Foo - My new MP4 Nano-Clone off Ebay.

Ok, first of all, when/if you ever buy one of these things off Ebay, remember the 4GB is really a 1GB or 2GB, depending on what you really get. It's kind of a crap shoot. I bought two of them. One from a vender here in the states for $45 (1GB), and one from Hong Kong for $50 (2GB). They were of course both listed as 4GB, but I checked the chips, and they are of course not exactly what they say. I kind of expected this, so it was no surprise to me. So, the one got negative feedback, and the other got nuetral, because he was nice to me. The negative one denied he was a scammer, and gave me some BS excuse, blah, blah, blah. So, I razzed him for two weeks for being dishonest, until he gave me a $20 refund to make peace and get me off his back. I kept the player.

All in all, I got two cheap nano-clones for $95. What I like best is not the music, but the FM radio that comes with it. If I get bored on my ride home from work with what I have saved on it, I can just flip on the local station. I also have some pics of the better half and the kids, etc etc. In this respect, it has a few more functions than a real i-pod nano for about 1/2 the price. The sound quality is fine with a decent set of buds, and the Li-ion battery is rechargable through the USB port, or with an included charger. It lasts about 4 hours on a charge. Menu options are also very simple, and easy to use. What do you expect for $45?

I got some of those neck lanyards, and silicon rubber skins along with clear screen protectors to boot.

One pink for my wife, the other gray for me.

I'm going to put these in our stockings for Christmas. She's wanted an MP4 player for a long time. Until then, I will most assuredly listen to mine incognito while the wife is at work, and I'm at home with the kids during the day. :D

kewl - got any pics? I just bought a real nano - didn't know they had clones out there. The radio station bit would've been nice. Sound quality is pretty impressive on the real nano though.... I only got the 2gb version as its more than enough for what I use it for. I haven't been able to fill it up yet.

-Mike

Nano-Clone pic. :)

http://www.store724.com/gallery/z0504c.jpg

http://www.store724.com/mp3/templatemp4z054gb.jpg

Durable colored aluminum metal case stylish body design
- 4GB Samsung flash memory
- 1.5 inch 65536 true color OLED screen
- ID3 tag Support: Lyric display allows Karaoke
- With E-book and Telephone book function
- Support MP3, WMA, WMV, ASF, WAV, ASF, ACT formats
- Convert WMV, MPG, MPEG I, MPEG II and AVI to new Advanced MTV format by included software
- Covert JPEG, GIF, SWF picture files to PIC files to be viewed by Advanced MTV by included software
- Built-in clock
- Built-in Picture Viewer
- Built-in microphone for digital voice recording
- Built-in FM Radio (Tuner 87MHz - 108MHz), allow to pre-set radio stations
- Support file folder management
- Battery: Lithium-ion Rechargeable battery (Build-in & recharge by charger or USB port)
- 2 Replay Mode: Manual Replay, Auto Replay
- 4 Record Mode: Long VOR, Fine VOR, Long Rec, Fine Rec
- 7 Play Modes: Normal, Repeat One, Repeat all, Folder, Repeat Folder, Random, Intro
- 7 Preset EQ: Normal, Rock, Pop, Classic, Soft, Jazz, DBB
- 15 languages support: English / French / German / Italian / Spanish / Portuguese / Swedish / Czech / Dutch / Danmark / Polish / Russian / Korean / Japanese / Chinese

System Requirement
- USB interface 1.1 / 2.0
- Windows 98/98 SE/ME/2K/XP, Mac OS 10, Linux 2.4.2

Specifications
- Size: 90 x 40 x 7mm
- Weight: Approx 45g
- Bit/rate: 32 to 320Kbps (MPEG 1/2 layer 3)
- Output Frequency: 20Hz - 20kHz
- Signal / Noise Ratio: > 90dB
- Channel Separation: > 40dB
- Frequency response: 20Hz to 20Khz
- Audio Connector: 2.5 mm headphone jack
- Earphone Output Power: 6mW + 6mW

Package Contents
- MP4 player x 1
- English User Manual x 1
- Software CD x 1
- Stereo Headphone x 1
- USB Cable & Charger x 1

Hmmm - might get one of these and see how it compares. Especially if they're that cheap. If nothing else its worth it for the portable hard drive....

It also comes with some basic games when you get REALLY bored. It's got that one where you stack the little blocks.

Is it ok if I ask which sellers you went through?

mp4 only?

What does that mean when the most impressive part is the FM radio?

from what Patriot posted:

- Support MP3, WMA, WMV, ASF, WAV, ASF, ACT formats

so, does it support Apple/Itune's format?

- Support MP3, WMA, WMV, ASF, WAV, ASF, ACT formats
How dare you point out my piss poor reading comprehension!

Apparently my ebay searching skills are also piss poor. Can't seem to find these.

do a search on "mp4 player" on ebay. Looks like there's tons of 'em.


(don't hate me :D )

don't hate me :D
Too late. :mad:

lol

:)

looking at a few of them I'd seriously be interested to know if they play Apple's proprietary MP4 format. I haven't found one yet that lists it in with the file formats the device supports.

I got the 2GB from this guy in Hong Kong.

http://stores.ebay.com/tradeeasy1201

What does that mean when the most impressive part is the FM radio?

What I mean, is I like this feature over what the i-pod offers, becauase I like to listen to the radio also. i-pods can't do that.

Groovy. Thanks for the link, Patriot.

- tks for the review and heads up for those of us who may use eBay (i won't, but that's me)...

- i think we can all look forward to some great lightweight, portable music players this season... my favorites for cycling are the Sandisk Sansa M2XX-series, which feature storage, playback, and FM radio.... the bonus is that the units run for 20 hours on a replaceable AAA battery, unlike other landfill-bound players with built-in NiMH or LiIon batteries... missing on the Sandisk? - the ability to encode Line-in... meaning you cannot use the unit to create .mp3s of your favorite vinyl or cassette tunes... (no biggie for most users i guess)...

- my other all-around favorite is the iAudio (Cowan) G3, which also supports the superior .ogg encoding format... a AA powers the unit for 50 hours!

They look pretty cool. I might pick one up for my father for Christmas.

What I mean, is I like this feature over what the i-pod offers, becauase I like to listen to the radio also. i-pods can't do that.
with a very cheap adapter they sure can.

from what Patriot posted:

- Support MP3, WMA, WMV, ASF, WAV, ASF, ACT formats

so, does it support Apple/Itune's format?

Easy way around that...

I intend to get a Creative after Xmas. I miss my Zen!

Easy way around that...

I intend to get a Creative after Xmas. I miss my Zen!

What's the easy way around it? I've tried a few programs that convert the Itunes protected format to something else, but most are a PITA and don't work all the time. That was my main motivation for getting an Ipod was to make it easy.