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4.5 stars
"Best MP3 player I've ever used"
Pros: Outstanding sound quality, easy navigation, long battery, drag and drop file transfer
Cons: Slow sync speed, no radio/recorder, only plays MP4 iPod video files
Summary: I love this player! I've owned it for one week now, and I'm very pleased with my purchase. My number one issue with getting a new MP3 player (I've had an iRiver and a Nano) was sound quality. An EQ was a must have for me because I really like to customize my sound. This player has an outstanding EQ built in, plus Clear Bass which really brings out the bass in music without causing distortion.
My second requirement was a cataloging system that does not require ID3 tags in order to sort/play songs. My iRiver did this, using the windows folder/file name structure, but the Nano did not. I have hundreds of MP3s that do not have embedded ID3 tags, and my Nano would not list them properly because of this. A serious annoyance to me. This player is perfect, because you can browse by artist/song/year using ID3 tags, or you can browse by windows folder/filename. Plus, it's a simple drag and drop in windows with no 3rd party software requirement. Gotta love that feature!
I didn't buy this player for the video feature, but it's outstanding and I think I'll be getting a lot of use out of it. The 2.4" LCD is bright, colorful and detailed. The only drawback to the video feature is that it only plays 320x240 MP4 videos. However, there are freeware utilities available that will convert most common video files (.avi, .mpg., .wmv) to MP4 videos for playing on this player.
I haven't had it long enough to really test the battery life, but so far I've played several hours between charges and it's still got plenty of juice. The bundled headphones are comfortable and sound great (and put the iPod headphones to shame!).
I have found it syncs files quite a bit slower than my iPod did, even with USB 2.0. Takes about 45 seconds to sync a 100MB album (I think my Nano takes about 25 seconds). So filling the player up from scratch or syncing a large movie file can take several minutes.
Anyone looking for outstanding sound quality, easy navigation, plus video capabilities should seriously consider this player.
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This player does not support audible files.
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I bought one of these, seduced by the design. After about 8 hours over 3 days I had not succeeded in synching an audible.com downloaded book .aa file. When the Sony Style flagship short in NYC where I bought it shrugged and said they had no tech people to help me and I should call tech support, I returned it. Does anyone know if the player just doesn't support this format? I can play the files on my Ipod shuffle and Zen player....
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