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Summary: Outstanding Mp3 Player!
Review: I have owned three Mp3 players so far and this is the one I'll keep! Not only did it install instantly under Windows XP, I was also able to update the software in minutes from the company Website. The sound quality is exceptional; the screen is large enough and bright; the menu system is absolutely intuitive; the software works fine; and the build quality is first rate. It's true that the handbook is not worth the paper it's printed on, but if you have some common sense and 15 minutes, you can figure out every feature this little wonder has to offer.
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Summary: Definitely not as easy as it could be
Review: Installing the driver for XP is not easy, but can be done. The Ripflash software closes in the middle of downloading. The instructions are poorly written. But the sound once I finally got music downloaded was great. I discovered a way to download playlists from MusicMatch, but the process would be much easier if MusicMatch would recognize this device.
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Summary: Disappointment
Review: The features on this product are very intriguing. Imagine my disappointment when the software provided with the program would not install. WinXP would not recognize the cd-rom. To make matters worse, the documentation was very poorly written and gave almost no guidance as to problem solving. Of course, there was no technical support. In fact, the only way to contact the manufacturer was by snail mail.
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Summary: Wonderful
Review: My purpose for buying this was to have portable music with me when I would go exercising. This is a perfect little device for that purpose. It's palm size so it fits comfortably in my hand. It comes with a neoprene yellow case that fits on an armband, perfect for running. And I am able to play at least an hour and a half's worth of songs no problem, so there are no repeats before I get tired. It also has a random function so that the songs don't have to be played in the same order all the time. For the price I paid, it's great
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Summary: Awesome
Review: I bought this for my girlfriend mainly for her class lectures but this plays unbelivable music sound. I have to get one for myself now. At first Windows XP wouldn't recongnize it but all I did was EXPLORE the CD and double click on the DRIVER folder then double clicked on the "InstallXP" file. It's been working ever since. I figured that out in like 2 mins or less. This definately has to be the best voice recorder/mp3 player out. I haven't heard anything better sounding than this. I also used it with my SmartMedia camera card and everything works fine, just format the card with the player, very simple instructions are included, just read if you're stuck on something. I highly suggest this product!!
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Summary: A great gift!
Review: I got this wonderful little player/recorder for Christmas this year, and have had a great time with it since.Pros: The sound quality is great! The size is nice. It's easy to get files on and off the device using the software (note: go to the PoGo webpage for updated software). The fact that I can plug it in to anything that has an earphone jack and directly record MP3s is wonderful - I have a lot of cassettes that need to be digitally recorded, and this is the first time that it hasn't looked like an impossible task. Cons: It was a bit difficult to get the software and drivers to install (I'm using Win 2000), and the manual was obviously written by people who didn't have English as a primary language. Summary: I love it! Once past the installation difficulties, it's well-worth having and I'll be happily using it for a long time. :)
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Summary: best gift
Review: I got this MP3 player/recorder for a gift and it IS THE BEST. Like the review I haved read here, it is a bit difficult to install. Once the install issues passed (helped by the review talked about), it is a lot of fun to use. Very simple to manipulate and the sound quality is better than I immagined. It is not an home theater system, but for a "walkman", it's pretty good. I used it to record interviews so I would be able to retype them later, and the quality of playback is more than clear. It makes my day more enjoyable (more time to myself than taking notes). I had purchased a Sony MD-Player/recorder, for more than 600$, and I realize now that it can't give me half of what the ripflash-plus can give me. Just the fact that the MD-Player has an optical port, can't allow me to upload from the player to my computer. So I had to listen with my headphones an then transcribe to my computer. With the ripflash-plus, and the Red Dragon software (be aware that you need to instruct the software your tone of voice) I play the file on media player and the soft translate it in words........ what a relief!!! Pros: awesome gadget.
Cons: not easy to install (but it's posible).
