Ainol V8000HDW Disassembled

June 21, 2010 |

Ainol V8000HDW Disassembled

There seems to be a lot of this tearing apart of players recently, and that is positively delightful. Seeing the innards of your player (when it’s not actually your player) is nothing short of interesting, intriguing and insightful. Today the folks at iMP3 broke down the Ainol V8000HDW, a 6-inch beast that was my first ever player review, so looking at its insides is something that provides me with a good dollop of satisfaction. More images after the break of course and some notes.

Here we can see that the large battery pack (4000mAh) is initially adhered to the back cover shell. Those two bug-eyed things are speakers.

Here we get a nice good look at the Sochip SC9800 chip that powers this Ainol V8000HDW, and many other players on the market today. This chip is arguably the top dog in terms of video playback performance. That little square is where the magic happens.

This here is the RDA 5820 FM radio module which is one of the more storied FM chips in the Chinese market.

Here we get a glimpse of the power management unit chip, the AXP189. This chip is not only in charge of directing and managing the flow of electricity, but also presenting you with an accurate gauge on your battery metre.

Here we can see the HDMI and USB ports. As you can see, Ainol does make quite good use of the size of the player – the PCB is relatively large and uncluttered.