The MP3 Players

The new Sony CE-P series was speculated to be based on SigmaTel’s solution as it is manufactured by A-MAX, who has strategic partnership with SigmaTel. However, a member of iMP3 has discovered that it is powered by ALi M5661 solution. It is rare to see an ALi-powered MP3 player in the market, only Newman A50 found.

ALi’s M566x HS USB2.0 Controller with Audio DSP solution is developed to provide a cost-effective multi-mode solution for portable audio application with high-quality multimedia-level music/voice record & playback capabilities. With built-in high-performance programmable 24-bit DSP and Turbo MCU acceleration engine, embedded data buffers, highly-integrated USB2.0 controller and other integrated mix-mode features, ALi M566x HS USB2.0 Controller with Audio DSP solution enables a most compact and yet feature-rich design for state-of-the-art digital audio player turn-key solution .

More about ALi M5661

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Finally, Sony decided to make MP3 player with color display! Sony China has introduced the new CE-P series that features an 1.5″ 260K color OLED display. The new MP3 player is also the first model that design by Sony China Creative Center based in Shanghai. Other features include MP3/WMA playback, build-in FM tuner, FM recording, voice recording, BMP/JPEG display and so on.

There are 3 models in new CE-P series, which are:

1. CE-P17: 1GB, black and gold color, RMB1199 (approx US$150)
2. CE-P15: 512MB, black, silver and red color, RMB999 (approx US$125)
3. CE-P13: 256MB, black, silver and red color, RMB799 (approx US$100)

The gold color CE-P17 will be only available in Sony Style stores.

[Product Page via iMP3 ]