Just purchased a 3rd Gen Ipod Nano clone.
 

Hey guys, just found this site after researching Chinese MP3/MP4 players on google.

Anyway on Thursday I went and purchased myself an iPod Nano 3rd Gen clone, I believe its coming from China and here's a picture the seller uses >>Clicky. The seller states it's '8GB' so lets hope its a true 8 gigabyte instead of gigabit. For this one I paid £30 (Around $55 I think) which I felt was a good deal, as normal standard 8GB MP3 players in the UK cost more than that, although after searching some sites/shops I came across here I've seen the same one for around £20, but I suppose you win some you lose some don't you :lol:

I've purchased an MP3 player from China before and know what to expect and I was pleased with it, think I paid around £20 ($40) two years ago and it still works perfectly to this day and gets used regualry. It's only 1GB though so I now require something larger and the video capabilities of the clone also attracted me to it as I do alot of travelling.

Anyway enough me me talking, does anyone on here own (or has owned) a Ipod Nano 3rd generation clone? If so what are your opinions of it? Good or bad? Also does it play MP4 files or do I have to convert them to AMV?

When it eventually arrives i'll be sure to do a little review on it.
Scott.

its definitely gonna be amv as its an ipod clone so its more for small clips than full length movies. for about £30 its a bargain if its true 8gb

Re: Just purchased a 3rd Gen Ipod Nano clone.
 

If you look in the support and dead players boards you'll find that a lot of them are having problems with this type of player, especially the ones that use the new AK series chips... they don't seem to be as stable as the older ATJ series.

I recommend you backup the firmware with s1clone mmediately after you get it.

Thanks. Has anyone used the AMV format before? Is so whats the quality like? Can good results be achived?

I'd only be using it for short episodes of things like Family Guy, Peep Show etc etc.

Thanks i'll do that when it arrives.

I'm paying the seller with Escrow so if I believe it doesn't work as it should or if the memory is hacked, I won't release his payment.

Well AMV is a very compressed format. So that means that the quality will be lower but the file size will be quite small so you will be able to fit alot on there. One of AMV's main traits is motion blur which you will notice straight away. With these noname clones you take your chances and hope for the best because two clones can look the same but be completely different.

Re: Just purchased a 3rd Gen Ipod Nano clone.
 

OMG PLEASE HELP ME WITH MINE I HAVE JUST BOUGHT! It's exactly the same as yours, but pink. I paid £60 :( & the firmware is SHIT but i don't know how to get some newer stuff onto it. (make the menu same as ipod) Btw the wheel isn't touch either.



Add if you can help please emilybrown2005@hotmail.co.uk or reply here.


WILL BE GRATEFULL !!

sage
 

You should've done some research before you bought it!

It just looks like an iPod, that's all.

Re: Just purchased a 3rd Gen Ipod Nano clone.
 

Do NOT attempt to upgrade your firmware. You will brick your player. These players are decent enough, but have limited uses. AMV format quality is OK, not great but will work.

With some pre-processing AMV can turn out good quality videos. However since you're saying you want to use it primarily for videos, you should've gone for a larger screen size.

Let's hope it'll be true 8GB.

Re: Just purchased a 3rd Gen Ipod Nano clone.
 

Erm mine is 8GB accepts MP3. I want it for music not videos, i just want to have some decent firmwware because it doesnt come up with the song artist or anything.