Posts Tagged ‘mp5 player’

The Taidian M66 Gives Apple a Run For Their Money

August 22nd, 2009

Thinking about getting a new iPod?  Why is that?  Did your old one break, causing you to stumble upon the poor customer service at Apple?  Chances are, your iPod conveniently broke just after the 1 year warranty expired.  Darn!  Why didn’t you upgrade to the 2 year warranty?? Well, because it cost $60 and I thought the stupid thing was going to keep working longer than a year.  Yeah, we all did.  Well, that one is gone, and it’s time to get a new one.  Hopefully you backed up your music, photos, and videos on your computer.

So the question is, are you going to stick with Apple?  Are their products superior enough to warrant the sky-high prices, fragile products and poor service?  I mean, if the product is going to break in a year anyway, maybe you should spring for a competitors product that is significantly cheaper.

One of these alternatives is the Taidian M66 HD MP5 Player.  This product plays MP3, WMA, APE, and FLAC audio files, and RM, RMVB, FLV, AVI(compatible with DIXV, XVID, and MPEG4) DAT, WMV, and MPG video formats.  It also comes with a USB port and cable that allows high speed data transfer from your computer to your new MP5 player.  This means, assuming you did backup your music and video library, it will be accessible on your Taidian MP5 player almost immediately.  This player features a 5.0″, high resolution, color screen, and 8GB memory capacity that is competitive with the iPod touch.  In addition, it comes with a TV-out cable that allows you to view stored videos on your TV screen.  Was your iPod able to do that?

This product comes with the same 1 year warranty that your iPod did.  However, it costs just over $100 brand new.  Rather than submitting to the strangle hold that Apple has on the portable player market, consider the benefits offered by competitors.  You might be surprised by what you find.

Don’t Leave Yourself At the Mercy of In-Flight Entertainment – Get a Ramos T12 HD MP5 Player

August 19th, 2009

I met my friend at the airport last night for a trip from LA to New York.  I knew this was going to be a 5 hour flight, and had planned accordingly.  However, I realized as soon as I got to the gate that I had left the book I was reading in my checked bag, and my MP3 player on my desk at home.  The flight was already boarding and there was no time to go in search of a magazine.  Fear gripped me at the thought of watching the in-flight movie, and I considered popping 4 Nyquil and hoping I could sleep for most of the flight.  Neither option seemed very appealing.  As I weighed the pros and cons of these two choices, my friend showed up.

We greeted each other as we boarded the plane, and I told him the predicament I was in.

“Oh, don’t worry man, I brought my MP5 player.  Just downloaded a bunch of movies on it too.”

I returned the box of Nyquil to my carry-on bag and a wave of relief washed over me.

“Awesome!” I said, “do you have split headphones?”

“Sure do,” he said.

As the flight attendant got on the intercom and announced that the in-flight movie would be High School Musical 3 I chuckled to myself, pitying the poor passengers without other forms of entertainment.  My friend’s MP5 player had excellent picture quality too.  The 5.0″, high-definition screen was big enough for both of us to enjoy, and his movie selection was impressive.  After finding out that it was actually a Chinese import that cost less than my MP3 player, I decided it was time for an upgrade.  Soon I’ll never have to worry about in-flight movies again…assuming that I don’t forget my MP5 player at home.