This is my analysis of the Dingoo Digital a320

Posted Wed, 04/29/2009 - 10:54 by SiENcE

(c)'SiENcE'2009
Document Version 0.2 (additional edits possible ;-)
Dingoo Digital a320 Firmware 1.

 

Source:
http://sience.schattenkind.net/dingoo/Dingoo_a320_eng.htm

Specification

  • Display: 2.8 inch QVGA LTPS (Low Temperature PolySilicon) LCD Screen
  • Memory: Internal 4GB, external Mini SD card
  • Gaming Console Modes: NES, SNES, Sega Genesis, GBA, Neo-Geo, CPS1 and CPS2
  • Compatible Video Formats: FLV, WMV, ASF, RM, AVI, MPEG, MP4, RMVB, SWF
  • Compatible Audio Formats: MP3, WMA, APE, FLAC, WAV
  • I/O Slots
  • Earphone jack
  • Mini-USB slot
  • Mini-SD slot
  • AV OUT (output to TV - NTSC or PAL, 16:9 or 4:3)
  • Stereo Speakers
  • Additional Media Functions:
  • FM Radio with recording function
  • Voice Recorder (MP3, WAV)
  • Image viewer (JPG, BMP, GIF, PNG)
  • Ebook reader (with text to speech function)
  • Languages: English, Chinese (simplified), Chinese (traditional)
  • Dimensions: 125mm x 56mm x 14mm (L x W x H)

Package Contents

  • Model CVFH-N03-4G Portable Game Unit
  • AV Cable
  • AC Adapter
  • Mini-USB adapter
  • User Manual - English
  • Earbuds

Transferrates:
-USB2.0
-charging via USB possible
-PC USB to internal 4gb
~2500-3000kb/s

TV-out:
-4:3 / 19:9 mode
-PAL / NTSC
-Dingoo or TV (not at the same time!)
-Menue, Games, Videos, Music, all on TV, Audio too

Audio:
-Mp3 ID3-Tags (only when using internal 4gb)
-Modes: All Songs, Folder Once, Favorites, Album, Artist,Title,Music Search Mask
-Play Modes (All repeat,Order, Shuffle, Repeat Once, Once)
-3d Audio Settings: Headphone Settings, 3d prosessing, Automatic volume, Bass, High Freq. compensation
-EQ: Normal, Jazz,Pop, Rock, Classic, Vocal,Treble,Bass, Customize (hier hat man einen richtigen Equalizer den man einstellen kann)
-Virtual sound field (On/Off)
-Background play
-Bookmark repeat
-Pause
-FAST FF/FR
-Song Skip

 

codec mode quality samples Rating (Problems?)
Mp3 CBR, VBR all http://ff123.net/samples.html OK
WMA     installed Samples OK
APE     installed Samples OK
Flac   all http://ff123.net/samples.html OK
WAV       crackle
LRC     sync Songtexts for MP3 Files OK

Video:
-Display Time
-Continue play
-different Zoom Modes
-Continue playlist of all Movies (i think this is really great)

Mpeg - container

codec version bitrate resolution audio codec,bitrate, hz sample Rating (Problems?)
MPEG1 MPEG1 ~1.9Mbps   MPEG-1 Layer 2, 384kbps http://www.jhepple.com/support/SampleMovies/MPEG-1.mpg OK
  MPEG1 ~1.4Mbps   MPEG-1 Layer 2, 224kbps http://www.jhepple.com/SampleMovies/MPEG-1_with_VCD_extensions.mpeg OK
  MPEG1 ~1.4Mbps   MPEG-1 Layer 2, 224kbps http://www.jhepple.com/support/SampleMovies/vcd.mpg  
  MPEG1       http://samples.mplayerhq.hu/MPEG1/zelda%20first%20commercial.mpeg OK
MPEG2 MPEG2 ~6261kbps 720x576 MPEG-1 Layer 2, 48000Hz 256 kb/s tot , Stereo http://samples.mplayerhq.hu/MPEG2/mpeg422/422_sample_from_DVB.mpeg OK
  MPEG2 ~7999kbps 720x576 NoSound http://samples.mplayerhq.hu/MPEG2/interlaced/burosch1.mpg slow
  MPEG2 ~6513kbps 720x576 AC3, 48000Hz 448 kb/s tot , 6 chnls (3/2 .1) http://samples.mplayerhq.hu/MPEG2/dvd.mpeg slow, no sound
  MPEG2  ~2.5Mbps   MPEG-1 Layer 2, 384kbps http://www.jhepple.com/support/SampleMovies/DVD.mpg BAD
  MPEG2  ~2.7Mbps   MPEG-1 Layer 2, 224kbps http://www.jhepple.com/SampleMovies/MPEG-2_with_Super_VideoCD_Extensions.mpeg BAD
  MPEG2  ~2.5Mbps   MPEG-1 Layer 2, 384kbps http://www.jhepple.com/support/SampleMovies/SVCD.mpg BAD
  MPEG2  ~1.9Mbps   MPEG-1 Layer 2, 224kbps http://www.jhepple.com/SampleMovies/Standard_MPEG-2.mpeg BAD

