Meizu M6 vs Rockchip Player

[DaremoS]

What I read here concerning sound of Rockchip devices maybe can be acceptable when no Meizu device have been heard.

Kindly clarify what rockchip rockchip are you talking about. If you are taking of that devices that uses a Wolfson audio processor, maybe I can agree with the awesome sound you said. I insist, Teclast did have to implement Wolfson to obtain a better sound of their Rockchip devices.
But I do have a rockchip Teclast C260 capable of play FLAC files (also APE), which are lossless formats and I have compared it with my Meizu M3 and there is no point of comparison in sound quality. This is not my only opinion is also Tadad1 in his excellent review here.

Maybe iixorbiusii for a personal reason just dislike Meizu M6, but it's not me who claims for the best sound of Meizu, is also Tadad1, and the engineers of Teclast, choosing a better audio processor for their best products.

Maybe about video he is right, as I haven't see M6 videos, but I've watched lots in my Rockchip devices, and I have get really satisfied with its performance.

Concerning FM reception... sorry iixorbiusii... what I've get from the Rockchip is even worse than Action devices. I am not talking of the capability of reach some stations, I am talking of the resulting sound and interferences, both tested in the same place... my bed.

I simply believe that for a personal reason you just hate Meizu products, based on your FM reception review, that is not in any way good for our readers, who wants objective comments.

[DaremoS]

iixorbiusii...

A direct and public question... what is the nick that you are using in www.meizume.com?

I suppose that you, as a M6 owner, are participating in this Meizu fansite, which is providing lots of information about upgrade of firmwares, clues for modding, lots of technical data and thousands of backgrounds for your device. Recently have been published a cool tool for customize the fonts of M6.

I haven't see you there.

[iixorbiusii]

Hi DaremoS,
No, I do not hate Meizu by any stretch of the imagination, and I believe I have been objective throughout this thread. Please re-read everything I have said!!
I am offering to the public, my experiences and it seems others here have agreed with me - I guess Ipod 'fans' were equally shocked when people started to compare their beloved product with thinks like the Meizu's !!
So again, I do NOT HATE the Meizu m6 but I HAVE ONE and so far, it has not outshone my Rockchip player.
btw, I am not on Meizume yet, but have been reading around that forum for 6 months or more.
See you there soon ;-)

[iixorbiusii]

Hi DaremoS,

The inside of my Rock Chip player can be seen here ( I hope!)

http://www.mympxplayer.org/image-full-asp397.html

I guess the soundchip is the 'Elpida' one. Of course, it doesn't have all the DSP options of the Meizu M6 - the bass is not as fat, and the equalizer is only 5 band (as far as I remember - don't have it with me right now) as opposed to the 10 Band equaliser of the M6. However, my experiences are exactly as I have written above. Maybe there are audio quality differences between Rockchip players, and I intend to try out a few over the coming months - the one I have is excellent.
I primarily use the Rockchip / M6 as movie players. next comes music, then radio.
If I get a chance, I will try and put a comparison on Youtube, and you will be able to see for yourself, the difference in video playback (albeit with the limitation of Youtube quality!)

Keep smiling ! :lol:

[Zaphod]

Originally Posted by iixorbiusii";p=&quot

I guess the soundchip is the 'Elpida' one.

Not at all. That's 8MB SDRAM.

[iixorbiusii]

Hi Zaphod,
Thanks - indeed I Googled "Elpida" after I posted the earlier comment and realised they manufacture memory!! (1GB in this case). ops: I think the soundchip is the small raised one next to a timing crystal.

Anyway, I am clearly not getting the most out of my Meizu M6 at the moment and would like someone to suggest the ultimate piece of software for converting straight from DVD.

BACK TO BASICS: I want the Meizu to play videos as smoothly as my Rockchip player does. Over to you, folks.

[knob]

Rockchip is in fact almost a complete mp4 player on a chip.
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If you have a look at its datasheet the audio amplifier, usb interface, sd card interface and sound chip are all integrated into Rockchip itself.

It doesn't stop manufacturer's using an additional sound chip though, as I guess they would just disable the on chip sound using software.

[Zaphod]

Originally Posted by iixorbiusii";p=&quot

"Elpida" [...] manufacture memory!! (1GB in this case).

Well, yes, but then again: No.

The 1GB (8Gb) NAND Flash chip (storage memory) is the Samsung one. The Elpida chip is, as mentioned, 8MB (64 Mb) SDRAM (system memory) into which the firmware software is loaded and run from when the player is in use.

[DaremoS]

You are right Zaphod... Elpida is a brand for memory.
The small chip is the FM receiver and Samsung is the flash memory (so called virtual hard disk).
Then sound is processed by Rockchip chip. The same as in my wonderful Teclast C260.
I have to say that it's easy to claim than Meizu sound is better than Rockchip, but I've been listening carefully both devices and I agree with those who enjoy Rockchip sound, is not as simple as it appear. Finally I think that it's just a more of subliminal sense of quality than clear differences.
Concerning sound quality Teclast, being the most known brand for rockchip devices, make some arrangement to introduce Wolfson sound processor together with Rockchip in their model C280, in order to get a better sound.
It's clear that for the engineers of Teclast, Rockchip itself doesn't deliver the sound quality they want to offer, and in their new products they have choose Telechip or Wolfson. No Rockchip then in C290, T39 and the future T59.

[iixorbiusii]

Hi DaremoS,
I think you know where I am coming from now.

Make no mistake folks, the Meizu M6 is a very very good product.... and Rockchips (well, mine anyway!) are very worthy competitors. The M6 has a lot of nice features which Rockchips don't.

I am not claiming that the M6 is rubbish, because that simply is not the case. Yes, my Rockchip has better FM reception, but the M6 is not bad at all. My Rockchip plays movies 'smoother' than the M6, but again, the M6 is also very good - it's just that in the absence of 'the ultimate' M6 enconder, my Rockchip is better - and only in terms of smoothness/FPS. The colours, details etc are very similar and in strong lighting conditions, the M6 is brighter.

I will try and do my first ever 'Youtube' movie over the weekend and hopefully show what I mean....