a player with a expandable memory slot is important and i would recommend it. I would recommend the Ainol player, simply because it is a newer player and is overall better.

We will have the Ainol back in stock this week.

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Razzer,

Thank you very much for taking the time to respond. I think I have narrowed my choice down to the Gemei X750 or Ainol 2000, but i have just a few more questions that you or someone else might answer.

1. Does the 16-9 screen in the Gemei have higher resolution than the Ainol Screen? And since most movies are widescreen, how does a player deal with the difference in aspect ratio? For that matter how do they deal with older things in 4-3? Do they reshape or cut things off and is the distortion bad?

2. You mention a Wolfson audio chip in your video review of the Gemei, but I don't see in the specifications that either has a Wolfson chip. Do they use the blackfin for both the audio and video or does one or both of them also have an onboard Wolfson or other audio chip? If they don't have an audio chip is their sound still comparable to the other players that do?

3. Do either of them have line in recording?

4. The Gemei seems to have been around for awhile, while the Ainol seems pretty new. Despite this they seem to be pretty similar in specs except for the game thing and I could never figure that out. In your opinion do you think both are equally stable, reliable, and lacking in strange bugs that would affect performance? I ask this because I see a lot of threads on this forum about hanging menus and dead players.

5. I read in another thread that the sd card should be formatted to FAT 32 as opposed to FAT (which I guess is how they come?). Will I need to reformat the SD card for use in these players?


I am so glad i found this forum with its helpful members and introduction to reputable sellers. I apologize for so many questions.

Thank you again for your help.

Seeker

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So what's up ?

i ordered the gemei from him, i will let you know how it is after i get it. it has a 10 band Custom EQ plus BBE and SRS

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Thanks justdrew,

That would be great. Not many people take the time to post reviews on their players. I guess a lot of people come here to post about bad sellers and help one another with their players and problems. I like to learn about the players. I think the Gemei X750 is a nice looking player. I like the touch controls and the slimness.

I am curious about how the two different screen configurations will handle video. Either way you are going to lose something. I know televisions compensate, but it is hard to imagine these little players doing that.

I like the looks of the widescreen, even though the total screen area is smaller. It makes for a slimline player.

I am pretty sure I am going to get the Ainol V200 or the Gemei. Although that Hacha PC20 is very pretty. I wish I could find the dimensions for the Ainol V2000. I want to buy it from MP4Nation as the guy from there seems reputable and it is nice he comes here occasionally to answer questions. A lot of my friends say I am going to get stuck and I hope they are wrong. Then they will be wanting one too. Hopefully he solves Smith's problem; it has only been two working days now.

Good luck with you player. I hope it has great sound and video. I look forward to hearing how you like it.

Seeker

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pics with 320 x 240 flvs
http://64.233.179.104/translate_c?hl...%3Den%26sa%3DN

Hi,

I have ordered twice from MP4Nation (Meizu M6 and an Optimus Cobalt) and on both occasions, I found them to be very communicative :D :D :D . The M6 took just under 2 weeks to arrive and the Cobalt took 5 days ! I have to wait longer than that for stuff to get posted UK to UK!

So my experience was very good indeed. I guess 'Smith' and Razzer are communicating now.

I will definitely be returning to MP4Nation for an LTPS player, once I have decided which one is the real winner!

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wow lots of questions to answer, so for the slow reply, been very busy

@smith: Check your email, your issue should be resolved

@justdrew: The Gemei is a good choice, very popular and we have had good feedback on it, let us know what you think when you get it. BTW thanks for mentioning the EQ capabilities, seems like we left that out in a lot of our product specifications, will be correcting this soon.

@seekingaclue: The videos i made are actually wrong, the Gemei and Ainol players do NOT use the Wolfson sound chip, sorry for that - not sure why i said that. However the sound on both the systems is very good.

Neither of the two have line in recording. Although the X750 is older than the V2000, both are pretty bug free, both companies release new firmware updates, so both Gemei and Ainol actively work to improve their players performance. Memory cards, not just for these players, but for many, need to be in FAT32 - i don't think Fat or FAT32 improves or degrades performance, its just how its read.

In other news Ainol is going to come out with a new player the V950 - looks pretty nice, we will probably carry it when it comes out (release date is still unknown):
http://img2.zol.com.cn/product/13_45...X0o5DCAAIE.jpg

Also some good news for those looking to get a cheap touch screen player, we will be adding the Onda VX878 - a2GB - 2.4" touch screen player, priced around $70 - $80:

http://img2.zol.com.cn/product/13/167/cemcwycdLDqgk.jpg

Its like a mini version of the Onda VX858

We have also opened our own site forum, not a competition to this forum, but to help in people discussing the players we have and issues regarding shipping/payment etc - i hope that customers that own our products will come on the forum and give advice to new buyers seeking to purchase similar players. Also it will be a good place for people who own our players to give tips and tricks to get the most out of their players.

If you register you will have access to low priced deals, coupons and be able to enter our contests. Visit http://www.mp4nation.net/forum

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THank razzer to answer, i though i will never see my money back...

Yeah, it seems to be normal.

i will wait to get my player before to give some comment.

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Thanks everyone for your help. Based on Razzer's recommendation, I made the leap and hopefully will soon be the owner of the Ainol 2000 I purchased from MP4Nation since he was so helpful to me here and impressed me with his handling of problems.

I still look forward to hearing about the Gemei X700 as I have a relative that is interested in it. I thought about waiting for that new Ainol because of the user interface, but I opted to stick with the 2000 and bigger screen. I hope I can work the thing when it finally arrives. Thanks to this site, I at least know I am not getting a hacked player.

I shall post my thoughts as soon as I have the opportunity to use it.

Thanks again,

Seeker

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And who says advertising on forums doesn't work?

Who needs to sell on eBay when you can come to forums and sell your little heart out.

Nice job razzer! That's the way to get them sold!

lmao

Hi,
To be fair to Razzer001, I think someone else started the 'are MP4 Nation any good' thread :) and since then' he's been bombarded with questions [from myself included !]

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I'll let you in on a little secret about forums.....

The same person can post with a question or make a comment about a product or service and using another user id the same person answers it or comments about it.

It generates interest which generates sales and unlike the paid sponsers, anyone can post a question with one user id and with another user id answer it.

There are thousands and thousands of forums just like this one. Big companies use the same strategy to sell their stuff - with one user id they post a question and the same person using another id answers it.

Now I'm not saying for sure the same thing is happening here, but I can tell you this... its happening all over the net. Big companies, small companies and even the scammers on eBay are doing it.

Hmmm.... I can only wonder who's been doing it here ......

I think you have a valid point ashley.

But I know from experience that razzer has been around joined with this site awhile. The obvious ones that perform the 'trick' are the ones that join up a week ago then start posting replies etc.. I definately keep an eye out for those.

Razzer has also approached me about advertising on this site and we are talking about him sponsoring a MP4 player as a prize for this site. Similar to what UXcell has done in the past.

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yeah i didn't start this thread and i only have one screen name, it would be pretty easy for the admin to know if i was posting questions as someone else, as the ip addresses would point to Hong Kong.

we'll be adding a pmp 40GB HDD player soon, just finished playing around with a sample, it got a 4.8" screen and plays lots of formats.

The English version of Meizu M6 SL is supposed to be out on the 15th of October, the Chinese version will be out on Tuesday.

Will post a video review of the Hacha PA20 - its a really well made player, with a good UI.