New Cube H500HDS: Boxchip F16 w/ PDF Reading
Cube have released a new player hot on the heels of their recent entries, the H500FHD and the B33HD. This newest model, the H500HDS, is a 1080p capable player that’s being marketed as being affordable more so than brutally powerful (though 1080p is nothing to scoff at). The H500HDS sports a 5-inch screen and is powered by the Boxchip F16 AKA Sochip SC8600. The SC8600 chip originally was only a 768p capable chip but that boundary seems to have been breached as quite a few players have the SC8600 and are able to playback 1080p video. The standard file formats are supported (eg. MKV, AVI, RM/RMVB, MPG, MP4, VOB etc.). The player also has PDF reading capability – something we’ve seen in SC9800 chips but not so much in SC8600 ones, has OTG support and comes in 4GB flavour.
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The SoChip Sc8600 was originally capable of 768p, not 720p.
Correct – my mistake!
I just bought this and was disappointed that with such a big screen, the resolution was still only 480×272. I assumed it would have a resolution of 800×480, but it does not. The pixels are very large and noticeable, even when holding the device more than a few feet in front of you.
I also found a strange quirk worth noting with the device, but nothing too bad. There is an on-off switch, but switching it to “on” doesn’t actually turn the device on. You have to press and hold the “play” button for a second and the device will turn on.
Yes the low resolution is disappointing.
Also, the on/off switch probably serves as more of a safety for when you switch the device off, so that it doesn’t turn on in your pocket.