S1 MP3 player

The loosely defined category of S1 MP3 players is comprised by a large amount of then-inexpensive handheld digital audio players. The players were mainly widespread around 2005–2006 but the series continued for years afterwards, blurring into that of so-called "MP4 players" employing S1 and competing architectures.

S1 MP3 player
A typical early S1 MP3 player.
ManufacturerVarious
TypePortable MP3/WMA Player
CPUVarious; Z80 compatible + 24-bit DSP
StorageVarious
DisplayNone, monochrome dot-matrix, or color LCD
Sound20 Hz to 20 kHz
ConnectivityUSB Full-Speed
PowerAAA battery/Rechargeable battery on some models

Despite being primarily defined by the use of a system-on-a-chip of one of the Actions brands usually of the ATJ20xx series and some common core features, S1 products vary widely in software and hardware as well as design (including lookalikes and even counterfeits of other players), leading to a jumble of hard to identify internal designs, all employing non-mutually-interchangeable firmwares.

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