So here I am back with review of another Chinese product. This time it is a PMP.
This is the Teclast M50HD (a.k.a Nationite OS-72 on mp4nation.com).
MP4Nation.com sells the same player with a re-branded name and slightly different accessories.
Reviewer's Note: All pics are 800 X 600 and hosted on TE server. You click on them to get a larger image. Some of the images may not be good because of low light conditions. :ashamed:
The Box
This is the Box in which this PMP comes. Ignore whatever is written on the box as this company has the same design box for all its products. Even my mp3 player box has HD and MP4 written over it. The lady in the pic is supposed to be some famous Chinese singer. Cannot confirm but.
hyeah:
What’s Inside ??
Following things are available by default in the box
1. The MP4 Player itself.
2. Earphones
3. USB Cable
4. A small adaptor
5. Manual and Warranty card (both in Chinese)
There is no charger provided and hence the only way to charge this PMP is to either connect it to the computer USB port or get a small wall charger that accepts USB.
Now in the picture you can see that there are couple of video cables and a remote. Now this, for some reason is not included in the box. In fact none of the teclast MP4 players have them and have to be purchased separately.
[BREAK=Accessories and Specifications]
Accessories
The remote is really handy when controlling player from a distance say while watching movie on TV.
The earphones as expected are crap. I think this has become a norm with all (barring a few) the PMPs / MP3 players that bundled earphones are always of sub-standard quality.
Specifications
Here is what the PMP has to offer
Screen size – 4.3â€
Screen Resolution – 800 x 480
Video Formats – AVI, RM , RMVB (up to 720p), Others may be
Audio Formats – MP3, WMA, APE, FLAC, WAV
Image Formats - JPEG, BMP, PNG
Lyric show
TTS – Text to Speech. Also reads out text files simultaneously highlighting what is being read.
TV OUT – Connect the player to TV to watch movies or pictures
FM Radio
Record (Mic, No FM recording available though)
TF Card Slot (Built in 8GB memory)
1900 mAh battery
Onboard speaker
[BREAK=Few Pics]
Few of the Pics of the player from various angles
Front View in Stand By Mode
Top View
Here we have the Menu, Play/Pause, Forward, Backward and Back Buttons
Side View
The two holes you see are for 3.5mm audio pin and another for TV Out. Also there is the On/Off switch. Also on the right you see is the volume key
Back View
[BREAK=Audio]
Audio
This PMP can play MP3, WAV, WMA, APE and FLAC audio formats. The sound quality is surprisingly very good and the bass is great. There are usual equalizer settings like Rock, Jazz etc available. Do not expect anything from the stock earphones. They are really bad. I used EP 630s with this and found the SQ to be really good. The equalizer settings actually work and there is 3D sound settings also which I suppose not much people will be interested in. This is similar to the one which was advertised in the Samsung AD by Aamir Khan.
The Playlist looks something like this
Music Player
On the downside, the player cannot read ID Tags
I mean this is the most basic thing and it does not do that. Also album art is not displayed but there is space for the same (on left hand side). I hope future firmware upgrades will solve this problem. The volume settings go a decent 30 level and I found 15 to be very loud, but considering I was using IEMs, that was ok. It also has setting to specify what we are using as sound output. Default is headphones but there are other options like Small speakers, Large speakers etc. Not sure if they make any difference.
Then there is the usual Normal Play, Random Play, Repeat etc.
Note: I had a few problems playing FLACs wherein the switching from one file to another was sluggish and often gave the feeling that player had hanged.
[BREAK=Radio]
Radio
Nothing much to talk about. It is the simple plain radio with manual and automatic tuning. Even the signal strength can be adjusted as Low, Mid, High or Auto. Not sure what is its purpose and how it works. I mean why would anyone want to have low signal strength in the first place. Better keep it on Auto.
[BREAK=Videos]
Videos
Now coming to the most interesting part, the video, this is what we basically buy a big screen PMP for… right ?
