What is the M7?

chengdude

I'm sure a lot of what Meizu is learning/doing with the M8 is going to find its way into their future players. For the home market, though, I can't see WiFi being much of a priority. Interesting, yes, but not very useful in China yet. The one wireless application I could see being a selling point would be a Zune-like sharing feature.

DimaMP4

Yes, unlike Zune, it should be 100% DRM-free sharing. DRM sucks so hard.

trane

1) Good Lord , if M7 does not feature WiFi it is sure already a dead product here in France !

we get hundred of TV channels via the built in WiFi of our DSLmodem boxes ; ubiquitous handheld watching of TV on a Sony PSP , Apple iTouch , Archos 605, etc.. is quite nice ; those clever 'boxes' even feature live transcode to WiFi of many other sources ( DVD , net streams, etc..)

2) a 2.8" only M7 machine is then also already a dead product ! far too small ; anything below 3.5" is dead ; I even hope Apple will soon match the 4.25" PSP screen size ( 95><54mm) as even the actual 3,5" iTouch screen looks quite small in comparison ( 75><50mm)

.../... in the end you bring your own contradiction quoting the Cowon 2,5" screen is too small ; so adding a mere 0.3" in size (2.8) would not make any change if any sense

SteveMB93

You know what else sucks so hard? Your mo... an iPod video.

PS: Those mom jokes never get old!

trane

just one too late wish ...

Meizu would have been well inspired releasing a really new M6 Sx with such 2.8" screen !

just any good while 'basic' 2.8" screen (Samsung or else ) that still runs 320*240 ...but with no need to rotated encode

thus the actual built in chip , while definitely anemic, could hopefully still drive such screen

adding 0.4" screen size while keeping the same box and design looked quite feasible

such unit could have kept competing with Apple Nano ; until an M7 comes out ...

just when Apple will release any revamped even more multi gifted iTouch

tanayrizal

i really wanted to wait for the M7, but i finally decided to buy the archos 605 wifi last friday and i should be getting it this coming wednesday.

4gb flash, SD slot, 4.3 inch screen, wifi internet (need to buy the plug-in browser for $30) for a little less than $200 from Amazon. i would have preferred a smaller device for portability. maybe even a 2.8inch M7 would have been better. a 3inch screen would probably have been the perfect size for me.

i can't see myself giving up my M6, so i'll probably carry both devices around with me. i think the archos would be in my messenger bag most of the time while my M6 is in my pocket all the time. my gf is already teasing me that i'll be sorry that i bought the archos when the M8 is almost out and she'll be getting that for sure. i didn't have the heart to tell her that it's been delayed from the expected march release... tsk tsk.

her nokia 3220 phone is literally on its last legs... her M6 8gb is making her happy for now, tho.

meizerr

Hopefully, Meizu will support this product by hiring a couple of experienced programmers who continuously work on the firmware. So far, Meizu has shown little to no expertise when it comes to firmware enhancements and applications.

The M7 and M8 is even more complicated than the M6. They have been struggeling to fix M6 firmware issues and they couldn't even properly implement album art. I may purchase the m7 if the firmware is open source or if it's been hacked, not earlier.

DaremoS

Would you be so kind and post a review of your Archos 605 here in off-topic or in the nice cousin forum here

tanayrizal

i will post a review, but would prefer to do it in the off-topic so i don't have to sign up and keep track of the other forum :D

i don't have Blackstar's abilities to dissect the audio quality, but hopefully can comment on general audio and video and wifi internet usability. i only listen to .mp3's...

maybe sometime late next week. i've read that it may have to be deep-charged for as much as 24 hours before first-time use.

DaremoS

Thanks tanayrizal... that concerning sound quality it's extremely subjective and I sincerely don't believe but in my own ears.

But concerning appearance, how it looks interface, if it works fine with list of artist, albums and songs, beside of that what you say will be really useful and clarifying.

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