Telcast T56 PMP promises full 1080p output, unibody enclosure
By Donald Melanson 
posted September 19th 2009 10:13AM
posted September 19th 2009 10:13AM
Looking for a PMP that outputs full 1080p video? Then you've no doubt noticed that your options are pretty limited, even from PMPs (and phones, for that matter) bold enough to call themselves "HD." It looks like China's Telcast could be about to swoop in and beat some of the bigger players to the punch, however, at least if its new T56 PMP actually delivers as promised. While it's 5-inch screen doesn't make it as portable as some may like, it does indeed supposedly boast full 1080p output from its HDMI port, or a standard 800 x 600 resolution on the screen itself. No word on storage just yet, unfortunately, but the rest of the specs seem to be fairly high-end across the board, including built-in GPS, an FM tuner, a memory card slot, and an "all-metal stamping process" -- which appears to be an actual unibody-type enclosure. Of course, there's no word on a price or release date either, so we could end up waiting a good long while for this one.
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Hmm, they must be in bed with sprint too, no WiFi? That's just one of the many questions.
And that totally made sense because Sprint didn't mandate wifi on all smartphones...
http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/09/sprint-mandating-wifi-on-future-smartphones-wlan-lovin-blackbe/
Wwhat=pwned...
No I wasn't 'pwned' I was making a jocular tie-in to the engadget show where the CEO of palm let drop that it was sprint who didn't want them to have WiFi in their 'pixie' model, showing it's weird and unhealthy pushing of third parties that prevent functionality you expect from devices.
So sorry but they were exposed.
Wwhat is Rright!
It "does indeed supposedly boast full 1080p output from its HDMI port"? Isn't "indeed supposedly" a bit of a contradiction in terms?
Also, it should be "its 5-inch screen" rather than "it's 5-inch screen".
Ok that's my complaining done.
800x600 seems a little out of bounds on what I appears to be 16:10.
...ok, I figured I'd go read the article before posting like a good boy. The screen is actually 800x480.
if one more person people says unibody i will scream damn apple with there jargen and words
It's actually in older dictionaries, the word:
unibody
n noun (plural unibodies) a single moulded unit forming both the bodywork and chassis of a vehicle.
That's the concise oxford english dictionary 11th edition
wow... just cuz apple has a unibody laptop doesnt mean they invented it.... jeez..
jeez, poor guy. if 'clickwheel' wasn't clickable, this guy would probably think Apple invented the wheel.
Not exactly jargon, just a simple descriptive term.
this is one beautiful pmp.
I don't know you but that look kinda big.
That's what she said.
I have 9 different Teclast players, and they always 'promise' a lot of things via their specifications, but NEVER deliver on anything due to abysmal firmware.
Note: Buy At Your Own Risks!
If they promise, but never deliver, why own 9?
I'm a reviewer, and that's just the way things go sometimes.
It's not like it's too convenient for these smaller Chinese companies to issue demo units.
Are these things secretly made by Archos?
Kidding!
Engadget...
You might want to correct the name of the company in this article - Its TECLAST not TELCAST.
While I agree in principle, I happen to think that Teclast sounds like a f'n ridiculous name.
It was explained to me that the buyer is supposed to equate the TECLAST name with LASTing TEChnology...
Err...I think what comes to mind first is something like, "Our TECh comes in LAST!"
Now that's what I am talking about ...an unibody enclosure. It's much better than the Frankenstein, multi-parts, 4 BIG screws approach from Microsoft. However, they still need to refine it a little more.
Trust me, it's not completely uni-body, it only has the 'appearance' of being machined from one solid piece.
Aesthetics are a matter of preference, but I'll (personally) take the more masculine/future-industrial design paradigm of the Zune HD over some feminine-looking/obvious copy-cat design from a company that has promised much over the years, and delivered very, very little.
The choice is yours...
It would be tricky to make a completely uni-body anything, as it would be very difficult to get the components inside
http://puzzlemuseum.com/puzzles/amb/eng_botts/harry-eng.htm.
Engadget...
Where are you getting that the Teclast T56 has an 800x600/4:3 display?
I just checked a few Chinese gadget sites, and The 56 has a 5-inch 16m color WVGA (800 x 480/16:9) display.
You might want to check your source(s) here as well.
There are numerous Chinese manufacturers that (over) load their players with features that more 'mainstream' companies haven't even considered, the problem is that these 'features' are so poorly implemented as to render them useless for the average user.
Teclast definitely falls into this category, though I'll be the first to laud their efforts if the T56 proves to be a 'fully realized package'.
Wow lot's of people just don't understand it do they, 1080p on a 800x600 screen that's very very smart... An HDMI output port, OMG I thought the point of a PMP is to be on the move not to use at home, I can use my PS3 for 1080p movies and other media.
Actually it's more you who doesn't understand 'it'...
It's about providing a completely portable media center, one that easily converts from a personally media device to one that allows one to share their media (in this case) video with others via a larger display and a dock/cable.
It's a particularly great idea for those who travel a lot, or (like me) during military deployments when all you can take with you are what can fit inside of a duffel bag and a small carry on.
The best realization of the 'true portable media center' is the Zune HD that has the slickest interface (when output to TV) yet conceived.
I regularly take my Archos 604 over to friends/relatives houses and end up watching a movie with everyone. I just rip my latest DVDs to it and there's usually a new enough movie that everyone wants to see.
it must be the rockchip processer a formidable chip ..though not likely to catch up wih the powerful tegra
How big is a 1080p movie rip with good sound?
In other words, how much memory would this thing have to have to be able to hold several movies?
I like the TV output of my S-Video-capable Archos 604 even when they are only 1GB DiVX but I've never connected it to a big screen TV. This would be a nice option to bring Blu-Ray rips over to others houses.
Usually people use 1 SL DVD for 720p, and 8-12 GB for 1080p.
Whats the betting that the UI is totally unusable?
It's Teclast, not Telcast.
They usually have beautiful hardware, but software that sucks monkey dink and patchy firmware updates. Buy only if you love searching forum after forum for tweaked firmwares.
The best thing I like about these cheap Chinese mp3 player is that there is no need to convert with AVI or RMVB and sometime MKV
this is great and all, but what about the engadget podcast. I am still waiting for it to go up. Is it up on itunes yet.
The player in the photo isn't even the Teclast T56:
http://www.imp3.net/1/show.php?itemid=25408
"...but also for the motherland 60 years of age presented a most beautiful birthday gift."
Took the words right out of my mouth.
i was actuly looking at geting the new telcast t51 the update to
the t50 also know as the nationite sflo to replace my meizu m6
and specs on the new t51 are pretty dam good can be seen here
http://www.mp4nation.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=54&t=14803
ill be amusing that going to build off from the t51 hardware and
just expand on it
in with case i say it be some good ass competition for zune hd as
a media player
that looks very sexxay
wi-fi would be a great addition
kind of rings macbook unibody doesn't it