I just got mine today in the mail. I bought it from eBay. So far it isn't bad, but holy crap...if you don't speak Chinese, never hit the "Restore settings" button. Took me forever to get it back to English.
There are a few complaints. First, its not a touchscreen like the VX747 which kind of sucks. Also, there is no internal speaker like the VX747, so you have to have a headset plugged in. Also, if the headset is plugged in all the way it fails to make proper connections to the stereo taps on the plug and you get "mono" sound. So you have to carefully pull the plug out just a hair to make it connect right. I'm thinking of gluing a little washer on the end of my headset to help alleviate this issue.
The video quality is excellent and the sound is very good as well (minus the problem above). One big issue is that when you plug it in to charge, you have no way of knowing when it is fully charged. There is no indicator light or anything.
The interface can be a little confusing as the buttons on the top sometimes do the same thing, sometimes don't depending on where you are in the OS. Same thing with the power, menu, and back buttons. I think they were trying to make it so its easy to use if you are right or left handed, but it ends up being goofy and confusing. Also, the radio function doesn't seem to have a way to program in your stations. You have to "scan" to find them all and delete the ones you don't want. This will really suck if you take it on a trip and want to use the radio...or if you travel between states like I do. You can't just program in your favorites and go.
Can't comment on the battery life...as I said, I just got it today and its charging now...who knows when it will be fully charged though. LOL
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I just got mine today in the mail. I bought it from eBay. So far it isn't bad, but holy crap...if you don't speak Chinese, never hit the "Restore settings" button. Took me forever to get it back to English.
There are a few complaints. First, its not a touchscreen like the VX747 which kind of sucks. Also, there is no internal speaker like the VX747, so you have to have a headset plugged in. Also, if the headset is plugged in all the way it fails to make proper connections to the stereo taps on the plug and you get "mono" sound. So you have to carefully pull the plug out just a hair to make it connect right. I'm thinking of gluing a little washer on the end of my headset to help alleviate this issue.
The video quality is excellent and the sound is very good as well (minus the problem above). One big issue is that when you plug it in to charge, you have no way of knowing when it is fully charged. There is no indicator light or anything.
The interface can be a little confusing as the buttons on the top sometimes do the same thing, sometimes don't depending on where you are in the OS. Same thing with the power, menu, and back buttons. I think they were trying to make it so its easy to use if you are right or left handed, but it ends up being goofy and confusing. Also, the radio function doesn't seem to have a way to program in your stations. You have to "scan" to find them all and delete the ones you don't want. This will really suck if you take it on a trip and want to use the radio...or if you travel between states like I do. You can't just program in your favorites and go.
Can't comment on the battery life...as I said, I just got it today and its charging now...who knows when it will be fully charged though. LOL