AVI (AVI v1.0/2.0) - Container

codec version FPS bitrate resolution audio codec, bitrate, ch., hz sample Rating (Problems?)
DivX 3 Low-Motion DIV3 24.000 154kbps 480x200 mp3, 22050Hz 32 kb/s , Mono http://samples.mplayerhq.hu/benchmark/testsuite2/Space_Cowboys.avi OK
DivX DX50 29.970 ~900kbps 320x240 mp3, 44100Hz, stereo, 96kbps TV converted Movie lenght: 42min ~120MB OK
DivX 5.0.5 DX50 29.970 ~809kbps 352x240

PCM, 44100Hz, stereo,1411 kbps

 http://www.jhepple.com/support/SampleMovies/AVI_DivX.avi OK
DivX 5.2.1 DX50 25.000 1789kbps 800x360 mp3, 44100Hz, Jstereo, 192kbps http://www.atomicgamer.com/file.php?id=38772 slow
DivX 6.0.0 DX50 29.970 618kbps 640 x 480 NoSound http://samples.mplayerhq.hu/V-codecs/DX50-DivX5/divx61/divx.6.0-qpel.avi slow
DivX 6.0.0 DX50   all other doesn't work, dingoo needs reset     http://samples.mplayerhq.hu/V-codecs/DX50-DivX5/divx61/*all other* BAD
DivX 5.1.1 DX50 29.9 4012kbps 720x404 mp3, 44100Hz, stereo, 160kbps, Joint Stereo, CBR http://www.ausgamers.com/files/details/html/16334 (Onyxia.avi) slow
XviD 1.1.2 XVID 23.976 ~951kbps 624x256 mp3, 48000Hz, stereo, 117kbps VBR DVD converted Movie lenght: 1:30h ~714MB OK
XviD ISO MPEG-4 XVID 23.976 ~920kbps 704x304 Dolby AC3, 48000Hz 192 kb/s, Stereo DVD converted Movie lenght: 1:37h ~736MB OK
XviD 1.1.0 XVID 25.000 ~834kbps 640x272 mp3, 44100Hz 93 kb/s tot , Joint Stereo DVD converted Movie lenght: 1:40h ~709MB OK
MPG4 MP42 30.000 ~825kbps 352x288 PCM, 44100Hz, stereo,1411 kbps http://www.jhepple.com/SampleMovies/AVI_to_MPEG-4.avi OK
Motion JPEG MJPG 20.000 636kbps 160x120 PCM, 11024Hz 88 kb/s (1 chnl) http://samples.mplayerhq.hu/V-codecs/MJPEGs/Canon_Digital_IXUS/MVI_0005.AVI OK
MPEG2 mpg2 23.976 489kbps 480x480 Dolby AC3, 48000Hz 192 kb/s tot , stereo (2/0) http://samples.mplayerhq.hu/MPEG2/Futurama1-tmp.avi crash

Hints:
don't use: "DivX Style "packed bitstream AVI", higher resolutions than PAL, higher bitrates then >2000kbps, OpenDivx