This player can play a plethora of video formats but I did not have the opportunity to try all. Although according to the website it plays RM, RMVB, AVI but I suppose other formats like VOB, MPG, DAT and FLV should be playable.
It can also display subtitles (.srt) associated with the movie but sometimes if we fast forward the movie then the sync between the movie and its subtitles go for a toss.
The videos look awesome on the 800 x 480 , 16:9 screen
Here are the various options available for Videos
You can change the aspect ratio of the video and when in full screen the video looks even better.
16:9 Ratio
Full Screen Video
Pressing the menu button while the video is playing brings the On-screen controls
[BREAK=TV OUT]
TV Out
This PMP has a TV Out feature which allows you to view the video or photographs on a TV screen. The TV system can be set to PAL or NTSC from the player itself.
We can also select the output whether it is general out or component out.
I don’t know if this was an isolated case but I had problems while getting the audio to come out of TV speakers. May be the cable is faulty. The video was coming fine on TV but there was a constant hissing sound from TV speakers, the ones which come when a certain bright color comes on screen.
In my case the video was coming on TV screen but audio was coming from the player itself. :S
The PMP can play RMVB video upto 720p. Now considering the idea of playing 720p on this screen is ridiculous as the screen resolution itself is 800 x 480 and therein we are playing a 1280 x 720 video. Although this may look better on a Large TV screen I suppose.
[BREAK=A Few Pics]
Here are a few pics of the movie in action on this gorgeous screen. Although you may not get much idea from the pics, believe me the PQ is really great. And the images looks very crisp on the screen.
Transformers – Revenge of the Fallen Trailer
Fast and the Furious Tokyo Drift Trailer - RMVB 720p
99 DVDRip
[BREAK=Picture Viewer]
Picture Viewer
You can view JPG, BMP files on this. Pictures can also be rotated on screen.
It is not possible for us to decide if the picture will come in full screen or not as it decides itself as to how it will be displayed. I mean whether the picture occupies the entire real estate of the screen available or not is not in user's control.
The Matrix display of pics is like this. You cannot click on any picture and view unless all the pics of the matrix are loaded, an activity which takes time depending on the picture resolution and size
Full Screen
Full Screen (but with black bars on both sides)
[BREAK=Other Features]
Other features of this PMP include
EBook Reader - TXT Viewer
You can open text files and also make the player read it for you as it has a text to speech feature. As the reading is going on the text being read is highlighted. I personally feel that this is quiet convenient. You may also set bookmarks so as to continue later on.
Sorry but I forgot to put any English text file. :ashamed:
I am not sure if we can change or remove the background image as this is a prick in the eye while reading ebooks and causes inconvenience.
Browser
Here you may browse the internal memory or the TF card contents irrespective of the format the are in. Like a normal file browser come manager. It s also possible to delete files from here.
Games
There are a few games in this PMP which can be played using the standard play, pause, forward buttons available. Here is one (similar to the famous flash game Gold Miner)
[BREAK=Some Screenies]
Size of the Player
Memory Capacity and Firmware Version Info
Date is wrong in the above picture :ashamed:
[BREAK=Closing Points]
Closing Points
Overall this is a very good PMP with good sound quality and even better picture quality. Also has standard functions like FM Radio, MIC and recorder. An ebook reader (text files) and also Text to Speech application. Lyric support for songs. The build quality is very good and the unit itself is heavy. Must be 200 to 250 Gms (not sure though)
Damages – This player was purchased by a colleague of mine here and it cost around 3500 rupees for the player and an additional 210 rupees for the cable and remote kit of the same company.
Where to Buy ??
Unfortunately the same brand player cannot be bought if you are not in Mainland. Although amazon.cn has international delivery option but have not explored it. So another alternative is the Nationite OS 72 from mp4nation.net which is exactly same, just rebranded and about 2k expensive.
