I have purchased more than my share of Chinese Portable Media Players. They usually do what is advertised... sort of. It is generally possible to dazzle your friends with your cheap device. The devil is always in the details.
The video files generally have to be encoded to some off the wall standard that is difficult to replicate using standard tools. The file system is often restricted to 8.3 size file names. Often the files must be put only in one of the standard directories. If you try to upgrade your firmware to that from an identical looking unit, sometimes even from the same company, you end up with a paper weight that cannot be revived.
I am encouraged that many of these devices are now coming with more powerful processors and Windows CE 4.2 net core. Microsoft sells this operating system for about $3. My guess is that most Chinese manufactures probably try to fudge on this as well. If you find a device based on Windows CE it is usually quite easy to bypass the normal start-up files and get the device and add the software and emulators of your choice.
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I have purchased more than my share of Chinese Portable Media Players. They usually do what is advertised... sort of. It is generally possible to dazzle your friends with your cheap device. The devil is always in the details.
The video files generally have to be encoded to some off the wall standard that is difficult to replicate using standard tools. The file system is often restricted to 8.3 size file names. Often the files must be put only in one of the standard directories. If you try to upgrade your firmware to that from an identical looking unit, sometimes even from the same company, you end up with a paper weight that cannot be revived.
I am encouraged that many of these devices are now coming with more powerful processors and Windows CE 4.2 net core. Microsoft sells this operating system for about $3. My guess is that most Chinese manufactures probably try to fudge on this as well. If you find a device based on Windows CE it is usually quite easy to bypass the normal start-up files and get the device and add the software and emulators of your choice.