MachSpeed Trio Onyx 1 GB Video MP3 Player (Black)

by Mach Speed

Product Details

• Item Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000NM46GO
• Item model number: PMP-TRIO ONYX1 GIG
• Average Customer Review: 2.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #87,926 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

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The world is full of MP3 and digital media players, but few offer as practical a combination of functionality and affordability as the MachSpeed Trio Onyx. Outfitted with a 1.8-inch full-color TFT LCD screen, the Trio Onyx does it all, from showing SMV movies to displaying JPEG, GIF, and BMP photos to playing your favorite MP3 and WMA tracks. Whether you're flying across the country or riding the bus across town, the Trio Onyx is a must-have media accessory. The display is the player's core feature, with a bright, crystal-clear resolution for photos, videos, and audio track information--no more squinting in the dark to see what's playing. The digital FM radio, meanwhile, not only lets you catch up on the latest NPR programming, but also offers 30 station presets for easy channel surfing. You can even record your favorite radio programs and listen later when things are less hectic.

As a music player, the Trio Onyx supports standard MP3 and WMA formats, in addition to WAV, MP1, MP2, and the increasingly popular MP4 format. It's also a breeze to navigate from track to track thanks to the intuitive navigation wheel beneath the display. Other details include 1 GB of built-in memory (enough to store 16 hours of MP3 music or 33 hours of WMA music); a high-definition mic that records voice messages into WAV format; synchronous lyric display (requires LRC files); natural, rock, pop, classic, soft, jazz, and DBB equalizer modes; support for English, Japanese, Korean, French, German, Italian, Dutch, and simple/traditional Chinese; a USB 2.0 interface; an e-book reading function for TXT files; and a built-in rechargeable battery.

The compact, super-lightweight Trio Onyx measures 1.7 by 3.4 by 0.43 inches (W x H x D) and is backed by a one-year warranty.

What's in the Box
Trio Onyx media player, stereo earphone, USB cable, installation CD, user's manual.

Product Description

The sleek new black TRIO Onyx is feature-rich yet unbelievably affordable! Innovatively designed, you'll find simple controls and navigation, and a great lightweight body and sleek shape. It combines a brilliant 1.8 inch full color display with a wide variety of file support. No more squinting in the dark to see what track you're on. You can use the Onyx for E-book and games, for efficient JPG, GIF, and BMP photo browsing, for MP1, MP2, MP3, and WMA music files and it even has the increasingly popular MP4 function. It even supports synchronous lyric display. The bright, beautiful, crystal-clear video player supports MTV/AWV video files. You get a quality digital FM radio with recorder and a high definition mic to record voice messages, and there's even a USB flash drive. Seven EQ modes: natural, rock, pop, classic, soft, jazz and DBB. Multiple languages are also supported, including English, Japanese, Korean, French, German, Italian, Dutch and simple/traditional Chinese. Plus a built-in rechargeable battery. (No driver needed for Windows 98 or above). All this in a great-looking, slim, stylish design. It's super lightweight - carry it in your pocket or purse or backpack. Overall dimensions are just 3.4 in x 1.7 in x .43 inches.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good enough..., June 20, 2007

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M. Woodhams (New York) - See all my reviews
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I saw that this player had some good reviews elsewhere. For the money it is a pretty good player and it looks sharp. I bought a pair for my wife and I. Although, I already see some issues I am going to have with it. As far as music goes, it will play just fine and has an onboard speaker you can turn on and off, so if that is all you care about then it will be a good player for you. While it does play video well (when you can get one converted) and the picture is clear, this is NOT an MP4 player.

All video must be converted into .SMV format, an obscure codec used for SigmaTel chips like the one in this player. The video conversion software that comes with the player is junk. It converts maybe 1 out of every 15 videos I have tried. So far I have had no luck with large video files at all. It advertises that it will convert MOST videos. Well, it will convert SOME mpegs. So far no AVI, no MP4, no quicktime, etc. I am pretty savvy about video and conversion, etc and there does not seem to be any other software out there that will work. I called tech support and they were very nice but did not resolve my issue. Same issue with two different players, two different computers, two different software discs. Mach Speed must know this is an issue...

You definitely need to read the manual or you will not be able to figure out some of the functions. Many of the negative reviews I have read about this player could have been avoided if people just read the thing to begin with before they had a fit. Ebooks seem to work ok on the player. Photos are good too.

Another issue is that it charges and transfers files pretty slow like it is not USB 2.0. Updated the firmware and no improvement. Maybe its the cable. My old mp3 player loaded at least twice as fast and it was as basic as you can get.

While this is not an Ipod, Creative, Sandisk, etc, it also costs nowhere near as much. Just as a 1gb mp3 player its decent enough. The video was a main feature on this player and its shortcomings have left me pretty disappointed. I am debating whether or not to RMA this one and cough up another $20 for something better. Then again maybe they will update the software or make a work around as it is not the player's fault, but the software that is the weak link.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very good, July 26, 2007

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Nelson Requiz "Nelson Requiz" - See all my reviews

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I am very satisfied the product, come in the estimated time, am very satisfied with the service given by you thank you.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars very low level product, April 15, 2008

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Gil Kazes "gkaz" (Israel) - See all my reviews
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product quality is very low - gave it as a gift and later when asked, it was dumped as the screen and voice quality is poor