subject: Features And Specifications of portable media players [print this page] Features And Specifications of portable media players
The portable media players are also known as PMP which is a consumer electronics device that is capable of storing and playing digital medias. More importantly digital audio players which can also display images and play videos are known as PMPs. Informatively, DAPs, the data is typically stored on a hard drive, micro drive, and flash memory. Different types of electronic devices like cellphones are sometimes known as portable media players because of their playback capabilities. Now many companies are indulge in the production of portable media players with unique features and specifications. Advance information let the users to avail qualitative performance from the portable media players.
Portable media players are capable of playing digital audio, images, and video files. More importantly, a color liquid crystal display (LCD) or organic light-emitting diode (OLED) screen is used for displaying. Different players include the ability to record video, usually with the help of optional accessories, cables, and audio with a built-in microphone or from a line-out cable and FM tuner. It is important to know that in few players, features of a personal organizer are emulated, and also support for games such as the iriver clix or the Play Station Portable too included. Nearly all types of portable media players are compatible with the MP3 audio format, and many others support Windows Media Audio, Advanced Audio Coding, and WAV. Also audio files purchased from online stores or ripped from CDs may include Digital Rights Management copy protection, as supported by many modern players. Besides, few players are compatible with open-source formats such as Ogg Vorbis and the Free Lossless Audio Codec, and also each device has a bit rate limit on each compatible format. Such beneficial features and facts should be known by every portable media players user for enhancing the usages.