Thanks for your time. Comments are welcome
This is the Teclast M50HD (a.k.a Nationite OS-72 on mp4nation.com).
MP4Nation.com sells the same player with a re-branded name and slightly different accessories.
Reviewer's Note: All pics are 800 X 600 and hosted on TE server. You click on them to get a larger image. Some of the images may not be good because of low light conditions. :ashamed:
The Box
This is the Box in which this PMP comes. Ignore whatever is written on the box as this company has the same design box for all its products. Even my mp3 player box has HD and MP4 written over it. The lady in the pic is supposed to be some famous Chinese singer. Cannot confirm but.
hyeah:
What’s Inside ??
Following things are available by default in the box
1. The MP4 Player itself.
2. Earphones
3. USB Cable
4. A small adaptor
5. Manual and Warranty card (both in Chinese)
There is no charger provided and hence the only way to charge this PMP is to either connect it to the computer USB port or get a small wall charger that accepts USB.
Now in the picture you can see that there are couple of video cables and a remote. Now this, for some reason is not included in the box. In fact none of the teclast MP4 players have them and have to be purchased separately.
[BREAK=Accessories and Specifications]
Accessories
The remote is really handy when controlling player from a distance say while watching movie on TV.
The earphones as expected are crap. I think this has become a norm with all (barring a few) the PMPs / MP3 players that bundled earphones are always of sub-standard quality.
Specifications
Here is what the PMP has to offer
Screen size – 4.3â€
Screen Resolution – 800 x 480
Video Formats – AVI, RM , RMVB (up to 720p), Others may be
Audio Formats – MP3, WMA, APE, FLAC, WAV
Image Formats - JPEG, BMP, PNG
Lyric show
TTS – Text to Speech. Also reads out text files simultaneously highlighting what is being read.
TV OUT – Connect the player to TV to watch movies or pictures
FM Radio
Record (Mic, No FM recording available though)
TF Card Slot (Built in 8GB memory)
1900 mAh battery
Onboard speaker
[BREAK=Few Pics]
Few of the Pics of the player from various angles
Front View in Stand By Mode
Top View
Here we have the Menu, Play/Pause, Forward, Backward and Back Buttons
Side View
The two holes you see are for 3.5mm audio pin and another for TV Out. Also there is the On/Off switch. Also on the right you see is the volume key
Back View
[BREAK=Audio]
Audio
This PMP can play MP3, WAV, WMA, APE and FLAC audio formats. The sound quality is surprisingly very good and the bass is great. There are usual equalizer settings like Rock, Jazz etc available. Do not expect anything from the stock earphones. They are really bad. I used EP 630s with this and found the SQ to be really good. The equalizer settings actually work and there is 3D sound settings also which I suppose not much people will be interested in. This is similar to the one which was advertised in the Samsung AD by Aamir Khan.
The Playlist looks something like this
Music Player
On the downside, the player cannot read ID Tags
I mean this is the most basic thing and it does not do that. Also album art is not displayed but there is space for the same (on left hand side). I hope future firmware upgrades will solve this problem. The volume settings go a decent 30 level and I found 15 to be very loud, but considering I was using IEMs, that was ok. It also has setting to specify what we are using as sound output. Default is headphones but there are other options like Small speakers, Large speakers etc. Not sure if they make any difference.Then there is the usual Normal Play, Random Play, Repeat etc.
Note: I had a few problems playing FLACs wherein the switching from one file to another was sluggish and often gave the feeling that player had hanged.
[BREAK=Radio]
Radio
Nothing much to talk about. It is the simple plain radio with manual and automatic tuning. Even the signal strength can be adjusted as Low, Mid, High or Auto. Not sure what is its purpose and how it works. I mean why would anyone want to have low signal strength in the first place. Better keep it on Auto.
[BREAK=Videos]
Videos
Now coming to the most interesting part, the video, this is what we basically buy a big screen PMP for… right ?
