MP4 Players

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MP4 Players – A Walk Through the Features

MP4 players or MPEG-4 players are portable or rather pocket-able music+video players. The following guide gives a brief description about the various components and features of these gadgets.

Screen

These little entertainers usually come with LCD screens of different sizes. Even AMOLED screen players are available. The size ranges from 1.5" to 4.3" or more. Most of these screens come with LED backlight for enabling visibility in the dark. Some are plain while others are touchscreens. The smaller screens usually have physical controls for operating them, while the larger ones are usually touch capable.

Formats

All MP4 players are MP3 capable. They can play music too. Some of the commonly supported music file formats are MP3, WMA, AAC and Atrac. Common video formats supported include MP4, MP2, MP1, WMV, DivX and AVI. Most players support some or all of these media file formats. In case they do not support any specific format, the package usually includes appropriate software for conversion to a compatible format. Many of these players are capable of displaying stills of various formats too.

Memory

These players have built-in hard drives for storing the music and video files. Some as well come with built-in flash drives. Different players house different sized storage drives, starting from 4GB, all the way up to 30GB and more.

Interfaces

Headphone sockets and atleast one USB port are "must haves" of these gadgets. The USB port is used to connect to a computer or laptop for transferring the media files. Some of the modern-day players also come with ports for linking to a TV or an external monitor.

Compatibility with Computer OS

The MPEG-4 players can be hooked only to those laptops or PCs, whose operating systems they are compatible with. Most of them are compatible with the regularly used software platforms like Windows 7, Vista, XP, Apple Mac OS X and Linux.

Battery

Like many mobile devices, Lithium ion batteries are used to power these gadgets as well. Battery life can range from 4 hours to 24+ hours depending on usage. Most of the players with regular features (no additional features that can drain out the battery) can offer a longer life than the ones with higher-end features.

Extra features

These features are not essentials, but add flair to the offering.

Integrated digital camera – Some of these multimedia devices come with a digital camera built into them. You can thus record videos or shoot photographs with them too.

FM tuner – Another additional feature is the FM tuner which can be tuned to various radio stations for music on the go.

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