Classic Portable MP3 Player with 64MB Expandable Memory (mp6410)

by Classic

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 0.8 x 2.2 x 3 inches ; 8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000068QIF
• Item model number: mp6410
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #362,382 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good player for the price, May 14, 2003

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R. Williams "Horror Afficianado" (portland, OR United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Classic Portable MP3 Player with 64MB Expandable Memory (mp6410) (Electronics)

I had some trouble installing the software under Win XP, it wasn't recognized at first. After an uninstall and reinstall it worked fine. I think part of the problem many people are having with this player is that the manual for it is horribly written, and very sparse. Screen shots of an install telling you to click NEXT and OK are not an instruction manual! The manual gets 1 star tops.

On the flipside, I don't think many of the people having problems with the memory card actually bothered reading the manual at all. No problems hear adding memory cards. The thing is, you have to format them with the provided software. If you don't do that, then they won't work. Plain and simple.

It's a reasonable player, but does not put out the best sound quality. That's acceptable to me, because contrary to popular opinions, MP3 is one of the worst audio formats around for digital music, at any bitrate. Seeking to increase space/time on my player I experimented by adding the same song encoded at different bitrates between 96k and 320k. I couldn't tell much of a difference between any of them. That's good news, as you can lower the bitrate to save space and add more music. Again, if you're an audiophile like myself, you already know that whatever bitrate you use is going to be poor compared to what you are used to, so at least you can take advantage of that fact.

The interface and controls are very simple. Like many others I bought this just for working out. It serves that purpose very well and at an affordable price. The small display shows you volume level, track #, and time played among other things like built in EQ settings and playback mode. No, it doesn't show you the title of the MP3 playing, but think about it... You encoded the MP3, you put it on there because you wanted to listen to it... I'm assuming you can tell what song it is when you hear it. I don't see any need for a more complex display on this player.

On price alone I'd have been willing to give this player 5 stars, but I can't because there are definitely some downsides. The first being the manual as I stated above. The second thing are the headphones, their incessant hissing and their inability to reproduce a wide frequency of sound. Throw them in the trash immediately and put on a pair cost at least $30 and you'll hear a night/day difference (this can be said for just about any free pair of headphones you get with a device, though.) The third thing is the Random playback mode isn't random at all. It plays back the tracks in the exact 'random' order time after time. I've experimented with this, taking the battery out, loading new music on it, etc.. and it continually will just play the same track #'s out of sequence.

Lastly, the buttons are fairly cheap and the Play/Pause Off/On button is schizophrenic at best. It's either hypersensitive or it's completely stiff and non-responsive. Of course it happens at whatever situation would be worst. It turns itself on in a bag very easily, and when you go to turn it off it chooses to be obstinate.

In short, if you're looking for a player without much investment, and something you don't want to worry about breaking or having to replace, this is the perfect player. Ample memory and low price make it a winner for workouts and casual listening.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Nice player bad software, December 25, 2002

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This review is from: Classic Portable MP3 Player with 64MB Expandable Memory (mp6410) (Electronics)

Nice player bad software spent over an hour trying to get the software to work on windows xp had to completely remove all the registry identifiers and install the online software

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars No problems, March 10, 2005

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Dimirik Hill (ATL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Classic Portable MP3 Player with 64MB Expandable Memory (mp6410) (Electronics)

I have had my player for almost 2 years. I did have some brief problems with the intial setup but I was able to get my player working. I use my player strictly when I go to the gym. I have not had any problems from this player and it has proved to be very durable. I run and lift weights and have gotten sweat all over my player and it takes a licking and it keeps on ticking.

I am going to upgrade the memory because I have found that the 64mb is not enough for me. I would rate the sound quality as average and would recommend getting better earphones as the earphones that came with this player don't sound that good. I would buy this player again if given the choice because it continues to serve me well.