mp3, mp4, mp5 - whatever it takes
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September 11th, 2007 post a comment (8) stumble it! digg it! by: technabob
I was checking out the bargain basement tech over on DealExtreme this morning, and came across this oddity. According to the manufacturer, what we’ve got here is an MP5, yes M-P-FIVE player.
As far as I know, there is no official MP5 file format. As best I can tell is that this is just some sort of marketing hooey, designed to deceive the public into thinking they’re getting their hands on something new and exciting. The $60 player looks like any other cheap MP4/MP3 media player, complete with a 2.5-inch color screen, an FM tuner and 1GB of flash memory.
If you’re willing to take a gamble on one of these players, you can pick one up here. As is always the case with this kind of stuff, Caveat Emptor.
September 11th, 2007 post a comment (8) stumble it! digg it! by: technabob
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8 comments post a comment
1. Gary | September 13th, 2007 at 4:16 am
My daughter bought one at a tech fair called commart in Pattaya recently. It will only play AVI files, but in general works very well.
2. Steve | September 13th, 2007 at 9:37 pm
I have a similar player with Mp4 on it. Its just a marketing ploy, they don’t play mp4 files. Its a nice little player though. It comes with software to convert your mp4, divx or whatever to the proprietary format that the player uses.
3. thegreatfixer | November 2nd, 2007 at 4:09 am
MP5 is HERE AND REAL read more http://www.pmptoday.com/?s=mp5
4. technabob | November 2nd, 2007 at 7:20 am
Well, it’s still not an actual file format. There are just a bunch of companies using the “MP5″ name.
5. HAMZA RENIN | December 11th, 2007 at 2:34 am
I WANT THIS MP5PLAYER. PLEASE……….
6. Punkas | March 13th, 2008 at 12:54 pm
I like This MP5 Player
7. Jarzan | May 24th, 2008 at 8:31 pm
MP5 is just a term used in China as an upgrade from MP4 players. So far, there isn’t any MP5 formats. They are basically video/audio players that has a touch screen.
And even if it’s an MP4 player, doesn’t mean it can play MP4 (MPEG4) video files. MP4 is just a term for an Audio player that has Video (whatever format) playing capabilities.
8. nomiko | July 28th, 2008 at 5:40 pm
Hi my name is nomiko.I looking for mp4or mp5 but cheap 40between70 if can you find give me my imail pls thank you
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