The AOC X300 is a subtle beauty. It’s no slim club member but it’s got a nice clean design and a remarkable innovation on what seems like a joystick button. That silvery thingy on the left of the external speakers is a bit of a mystery. The screen is a minimalist 2.4-inch TFT LCD with QVGA resolution. Video support is at par with the most recent Chinese PMPs/MP4s we’ve seen: RM / RMVB, ASF, AVI, MP4, FLV. It comes out of the box complete with CD-ROM, warranty card adaptor, USB cable, earbuds and a transparent lanyard for the pouch.

The 4GB player will only set you back $55. Not that bad, especially if you’re curious about how the silver joystick works out in real life use.

Specs of the AOC X300 after the break.

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? screen: 2.4-inch, 320 x 240 dot-matrix display true color TFT (QVGA)
? storage capacity: 2 GB, 4GB
? supports MP3, WMA, WAV, and other audio formats
? support RM / RMVB, ASF, AVI, MP4, FLV format, such as video players
? PC interface type: USB2.0 High-SPEED
? digital audio: seven kinds of EQ model for on - Central choice
? direct recording functions: recording MIC
? operation: graphical user interface, all Chinese interface, the file list features songs
? shutdown set: power-saving sleep mode
? master directory: three subdirectories
? picture here: support JPG, BMP, GIF, PNG formats picture here, rotation, and Slide Show
? game features: support for rich game
? language support: International languages (including Chinese)
? multi-task operation (with a personal stereo while watching the book)
? support FLASH animation - players
? seven players switching mode (normal playback, single repeat, repeat all, shuffle, directory cycle, directory player, browsing player)
? support Reader, independent bookmarks, automatic browsing
? synchronize lyrics (lyrics support LRC)
? repetition function, with AB repeat function
? 1000 MAH-type battery lithium batteries
? SNR:> 90dB
? low power consumption
? energy-saving settings, font color, display brightness, and freedom of the interface background settings
? unlimited firmware upgrade