Following the Hallods F43, the 720p screen PMP, comes the FH8800: a 1080p player which doesn’t one-up the F43 and instead just sports a regular 4.3 inch 800 x 480 resolution.
Playback includes MPEG-4, FLV, H.264, AVI, RMVB, MOV, VOB, DAT, WMV, MKV, ASF, TS and 3GP videos and WMA, MP3, AAC, FLAC, APE, WAV and [...]

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Originally slated as the iRiver K1, the PMP now known as Smart HD has been revealed and impressively contains WiFi for use with its Internet browser.
It has a 3.5 inch, 480 x 320 resolution screen and supports MKV, Mpeg4, XVID, WMV and H.264 video playback.
As well as its WiFi 802.11g integrated wireless card it also [...]

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Set for release in the US next month is this basic but tidy looking player from Aluratek.
The Cinepal PMP has a large 8.9 inch display and comes with 4GB of memory, SD/SDHC expansion slot and 6 hours of video playback via the Li-ion battery.
Playback includes all the regular audio and DRM DivX video, along with [...]

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The CEC M5 is a Chinese PMP which not only supports 720P video playback but also has am SMD TV reciever and can record the TV stream.
Admittedly not much use for TV outside of China, the M5 is still a regular 4.3 inch player which supports RM, RMVB, AVI, FLV, 3GP, MPG, DAT, VOB, MP4, [...]

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The Japanese Hallods F43 sports a 4.3 inch screen with a 1280×720p resolution.
Whether this will make a huge difference on such a small display is debatable but it’s still pretty cool.
It supports HD videos and all the usual file formats and can take SDHC card expansion up to 16GB to compliment its 8GB onboard storage.
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Hott’s latest 4.3 inch player is looking to undercut the HD competition in China by launching the 4GB model at 299 yuan/approx $44.
The HD360 comes in two colours and offers 720P TV-Out.
It supports RM, RMVB, AVI, MKV, FLV, AVI, VOB files up to 1360 x 768 resolution and has a 50Mbps peak stream for playback.
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From the fellas that brought you Post-it Notes and Scotch Office Tape comes some pretty exciting 3D screen news, a glasses-free display panel.
Relying on backlighting control and a textured adhesive film that directs screen elements to different eyes, creating 3D video.
The 2.8 inch display which could spice up PMPs and cellphones has been developed alongside [...]

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The last few Venus products featured here have been the NES-emulating JXD1000 and JXD300 MP5 players.
This time around the PSP-inspired design has been dropped for a straightforward standard player with a 3 inch 400 x 240 screen and 4GB of memory.
The biggest pull of this player seems to be their hyped but not shown [...]

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In another move toward developed projector PMPs, Yinlips have announced their latest MP5 player which has a 3.5 inch display and an LED projector that can display video sizes up to 80 inches.
The bulb life is 50,000 hours and it also have game support and optional wireless remote control.
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As previously reported, Itoos latest M series is their foray into HD and the first to be announced is the M8, a 5 inch 1080P full HD player.
It has HDMI output for some nice TV-out action as well as standard composite.
Video compatibility is the lengthy following H.263/H.264, MKV, RM, RMVB, RV8/9, MPEG4/ASP, VOB, DAT, ASF, [...]

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