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Works well for what I want
I had one just like this with only(!) 2GB only it was a Rixxo Mambo brand. The functionality was identical though the buttons are differently placed. My son broke his (he's not real gentle with stuff) so I gave him mine and bought this. It plays MP3s and WMAs very well. I use it through my car radio (external input on the front) and it sounds beautifully clear and clean. It also plays podcasts very nicely so that when you turn it off then on in the middle of one it picks up exactly where it...
[Coby Electronics MP300-4G MP3 Player with 4 GB Flash Memory, USB Drive and LCD - Black (MP300-4GBLK) review can be read at Amazon.com]
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06/20/2008
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Easy to Use
The MP3 player is easy to use. Although it's a MP3 player, it's still a memory stick so to think of it as only a MP3 player will make it difficult to figure out how to use.
When putting songs into the player, the order the songs are put in is the order they will appear. If Track 2 is put before Track 1, Track 2 will be played before 1. If you want to play songs according to the album or artist, you have to make a folder first. After putting the songs in their respecitive folders, it's...
[Coby Electronics MP300-4G MP3 Player with 4 GB Flash Memory, USB Drive and LCD - Black (MP300-4GBLK) review can be read at Amazon.com]
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92%
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zero navigation
According to the manufacturer, this player "supports" ID3. What that means in practice is that it will display some of the ID3 information when it plays a track.
As far as i can tell (and i've scoured the Coby web site and searched the web for info), there is no way to use the ID3 information for *navigation*. (Compare the Sansa machines, for example, with menus that list albums by Artist, or by Title. And that *order the tracks within an album* correctly.)
So i now have a ...
[Coby Electronics MP300-4G MP3 Player with 4 GB Flash Memory, USB Drive and LCD - Black (MP300-4GBLK) review can be read at Amazon.com]
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04/14/2008
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Impressive MP3 player for the price!
I bought the 1GB player at Walgreen's on sale for $19 and loved it so much that I 'up-graded' to the 4GB player which I ordered from Amazon this summer. I own a 2007 Toyota Yaris with an aux input plug that will absolutely not work with my iPods, but works perfectly with the Coby MP3 players.
There are many bells 'n' whistle features on the screen, which makes it a bargain - you can see the track, the artist name, time elapsed, which number track in the album and what the number the ...
[Coby Electronics MP300-4G MP3 Player with 4 GB Flash Memory, USB Drive and LCD - Black (MP300-4GBLK) review can be read at Amazon.com]
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10/03/2008
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My choice for a Seconday MP3 player
This is a great little mp3 player for it's price. It's very tiny....a bit bigger than a larger sized lip stick tube... that makes it great for working out. Which is exactly what I use it for. In the past, I've owned Coby's MPC840 (much smaller capacity)....and the similarly designed mp3 player still works without a flaw years later. I've also owned a 20gb iriver (now upgraded to a 60gb Zune) that I will not part with, but this little Coby is a great secondary option because it is a great size to...
[Coby Electronics MP300-4G MP3 Player with 4 GB Flash Memory, USB Drive and LCD - Black (MP300-4GBLK) review can be read at Amazon.com]
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09/17/2008
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Waste of my money.
Because this device is not able to play the files in order, it is only a usb flash drive to me. And so it is now too large, delicate, and expensive too compete with comparable devices. I bought it to replace my LYRA 2317, which after 2 1/2 years, is beginning to show it's age. I would buy another just like it, but they are nearly impossible to find now. I have just tossed the piece of junk coby into a drawer to use as a backup/spare storage device and ordered a sandisk mp3 player. Coby forgot on...
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11/02/2008
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Lasted one month
After one month of light usage, the play button stopped working. The player has its pros, it's simple to use, it's light and the battery life is good. However, it looks and feels cheap so I wasn't surprised with an early failure.
I even took the player apart to see if something got stuck between the play button and circuit board, but I have found that the electronics on the player failed. So I threw it away.
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DRM not supported
Nothing was mentioned on the outside packaging but after hours of trial and error I have to conclude that this unit does not support DRM (Digital Rights Management). Even the manual lists all the features but when it comes to DRM is states "--". This means if you purchase music online you can "store" the mp3 in the unit but you cannot play it. Other manufacturers clearly state on the package that the unit will not play DRM protected mp3s. This would have been nice before I purchased it and waste...
[Coby Electronics MP300-4G MP3 Player with 4 GB Flash Memory, USB Drive and LCD - Black (MP300-4GBLK) review can be read at Amazon.com]
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DO NOT PURCHASE THIS
Within TWO days of having this it failed me. It's failure (which I assumed it would stop working in a few months based on other reviews) was tragic. I bought this because I was taking a few long flights and was heading overseas and I needed to listen to something. I figured 35 dollars for 4GB was a pretty good deal but it's not. Not in the least. This is cheaply made and even though I took as much care as possible with it, the flash memory failed. I spent over 3 hours organizing 80GB of music in...
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28%
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Nicely done.
I've got very few problems with this mp3 player. The songs can end up in random order, but I've had experience with these mp3 players that don't really have a structure to put them in. The best way to set them in the order you like would be to put each song in individually. I also recommend using folders down to each album because the songs will probably get mixed. However, most of the time I don't really care what order they're in as long as its on there and I can find it through the menu.
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66%
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