JVC lets new Alneo XA-M series DAPs loose in Japan
By Donald Melanson 
posted Aug 5th 2008 5:33PM
posted Aug 5th 2008 5:33PM
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 $150 depending on the capacity.
[Via Akihabara News]
[Via Akihabara News]
Sucky and overpriced.
UGLY
Absolutely right.
My friend got an electronic translator for 20$ that looks better than this ugly hunk of junk.
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.
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.
Yay! More cheap, ugly MP3 players!
Cheap?! Cheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeap!!!!
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...,
Koby how's my ass taste
Keep it in Japan
Hate it!
Wow indeed...
ASS has a new name... "VICTOR"
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!!
What does anyone need with 9 different buttons crammed on the face of their device?
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.