ZEBRONICS CINEMA 4.3 PORTABLE MEDIA PLAYER

                  The Cinema 4.3 Zebmate from is a PMP featuring audio/video playback, a photo viewer, an eBook reader, an audio recorder and a stereo FM receiver. It is a feature-rich media player, fl aunts good aesthetics and has a fairly good build, using a dual-tone glossy and matte-fi nished shell. The player sports only a power switch and the rest of the interface completely relies on its resistive touchscreen. The player sports a large crisp and bright 4.3-inch, 480x272 TFT display with a wide viewing angle. The rear panel houses a tiny mono speaker, while the left side sports a 3.5 mm stereo jack for headphones or line-out coupled with the component video output to a TV set. Also available on the same side is a mini USB 2.0 jack for transferring the media fi les to the onboard 8 GB storage as well for charging the device’s built-in Li-polymer 1500 mAH battery. The memory can also be expanded using a MicroSD card. The Cinema 4.3 can play 13 hours of music or 4.5 hours of video on a single charge. The media player supports a large number of fi le formats, including MKV, MOV, WMV, FLV, 3GP, MP4 and VOB along with support for subtitle and ID3 tags. Using the device was a great experience with jitter-free 720p videos playing without any eff ort. The skinnable user interface is very easy to navigate, but is a bit cumbersome and sluggish. Then again, you cannot expect too much from a resistive touchscreen. A D-pad-based control panel would have made life a lot easier. Bundled along with the player is a pair of earphones, a USB cable, charger, and a clip-on desk stand. The component cable is an optional accessory, which should have actually been bundled along. Considering its playback quality, aesthetics, media compatibility and overall features in relation to its price tag, a great portable media player for personal use or as a gift.

SPECIFICATIONS
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Dimensions (WxHxD): 121 x 75 x 13.7 mm;
Weight: 128 g; Memory: 8 GB; Memory expansion:
MicroSD; Display: 4.3-inch, 260K 480 x 272 dpi color
TFT; Features: Audio, video, photo, eBook, FM.