If you have been bred on a movie diet that has mostly been displayed on a widescreen telecision or 17-inch CRT monitor, chances are the miniscule 1.1-inch OLED of the Xinc AV will take some getting used to. We could not even discern the subtitles in the test video that Astone had included in the player. Credit, though, is given for incorporating a trancsoder program that converts video formats such as AVI, DivX and MPEG4 into its proprietary MPX video format. That said, the MPX videos which were provided turned out pixelated and laggy during action sequences.
We found that the average MPX file size for a full-length feature film averages from 100 to 168MB, perfectly suited for the four different capacities of the Xinc AV (256MB; 512MB; 1GB; 2GB).
At 69 x 33 x 16mm, the device certainly can afford a slightly larger screen. The fact that the display measures 20 x 20mm means that widescreen videos are chopped off at the sides or, worst, are squashed to fit into the square-ish frame of the display.
Despite the small screen, the font size used for the menu is large in comparison, thus avoiding the need to squint, though this also translates into less information on the display at any time.
The Xinc AV supports MP3, WMA as well as OGG audio formats and includes a JPEG image viewer as well. There is also FM radio/recording, voice recording and a direct encoding feature, though it uses WMA rather than MP3 or WAV. There is also SRS WOW (good for video), a five-band equaliser and five preset equalisers.
Our initial battery drain test for the Xinc AV was around 12 hours.
Though the Xinc AV is a fairly decent effort for a mini video player, the tiny display seems to be a serious letdown. We will have a full-fledged review coming up soon. So check this space.
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28/11/2005, 01:19 PM
Two words... Awesome!
I bought one of these mp3 players and am so grateful that i bought one. Its like a mini version of a I-RIVER but at a fraction of the price.
Difinently recomended for kids on a budget or buisnesses that need to tranfer pic's or movies in a short amount of time...
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MP3 Guru
25/07/2005, 02:04 AM
Very Portable MP
I bought the 1GB model and I must say this one rocks! I couldn't believe the crisp, 262k color of the LCD, demo videos were for real, I saw it before my very eyes! Although I originally intended this one for MP3 playback only with preference for color interface, not now after personally using this gadget! It's a real PMP!
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Gadgeteer
24/07/2005, 02:13 AM
Very Cool Gadget
Miniature Portable Media Player! Very Cool to have one! Forget about the previous CRAP post! He doesn't even tried it for *%#@ sake!
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Perth, Australia
20/07/2005, 07:48 PM
iPod rival
for what it is and for the price [shop around for under $250] u cant go wrong
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poo
20/07/2005, 02:15 PM
its crap
its really crap
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