720p to 1080i support for PMPs is suddenly de riguer for portable media player manufacturers, especially those in China. Dutch electronics giant Philips thinks it can do well in the most populated country in the world. The Philips SA075 will support 720p videos and will be equipped with the useful HDMI output. It’s a touchscreen [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, September 20, 2009
Another 1080i PMP from a Chinese manufacturer, the Newsmy A16HD introduces 720p video recording via it AV-IN function. This handy Windows CE 5.0 PMP features a 5-inch 800×400 screen and support for RM/RMVB, AVI, FLV, MP4, VOB, MOV, 3GP, MPG, DAT or MKV videos that can also be displayed on a bigger screen thru the HDMI [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, September 15, 2009
The ZuneHD will get a boost once it’s launched in earnest by Microsoft. The Zune 4.0 software is now available. There are no reviews yet of what the software has in store. The ZuneHD will get a boost once it’s launched in earnest by Microsoft. The Zune 4.0 software is now available. There are no [...]
Continue reading...Monday, September 7, 2009
This new HD Ainol has been announced days ago and it’s now available for online retail. It has a 5.0 800×480 touch widescreen support for AVI, RM, RMVB, 3GP, DAT, FLV, MP4, MPG, VOB, DIVX, MKV and more and HDMI output. It also features LRC and SRT external subtitles for AVI and RMVB formats and [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, September 5, 2009
It appears that HTC has decided to venture down a new road and offer up the Android platform on one of their existing lines already. What are we talking about in particular? Well, the latest buzz on the internet is that HTC is working on a follow up to their Touch HD phone, aptly named [...]
Continue reading...Friday, August 21, 2009
While other high-def PMPs have taken to supporting 720p, Cube want to up the ante to 1080i. Now, for the crucial question: do we really need our media players to have 1080i support? The 5.0-inch H600HD itself only supports 800 x 480 screen-wise and with only 4GB of storage, I doubt if you’ll be able [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, August 13, 2009
Newman is not the most fashionable manufacturers of PMPs, but they do try to give us everything that we need in the specs side. Now, they’re on the HD bandwagon with the all-new Newsmy A8HD. The 4.8-inch touchscreen only supports 480 x 272 pixels but with video output, you can view 720p videos. There’s 8GB [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, July 30, 2009
The Chinese manufacturer ICOO, maker of this $15 Shuffle killer, has announced a 4.3-inch touchscreen PMP with a new kind of screen made of tempered glass. Now, I’m sure the M80HD is not the first device in the market with a thin, high-transmission, scratch-proof display but who else is blest with such superb rendered photos? [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, July 18, 2009
China is very fond of portable gamers, especially those with NES/ SNES emulation, but this new mystery gamer from Chuwi seems likely to blast the portable gamer industry wide open. Is this Chuwi’s PSP-killer. There’s talk about 720p support and up to 64-bit game support. There’s even a possibility that the new Chuwi gamer will [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, June 14, 2009
After announcing a set of cheap PMPs, MSI decided to launch an HD PMP model. The MT-V886. The 4.3-inch screen only supports 480 x 272 pixels so you’ll have to plug this in on a larger screen through the built-in TV out to enjoy the 720p videos. No word on pricing and availability and we’re [...]
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Monday, September 28, 2009
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