Is the SP model replacing the TP model?

Overdrive

I'm confused by the rough translation of the article on Meizu's website - it seems possible to interpret that the SP will be a "student" model, whereas the TP will remain the standard model with the Deluxe being the TP + accessories...

Do we have any further information to explain this one way or the other for sure?

Thanks!

Err0r

Yes, it is true. Even the Deluxe bundle contains a SP player!

Overdrive

Oh, OK, that's good. I have a black SP in the mail - I'm really looking forward to it!

Thanks!

glacier

so then.... it IS true that the TPs are like, limited editions? lol. I don't remember who said that from the previous forum.

iversonjack

wow TP are limited editions? cool!
i originally thought that SP versions would be much better, due to the cheap price and brighter screen etc. however, once the word "limited edition" comes into my head about the TP version, im glad i bought the TP version in time

richardg

I thought the only difference was the manufacturer of the screen.

Did I miss something in the specifications?

Overdrive

Well, everything is a "limited edition", else they'd be making them forever.

iversonjack

ROFL Overdrive yeah i guess ur right
yeah the screen is pretty much the only difference
and the other difference is in the firmware - u cannot apply TP to SP models and vice versa

Betacart

You are wrong - T version is for players with Toshiba LCD, S version is for Samsung LCD. No other difference )

glacier

lol. good point there. but somehow, looking at all the ipods and ipod videos out there, i can't help wondering if this is necessarily true.... :D

Nickle

Wow, limited editions, you know, I got the TP 1 day before the actual SP came out!

puffel

Yeh same here, but maybe the value of TP models will increase and we can make much money by selling it.
Maybe not

glacier

guys, i wouldn't bet on it. electronics generally lower in value as time passes. let's not get our hopes up. :D let's just enjoy our TPs while it lasts. in a few more months, even weeks, there'd probably be another meizu product that we can drool over.

and we'd completely forget about the TP vs SP feud.

barrist

I hope for your guys' sake, that Meizu continues to release firmware for the TP

glacier

well, marcelo said that meizu would continue to release TP firmware for a while yet. in any case, even if they don't, i'm already pretty happy with my TP so i wouldn't really mind very much if they do stop releasing firmware updates.

heck, i had my iriver for... almost 3 years and i only got 1 lousy firmware update. i still loved it, though. :D right up to the time that i replaced it with the miniplayer.

marcelo1251

Yes, i asked Pete (miniplayer.info owner) about it because most people was worried about it
http://www.miniplayer.info/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=307

Zdenek

They hit our Czech market recently too, but I haven't seen anyone with it yet. Other players that are cheaper, smaller and longer-lasting are on the market for several years. They play open formats and are mass-storage. I never understood why do Americans buy Apple products so much.

Job

As the firmwares are largely the same I dont think meizu minds much putting out both..
They write one basic source code and adapt it to be a TP or SP...
shouldnt be too much of a problem