SmartQ's T5-II handheld does multimedia and emulation

Although Oppo's fresh S11 likely has SmartQ's latest beat in the attractiveness department, the 4GB T5-II is the unanimous champion in terms of sheer utility. Not only can this handheld handle MP3, OGG, WMA, FLAC, APE, AAC, WAV, AVI, XviD, DivX, MPEG and MP4 files (just to name a few), it also features a video output, SDHC expansion slot, six-band equalizer and a 600MHz processor. Furthermore, you'll find a 3-inch 320 x 240 resolution display and a built-in emulator that handles GBA and even NEO GEO titles. Not too shabby for $174.99 if we may say so ourselves, but do yourself a favor and peek the preview vid after the break before rushing to judgment.

[lance @ May 24th 2008 8:41AM]

Good no soundtrack on the video.

[lance @ May 24th 2008 8:45AM]

ahhhhh...street fighter. brings back the memories!

[Tragedy @ May 24th 2008 9:00AM]

Street Fighter? You're kidding, right? That was King Of Fighters.

[lance @ May 24th 2008 9:08AM]

Just seeing if anyone is paying attention! Yes it's a tragedy but Tragedy is right!

[chickenrob @ May 24th 2008 9:26AM]

I wonder where they got his great idea? http://www.gp2x.com

[Montusama @ May 24th 2008 9:55AM]

Nice, and chickenrob yeah gp2x I've been wanting but it "has" problems, wonder if this will allow me to be lazy and not convert video files?

[Mike @ May 24th 2008 10:18AM]

I wonder....whats with that reset button?

[Kurian @ May 24th 2008 10:34AM]

No, your pain has just begun.

[silverblackvoid @ May 24th 2008 10:39AM]

kudos to lance. atleast he didnt say first!

[derX @ May 24th 2008 10:41AM]

Okay, this device looks pretty damn bitchin'. The packaging migiht be so sexy, but who cares (well, I kinda do because I did mention it, but, it's no big deal).

Anyway, as a nerd into form and function, *sigh* being innately predisposed to giving a preference to the latter, I've gotta give this a thumbs up....if only it had more internal storage, though.

[Chris @ May 24th 2008 12:36PM]

The news isn't very clear but both SmartQ T5-II and Oppo S11 are from our shop : www.b4tech.com

[chris @ May 24th 2008 12:38PM]

You can get it at http://www.b4tech.com

[Badison @ May 24th 2008 1:53PM]

Very cool device as far as a PMP.

Sorry, but as far as gaming goes I'm not sure that it has enough buttons to play some of the systems it supports. Ex. SNES: A, B, X, Y, L, R (and select/start). The other systems also seem to have more buttons than the system supports or am I missing something here, besides the 3 buttons on the face and 2 volume buttons on the top right?

[Phil @ May 24th 2008 2:40PM]

Does this work with ZillionTV or is there a plug-in to convert the content?

[chengdude @ May 25th 2008 12:43AM]

About the SmartQ:

-It's ugly
-Has the most well thought-out firmware of any Chinese manufacturer
-Hardware is ADI Blackfin (533MHz) + Wolfson WM8987
-It has no built-in memory...the "4GB" Engadget mentions is that preloaded SD card you see in the beginning of the video
-Better hardware than Oppo S11, which only has a Rockchip processor doing all the audio & video work...cheaper too, at least in China where you can get a T5-II with no memory card for about $100

[Gene @ May 27th 2008 2:45PM]

i had the same feeling and thought it's ugly until i just recently bought on my hand! love it!!! vgvs (very good, very strong!:-)

[chengdude @ May 25th 2008 12:56AM]

Sorry, the earlier T5 ran at 533MHz...the T5-II has a 600MHz ADI processor...my bad.

[Mojorisin @ May 25th 2008 5:19PM]

Where can I get one?

[Miroo @ Jun 14th 2008 8:46AM]

a few online stores have it for sale, but this seems to have the best price
http://www.allpmp.com/goods-395-SmartQ+T5II.html

[Zole2112 @ May 25th 2008 8:34PM]

I was sold until I saw it was a 4x3 screen...

[chengdude @ May 26th 2008 3:12AM]

They're not easy to find as the company is small, the player is popular in China and apparently there have also been some production problems related to the relatively large 2300mAH battery the SmartQ uses. You can Google some of the MP4 resellers that specialize in players from China, but probably tough...and due diligence is highly recommended.

And yeah, it's a standard 3" screen...nice quality LTPS, but otherwise unremarkable. What the player can do with the screen is a little more remarkable.