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Coby MP305-2G MP3 Player with 2 GB Flash Memory FM Radio, USB Drive and LCD - Black
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Very small & light - perfect for my needs!
(5 out of 5) by MagicSkip on Dec 19, 2008 (Marriottsville, MD)Here's what I wanted: SMALL and LIGHT, with good capacity, long battery life, inexpensive, and EASY to use (in my way).
I love this thing! It is tiny & weightless. I've got 200+ songs on it with room for more. One AAA seems to last forever. It costs less than the other brands. I keep it in shuffle mode, so I just push the button: once for "on", once for "music", once for "play", and I'm rocking!
I don't use the FM tuner, voice recorder, or use it as a flash drive, so I can't address those functions. For me - it is great!
The one drawback is that the earbuds that came with it were mediocre. I replaced those, and now I have no complaints!
I love this thing! It is tiny & weightless. I've got 200+ songs on it with room for more. One AAA seems to last forever. It costs less than the other brands. I keep it in shuffle mode, so I just push the button: once for "on", once for "music", once for "play", and I'm rocking!
I don't use the FM tuner, voice recorder, or use it as a flash drive, so I can't address those functions. For me - it is great!
The one drawback is that the earbuds that came with it were mediocre. I replaced those, and now I have no complaints!
13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
OK enough
(3 out of 5) by HKB on Aug 29, 2008 (Chicago, IL)Overall, it is an okay product. It's not the most user friendly but it plays music and 2GB is a decent amount. For the price (I think I paid $20) it's been worth it. It plays music and has a built in FM tuner.
I wasn't expecting lightening fast transitions or effortless functioning. There are times that it takes much longer than I think it should to transition. The menu of music is difficult to understand on the player itself. I find that I have to scroll through all the songs to find what I want to listen to. Listening to books has been a challenge - the player will stop randomly, sometimes it skips. Music has not been a problem, perhaps it is the shorter length.
I wasn't expecting lightening fast transitions or effortless functioning. There are times that it takes much longer than I think it should to transition. The menu of music is difficult to understand on the player itself. I find that I have to scroll through all the songs to find what I want to listen to. Listening to books has been a challenge - the player will stop randomly, sometimes it skips. Music has not been a problem, perhaps it is the shorter length.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
Good for the price, but poor user interface
(3 out of 5) by Mark Albert on Jun 19, 2009 (Herndon, VA United States)The sound quality is good--excellent if you give extra points for the low price. It was easy and reasonably quick to load MP3 files from my PC to the Coby MP305 once I figured out how to get into the correct USB mode. I am also impressed that this unit includes an excellent FM radio--my $300 iPod doesn't have a radio
I like everything about this device higher except for the confusing and limiting user interface. You can set up separate folders for each album or artist, but navigating from one album to another or from one artist to another is quirky at best. If you are looking for an excellent value on a shuffle-mode MP3 player, look no further, but if you want to be able to select specific songs, this may not be the model for you.
I like everything about this device higher except for the confusing and limiting user interface. You can set up separate folders for each album or artist, but navigating from one album to another or from one artist to another is quirky at best. If you are looking for an excellent value on a shuffle-mode MP3 player, look no further, but if you want to be able to select specific songs, this may not be the model for you.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
Very Nice
(5 out of 5) by Kinks Fan on May 7, 2009 (Brockton Ma)First let me say I am a 57 Year old man who has some health problems and was told by my Doctor to start walking... I was walking with my CD player and that was a Pain (big and bulkie) So someone told me to get a MP3 player, I know nothing about them but thought what the hell, Well Let me tell you After I got it and learned how to put songs in I am Thrilled! This item was around $20.00 and worth every penny, It was easy to learn how to use, And I just Love it! I would recommend this to anyone who is tired of a cd player in hand, This goes right in your pocket and the sound is Great! I didn't care too much for the headphones that came with the player so I went to Best Buy and bought a pair for $10.00 and they sound beautiful!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
nice little player
(5 out of 5) by raph on Feb 24, 2009i like my coby mp305-2g. it is pretty basic, but has some nice features. You can set the screen back-light color from 7 colors. You plug it in your laptop or pc and use explorer to copy and paste your mp3s, folders etc to the unit.
It seems playlists are not supported, but it will play all mp3s in a folder- or all mp3s loaded on the unit.
Not having a playlist feature is something some people might not like.
You can play all mp3s in a folder in order, random, random repeat, all repeat. You can even play all mp3s in every folder in order, random, and random repeat.
A single seasoned AAA rechargeable battery lasts 5-6 hours for me, and new non-rechargeable batteries last a bit longer. I prefer AAA batteries versus built-in batteries since I travel.
The menu is simple to navigate. There is an equalizer with the usual music type presets, you can delete files from the menu.
I don't use the FM radio, but there is one on the unit.
I usually just load all my songs onto one folder, hit random repeat, put it in my pocket, and let it run- so this player works for me.
I don't baby it, i throw it in my backpack and around the car. The sound is great, and with ear buds, can make your ears ring. Max volume with large studio headphones is loud but not deafening.
It seems playlists are not supported, but it will play all mp3s in a folder- or all mp3s loaded on the unit.
Not having a playlist feature is something some people might not like.
You can play all mp3s in a folder in order, random, random repeat, all repeat. You can even play all mp3s in every folder in order, random, and random repeat.
A single seasoned AAA rechargeable battery lasts 5-6 hours for me, and new non-rechargeable batteries last a bit longer. I prefer AAA batteries versus built-in batteries since I travel.
The menu is simple to navigate. There is an equalizer with the usual music type presets, you can delete files from the menu.
I don't use the FM radio, but there is one on the unit.
I usually just load all my songs onto one folder, hit random repeat, put it in my pocket, and let it run- so this player works for me.
I don't baby it, i throw it in my backpack and around the car. The sound is great, and with ear buds, can make your ears ring. Max volume with large studio headphones is loud but not deafening.