Kenwood MG-F500 Digital Audio Player Unveiled MG-F500 DAP Set To Hit Japan Next Month

Kenwood have officially unveiled their latest DAP in the form of the
Kenwood MG-F500 which is very much an entry level digital audio player
which will impress few with its somewhat limited audio file format
support and its lack of video playback capabilities (then again, this is
a DAP as opposed to a PMP so video should hardly be expected).
The Kenwood MG-F500 comes with a 2 color TFT display and, whilst the
internal storage capacities on offer are pretty paltry " the MG-F500
will be offered up in 4GB, 8GB and 16GB models only " its saving grace,
in this respect at least, is that it also comes with an onboard
microSD/SDHC slot allowing you to add additional capacity on and over
the limited capacity on offer.
In terms of audio file support, however, the Kenwood MG-F500 fails to
impress as you re looking at the device supporting MP3, WMA, AAC and WAV
audio file formats only " no OGG, no AAC no FLAC or APE. That s said,
where the Kenwood MG-F500 does manage to impress is in terms of its
endurance as it ll purportedly run for a fairly impressive 50 hours on a
single charge.
Kenwood have not offered any indication concerning the MG-F500 s pricing
for any of the three variants to be offered at this juncture but, with
the above in mind, its reasonable to assume that we re looking at it
coming in at especially budget-friendly price points (possibly sub $100?).