MP4 - Container

codec version FPS bitrate resolution audio codec, bitrate, ch., hz sample Rating (Problems?)
  mp4v 30.000 ~2.3Mbps 320x240 - http://people.sc.fsu.edu/~burkardt/data/mp4/mp4.html  OK
  mp4v 30.000 ~100kbps 352x288 - http://people.sc.fsu.edu/~burkardt/data/mp4/mp4.html  OK
  mp4v 30.000 ~600kbps 320x240 - http://people.sc.fsu.edu/~burkardt/data/mp4/mp4.html  OK
  mp4v 30.000 ~2.3Mbps 320x240 - http://people.sc.fsu.edu/~burkardt/data/mp4/mp4.html  OK
  AVC1  23.970  ~1.7Mbps  720x288  x  movie.mp4  BAD

WMV - Container

codec version FPS bitrate resolution audio codec, bitrate, ch., hz sample Rating (Problems?)
WMV WMV3   ~246kbps 320 x 240 WMA v2,44100Hz, stereo, 65kbps http://www.jhepple.com/SampleMovies/niceday.rm  OK
  WMV1   ~379kbps 320x240 WMA2, 32000Hz, stereo, 32kbps http://www.jhepple.com/support/SampleMovies/WindowsMedia.wmv  OK
  WMV 7 10 150kbps 2pass-VBR 352x288 No Sound http://samples.mplayerhq.hu/V-codecs/WMV9/wmv-samples/sample-wmv7.wmv  OK
  WMV 8.1
 10 150kbps 2pass-VBR 352x288 No Sound http://samples.mplayerhq.hu/V-codecs/WMV9/wmv-samples/sample-wmv8.1.wmv  OK
WMV9/B-frames WMV3 - 187kbps 320x240 WMA v2, 22050Hz 20 kb/s tot (2 chnls) http://samples.mplayerhq.hu/V-codecs/WMV9/B-frames/bloodyback.wmv OK
WMV9/BI-frames WMV3 - 1007kbps 320 x 240 WMA v2, 44100Hz 127 kb/s tot (2 chnls) http://samples.mplayerhq.hu/V-codecs/WMV9/BI-frames/psychonauts.wmv OK
  WMV 9 Profile Main
 10 150kbps 2pass-VBR 352x288 No Sound http://samples.mplayerhq.hu/V-codecs/WMV9/wmv-samples/sample-wmv9-complex-CP.wmv  BAD
  WMV 9 Profile Simple
 10 150kbps 2pass-VBR 352x288 No Sound http://samples.mplayerhq.hu/V-codecs/WMV9/wmv-samples/sample-wmv9-main-MP@LL.wmv  BAD
  WMV 9 Profile Complex
 10 150kbps 2pass-VBR 352x288 No Sound http://samples.mplayerhq.hu/V-codecs/WMV9/wmv-samples/sample-wmv9-simple-SP@ML.wmv  BAD

Hints: don't use: don't use too complex Settings, higher bitrates then >2000kbps, AC3 as audio, OpenDivx

RM/RMVB
-RealMedia.rm - codec:RV40 - GOOD
-NICEDAY.RM - codec:RV30 - too fast, unsync - BAD

MOV
-conic.mov - codec:jpeg - GOOD
-hotwheel - codec:cvid - unknown Format - BAD
-intgeo.mov - codec:cvid - unknown Format - BAD
-trek.mov - codec:cvid - unknown Format - BAD http://www.ground-studios.com/site2005/downloads/soldner_modelling_demo.mov - BAD

3GP
-wrong codec used, unknown Format - BAD

ASF
-NiceDay.asf, codec:WMV3, ~340kbps, 320x240, audio: codec:WMA2, 44100Hz, stereo, 64kbps - GOOD

FLV (youtube)
-codec:FLV1, ~300kbps, 320x240, audio: codec:mp3, 22050Hz, Mono - GOOD
-codec:h264 - (all newer Youtube Videos!!) - unknown Format - BAD
-codec:VP6F - unknown Format - BAD

