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Summary: The Real Low Down
Review: Hey all, My girlfriend bought this for me for christmas (at my request). Let me tell you something....this was a terrific present. Its cheap in price, well built, and does not skip. The only disadvantages I find is that it doesn't support multi-session discs, but thats no problem, the other thing is that there is no backlight when you use it. But you know what...it comes with a car kit, a power adapter, headphones...how can you beat it?? Dont listen to any other fallacies these people are trying to throw at you, its a great system and extremely enjoyable..The only thing most people complain about is the skipping/hissing. There is none of that...Use Nero to make the CD's...Nero is free so get it. If you are realy interested in this buy it!
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Summary: How did it ever make it to the market?
Review: I am absolutely disappointed with every aspect of this player. I am an engineer myself, and I agree with other reviewers that Memorex skip the testing phase of the design process. This unit is FULL of engineering flaws... What MP3 player can't support >128kps, or VBR??? I am more curious to know how Memorex designed the button-layout of this unit, did some just randomly picked out the position where each button goes? They are not friendly at all. This unit skips more often than a $15 cheap CD player, not because someone bumped it, but because of hardware/software bugs. And what a battery eater, a fresh set of Duracell Ultras, runs only about 3.5 - 4 hrs... My Panasonic CD player last 6 to 7 times longer on a same set of battery. This unit looks cheap, cost cheap, and performs cheap as well... I guess you do get what you pay for. I'd stick with my solid-state MP3 players for now!
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Summary: Good Idea - Poor Implementation
Review: When I saw this unit advertised on Amazon I thought "great price" for a MP3/CD player. Unfortunately, the unit did not live up to my expectations. It is heavier and bulkier then it needs to be, and the construction seems flimsy. The MP3 functionality is extremely picky in terms of files and CD's that it will read. First I thought it was me, but after reading other people's experiences I realized it was the unit. Manual is worthless, and the manufacturers web site offered no help. I returned the player and invested a little more in the Sonicblue Rio Volt. Boy am I happy I did! The unit does everything the Memorex could not, even the sound was better. It's true - you get what you pay for!!
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Summary: Good, but not near the best
Review: This player is a good player although it is not one of the best. I personally am an MP3 enthusiast and have tried out every player, every software, every thing related to MP3. I do not have a review page but I would check out ... to see some good reviews. If you really want a good player, check the Soul DMP-01, the Rio Volt, or the RCA RP2410. The RCA is not available yet but when it comes out it will be great. If you want a player that is cheaper than these ... players, get the Classic Mp3/CD player from Circuit City for .... OK? Peace
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Summary: pretty good
Review: i like it. after reading all of the not-so-good reviews, i bought this player, and it's just about exactly what i expected. all i wanted was a nice cd player that would play CD-RWs, and that's what this can do. the one thing that's annoying me is where is the hold switch? i don't think it's mentioned in the manuel, and i can't seem to find it, but it says here on the technical info that there is one. if you could tell me, please post it here or email me at HotelDetective11@aol.com thanks! anyway, i really like it, and if you don't want an absolutely perfect player, but just one that plays RWs and such, then get it, definitely.
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Summary: A confusing gadget
Review: I bought this because I wanted a MP3 player with my CD Player. It came with a lot of accessories and I thought it would be quality due to the expensive price. Boy was I wrong. Once I got this thing, my first problem was confusion. How do I work this and how do I work that? The instructions didn't really help. My second problem was that the CD Player often got "confused". I would push a button telling it to do something and it would do something completely different. To sum this up, you can buy this if you want, but it's quite confusing. Maybe they'll re-do it and get some of the bugs out. But remember, high prices don't always mean quality.
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Summary: Anyone have bitrate specs for MDP8505CP?
Review: Sorry, this isn't really a review, I'm looking for information I can't find anywhere online. Does this Memorex player support variable bitrate? Also I see from the other reviews that it doesn't apparently support anything over 192 bits. What is the support on the low end? Will it do 24, 32, 48, 64, 92 bits? I have a bunch of MP3's of books on tape and radio programs that are low bitrate. Another review said the CD has to be single-session, is that correct? I'm wondering if it's worth the extra money for the AVC Soul which will do everything up to 320 bits, supports VBR, handles multiple session CD's, and has a backlight? Please post reply here. Thanks!
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Summary: CD Burner
Review: After reading some of the reviews, I cautiously bought this product. My expectations were lowered but I was pleasantly surprised. My old CDRW that I burned over several times with 140 MP3's worked just fine in the player. It had a few distorted scratchy sounds (1 per song) in some of the files I had downloaded but the files I made from my own CD's were perfect. This appears to the way they were generated. All my files are 128 or 192 bps. It read the MP3 tags fine so I could tell what the songs were by title. I didn't bother to rename any file names and it handled them just fine. I would recommend reading the manual though - it takes a little learning to use the search functions which are not as easy as they could be. But for what I want this for, which is a ton of good quality music in my car, this is a reasonable product. A ton cheaper than an MP3 player.
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Summary: Could be so much better
Review: They claim that it has 45sec's of regular CD anti-shock and 105sec's of mp3 anti-shock. The unit plays regular cd's perfectly, constantly spining the CD keeping the memory full. While the MP3 function spins the CD untill the memory is completely filled with 105 seconds of MP3 music then STOPS the CD causing the memory to run out except for 3 seconds before it starts to spin the CD again. If the lens cannot find it's place within 3 seconds due to the slightest vibration or scratch, the player will skip or pause. This problem can be easily fixxed by giving the lens 10 or 15 seconds to find its place instead of 3. It will only sacrafice a small porton of battery life but it would be worth it.
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Summary: Experience with the Memorex - Overall V.Good (faz_the_don)
Review: I read the reviews, and still bought the unit yesterday. So far it has far exceeded my expectations. I tested it with a normal CD, no skips, then with a 80Min CDR, No Skips. Then came the acid test, I would burn my first MP3 CD for it. I read some of the tips on the net (the manual is very skimpy), I created directories for the various bands/genres - these were named in the following format 01 BANDBAND, into these folders, I placed the MP3s, these also were 8 character names followed by the .mp3 extension. I burned the CDR using EasyCD 4 deluxe. Put it in the Memorex. Worked fine !! a couple of skips because on incorrectly named tracks. The unit is quite light, even though it looks big. It is however, quite stylish/ with the cool matallic silver (plastic)I rated this unit 4/5 because you HAVE TO to rename every mp3 file with 8 characters !!! Headphones are good, but i prefer the sony or koss (not included). i will try the car kit when i am old enough to drive or if i'm out with my parents. Recomodation: Buy, Buy,Buy ....
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