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mp player

Dec 8, 2010 10:13PM PST

can anyone tell me what is the main funtion of the mp5 player ??many thanks .

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It's to
Dec 9, 2010 6:10AM PST

The main reason for labeling a player MP5 is to entice the buyer to buy the player in hopes that MP5 is better than MP4 which surely is better than MP3!
Bob

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Marketing
Dec 9, 2010 2:06PM PST

'MP5' means nothing in a technical sense (at least with music devices; with submachine guns that's an entirely different matter altogether). It's just a marketing ploy used by unethical sellers and makers in some countries to get unsuspecting people to think that it's more advanced and newer than 'MP3'.