| | |  | Chargers, Adapters & Batteries | Home » » » » » White 4GB Meizu Slim MP3/MP4 Player | | | | | | | Description: | | 2.4" color TFT LCD screen. Supported formats: MP3, WAV, OGG, AVI. User-defined EQ and adjustable bass boost. Internal flash memory for mobile disk. Hi-Fi treble and bass compensation system . Unique design with aluminum alloy body. FM stereo radio function, auto searching and 50 presets. Built-in microphone and 9 hours of voice recording . Fast forward/rewind, scroll and infinite loop. Compatible with Windows 98 SE, ME, 2000, XP, MAC and Linux OS. Includes headphones and USB cable. | | | Features: | |
• 2.4" color TFT LCD screen
• Supported formats: MP3, WAV, OGG, AVI
• User-defined EQ and adjustable bass boost
• Internal flash memory for mobile disk
• Hi-Fi treble and bass compensation system
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Weight:
| 0.5 pounds | | Package Length:
| 5.4 inches | | Package Width:
| 5.4 inches | | Package Height:
| 1.7 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.4 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 5 reviews |
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1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 A viable alternative to the smaller ipodsAug 15, 2009
The interface may lack the visual appeal and simplicity of the apple products, but this device sounds great and has a long run battery life.
The sound quality is also first rate!
And it functions as a USB drive, so just drag your tracks over to the drive and eject. No need to fuss around with iTunes!
Solid Player and I'm glad I bought itDec 06, 2008
Well built and I really enjoy the performance. Mp3, oggs, and TV shows I rip from my DVDs. Long lasting battery.
I guess the only downside (doesn't really affect me though) is the lack of "docking" stations that the ipod has. For me: so what?
Works great with linux. Search MeizuMe forums for more info and M.O.V.E. (My Own Video Encoder) on [...]
0 of 10 found the following review helpful:
 DOES NOT WORK WELL WITH iTUNESSep 25, 2008
This stupid thing is one giant headache waiting to happen. I have all my music on itunes, and this retarded little device does not support m4a audio files. So I basically had to transfer all of my cd's to windows media player before i could load them onto the meizu, otherwise they just took up space and wouldn't play. Also I have no idea what the problem is with the video's. It says .avi files supposedly work, but for me they don't. If you do buy this you might as well throw away the installation cd they gave you, the only thing it does is screw everything up, because it tells you how it is so great because it has all these codec's included, yet you must uninstall divx and xvid because they're covered, but guess what, they're not. The video converter was touted as extremely user friendly, but unless you have a degree in computer science it isn't. The same goes for all the little tools that comes with it. This device has an enormous learning curve and is in no way comparable to the ipod. On a difficulty scale of 1 to 10, 10 being the most diffucult, I'd give the meizu an 8 and the ipod a 1. The only reason I gave this 2 stars is because it sounds better than the nano and looks nicer.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
A GREAT little playerJul 26, 2008
This player was puchased for my grandson's 9th birthday. He has been thrilled with it. I have used it and like the was it performs. I like the volume limit function where I can set the maximum level of volume. I think it is a great player for the price!
16 of 17 found the following review helpful:
Quality, Quantity & Linux FriendlyJun 10, 2008
I purchased this item as a birthday present for my mother, & in a household that exclusively uses Linux, I can safely say that Meizu's little media player is a quality device. With support for video playback, playlists, ID3 tag display/browsing, file tree browsing, Ogg Vorbis, radio, audio/radio recording, MTP/MSC(UMS), text files, JPEG, ability to delete files w/o a computer, & custom backgrounds, Meizu's miniPlayer SL can do a lot of things, & it does them well.
Gorgeously crafted out of brushed aluminum & smooth, high density plastic, the miniPlayer is first & foremost a portable audio player. As such, it delivers a powerful low end even with the included earphones. It's so strong that Mariah Carey's "Always Be My Baby" makes a sound that I can only describe as a heavy, unpleasant thud throughout playback. Not only do I have to LOWER something called the bass boost, I have to completely turn OFF another setting called the virtual bass enhancement (ViBE) as well. The rest of the sound spectrum is less pronounced, but still very clean & clear; for example, in Starship's "We Built This City," the highs during the chorus aren't earsplitting, something that my beloved Insignia Pilot can't boast at its default setting. Also compared to my Pilot, & my old 2nd Gen iPod Nano as well, climactic portions don't distort at higher volumes such as portions in Celine Dion & Peabo Bryson's "Beauty & the Beast." If the miniPlayer's default sound setting still fails to impress, there are several tweaks that can be done to cater to just about everyone's personal tastes. In addition to the bass boost settings, there are also settings for treble boost, spatializer, & equalizer. The treble boost is self-explanatory & quite ordinary compared to the spatializer, which does an awesome job of distinguishing different instruments & other sounds; the equalizer adjusts various sound frequencies. With the spatializer, of which the ViBE is part of, I can hear sounds that I never even realized were there in the first place. As for the equalizer, it offers several presets & the ability to adjust TEN different bands. Other players usually offer only five bands (like my Pilot) or no customization at all (like my Nano).
