S1 MP3 Player
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| S1 MP3 Player | |
A typical S1 MP3 player. |
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| Manufacturer: | This product is what is referred to as a 'common mold' which means many different suppliers can produce this same model. The manufacturers are almost exclusively located in China. |
| Type: | Portable MP3/WMA Player |
| Connectivity: | USB 2.0/1.1 |
| Range: | 64 MB to 4 GB |
| CPU: | Z80 compatible + 24-bit DSP Digital signal processor A digital signal processor is a specialized microprocessor with an architecture optimized for the fast operational needs of digital signal processing.-Typical characteristics:... |
| Screen: | 128 x 32 pixel |
| Frequency Response: | 20 Hz to 20 kHz |
| Power | AAA battery AAA battery A triple A or AAA battery is a standard size of dry cell battery commonly used in portable electronic devices. A carbon-zinc battery in this size is designated by IEC as "R03", by ANSI C18.1 as "24", by old JIS standard as "UM 4", and by other manufacturer and national standard designations that... /Rechargeable battery on some models |
S1 MP3 players are a type of digital audio players based on many different kinds of chipsets. The popular ones include Actions
Actions Semiconductor
Actions Semiconductor Co., Ltd. is a system-on-a-chip company based in Guangdong, China. Actions develops system-on-a-chip designs for digital audio players and photo viewers.S1 MP3 players use chipsets designed by Actions....
and ALI
Acer Laboratories Incorporated
Acer Laboratories Incorporated is a major designer and manufacturer of integrated circuits for the personal computer and embedded systems markets. It is a subsidiary of the Acer group....
chipsets. They are sold under dozens of different other brand names and in a variety of case designs.
Capabilities
- MP1, MP2MP2MP2 or MP-2 may refer to:* MP 2, an abbreviation for a zone during the Paleocene* MPEG-1 Audio Layer II audio compression format and .mp2 file format...
, MP3MP3MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 Audio Layer III, more commonly referred to as MP3, is a patented digital audio encoding format using a form of lossy data compression...
and WMAWindows Media AudioWindows Media Audio is an audio data compression technology developed by Microsoft. The name can be used to refer to its audio file format or its audio codecs. It is a proprietary technology that forms part of the Windows Media framework. WMA consists of four distinct codecs...
playback - WMA DRMDigital rights managementDigital rights management is a class of access control technologies that are used by hardware manufacturers, publishers, copyright holders and individuals with the intent to limit the use of digital content and devices after sale. DRM is any technology that inhibits uses of digital content that...
support on a small number of models - Ogg Vorbis support on a small number of models (mostly models made after 2005)
- USB Mass Storage device – works with Windows XPWindows XPWindows XP is an operating system produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops and media centers. First released to computer manufacturers on August 24, 2001, it is the second most popular version of Windows, based on installed user base...
, LinuxLinuxLinux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...
and Mac OS XMac OS XMac OS X is a series of Unix-based operating systems and graphical user interfaces developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc. Since 2002, has been included with all new Macintosh computer systems...
, acts as USB key drive - Memory capacities of 64 MB to 32 GB. 4–32 GB versions usually have a smaller Flash memory chip hacked to appear four times higher in capacity than it really is.
Specifications (note that the below information varies by chipset version and manufacturer)
- 24-bit DSPDigital signal processorA digital signal processor is a specialized microprocessor with an architecture optimized for the fast operational needs of digital signal processing.-Typical characteristics:...
with on-chip DSUDSU-Education:*Dakota State University*Dalhousie Student Union*Delaware State University*Delta State University*Durham Students' Union*Denver State University-Technology:*Data service unit - a WAN equivalent of a network interface card... - 8-bit Z80 CPU core with on-chip DSU (runs at 24.576 MHz(TYP), up to 60 MHz — software controlled)
- USB 2.0 Full speed (not Hi-Speed), with transfer rates up to 8 Mbit/s, or 1 MB/s
- Works as a generic USB storage disk (USB Mass Storage)
- Supports MPEG1/2/2.5 Audio Layer 1, 2, 3 (MP3MP3MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 Audio Layer III, more commonly referred to as MP3, is a patented digital audio encoding format using a form of lossy data compression...
