Coby 2 GB Flash MP3 Player with FM and Color Display (Black)

by Coby

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 0.4 x 1.6 x 3.1 inches ; 8.8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B001PA94TW
• Item model number: MP600-2G
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,702 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

Coby MP600-2G MP3 Player with 2G Flash Memory with FM and Color Display, 1.44-inch Video LCD display, supports MP3, WMA, MTV, JPEG, TXT, black

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not an iPod but much more Affordable, December 6, 2009

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Charles Evans "Call me Kevin" (North Carolina) - See all my reviews
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The key to the Colby player is to manage your expectations. The player will play music, pictures, and movies - but it is a far cry from an iPod Nano. The player holds 2GB of data and does have decent audio playback.

Things to consider

+Can be used to store photos - Who needs a keychain that can hold 2 or 3 pictures when the Colby can hold thousands!
+ Small size - very portable
+ Nice features - will play videos!
+ 2GB means that you can hold thousands of music files
+ Software makes it easy to rip cds to the Colby - you can choose individual songs or the entire cd
+ Great price - I mean a really great price!

Areas for improvement

- The FM radio only seemed to pick-up one station
- As expected - it is completely incompatible with iTunes. Meaning if you have a large iTunes library you will have limited luck transfering those files over to your Colby.
- Flimsy - I wonder about long-term reliability
- Playlist system is lacking - I mainly sort using Genres
- Toggling between menus is not that intuitive (in my opinion)

Final verdict - yes, there are some drawbacks - these drawbacks would be huge if the Colby player was priced the same as other media players. It is not, and your expectations should be guarded. The device will hold and play 2Gb of media and offers a display for the cost of a standard 16GB FLASH DRIVE! It is a nice cheap alternative for those who really just need a way to store and show a few pictures or wants a cheap media player for the gym.

5 Stars (graded on a curve due to the price)

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars When it works it's great., April 8, 2009

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Michael Murray - See all my reviews
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This MP3 player has great features and a great price, and when it works it does the job nicely. Unfortunately, the one I bought freezes again and again and I've had to use the "reset" button frequently.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Buy, May 6, 2009

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Bradley Larcher (Miami, Florida) - See all my reviews
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bought this for my girlfriend. she likes that its small and very light and also easy to use. the one complaint is the battery life; its poor.