2006 July MP3 Player Review

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Sony NW-A1200

Introducing new release and more enhance improvement of MP3 player - Sony NW-A1200. It’s a breeze to use and looks extremely cool.

Features

New improve and better enhance features introduce to you by Sony. The NW-A1200 is basically upgrade version of A1000. NW-A1200 features a 1.5″ OLED screen and 8 GB hard drive, storing up to 5000 ATRAC3 songs. At 88 x 55 x 19 mm and 109 g it’s very small and light weight. Nevertheless, the player improves greatly on the design of previous HDD-based audio players from Sony. Available in purple, pink, blue or silver color.

Sound quality is no doubt best in performance and its also offer 4 preset modes including Heavy, Pop, Jazz and Unique, as well as two custom modes. Sony is heavily touting this new Walkman’s built-in intelligent shuffle capabilities. My Favourite Shuffle (plays the unit’s 100 most popular tracks), Time Machine Shuffle (chooses songs from one particular year) and Shuffle All are built into the player’s menu system. Decent battery life last for 20 hours none stop playing.

Pros

Excellent sound quality
Stylish design and ultra light weight

Cons

No protective for body scratch
No FM tuner and voice recording

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Cowon A2

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Cowon A2

Don’t miss out the goodies shown to you by Cowon System. It is not just an ordinary jukebox but a portable media player/recorder with a 30GB hard drive, a widescreen 4-inch LCD, and an integrated FM tuner.

Features

At 5.2 by 3.0 by 0.9 inches and 10.5 ounces, Cowon A2 is pack with tones of features including an FM tuner, audio and video line-in recording, voice recording, and an alarm that doubles as a recording scheduler. The A2 supports MPEG-4, WMV9 Codec, DivX and XviD video formats and MP3, WAV, WMA and Ogg Vorbis Audio file formats. Cowon did a great job for its design on the button interface that work splendidly in accessing the files, audio and etc. Stylish outlook and sharp 4inch-LCD giving crystal clear and high quality video display.

A2 features 30GB storage capacity which allow storing up to 7500 songs, 10 hours of video playback time and 18 hours for audio. Awesome sound quality with super fidelity adapting BBE technology included 5 Band EQ, MP Enhance, Mach3Bass that enhances and boosts the bass and 3D surround. Best choice of selection for user who prefer quality video as well as audio performance.

Pros

Excellent sound quality
Solid recording capabilities
Multifunctionality (FM radio, voice, recorder video, line-in recording)

Cons

Need a small adapter to recharge
Video quality need to be improved

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iRiver Clix

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iRiver Clix

Hit the beat with the Clix. Present to you the newest iRiver Clix, with remarkable design as well as features that amazed you.

Features

The iRiver Clix built in with an 2.2 inch eye catching vivid color LCD screen which delivers remarkably clear 320 x 240 (QVGA) resolution. Sizing at only 2.7 by 1.8 by 0.6 inches and weighing a mere 2.5 ounces, Clix no doubt is one of the smallest and super light MP3 player in the world. It support for MP3, WMA, ASF, Ogg, JPEG, MPEG-4, and Flash Lite 1.1 files. Clix works with Windows Media Player 10 and its variety of affiliated online music such as Napster and Rhapsody.

Great news and no more headache for sensitive button problems. iRiver comes with touch screen direct-click feature responds to gentle fingertip pressure,without the need for pens or control keys. Free Flash Lite games, including Launch Fighters (a Space Invaders remake, Log Jam, Barn Baron, and Sudoku. Clix’s additional features includes 10 EQ settings, a user-defined EQ option, and SRS WOW virtual surround sound that give superb sound play environment.

Pros

Excellent sound quality
Good battery life
Rich in features - FM radio, games, voice and line-in recording, photo and video playback

Cons

Touch screen is a magnet for fingerprints
Small storage capacity

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Creative Labs Zen V Plus

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Creative Labs Zen V Plus

Check out the new release - Creative Zen V Plus, vivid outlook and small deligant design, best price with outstanding features.

Features

New ergonomic design that facinate everyone, small but superb features. 1.5-inch scratch-resistant OLED display with high resolution color display. Available in 1Gb, 2Gb, and 4Gb models. Unique and vivid color design for each and every model, with different color accents shown around the joystick, volume rocker, and seams of the player: orange for 1GB, green for 2GB, and blue for 4GB.

Creative Zen V Plus–supports music formats such as MP3, WAV, WMA , Audible audio, AVI video and JPEG photos. 20 hours none stop play and most amazing transfer times over USB 2.0 with download speed 1.25MB per second. Zen V plus also features FM tuner with 32 autoscannable presets and FM voice, and line-in recording. You may watch, record, listen all audio, music with just a simple click.

Pros

Excellent sound quality
Bright screen
FM radio, voice and line-in recording, photo and video playback

Cons

Small joystick
Interface hard to be seen if under bright light

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iRiver T30

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iRiver T30

iRiver strike again with newest low budget Mp3-player ” iRiver T30 “. Nifty little modal that even a half-wit could use.

Features

The T30 is an incredible small, ultra-portable design Mp3-Player. It capable of playing MP3, OGG, and DRM-protected WMA files, including those downloaded from subscription services such as Napster To Go and Yahoo Music Unlimited. Available in dull black and silver with storange capacity 512MB.

T30 offers SRS effects, a five-band user-defined EQ, and the ability to control playback speed. Solid sound build and noise free. Continuous playback on an AAA battery that last for 24 hours.