wireless music player

1. Posted: Jul 21 2008

   Without mentioning the poor / total lack of compatibility with other devices (it just crashes when I connect it to my in-car mp3 stereo using the usb connector); The main problem with this player is that it can't read mp3 ID3 tags. As its entire library system is based on tags, it only works properly in shuffle mode. You always end with a lot of music sorted as unknown artist / unknown album. As it can't find the track number on e-books, the chapters come in the wrong order. I got so sick of it that I went back to Creative...

2. Posted: Jun 26 2008

   Had one for about 6 weeks and am pleased. It does what was expected; play MP3/WMA/WAV and audio books with the FM radio and recorder being sauce for the goose. Contrary to others I've found the menus adequate and easy to navigate even with my size 12 ham-hands. Of course our 10 year old son can fly through them. Not exactly feature-rich menus, but good enough at this price point. As for the OLED: of course it washes out a bit in the sun....but then so does every digital cameras LCD I've seen, but the OLED doesn't wash out as much. The only cons so far are that MicroSD's are too easy to eject (not uncommon with many devices) and the neck rope was too stiff. Many have complained about it dying or locking up, sometimes recovering with a hard reset and sometimes not. In my experience this is usually due to just removing it from a computers USB port without using Windows "Safely Remove Hardware" dialog. Not doing so can cause instabilities in MANY makers devices that show either immediately or later.

3. Posted: Jun 23 2008

   I bought this item with a little trepidation having read very mixed reviews of the product. In the end I decided to buy it on the basis that I was looking for an MP3 player that is easy to use, compact and doesn't require any additional leads etc (which can easily be lost/forgotten). This seemed to be the only unit that satisfied this for my budget range ( I've had the unit one month so far. I should point-out that I am not an intensive user of MP3s and perhaps use mine around 2 times per week. So far I have found it to work pretty well. It looks nice and the battery life seems fine. I used it on several long-haul flights and it seemed to last fine (the ear-plugs feel a bit unconfortable after an hour or so). The unit has crashed on me few times (poor software I guess) but was quick to re-boot after pressing the reset button, ie. it did't particularly bother me. I haven't upgraded the firmware. The unit seems to work well with MS Media Player - it seemed to auto-detect and worked seamlessly. I haven't bought an expansion memory card yet so can't comment on that. The pros and cons of this unit are: Pros: * Cheap * Looks good * Compact * Simple to use - no leads to forget/lose * Has a radio that works! Cons: * Sometimes stalls (but comes back to life after a reset) * the wiring is a bit messy - a problem shared by other units * sound sometimes a little hissy * menu sometimes seems a little awkward to navigate (minor complaint) * Earphones a little uncomfortable (probably best to buy nicer ones if you plan to use it a lot) Overall, this unit works (so far) well for me, but I'm not a big user. Keep that in mind when reading this.

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1. ( 2 of 2 found this review helpful ) Posted: Sep 23 2007

   This has to be the worst fm transmitter in the whole world. First off it is a pain in the but and goes through batteries up the wazoo. Second off the cord that goes from the fm transmitter to the Ipod or mp3 device breaks very easily after not much use. I had to go buy a new cord at radio shack for it then come to find out it took a different jack than a reg headphone jack so I had to buy an addapter so that the cord would work. Third and finally I bought the cord for nothing because not even a week later the part on the transmitter where you put the cord into fell into the device making it impossable to use it ever again! Again I must say THIS IS THE CRAPPIEST PIECE OF JUNK I HAVE EVER BOUGHT.

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