Interesting e-mail communication I had with tinydealdirect -

I asked them if they had considered adding rockchip players to their inventory because it would CERTAINLY boost sales. This was the extent of our communication:

Me:
Hi, I would like more info about product: http://www.tinydeal.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=1_21&products_id=221&osCsid=76708086c90a9615c4dbecdf4fccdc04

It says transflash card slot. Is it rockchip? Does it support AVI movie file, or just AMV? Does it have a 2.5mm or 2.5mm headphone jack? Thanks

Them:

hi
dear sir,
thanks for contacting us.
the player supports AMV video format.
what do you mean "rockchip"?
this player supports extension memory by TF card.
the earphone jack is 3.5mm

Me:
rockchip players have external memory slots and support AVI video files and multitasking (listening music and viewing pictures at same time). Here is an example of a rockchip player: http://img.memorygreat.com/img/digital/RM600-01.jpg

Will you be adding any rockchip players to your inventory in the future? They are much better than the cheap AMV kind you sell now.

Them:
hi
dear sir, many thanks for your suggestion.
we will search the rockchip players in the market.
thanks

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I was very surprised that these retailers didn't know what a rockchip player was! But I'm also happy that they've taken my request into consideration. I look forward to seeing them add rockchip players for unbeatable prices.

princess,

I think they do have at least 1 Rockchip player, I think this is it:-

http://www.tinydeal.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=1_33&products_id=33&osCsid=76708086c90a9615c4dbecdf4fccdc04

it says supports .avi (that's if the description is accurate) the descriptions do look a bit "ebay like" though.

oh, that's a player using an ankya chip (at least I think that's how it's spelled). It's slightly different than a rockchip but has similar features. But to me, the player looks HIDEOUS. I meant rockchip as in a more "Vista" or "Temptation" type.

re: Hundz

I have a package coming from China (not from tinydealdirect though) sent via EMS which is supposed to be fast shipping and I still have not received it.

There might possible be some problems with shipping in China at the moment I am not sure- I tracked it and it left China on the 10th.

I just tracked my player on the NZ Post website:

Item delivery status for RR518342185CN

* 8.16 AM
* 15/11/07
* Arrived in New Zealand

Your item has arrived in New Zealand.

So that's good news!!! I expect it will arrive tomorrow morning (early I hope so I can get it before going off to work, otherwise I may not get it until after the weekend as will have to pick-up from Postshop).

Can't wait to get my hands on it!

Hi mate,

I don't think you will get it tomorrow as it will normally say if it has been through the Customs Clearance.

My package sent via EMS has still not arrived in NZ yet- arggh.

You're right - I haven't got it today (Friday). Haven't ordered anything from China before, but I have to say this is the slowest shipping I've ever had for something that has tracking. Much be quite a budget option. But free shipping so I can't really complain and at least it's made it to NZ, even if it's still sitting at Mangere...

Hopefully will get here early next week then, will update the forum then.

Hundnz

Well pretty much every shipping from Mainland China is quite slow (Courier Options are very quick though). The shipping is free as it probably only cost them around $1.50 NZD .

Things sent from Hong Kong come quickly though.

When I get order worth over $250 NZD I always choose to use DHL so that my package is delivered by CourierPost in New Zealand.

Remember so many packages are coming overseas due to XMAS so Customs will be very busy.

Well the player has arrived! On Saturday morning no less, although I didn't realise it was there until today (when I checked the NZ Post tracking site, doh!). That makes a ordering/shipping time of two weeks exactly, which is reasonable. So far I'm very impressed, although all I've done is plugged the player in the mains and looked at the demo songs/video and tried out the radio and camera , all working satisfactorily. Even the headphones are not complete rubbish.

But the manual is confusing (no surprise) - it talks of having to convert files to AMV, when I thought I was buying a player that converted to AVI.

I'm pleased I ordered when I did - the player has disappeared from the Tinydeal website so it looks like mine was one of the last to go out. Luckily Google cache can help out - I'd be grateful if an expert could have a look at http://tinyurl.com/2l3q3e and give me an opinion on what sort of conversion really is needed. Until today I thought the player I was getting was the one reviewed at http://nkhan.jwmediabox.com/blog/review-video-ipod-clone-china/, but while the hardware looks identical, the interface/display screenshots there look different to what my player has.

Anyway will post more when the charging time (4hours) is up and I can have more of a play, as usual when acquiring a new gadget I am very pleased , but it has been my experience that one or two annoying flaws become apparent on closer inspection!

Hundnz

hundnz , it should be a Sunplus chipset as the description says .avi .3gp .mp4. But to be sure, check the format of the demo video that came with it.

Usually these players are mass produced with generic instructions and cds that are not related to the actual product.

Did it come in a MP4 Player Box or a plain box?

Can you please take some photos of it as I might buy some.

Cheers

Sure, I'll take some photos when I have my digital camera again (someone's using it atm but I will be getting it back tonight). I don't know how much luck you'll have ordering it, well from Tinydeal anyway, as I said it appears to be no longer listed on its catalogue.

I read through the manual and it makes little sense at all, definitely not written specifically for my player! One wonders why they bother to supply a manual at all if it is so irrelevant, why not scrap it and knock 5 cents off the price? And the CD looks equally unhelpful...

But the player itself looks great, it's just about had it's 4 hours charging so I'll be investigating it properly soon I wonder how I will get on with video but will comb the forums here if I get stuck.

Hundnz

UPDATE: I searched for Sunplus on this forum and found http://www.mympxplayer.org/24-player-from-ebuyer-is-it-avi-is-it-amv-vt7433.html.

I just don't know how to convert the video! The demo video is .3gp, looking at the file properties in Windows Explorer - can someone help me? My MSN id is guthund@hotmail.com, maybe someone would like to talk me through it?

The graphics are really cool on my player, there is a great 3D graphic of a USB plug when you plug it in to the PC, lol!

All manuals that come with OEM MP3 & MP4 Players are generic and to be precise are pretty crap.

On the CD there should be video conversion software.

There is conversion software, but it is all for AMV files. So should I download AVI Converter 4.0?

One limitation of the player seems to be that it can only play files from the root AUDIO directory - when I create new folders with music (only 1 level deep) they are not recognised. A bit of a pain but I had suspected this might be the case.

The other thing is that the player seems to become inaccessible from Windows Explorer some times after being plugged in, i.e. when one clicks on the H drive it says it's inaccessible. But again I had had experiences like this a couple of years back with a Chinese MP3 player (non-video model).