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Summary: Two bad ones in a row
Review: The first one skipped (the 45sec anti-skip was defective). Amazon was great, they sent a second one, but that one would not play MP3 on CD-RW's.
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Summary: Memorex - Well worth the money.
Review: As this MP3 CD technology is still not a grown one,most of us face some or the other problems with Mp3+CDA Cd players. No matter of whatever you buy ( I talk about Expanium & Rio)you will definitely find few problems with it.I really worried when I read the reviews. But I had good confidence on Memorex as I have been using their quality CDRs for a while. Moreoever due to my tight budget I could not think of anything else. At first, it seemed to be good and as the days go by I started facing difficulties like, Skips,distortion and all that. When I read GPG's review y'day I thot why not try this out. Today I tried and now it does not skip tracks and seems to be like playing an ordinary audio CD. I really appreciate GPG for having provided all of us( memorex cd player owners) with an essential tip. I do not want to repeat the trick as you can get it from his review. I just wanted to reinforce his tip as many of you can make use of it. Last but not least, as I said earlier, MP3 CD player is still not a grown technology ( i read a review talking about some AIWA MP3+CD player.But I could not find it anywhere in local shops) I would suggest you to wait till it grows in it's entirely. If you are a kinda person like me who can learn work arounds and be content with the product then GO AHEAD and BUY it.
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Summary: Overhyped
Review: I bought this Memorex Mp3/CD player over X-mas hoping it would revolutionize music and I would never have to worry about buying Cds again. After hearing much hype from the reviews here at Amazon I decided spending 120 bucks (at the time) was not a bad idea. I got it on Christmas and started burning away, only to find that it DOESN'T WORK. First of all, the package *IS* nice - they give you a Car adaptor, Power adapter, and headphones along with the player itself. But that's the last of good things. The instruction manual is cryptic at best when explaining how to burn MP3s properly. Where do I start? I have tried over 20 blank CDs from different brands, let all my friends use it and try different methods, and it all came down to the same thing: Songs that sounded fine but would skip or stop playing after 20 seconds. Memorex CLAIMS the anti-skip is 45 seconds, but that is a lie - even on normal Cds, the unit was skipping like a mad dog when it was on a flat surface! The unit itself is bulky and the buttons are placed in a seemingly random order. Searching for MP3s is hard at first but it DOES work... but why does it matter when the MP3s skip after 20 seconds? The sound quality is fine , but it can never finish a song. I nearly wanted to throw this thing out of my window after going through all the countless CDs and hours I invested into working this contraption. On top of it all, the battery life is a joke. 3 hours long on a NORMAL CD, then 10 hours on a MP3 CD- or so they claim. My advice? Don't waste your time - wait until Sony releases a Mp3/CD player, becuase they're the best at doing portable devices.
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Summary: Not a pleasing experience
Review: I was very unhappy with this product for the followig reasons: The anti shock protection was very weak, specially when playing regular music CDs (as opposed to MP3 CDs). The unit froze up and stopped working after only 2 hours of use. During the time it did work it proved itself to be a rather bulky, non user-friendly unit. I do not recommend this player.
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Summary: Memorex MPD8505CP: How to fix skipping problems
Review: Okay, After toasting nearly 10 discs, reading all the message boards, and trying many different writing modes and speeds, here's the way to geet around skipping problems: 1. Make sure your CD is written in ISO9660 format with 30-char long filenames as and option. 2. Make sure your CD writing mode is CD-ROM (Mode I)and NOT CDROM-XA mode (Mode II). 3. Use no greater than 128-bit MP3's. The key is in the way your burn your CD, not the MP3 encoder you use. That's it! -gpg
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Summary: An average player with good sound quality.
Review: I got this player yesterday, and so far it works great. Here's the pros and cons: PROS: -Great sound quality. Full deep, rich sound. -Reads all my CDR's no problem. -I can see ID3 tags. -Comes with car kit and AC adapter. -Light weight. -Takes AA batteries, Alkaline and rechargeable. -Shows Japanese text and special characters on display. CONS: -Skips a lot on some of my disks... maybe it's sensitive to certain color CD's or different writers... who knows. -Sometimes chokes on an MP3 and stops playing sound. Requires user intervention to resolve. -Cheap plastic casing. -Too many buttons, and confusing navigation. Tough to find a particular song. -Eats batteries. Buy some good NiMH rechargeables. -ON MP3's, pauses between tracks, so if you have two that fade together, you'll get a cut in between. This is a function of MP3's in general, so don't expect to find a player that does this. Overall a decent player.
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Summary: Just Excellent
Review: What I Can say i received the unit yesterday and i love it, it detects and play me mp3 with bitrates from 90 to 256 kbp and the sound quality is excellent, at first i get a little dissapointed because it don't played and old mp3 cd i already had then i burn the same using nero and it works just fine no skips, no nothing just excellent, if you are thinking to buy it i just can say. ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ B U Y I T ! ! ! !
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Summary: Aggravating
Review: Whoever built this rushed to get it out because it doesn't look like they tested it to see if it works as they say it does.Sound is good although it doesn't read all MP3 files, stops playing and shuts off by itself, random play feature is not very random, skips like crazy which is very aggravating and dangerous while driving. Makes me want to throw it out the window. Prospective buyers might want to wait untill they come out with a better tested unit.
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Summary: Almost didn't buy it because of some of the negative reviews
Review: I'm glad I ended up buying this unit over the others despite reading some of the rather harsh reviews people have posted. I was almost talked out of it by some of these negative reviews but decided to go ahead and take the plunge and I'm glad I did. I use the unit primarily for listening to old time radio shows and it works great. I've made some song collections as well and have had absolutely no problem. The interface is great and the sound quality is superb. If you're looking for a unit that you can use for fun and you're looking for a good deal, this should be your choice.
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Summary: Weak navigation and poor CDR reading
Review: This unit has only a two line LED dislplay. One of the lines is constantly displaying the current folder number, track number, and time, leaving only one line for navigation and displaying artist, album, and track. Navigating the folders is very clumsy and the limited characters per line can make finding a track by name difficult. The scrolling of the ID3 info on the one line is slow and hard to read at times. This unit also has trouble reading several types of CDRs. It was able to read Kodak Golds fine, but the blue Imation CDRs were unreadable by the MP3 player, but could be read fine by a PC. Overall I suggest finding a unit with a larger LCD display and better capabilities of reading all brands of CDRs. The one positive I find about this unit is the included extras. An AC adapter, a DC car adapter, a cassette adapter, and headphones.
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