JVC lets new Alneo XA-M series DAPs loose in Japan

It's just been a short little while since JVC let loose its Alneo XA-V series DAPs, but the company has already churned out another slightly different entry in the Alneo line, with its new XA-M series players shaving off just enough features to save you a few bucks. That includes a drop down to 1GB, 2GB, and 4GB variations, and a smaller black and white OLED display, which should help out with battery life but will put a end to any notions of watching video on one of these. Otherwise, you can expect the usual support for MP3, WMA, and WAV file formats, a built-in FM radio, a voice recorder, and your choice of five different colors. As with the XA-V series players, these will also apparently be confined to Japan, where they'll set you back the rough equivalent of $110, $130, or $150 depending on the capacity.

[Via Akihabara News]

[Haikibutsu @ Aug 5th 2008 5:38PM]

Sucky and overpriced.

[flexium @ Aug 5th 2008 5:40PM]

UGLY

[GiF @ Aug 5th 2008 8:48PM]

Absolutely right.

My friend got an electronic translator for 20$ that looks better than this ugly hunk of junk.

[Johan S @ Aug 5th 2008 6:05PM]

Talk about a rip off !! $110 for 1 GB?

Wow, that price for a $110 I really think it's a rip off. I mean you can get two or even three 1 GB mp3 players for that price. I bet if I went to walmart right not I could probably find a 4GB mp3 player for under $110 such as the Creative Zen which can even play video on its QVGA display. I bet if I went online I could even find an 8GB mp3 player for that price though it would obviously be a no name brand, but th...

OK OK I will stop talking about it.

[Al @ Aug 5th 2008 7:43PM]

125 can get you a new sandisk fuze, or 100 can get you a open box, refurbished, or used 8gb device from Sandisk, Samsung, maybe even Cowon and Sony.

[grull27 @ Aug 5th 2008 6:14PM]

Yay! More cheap, ugly MP3 players!

[Game_playa @ Aug 5th 2008 7:22PM]

Cheap?! Cheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeap!!!!

[iEye @ Aug 5th 2008 6:16PM]

Wow!

...ass in five different colors...

I'll stick with my no-name $15 1GB mp3 player with indiglow backlight...

JVC, something that ugly I will not want to look at it anyway OLED screen or not...,

[Drew @ Aug 5th 2008 8:12PM]

Koby how's my ass taste

[KilgoreTrout @ Aug 5th 2008 6:31PM]

Keep it in Japan

[evets_sboj @ Aug 5th 2008 7:48PM]

Hate it!

[iEye @ Aug 5th 2008 8:49PM]

Wow indeed...

ASS has a new name... "VICTOR"

[GiF @ Aug 5th 2008 8:49PM]

You can tell they're trying not to use too much money,
a quarter of the "screen" is a logo, the same logo on the bottom.
This is the ugliest thing I've seen!!

[gad get @ Aug 6th 2008 12:38AM]

What does anyone need with 9 different buttons crammed on the face of their device?

[gad get @ Aug 6th 2008 12:42AM]

8 or 9, depending on whether that weird looking circle thingy in the center of the d-pad is a button, or just additional ugliness.