This player can play a plethora of video formats but I did not have the opportunity to try all. Although according to the website it plays RM, RMVB, AVI but I suppose other formats like VOB, MPG, DAT and FLV should be playable.
It can also display subtitles (.srt) associated with the movie but sometimes if we fast forward the movie then the sync between the movie and its subtitles go for a toss.
The videos look awesome on the 800 x 480 , 16:9 screen
Here are the various options available for Videos
You can change the aspect ratio of the video and when in full screen the video looks even better.
16:9 Ratio
Full Screen Video
Pressing the menu button while the video is playing brings the On-screen controls
[BREAK=TV OUT]
TV Out
This PMP has a TV Out feature which allows you to view the video or photographs on a TV screen. The TV system can be set to PAL or NTSC from the player itself.
We can also select the output whether it is general out or component out.
I don’t know if this was an isolated case but I had problems while getting the audio to come out of TV speakers. May be the cable is faulty. The video was coming fine on TV but there was a constant hissing sound from TV speakers, the ones which come when a certain bright color comes on screen.
In my case the video was coming on TV screen but audio was coming from the player itself. :S
The PMP can play RMVB video upto 720p. Now considering the idea of playing 720p on this screen is ridiculous as the screen resolution itself is 800 x 480 and therein we are playing a 1280 x 720 video. Although this may look better on a Large TV screen I suppose.
[BREAK=A Few Pics]
Here are a few pics of the movie in action on this gorgeous screen. Although you may not get much idea from the pics, believe me the PQ is really great. And the images looks very crisp on the screen.
Transformers – Revenge of the Fallen Trailer
Fast and the Furious Tokyo Drift Trailer - RMVB 720p
99 DVDRip
[BREAK=Picture Viewer]
Picture Viewer
You can view JPG, BMP files on this. Pictures can also be rotated on screen.
It is not possible for us to decide if the picture will come in full screen or not as it decides itself as to how it will be displayed. I mean whether the picture occupies the entire real estate of the screen available or not is not in user's control.
The Matrix display of pics is like this. You cannot click on any picture and view unless all the pics of the matrix are loaded, an activity which takes time depending on the picture resolution and size
Full Screen
Full Screen (but with black bars on both sides)
[BREAK=Other Features]
Other features of this PMP include
EBook Reader - TXT Viewer
You can open text files and also make the player read it for you as it has a text to speech feature. As the reading is going on the text being read is highlighted. I personally feel that this is quiet convenient. You may also set bookmarks so as to continue later on.
Sorry but I forgot to put any English text file. :ashamed:
I am not sure if we can change or remove the background image as this is a prick in the eye while reading ebooks and causes inconvenience.
Browser
Here you may browse the internal memory or the TF card contents irrespective of the format the are in. Like a normal file browser come manager. It s also possible to delete files from here.
Games
There are a few games in this PMP which can be played using the standard play, pause, forward buttons available. Here is one (similar to the famous flash game Gold Miner)
[BREAK=Some Screenies]
Size of the Player
Memory Capacity and Firmware Version Info
Date is wrong in the above picture :ashamed:
[BREAK=Closing Points]
Closing Points
Overall this is a very good PMP with good sound quality and even better picture quality. Also has standard functions like FM Radio, MIC and recorder. An ebook reader (text files) and also Text to Speech application. Lyric support for songs. The build quality is very good and the unit itself is heavy. Must be 200 to 250 Gms (not sure though)
Damages – This player was purchased by a colleague of mine here and it cost around 3500 rupees for the player and an additional 210 rupees for the cable and remote kit of the same company.
Where to Buy ??
Unfortunately the same brand player cannot be bought if you are not in Mainland. Although amazon.cn has international delivery option but have not explored it. So another alternative is the Nationite OS 72 from mp4nation.net which is exactly same, just rebranded and about 2k expensive.
Thanks for your time. Comments are welcome
