With TV-Out being the hot development topic among manufacturers of late the bar has shifted with the introduction of full HD 1080P HDMI output.
None of the players on trial offer that but this roundup looks at what they do offer and contains the final verdict in this week-long battle of the 3 inchers.
For the final [...]

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The make or break of any media player, the video and audio playback quality are put to the test in part three of the battle of the 3 inchers.
To recap, the players we’re looking at are:
The 2GB touchscreen Nationite One Series OS-81
The 8GB touchscreen Onda VX series VX777LE
The 4GB Onda VX series VX555HD
and the mystery [...]

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Here we are with part two of the tests and comparisons, this time looking at the different user interfaces, ease of navigation and their respective pros and cons.
To recap, the players we’re looking at are:
The 2GB touchscreen Nationite One Series OS-81
The 8GB touchscreen Onda VX series VX777LE
The 4GB Onda VX series VX555HD
and the mystery player…
See [...]

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For the totally pocketable choice, a 3 inch player is the perfect small and easy option.
As they say, it’s not size that matters but what you do with it so this feature will be taking a look at three 3-inchers and comparing the size, weight, features, interface and every other nook and cranny of these [...]

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Forum member The Warrior Poet has put together a comprehensive guide for restoring bricked Onda VX555HD back to life. The guide can also be used to restore other CC1600 player back to working state after they’ve become bricked or due to a firmware crash.
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Forum member The Warrior Poet has got his Onda VX555HD and has posted quite a detailed review on how he finds his latest toy. TWP explains in his review that the biggest attribute to the player is certainly is ability to play high resolution videos well, a bonus for such a small compact player and [...]

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Ondas’ new VX555HD is a compact 3.0″ screened media player which packs a serious punch when it comes to video playback. Armed with the CC1600 media processor, the player is able to support high resolution videos upto 1280×720 resolution, something that most big brand media players of the same size can only dream of doing [...]

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Onda has announced yet another new ‘HD’ player to their line up, the new Onda VX555HD uses the CC1600 media chip at its core, which is capable of upto 720p (1280 x 720) video playback. We have little criticism over the actual ability of the CC1600 in being a media processor of some serious video [...]

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