Customer Reviews

Centon 4GBMP3-001 4GB moVex MP3 Player (Black)

5 star:		(5)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(6)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(8)

 

 

When I was looking for a new MP3 player, I spent several days researching the best products with the best prices. When I came across this little gadget, I was skeptical at first because it had so few positive reviews, but an awesome price. So I took a chance, and I don't regret it at all. This MP3 player is great right out of the box. Granted, I will admit the earbuds are a little lacking in the bass department, and I like a lot of bass in my music. I have bought a different pair of headphones, so hopefully that issue will correct itself. What I like about this player is the compact design, which is definitely pocket friendly. I also like the storage space. Being able to use it not only as an MP3 player, but as a flash drive for documents, etc., is a nice little addition. It does have a built in mic, but I haven't tried that feature yet. My favorite thing about the player is when you turn it on, and then press the volume button, the display flashes all sorts of different colors, and myself, being easily amused, found this to be awesome. Also, the equalizer is pretty inpressive, and with bass turned on, the earbuds sound pretty decent. And a feature which surprised me was the ability to change the language to Japanese, which normall you don't see in electronic gadgets in America. Usually we've got only English, Spanish, French and Portugese, which this player has as well as Japanese, Chinese, and Korean. The menus and button aren't indredibly intuitive, and it takes a little bit of fumbling around to figure out which button or menu option does what. On a side note, I initially wanted an MP3 player with this kind of design for cosplay, or costume play. I cosplay the Main Character from Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3, and I wanted a functional MP3 player that looked close to his. The actual model used for his is only 1 gig, and costs two times as much as this one. Anyway, buy this MP3 player! It's a great deal. ^_^

At first I was excited at the thought of how easy it would be to put songs on and take them off because it just goes into the USB port. I used it once and it worked ok, and then the next day it froze and now forever displays the single phrase "MP3 Player" and does nothing else. I talked to Centon and waited and then about 2 weeks later they finally sent me a permission number to take it back.. but since I have to pay for shipping to send it back it will be almost half of the original price.. so the bottom line is don't order this it is not worth the trouble. I am never buying something from Centon again.

Would've been a good item (I'm still using an old 1GB Centon mp3 player.) I ordered this 4gb one as I wanted to put more songs into it (I only use it during workouts). Sound quality is decent (nothing spectacular), but my biggest problem with the unit I got was that it kept shutting off during my workout sessions and that was really annoying. I sent it back and Amazon sent me a refund. Thanks Amazon! I'll order another one, maybe one of those sansa clips.

I got this Centon MP3 player as a Christmas gift and, although I feel bad for seeming ungrateful, I totally hate it. While it is easy to drop and load MP3 tracks using the zip drive function, actually nagivating the menus is a pain. There is this tiny toggle that you have to use to switch between menus and tracks and you have to push it in just right if you want to enter a selection. If you aren't careful to push directly down on the toggle without your finger slipping/sliding to the left or right, you end up switching folders instead of going to the one you want.

The player is also incredibly SLOW. Switching songs takes over 2 seconds--which is pretty annoying if you want to skip tracks quickly to find one you really like. Adjusting the volume is like watching grass grow. You hold down the button and wait nearly a second for every increase. Fans of rotating dials for fast, loud sound will be sorely disappointed when it takes them nearly half a minute to get the volume they enjoy on this trudging machine.

Also, acting as if this player has any serious battery life is just a joke. One triple A is wiped out in nearly an hour's worth of songs (at best). I also agree with a previous reviewer that the headphones that came with the player produce poor quality sound. The bass is nearly nonexistent.

Short of the zip drive function, this MP3 player is simply terrible. I would save the $20 or buy the Coby MP305-4G MP3 player instead (which is the one my sister got). That way, you won't have to wait until the next Ice Age to adjust the volume or switch tracks.

I lost my RCA Pearl a few weeks ago. It was a good player, but it had problems with buttons sticking. I also used a $10 pair of headphones with it.

I got my Centon today and I already love it. It's incredibly easy to transfer files and the sound quality is AWESOME. I'm listening to it right now with the included earbuds. The quality is better than my $10 headphones!

I'm still figuring it out but if you want a nice basic player with some decent memory get this. The AAA battery is a bonus, after Hurricane Ike I loved being able to replace my battery while the power was out.

As far as MP3 players go its not bad. The onboard instruction manual means you dont have to worry about storing yet another set of instructions that you wont be able to find when you really need it. The included earbuds work and sound great. Really like the fact that it puts the music in the order that you placed it into the player. On the downside the usb extension is really bulky so that you really need a usb port all by its lonesome to plug it it. I had to unplug my keyboard, printer and ethernet cable to get it plugged in to my computer to upload music into it. And instead of being able to be recharged it makes use of a triple A battery. The controls are not too bad except for the toggle switch in place of buttons to switch songs or make selections. Like I said, it gets the job done, but you could probably do better.

I bought this MP3 player for my grandfather and he absolutely loves it. I uploaded all his favorite songs and he started using is as voice recorder. He is a WWII Vet and has great stories to tell. I purchased a second one for him,so that when I vistit him, I can take the one home to listen to it and I leave him the other one for him to continue on with his life story recordings. He tells me he also uses it to listen to Baseball games over the radio. I would recommend this product for personal use and it makes a perfect gift, can be use as a MP3, radio, voice recorder and USB drive.....great product, great value!

I cannot tell you about sound quality or battery life or pretty much any function of this device.
I am not an electronic genius at any given time, but I do real well with instructions. I have set up my home entertainment center & my bluray player with internet, just to show I can follow directions.
This little device came in a plastic pack along with some earbuds and nothing else. No directions. I tried the web site and the generic instructions I found there did not help.
I would have sent it back to amazon but I threw out the plastic pack.
If you are a person with mp3 experience, this might be a good buy for you. Bot anyone who is considering this for their first one, DON'T do it.
Sometimes I can play with an electronic device & figure it out. Two days of messing with this one and nothing! Still no clue how to work it.

Like many have already mentioned "You get what you pay for." I really like that this is a light weight, small, portable and cheap mp3 player. However there are a lot of reasons why I don't like it. For starters I purchased this thinking it would be a nice cheap portable mp3 player that I don't have to worry about. That part was right but the quality of this product isn't all that great.

I for starters, would not recommend this product to my friends. Mine lasted about two days before it crashed and burned. The battery that it came with lasted about five hours then it died. I tried bran new batteries and it could not hold their charge for very long. The quality of the music isn't that great but for a cheap mp3 player it's not that bad. I did not care much for the menu because it is confusing to figure out. There is no fastforward nor rewind so if your listening to an audio book or long recording you don't have much choise but to listen to it again.

In my opinion I wwould not recommend buying this product. I would also recommend staying away from Copy mp3 players as well. I've had nothing but defective equipment from Copy. I would suggest a SanDisk mp3 player. I've had better luck with their pruducts.

i buy these 2 or 3 at a time, they last about 6 months of heavy use, then the headphone jack screws up...