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Video With support for AVI, WMV, MP4, MKV, OGM, MPEG, DAT and MTV formats watching videos is a copy-paste job and with USB 2.0 speeds, it won’t take too long either. Since the drives are formatted to FAT32, you won't be able to copy an HD video - though I was able to copy a (1.36GB) .MKV file that unfortunately didn’t seem to play video, just audio. It comes with DivX 3.11/4/5/6, XviD, MPEG-4 SP/ASP, WMV, H.264, MPEG 1 video codecs and also supports a maximum video resolution of 1280 x 720 at 30 fps. There are options for stretching videos to either 16:9 or watching it in 4:3 depending on your preference. There’s not much else to mention here. Like I mentioned earlier, it supports NTSC and PAL video out (composite). The cables will have to be purchased as additional accessories. Other Features Some of the additional features loaded into O2 include an image viewer (JPG, GIF, PNG, TIF, BMP, RAW) and the images can also be used as a wallpaper, but I have to advice against this as it tends to sometimes clash with the data onscreen and makes it difficult to read. The player also has a .TXT reader for eBooks in that format. If you’re worried about the text being small, don’t. It can be adjusted in size and if necessary, color as well. It even comes with a notepad for scribbling or drawing. In case you happen to be one of those mathematically inclined individuals, the O2 is rigged with a full scientific calculator that can be switched to basic with a single click. Battery With a battery that ran from a full charge to shut down due to drain, the count was in at 4 hours and 45 minutes for non-stop video playback and 16 hours and 15 minutes for audio. This is quite close to the count that the company claims the player is capable of offering, but is of course lower. The Bottom Line All of this is priced at Rs. 21, 000 (32GB) which is just too high. I’m not sure what logic has been used here considering the A3 offers almost twice as many features with a larger screen, TV cables and a carry case included and so much more memory for just a little more money. While the quality of the video and audio is definitely the O2’s finest features, I have to say, it’s worth those couple of thousand rupees more to get the A3. The only offering the O2 comes with, is touch screen capability, a fancy calculator and not too much more. |
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