Typical price: £300
What is it: A portable media player with extensive native support for different video formats
What we think: The mPack P600 is not just futuristic-looking, its feature set is ahead of its time too. Support for almost every video format going and a stunning widescreen display makes this an extremely desirable video player
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 8 February 2006
Tags: PQI, PQI mPack P600, resolution, RAW, control panel
We like:
Gorgeous widescreen LCD; native support for all mainstream video codecs; slick chassis design
We don't like:
Occassionally befuddling menus
You might also need:
If you have a big screen TV the mPack can also feed video to this -- at a stunning full-resolution DVD quality
CNET UK judgement:
It's taken a relative newcomer to show the old timers how to do things right. PQI hasn't been in the mainstream long, but its P600 blows away the competiton like a nuclear bomb. Feature-wise, there's nothing more to ask for here. A few tweaks to the user-interface and PQI could just push this product from merely impressive to spectacular
Full review:
Compared to the overwhelming popularity of MP3 players, handheld video players still only hold niche appeal. There's everything to play for in this market, certainly there's enough room for companies like PQI to quietly mount an assault on the bigger brands like Archos and Samsung. Continue Reading...
PQI mPack P600 History
10 Feb 2006 in Digital Living
It looks like a cross between a sci-fi prop and a make-up compact, but it's actually a portable video player with a vibrant, widescreen LCD and an extensive range of supported formats. A-list celeb or B-movie pleb, you decide...
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