Record Audio:
Mic
-Low: Wav - IMA ADPCM, 16.000kHz, 4bit, Mono - ok
-Middle: mp3 - 64kbit, 16.000kHz, MPEG 2.0 layer 3 - ok
-High: mp3 - 64kbit, 16.000kHz, MPEG 2.0 layer 3 - ok Radio:
-Low: Wav - IMA ADPCM, 16.000kHz, 4bit, Mono - ok
-Middle: mp3 - 64kbit, 16.000kHz, MPEG 2.0 layer 3, Stereo - ok
-High: mp3 - 64kbit, 16.000kHz, MPEG 2.0 layer 3, Stereo - ok

Radio:
-FM Tuner 76.0MHz~108.0MHz
-automatic Scan, manuel Scan
-External Station List - Radio Station Names editable (FM.ini)
-internal Station List
-up to 40 Kanäle
-Background Play
-record Radio (s. Record Audio)

Pictures:
- Thumbnails preview Cache
- Slideshow with different blendmodes
- JPEG - 2592x1944x24BPP - ~2.5MB - ok
- animated GIF - 320x240x8BPP - ~120kb - ok
- Pictures can be applied to Menu-Backgrounds

Flash

Version sample Rating (Problems?)
Flash5 http://www.canfieldstudios.com/flash5/index.html used Samples
  http://www.canfieldstudios.com/flash5/sinewave/index.html BAD
Flash6 http://www.canfieldstudios.com/flashmx/index.html used Samples
  http://www.canfieldstudios.com/flashmx/stopwtch/index.html OK
  http://www.canfieldstudios.com/flashmx/mapzoom/index.html OK
Flash7 http://www.canfieldstudios.com/flashmx2004/index.html  
  http://www.canfieldstudios.com/flashmx2004/primegen/index.html BAD

I think Flash 6 is the only Flash that works. But you can't handle anything with the Keys.
So no Games. Sorry.

eBook:
Text2Speech - englisch sounds okay ;)
Bookmark
Autoscrolling
Position marker/return

Tools used:
GSpot
Firefox

Sample Movie Sites:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjALf12PAWc (FLV1)
http://www.jhepple.com/support/sample_movies1.htm (asf, mpeg, divx)
http://www.cs.umt.edu/DX/movie.htm (mov)
http://people.sc.fsu.edu/~burkardt/data/mp4/mp4.html (mp4)
http://www.ausgamers.com/files/details/html/16334 (OOnyxia.avi)
http://samples.mplayerhq.hu/V-codecs/

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Comments

White box

by Supersonic097 - 10/03/2009 - 06:41

In the fourth picture from the top what is that white cube thing?

firefox

by Psychowaffle - 06/06/2009 - 10:21

how do you get your Dingoo to use the internet?

?

by siem - 05/03/2009 - 13:42

On the 4th photo, is that black adapter included? 

The Black Adapter is given by

by SiENcE - 05/03/2009 - 22:07

The Black Adapter is given by chinavasion, if you select the correct adapter in your profile :-). Good service. Everything works fine. The power adapter looks similar to the iPhone Power Adapter ;-).

No - the black adapter did

by teamdingoo - 05/03/2009 - 14:23

No - the black adapter did not come as a standard with my dingoo box. I guess some dropshippers or resellers equip the dingoo boxes with this adapter.

Dingoo-digital.com administrator

 Then I hope they give one

by siem - 05/03/2009 - 14:32

 Then I hope they give one for me ^^
I bought it on Dealextreme with EMS Express ^^

You will not receive an

by teamdingoo - 05/03/2009 - 14:34

You will not receive an adapter from DX unless you bought one seperately.

Dingoo-digital.com administrator

I bought it from DealXtreme

by bzlai - 11/16/2009 - 07:32

I bought it from DealXtreme and mine came with an adapter.

Then I'll ask if my dad has

by siem - 05/03/2009 - 14:45

Then I'll ask if my dad has one xD
Is the white usb adapter good (enough) anyway?

I don't trust

by teamdingoo - 05/03/2009 - 16:10

I don't trust power adapters from china. I know there's been problems with other chinese power adapters causing fires so I don't take the chance. I always charge my dingoo using the USB cable connected to my computer.

Dingoo-digital.com administrator

Damn, why is my usb-adapter

by siem - 05/03/2009 - 16:31

Damn, why is my usb-adapter broken? ^^
I can always use my sisters wii instead of a pc :P