) and WMA. Ogg Vorbis also supported since at least 2006, though this is not typically listed on the player's packaging. - Frequency response: 20 Hz to 20 kHz
- Earphone impedanceElectrical impedanceElectrical impedance, or simply impedance, is the measure of the opposition that an electrical circuit presents to the passage of a current when a voltage is applied. In quantitative terms, it is the complex ratio of the voltage to the current in an alternating current circuit...
32 ΩOhmThe ohm is the SI unit of electrical resistance, named after German physicist Georg Simon Ohm.- Definition :The ohm is defined as a resistance between two points of a conductor when a constant potential difference of 1 volt, applied to these points, produces in the conductor a current of 1 ampere,...
(wasn't tested yet) - Output power: 5 mW × 5 mW (16 Ω) (wasn't tested yet)
- S/N (signal to noise ratio) around 70 dBDecibelThe decibel is a logarithmic unit that indicates the ratio of a physical quantity relative to a specified or implied reference level. A ratio in decibels is ten times the logarithm to base 10 of the ratio of two power quantities...
[quoted as up to 85 dB by some vendors, known to be noisier at low volumes] - FM radio (depends on the presence of the PhilipsPhilipsKoninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. , more commonly known as Philips, is a multinational Dutch electronics company....
TEA5756 radio chip; this chip can handle the FM frequencies of both the US and Japanese commercial FM bands). - Graphic equalizer presets
- Record from built-in microphone or FM radio in ADPCM WAV (32 kbit/s mono or 64k bps stereo; using FFmpeg codec named adpcm_ima_wav), ACTACT (audio format)ACT is a lossy ADPCM 8 kbit/s compressed audio format recorded by most Chinese MP3 and MP4 players with a recording function, and voice recorders....
(8 kbit/s) or VORVörIn Norse mythology, Vör is a goddess associated with wisdom. Vör is attested in the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson; and twice in kennings employed in skaldic poetry...
(32 or 8 kbit/s) formats, and ability to play back these files locally or via Windows Media Player when connected as MSC device. - Basic telephone number list viewer
- ID3 tag display
Software
- Supports most operating systemOperating systemAn operating system is a set of programs that manage computer hardware resources and provide common services for application software. The operating system is the most important type of system software in a computer system...
s that have USB Mass Storage support. - Firmware upgrade tool for Windows.
- Logo customization via Chinese-language software or firmwareFirmwareIn electronic systems and computing, firmware is a term often used to denote the fixed, usually rather small, programs and/or data structures that internally control various electronic devices...
hacks.
Hardware
- Built using HynixHynixHynix Semiconductor Inc. chips and flash memory chips. Founded in 1983, Hynix is the world's second-largest memory chipmaker, the largest being Samsung Electronics. Formerly known as Hyundai Electronics, the company has manufacturing sites in Korea, the U.S., China and Taiwan...
or Samsung solid-state NAND flash memory. - Philips TEA5756 low-power FM tuner chip.
- ATJ2085 as the processor, RAM and the ROM.
- Some newer players have a slot for SD/MMC cards of capacities from 32 MB to 4 GB.
Models
- Atak M971, M972
- Orient HN500
- Orient MP08, MP09
- DIGIQuest DMTF17
- InnoAX iMX-120
- Orb A3188
- MP4
- Power Up!