At four gigabytes (4GB), this particular model can store upwards of a thousand MP3 files. Navigation would be daunting if it weren't for the intuitive graphical user interface (GUI). Basically, anyone that has used a Zen or iPod in the last few years will be right at home since the miniPlayer emulates (read: blatantly copies) their step-down method perfectly. The button layout is also a combination of the old Zen VisionM/Micro and the latest iPods. The miniPlayer uses a touch strip like the Zens as well as buttons embedded under the touch-sensitive surface like the iPods. If there's any drawback it would be that the touch controls need little pressure to activate making it easy to make mistakes--practice is needed for precision. As for the GUI, if your music files are tagged correctly, you can browse by album or artist, but strangely not genre. You can also make your own playlists using either a computer or the miniPlayer itself which can save on-the-go playlists (I'm not sure how many though). Currently, I haven't found an easy, sure fire way to make playlists under Linux. If you prefer folder browsing, the miniPlayer supports a folder hierarchy at least three layers deep. The only thing lacking is a word search function.
The miniPlayer's secondary role is video playback, a role it plays reasonably well. However, this is one area that other similar devices trump the miniPlayer. With the ability to play XviD encoded AVI videos at max 20 frames per second (fps), videos are quite smooth except for maybe high speed action scenes. To achieve the full 20 fps, though, video bitrate and thus crispness must be sacrificed, with a max of about less than 300 kilobits per second (Kb/s) to eliminate lag. In comparison, my Pilot and my brother's 3rd Gen iPod Nano can play videos at 30 fps at 512 Kb/s without a solitary hitch (plus both support A/V out for video playback on TV). Still, video playback on the miniPlayer's large, beautiful 2.4" 320x240 260k color display is hardly choppy or blurry. Furthermore, for some reason, videos at low bitrates on the miniPlayer are less blurry than videos at the same bitrate on my Pilot.
Lastly, the miniPlayer has a very sensitive voice recorder and a radio with decent signal, auto-scan, save and recording. The remaining features includes games, a calendar, and a calculator, all of which are near useless due to their lack of refinement and function.
Software-wise, the included video converter does a great job of converting most common file types. The software is Windows only, but it is compatible with WINE. Personally, I use the command line, but there is an excellent free program called iriverter if you prefer something else with a GUI. If all else fails, there are online communities dedicated to supporting the miniPlayer such as the AnythingButiPod, MeizuMe, and Ubuntu forums if you need guidance. Other complementary programs for Linux users are Easytag or Kyamo to edit MP3 tags/OGG Vorbis comments (nothing for wma unfortunately), and Amarok to help organize and transfer your music.
Other things of note are support for album art for MP3/OGG files and firmware upgrades, both of which can be manually done under any operating system (take that Sandisk!!!). You can also use your own pictures as the default background and change the color scheme. Aftermarket accessories include a myriad of skins, plastic cases, and silicon cases as well as a speaker dock.
In addition to the useless calendar, calculator, and games, cons include the lack of a resume function for audio files (although there is a fast and competent seek function), no gapless playback, no memory card slot, and having to manually update the music library every time you disconnect from the computer or wall charger. Another nuisance is having to rotate video files 90 degrees using most video converters (iriverter doesn't have to do that for some reason). Also, the touch strip can be problematic: The click-able portions of the strip are millimeters away from the touch sensitive portions. More specifically, if you try to depress a button you might activate the touch controls instead.
With so many good quality features, most of the cons are overshadowed by the pros. The only deal breaker would be the lack of memory expandability, and truthfully, that is why I am sticking to my Pilot. However, there is little to be disappointed about the miniPlayer. Ample memory, fair price, sleek design, good community/developer support, and superior sound quality, the miniPlayer is a good choice for people who enjoy music and the occasional video but aren't self-described power users.
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