Trio V2 SL

This is not my review, but we did buy these at big lots, and this is the unit:
http://youtu.be/3rj-BJUdfPs



So I like low cost gadgets that do not require windows to motivate the kids to work a bit. Our family got 6 of the Trio V2 SL by machspeed.com.

Video converting on Ubuntu proved easy using ffmpeg.

Audio .flv to .mp3:
ffmpeg -threads 2  -i "InYouTubeVideo.flv" -acodec libmp3lame -ab 160kb -ac 2 -ar 44100 "output.mp3"

Read all about the options using man ffmpeg

For you windows people, the included software to convert videos resulted in audio and video way out of sync. Use winff instead.


For music video, use the original video frame rate and don't change the audio at all for better audio quality and larger files:
ffmpeg -i InputFile.avi -f avi -s 220x176 -b 192k -bt 64k -vcodec mpeg4 -vtag xvid -deinterlace -acodec copy OutputFile.avi

If the source music video does not have compatible audio, I find these options usually sound well enough:
ffmpeg -i InputFile.mkv -f avi -s 220x176 -b 192k -bt 64k -vcodec mpeg4 -vtag xvid -acodec libmp3lame -ar 44100 -ab 128k -ac 2 OutputFile.avi


Make a 1 min sample 1:25-2:25 (-ss 00:01:25 -t 00:01:00) with something like:
ffmpeg -i InputFile.mkv -r 15 -f avi -s 220x176 -b 192k -bt 64k -vcodec mpeg4 -vtag xvid -deinterlace -acodec libmp3lame -ar 32000 -ab 96k -ac 2 -ss 00:01:25 -t 00:01:00 OutputFile.avi


Full Video with 15 frames per sec, leave -r 15 off to not change:
ffmpeg -i InputFile.mkv -r 15 -f avi -s 220x176 -b 192k -bt 64k -vcodec mpeg4 -vtag xvid -deinterlace -acodec libmp3lame -ar 32000 -ab 96k -ac 2 OutputFile.avi

If you get the error "Invalid pixel aspect ratio":
change the "-vcodec libxvid" to "-vcodec mpeg4 -vtag xvid". All the examples above have been edited.



The camcorder mode makes files 320x240 with 15 frames per second:
-r 15 -s 320x240


From the book:
Features
2.0” full color TFT screen (resolution:220x176)
Supports the following audio formats: MP3, WMA, OGG, APE, FLAC, WAV and
AAC
Supports the following image formats: JPEG, BMP, GIF, TIF and PNG;
Supports the following video formats: AVI, WMV (non encrypted), FLV, RM,
RMVB and 3GP;
1.3MP digital camera and video recorder
Built in microphone for voice recordings
Supports eBook files in .txt format
High Speed USB 2.0 interface



This kids had trouble charging them and turning them on/off:

Power On/Off:
To power the player on, set the power switch to the ON position, and press and hold
the PLAY button for 5 seconds, or until you see the loading and Trio screens. To
power the player off, press and hold the PLAY button for 5 seconds, or until the
device powers off, then set the power switch to the OFF position.

Charging
To charge your player, set the power switch to the ON position, and connect the
player to a powered USB port on your computer, or to a USB wall adapter. It will take
approximately 6 hours to completely charge a fully drained battery.
Note- if using a wall adapter, please ensure that the adapter is 5V, and between 400
and 600mA.

PHOTO CAMERA
On the main menu, highlight “Photo Camera” and briefly press the OK button to
enter the camera mode.
1. Briefly press the OK button to take pictures;
2. Press and hold the OK button to enter the Camera submenu.
Resolution:
320×240, 640×480, 1280×960, the default is 640×480.
Self-timer: off, 5 sec, 10 sec, 15 sec, 20 sec. default is off.
Shutter sound: off, sound 1, sound 2, sound 3; default is sound 1.
3. Use the Next or Previous buttons to zoom in or out.

VIDEO CAMERA
On the main menu, highlight “video Camera” and briefly press the OK button to enter
the video recording mode.
1.
Briefly press the OK button to start recording and press it again to pause.
Briefly press the M button to exit, the system will automatically save the file
before exiting.
2.
Press and hold the OK button to enter the Video Camera submenu.
Resolution: 320*240. This is the only setting at this time.
Record quality: high, medium, low, automatic; the default is high.


Here are some presets for you if you are using winff.

Just paste them into a new file: "Trio V2 SL machspeed.com.wff"

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<presets>
<Triov2a320>
<label>Trio V2 SL - 220x176 Highest 320k Audio - Best Quality for Music Videos</label>
<params>-f avi -s 220x176 -b 192k -bt 64k -vcodec mpeg4 -vtag xvid -acodec libmp3lame -ar 44100 -ab 320k -ac 2</params>
<extension>avi</extension>
<category>Trio V2 SL machspeed.com</category>
</Triov2a320>
<Triov2a192>
<label>Trio V2 SL - 220x176 Higher 192k Audio - Higher Quality for Music Videos</label>
<params>-f avi -s 220x176 -b 192k -bt 64k -vcodec mpeg4 -vtag xvid -acodec libmp3lame -ar 44100 -ab 192k -ac 2</params>
<extension>avi</extension>
<category>Trio V2 SL machspeed.com</category>
</Triov2a192>
<Triov2a128>
<label>Trio V2 SL - 220x176 High 128k Audio - Better for Music Videos</label>
<params>-f avi -s 220x176 -b 192k -bt 64k -vcodec mpeg4 -vtag xvid -acodec libmp3lame -ar 44100 -ab 128k -ac 2</params>
<extension>avi</extension>
<category>Trio V2 SL machspeed.com</category>
</Triov2a128>
<Triov2a128v15>
<label>Trio V2 SL - 220x176 15 frames High 128k Audio - Better for Music Videos</label>
<params>-r 15 -f avi -s 220x176 -b 192k -bt 64k -vcodec mpeg4 -vtag xvid -acodec libmp3lame -ar 44100 -ab 128k -ac 2</params>
<extension>avi</extension>
<category>Trio V2 SL machspeed.com</category>
</Triov2a128v15>
<Triov2a96>
<label>Trio V2 SL - 220x176 Medium 96k Audio - Better for Long Movies</label>
<params>-f avi -s 220x176 -b 192k -bt 64k -vcodec mpeg4 -vtag xvid -deinterlace -acodec libmp3lame -ar 32000 -ab 96k -ac 2</params>
<extension>avi</extension>
<category>Trio V2 SL machspeed.com</category>
</Triov2a96>
<Triov2a96v15>
<label>Trio V2 SL - 220x176 15 frames Medium 96k Audio - Better for Long Movies</label>
<params>-r 15 -f avi -s 220x176 -b 192k -bt 64k -vcodec mpeg4 -vtag xvid -deinterlace -acodec libmp3lame -ar 32000 -ab 96k -ac 2</params>
<extension>avi</extension>
<category>Trio V2 SL machspeed.com</category>
</Triov2a96v15>
<Triov2a96v25>
<label>Trio V2 SL - 220x176 25 frames Medium 96k Audio - Better for Long Movies</label>
<params>-r 25 -f avi -s 220x176 -b 192k -bt 64k -vcodec mpeg4 -vtag xvid -deinterlace -acodec libmp3lame -ar 32000 -ab 96k -ac 2</params>
<extension>avi</extension>
<category>Trio V2 SL machspeed.com</category>
</Triov2a96v25>
</presets>