Apple Music Players – Sylvania 4 GB Video MP3/MP4/MP5 Player with 3.6-Inch Touch

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1. David Anderson

   October 19, 2015 at 4:24 pm

   224 of 238 people found the following review helpful

   
   great player for a great price, May 10, 2011

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   This review is from: Sylvania 4 GB Video MP3/MP4/MP5 Player with 3.6-Inch Touch Screen (Expandable Memory Slot) Black (Electronics)

   before i post my review, i want to say that i spent alot of time
   going over various mp3 players with video, looking for something
   that was around $50 or less, but with a decent screen size that
   your eyes wouldn’t fall out from staring constantly at.

   with this product, the Sylvania 4 GB 3.6-Inch Touch Screen,
   for the price, screen size, extra memory slot, its more than
   a deal, its a steal, comparing to all the other players at this
   price, and its a brand name most of us know.

   the video aspect was my main reason for purchasing this player,
   most reviews haven’t really covered what it really can do, hopefully
   i will be able to share some insight, i will list below what i was
   able to achieve.

   – this player can play avi/wmv video @ any bitrate, and i mean
   any bitrate, weather its 1000 or 5,000, the decoder on this player
   streams it perfect, no stuttering, no lost of sync issues ive found.

   – the aspect ratio : i had to do a lot of research on this player,
   since its not listed on the actual video size it can play, at 3’6 inches
   i assume the playback would be 320×240 (which it does play this just fine
   with no pixel loss) but i was able to encode bluray video source to
   400×240 @ 2000kbps and it was beautiful, sharp, and in sync.

   – was able to have it play both avi & wmv in both those aspect/ratios
   just fine in the player, ive read on some players aspect ratio is really
   sticky because if its too big or too small, it just wont play, and people
   usually spend hours trying to figure out what’s the right size.

   you can actually throw in 720×480 video (which i did test) there was some
   slow playback, so i wouldn’t suggest it, i would probably keep the video
   at 400×240 just for the sake of having clear crisp quality.

   i know this isn’t an apple product, or even an Archos, but its pretty
   impressive, video playback is always a big issue with people for those
   who want something decent, and not worrying if it will play the right
   format, sure it would be nice if this could decode .mp4, but im happy
   with the avi/wmv format.

   the encoders i tested are :

   AVS-Video-Converter
   Xilisoft Video Converter
   Ultra video joiner

   – the package did not come with a disc, or any software to encode video,
   which is fine, because usually those encoders are really bad, and they
   dont let you tweak or set bitrates/frames/cropping to your liking, and
   if you cannot afford a decent video encoder, there’s alot of open source
   ones found at video help.

   i hope this review helps those who are on the fence about this player,
   as for the music, i had no issues, playback, volume was fine, but the
   video was my main reason for purchasing this product, and for the price,
   screen size. you cannot find a better player on the market.

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