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Summary: software set-up is a major hassle
Review: Got my RipFlash player today and spent >3 hours trying to install the sofware to get up and running. Was installing on a Windows ME PC. Kept getting installation errors and then after it seemed to be installed and I tried to download MP3's it kept saying the disk was full. The included manual looks as if it was written by a 6th grader and was no help at all. Although it has allot of nice features, It didn't do me any good because I couldn't use the player. At the end of the day with no success I packed it up and shipped it back to [Amazon.com].
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Summary: Software incompatible with XP!
Review: If you read reviews for the standard RipFlash, you will find this problem as well. It will work...but it takes a lot of effort. Getting it up and running was a hassle, but I still have to give it four stars because the features are outstanding. More on that later... The manual is written in broken english, and the software on the CD is outdated. I suggest you ignore both, and go straight to their website for these items (as an aside: this thing is BRAND NEW on the market, why is it shipping with old wares?). E-mail tech support essentially claimed the incompatibility issues were my fault because I had SP1 installed. Why on Earth wouldn't I install SP1? When Microsoft releases service packs, especially ones that fix major security holes, people generally install them. Their solution was to remove everything I had installed from the CD (software & drivers), roll back my system, and download the new software from the website, which I did. I then had to replace every occurrence of windrvr.sys on my computer from version 5.05 to 5.20. Next, I installed the new software package. I plugged in the device (powered on - this seems to be a sticking point), and the new hardware wizard came up. You can't let it install automatically because it won't work. You have to point to the driver folder in the package downloaded from Pogoproducts' website. This product has not undergone windows logo testing (hence all the problems) - but you don't necessarily expect that of smaller companies - so you get a box warning you of this. Next it asked me to point to windrvr.sys (which was previously updated), and once I did that, the drivers were installed. I gave the machine a number of reboots during this process to make sure all the installations were going through to completion before starting something else. When I finally got the software to start up, it wouldn't recognize my device through front-side USB. I have to use motherboard USB, but other than that, it works. The tech suggested that the front-side USB port may not be providing enough power, and he said he'll look into it. So that was the install...now comes the actual operation of the device. I love the edition of a backlight...it's an often overlooked feature that helps on many occassions. I'm a college student, so I use the device to record lectures. I gave it a test run today, and I am happy with the results. I loaded about 20 songs (mostly 192kbps), recorded 2.5 hours of class time at the default setting (32kbps), and still have 10+ MB of memory left over. I uploaded the lecture MP3s to my computer and converted them to WMA, which dropped them from 15 to 7 MB. The instructors sound just fine for being 20 feet away from me. It also has a line-in record to create MP3s from any source. Cool! The music quality is only as good as the files you put in it, but my excellent MP3s had excellent sound. If you want to double your storage capability, convert your MP3s to WMA before loading them. The device will play both, and most people can't tell the difference. Pros: Backlight, awesome record feature (line-in and voice), small, light, stylish, great sound, battery is showing full charge after 3 days of use, patient support people. Cons: XP headache, lame but functional software, can ANYONE translate from Chinese to English?!?
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Summary: Love It!
Review: This little MP3 player is about the size of a business card and about 1/2" thick. It is my first MP3 player. I bought it to voice-record books I'm studying...making my own "Books on MP3" as it were. The software was no problem to load, and the file manager software is simple and effective using the USB to download, upload and delete files from the player effortlessly. I also bought the Coby MP3 to Cassette car adapter and this works well to play my MP3 books while driving. Compared to the cassette tapes I have made of my books, the quality of the built-in microphone and digital recording is crisp and clean. I expecially like the several "repeat" functions as well as the A-B repeat function to replay certain book sections or chapters again and again until it finally sinks in! :)
The manual is a bit amusing due to the poor English, but it's not difficult to "translate" or understand and so far as covered all my questions and use of the player.
The dual ear phones are a bit uncomfortable in my L ear, but transparently comfortable in the R ear. However, I have gotten used to them and can listen in a quiet room to my book chapters with the volume turned all the way down to 1.
It works perfectly for what I bought it for. I'm thrilled with the MP3 technology to manage voice files, a qauntum improvement over cassette tapes!!
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