Home > Consumer Reviews > Centon 1GB USB 2.0 Digital MP3 WMA Player Voice Recorder Flash Drive

The impressive feature is the large storage capacity of this player. It has 1 GB capacity at super bargin price. A flash driver at this capacity could cost this much, and I got a free MP3 player. I got over one hundred of my favorite songs into it (maximum 240). Plus, I also store files into the drive and take home with me to work over the weekend. Forgot to mention, the quality of songs are superb --
I mean it compares quite well with the sound system in my Mercede-benz. Nowadays, lots of upscale cars has MP3 links -- don't
need to take a big case of your CD's. It is all there. Another big
plus is that you can play more than 10 hrs without stop on one battery and a AAA battery is cheap. Do I have anything against it? I played with FM radio, it is O.K but certainly not impressive and the reception is subject to directions. I have not tested with voice recorder which anyway is not what I am interested.

First of all--yes, I'm glad I read the other reviews before purchasing. They were exactly right--a completely worthless manual, not even worthy of trying to figure out. But for me, the use was kind of intuitive. First thing you want to do after installing the AAA battery (included) is turn the "hold" button away from the arrow; the hold button is basically a "lock" that keeps you from switching settings while it's in your pocket. Then you push the round button on the front to turn it on, and an icon menu comes up the functions that this thing performs: music, recording, playback, FM radio, or storage device. It's not that intuitive, but then, it's not completely un-intuitive either; just understand that the kind of "mousy" button on top can be pushed left or right to scroll, and then down to select. Apart from the volume button, that's about it.

It's easy to drag and drop music onto this device; just plug it into your computer and off you go. Note: this thing does NOT take MP4 music--only MP3--but if you have Itunes, it will do the conversion for you, provided that you didn't buy the music from the Itunes store. There are instructions on how to do it on the web here and there. If you only have Itunes music, you can buy conversion software. Otherwise, just stick to your MP3s.

Playback quality is very good with Apple earbuds, but is pretty bad with the included earphones. I did a little voice recording, and played it back--the playback quality was surprisingly good. The internal mike captures a lot. Will also record directly off FM, if you ever need such a thing.

Overall--for the price I paid (less than 20), a real steal. If it's much more than that, forget it. Believe it or not, I saw this exact same thing in Uganda (Africa)--it is all over the world, from China, and CHEAP. So if some USA reseller is trying to rip you off, give it a pass.

Just plan on diddling with it a while before you get the feel of how it works. If you aren't a diddler, this thing may be a bit tough to crack, so have your techno-friend who just can't let it go nearby, and s/he'll get you sorted!

I actually have a four GB one of these, and I love it. With a boosteraroo to boost the audio these are just great, and you can fit hundreds of songs on them. They also offer the flexibility of being user friendly. You can just pop out the battery yourself for replacement. You can also record directly from the FM radio, from the voice recorder, or plug it into your USB port for information storage. I only wish it came in either pink or camo.

The instructions are horrible is an understatement. They tell you nothing useful!
It took two of us, two days and nights just to figure out the basics. There are many features that I have not found out how to use. An internet search for instructions brought up nothing.
So one helpful thing I can pass on to those of you who do end up trying their luck on this product - press down on the toggle switch to get it to do anything. A very helpful hint the instructions didn't even bring up.
Had I known how difficult it was going to be - I would have passed on this one.
It would not talk to my Mac & when I took it to my sister's to use her PC ... it was still a difficult task to get it working.
That being said - if you do have an IT degree, go ahead and order it. The parts of it I could get to work - work fine.

This is a great player for the price. It's so simple to use, it's almost silly. No software to install, no programs to have to figure out. All you do is drag and drop your files, just like a flash drive.

The player can store any kind of data, but will only play Mp3 and WMA files. Any other type of data should be stored in folders, so the player doesn't hit a file type it doesn't recognize and shut off. If you buy this player from Digital Pulse, they offer website support and downloads for the player.