- Foston
- Sumvision M18 (256MB/512MG/1GB/2GB/4GB models in different colors)
- Stone White / Stone Black (1gb/2gb) Produced by Compark
- SupportPlus
- Tamashi KXB256 / KXB512 / KXB1024
- Mach Trio 2 GB
- Gigamax
- Z6 Zeutronics (Digital M3/MP4 Player)
- JFF Nano (Digital MP3/4 Player)
- Mithus (Digital MP3 Player)
- NEO Electronics (Bulgaria)
- ePro (Digital MP3 Player)
- LASER (badged as generic, no model name)
- TEVION 1GB Sports MP3 player - (Smart Group) Identifies as "Productor Wilson Co. Ltd." - Version 3.5.35. (Supports Ogg Vorbis)
- TEVION 1GB/2GB MP4 player - (fascin8) - Firmware Version 9.1.51.0005
- INOVIX IMP-97 (and other models)
- Orite EMP-735
- Delstar
- Nashi
- LG UP3#
- Zepo m15-1GB-SB0307 (sold on e-bay)
- Explay c300
- DSE MP3/WMA Players (A5384: 2GB version)
- Lark Smile
- MpMan MP-F62, MP-F63
- Coby
- Nextar MA99T
- Hip Street 2GB
- Centon
- Visual Land V-BOP VL807] series (supports Ogg Vorbis)
- dnt
- MaxSpeed
- OrangeCool
- Denver Electronics (Denmark)
- Odys
- Cat
- Pocket-Media
- SanDiskSanDiskSanDisk Corporation is an American multinational corporation that designs, develops and manufactures data storage solutions in a range of form factors using the flash memory, controller and firmware technologies. It was founded in 1988 by Dr. Eli Harari and Sanjay Mehrotra, non-volatile memory...
- Sansun
- Sqmy, Soni (fake Sony)
- Sornia
- Typhoon
- UE-Technology
- DaewooDaewooDaewoo or the Daewoo Group was a major South Korean chaebol . It was founded on 22 March 1967 as Daewoo Industrial and was dismantled by the Korean government in 1999...
International MP3 Players - Xiron
- Mustek (Taiwan)
- Element Electronics
- Technisat MP3-Player 256MB
- I-Spirit
- Foehn & Hirsch MA588
- Kaiomy
- Invion
There are also several models which carry no brand name or model number on the device or packing, and a few sold under counterfeit
Counterfeit
To counterfeit means to illegally imitate something. Counterfeit products are often produced with the intent to take advantage of the superior value of the imitated product...
trademarks such as Sony
Sony
, commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan and the world's fifth largest media conglomerate measured by revenues....
, Samsung
Samsung
The Samsung Group is a South Korean multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul, South Korea...
or iPod
IPod
iPod is a line of portable media players created and marketed by Apple Inc. The product line-up currently consists of the hard drive-based iPod Classic, the touchscreen iPod Touch, the compact iPod Nano, and the ultra-compact iPod Shuffle...
.
Battery life
Around 8 hours on models using a AAA batteryAAA battery
A triple A or AAA battery is a standard size of dry cell battery commonly used in portable electronic devices. A carbon-zinc battery in this size is designated by IEC as "R03", by ANSI C18.1 as "24", by old JIS standard as "UM 4", and by other manufacturer and national standard designations that...
(Alkaline or NiMH
NIMH
NIMH or NiMH may refer to:*Nickel-metal hydride battery, a type of rechargeable battery*National Institute of Mental Health, a part of the United States National Institutes of Health...
).
Others have a rechargeable battery which charges via USB host connection.
Many turn off automatically when idle for even 30 seconds.
Note also that charge duration varies widely between playback and recording modes.
Software utilities
Available utilities for Microsoft WindowsMicrosoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
include an ACT to WAV file converter (for files recorded on the device), a basic desktop editor to enter contact details for the device's phone book function and device driver
Device driver
In computing, a device driver or software driver is a computer program allowing higher-level computer programs to interact with a hardware device....
s for Windows 98
Windows 98
Windows 98 is a graphical operating system by Microsoft. It is the second major release in the Windows 9x line of operating systems. It was released to manufacturing on 15 May 1998 and to retail on 25 June 1998. Windows 98 is the successor to Windows 95. Like its predecessor, it is a hybrid...
. An 8 cm CD-ROM containing some or all of these is included with some versions of the device.