In a guest article for Pocketables.net, Ben L. has written how the ZuneHD doesn't quite live up to its "HD" buzz word.
The first gripe Ben L. has can be said of a number of 'HD' players, i.e. player itself can't display HD content due to its 480x272 screen which is 14% of the lowest HD standard (720p) and 6% of full HD (1080p).
The second big issue Mr L. found with the player is that whilst it can provide HD TV-OUT, it can't do it without the extra expense of a $90 Zune HD AV Dock, rendering you out of pocket and taking away the portable aspect of TV-OUT.
Read the full article here.
Discuss on the forum.
Having a wealth of video in your pocket for commuting or travel is one thing and we all know today's screens are more than capable of satisfying every time.
When you take those videos inside and delve into the world of TV-Out, however, it's another thing altogether.
So, here's a handy rundown of the TV-Out quality of different players in our bid to serve you well for an evening in front of the TV.
The test begins after the break.
Nationite OS-81
The first to be put under the scrutinous eye of the TV test team is the 0S 81.
In an age where technology is advancing at a rate of knots, this big player from last year fared well considering.
The 640 x 480 standard composite video output was comparable to that of an old Chinese DVD player I own. A cut above VCD quality, the ima
The latest from Chinese camp Newman/Newsmy is the A16HD, a 16GB HD PMP that offers TV-Out at 1080I/768 decoding and has a slick-looking PSP style interface (pic after the break).
For viewing on the go there's the 5 inch, 16 million colour LTPS (low temperature polysilicon display) 800 x 480, 16:9 widescreen display which supports RM, RMVB, AVI, FLV, MP4, VOB, MOV, 3GP, MPG and DAT formats.
Audio support comes in the no surprises guise of MP3, WMA, OGG, WAV and APE & FLAC lossless formats, all playable through the onboard speaker.
If that's not enough there's also built-in power management, a text reader and a few games to boot.
All in all, a pretty impressive looking piece of kit and a slightly cheaper 8GB version is also available.
[Via Zol]
Chinese brand Hott have knocked out the first in their new series of PMPs, the Hott HT764TV.
It comes with a 2.8 inch 320 x 240 TFT screen, TV-Out, RM, RMVB, AVI and FLV video support and MP3, WMA, WAV, APE and ACC audio formats, as well as having a gravity sensor system
See a complete unboxing at the link below.
[Via Imp3]
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The audio is good, like that of other rk2706 based player, the ID3 bug that was on the SFLO doesn't seem to be on this player, which is good. There is no coverflow at all, basically only the center image changes, all those albums on the side stay the same. The firmware doesn't support album art right now, but future update will add it. The touch sceeen for the most part can be used with a finger but some options are pretty
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TV-Out
FM Radio
FM transmitter for listening in cars etc
Expect this for sale pretty so
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What a shame, we really hoped that this player would have some potential, hopefully Chuwi will come out with a more refined version of the player.
Read our full review and discuss
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The player will be able to player higher res videos at 30fp
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