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Coby 1.4-Inch Video MP3 Player with FM, 4 GB Flash Memory MP601-4GBLK
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- 1.4 inch color LCD screen
- 4GB integrated flash memory, plays music, video, photos, and text (Videos may need to be converted with the included software for device playback)
- integrated FM radio, ID3 and LRC support for song and lyric information display
- USB 2.0 Hi-speed for fast file transfers
- Integrated rechargeable battery
Product Description
Introducing the Coby MP601 Video & MP3 Player. This ultra-portable player is packed with the features you expect in a size that you don’t. Enjoy digital video and audio everywhere you go with its 1. 4″ TFT LCD full-color screen. Up to 4 GB of memory gives you plenty of storage for music, videos, photos, and text. Coby Media Manager software included for easy and hassle-free media syncing. . . . More >>
Coby 1.4-Inch Video MP3 Player with FM, 4 GB Flash Memory MP601-4GBLK
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This is a fairly decent device. It’s fairly simple to get the files on the system with the software included on it. It’s simple to use, in that the menus are straight forward. I’ve only tried the video and radio parts, since those can be some of the trickiest.
The bad parts of this is that fast-forwarding and rewinding video is tricky, because it doesn’t always register that you pushed the button, or it only registers it for a moment. If you press and release, it skips to the next chapter. So, you should see where that is going. Also, the screen scratches up easily, and no screen-protectors have been made that accommodate this device, since it is too wide for iPod Nano accessories, and too small for anything larger. It also uses a . mtv format, instead of a . mp4 format.
Basically, it’s worth $20, but not more.
Rating: 3 / 5
The Coby MP601-2G is an mp3 player that is marketed toward budget friendly consumers. I picked up one a few days ago as a throw away player to leave in my car and take in my pocket to avoid damage to my more expensive and higher capacity iPod Nano. The player has a washed out, tiny screen and a confusing menu system. However, after a few minutes of use, it becomes fairly easy to learn the counter-intuitive navigation style. The system does not include an installation cd, but has user manual pdf’s and installation software stored on the internal memory. Windows 7 automatically recognizes the device as an external storage drive. You can install the software to tranfer files, but I prefer manually dragging and dropping files to the player directly. If you do decide to drag and drop, you will need to refresh the mp3 database on the player to find your files. The unit comes with 2GB internal storage, which is very small in this day and age, but may be suitable for someone with a smaller media collection. The screen size at 1. 4 inches is useless for picture or video viewing, so I would recommend against that. I personally down-converted my media collection to 96KBPS MONO files, which still sound really good and keep files small at around 2MB/ file. I’ve been able to store just under a thousand files which is a decent collection for traveling. Overall, I do recommend this player as a device that costs little and if it were to be stolen, stepped on, submerged in water, dropped, lost, etc wouldn’t be a big deal or loss due to the cheap price.
Rating: 3 / 5
briefly, it is a reasonable buy, you get what you pay for. I have not been able to make playlists, which is big negative. also the display is not what I had expected. The headphones are cheap. The navigation buttons are not user friendly. Does not play MP4 format audiofiles. On the positive side, easy to set up. easy file transfers. nice looking. small and price.
Rating: 3 / 5
This is a good product but it has frozen on me the first time i used it. The radio sounds good, that works fine. The ear buds it brings suck. i would rather you buy a better product than this. If you do buy this, to unfreeze i need a paper clip and press the reset button.
Rating: 2 / 5