Customer Reviews

Rca S2001 Jet Series Sports Mp3 Player (1 Gb)

5 star:		(9)
4 star:		(5)
3 star:		(5)
2 star:		(6)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

I wanted something really simple and inexpensive. I really like the little player because of the ease of use. I bought it as a workout buddy. It came with 2 bands so you could wear it. I like both. The controls are easy to use with 1 hand. The player and earphones sound decent for such a little cheapy player. The only complaint I have is that you cannot pause a song/podcast and then turn off the player. If you do this, you lose your spot. You can fast forward or rewind to the spot you left off at, but if you had a 2 hour podcast this can be a total hassel. I hope they come up with a fix. I do like this little gadget. Not nearly as good as the Sandisk Sansa, but again, it's a 3rd of the price and has 1/3 of the goodies. I guess you get what you pay for. I would have given it a solid 4 stars had the player been able to pause and pick up where you left off once you turned off the player. But, since it is so frustrating to find where you left off, I give it a 3. Battery life is decent and I noticed the radio signal isn't too bad. Again it depends on how much ambient interference you have.

I got this player for Christmas, and the week that it worked, I loved it. It has the same memory as the ipod shuffle, but the RCA Jet has a screen, and an FM tuner, and the ability to arrange the songs into folders easily, etc. I thought it was a great deal, and everything was good until last night. I go to put some new music on it, but I notice that as I'm erasing some music to make room, my available disc space is staying the same. I end up erasing ALL of the music off of it, and it still says that I only have 24 mb of free space left! The music folder says "empty", but I still have no free space. The instructions tell me to hit the reset button in the back (which is all but unreachable), but pushing it doesn't seem to help at all. RCA has a very nice little flash web site for the player, but it really doesn't have any support for it at all. It suggests I download the latest firmware for it, but the player already has a more recent one installed (v.1.5), then the one they offer to download from the website (v.1.3). Then the website has a troubleshooting page, but it only has ONE QUESTION, "does the player work with Windows vista"! So after working with this little thing all day, the only thing I can think to do is exchange it for an Ipod shuffle, despite my desire to keep the RCA Jet. At least Apple offers a little more support for their player. I would give this thing one star, but I figure I'll give it at least two, because I liked it so much when it worked.

I've only had the Jet for a short while now but on the positive side: 1) It has a brilliant display. Kind of like a monochrome marquee. It's easy on the eyes and features adjustable brightness. The armband and wristband is included (wristband was a bit overkill, not sure when I would need that) and 2) It appears very durable. I've already beat it around at work and it keeps returning alive like Terminator.

On the flip side, the control buttons take a lot of pressure to activate. Usually I'm worried about pressing these things too hard just to be careful but this one demands a little more. My greatest pet-peeve is that it does not take a regular battery. This generation loves the internal (disposable) rechargeable batteries. However, with the traditional method I could still buy a rechargeable battery. Unfortunately, when this runs down, I cannot simply replace the battery and continue on my merry way ... no, I have to plug it into a computer and wait. And rechargeable batteries eventually die. So, if I cannot change the battery in this device, doesn't that mean that I just purchased a disposable mp3 player? Is that rational? Because of this I am dissatisfied but if the button pressure and internal rechargeable battery is fine with you, then it is a great player for the price.

I love this mp3 player. I needed an alternative to my brick-sized iPod (which I still dearly love, but it's a bit large) and this tiny player fits the bill. I've only put songs on it so far, since I need music to keep some pep in my step when I'm walking for fitness.

I found it very easy to use, with clear directions for installing it and uploading music to it. It's also easy to scroll through songs or change the volume when I'm out walking.

And, it is very lightweight and small, so you can grab it and go. The accompanying straps are great, but I usually find carrying it no big deal, and it fits easily into my pockets.

For the price, this player is an excellent deal which fits my needs nicely.

I used this item intensively for the first 6 months following purchase and then a bit more moderately for the rest of the time. I used it while conducting high impact exercise outdoors. the item was exposed to all kinds of temperature, the rays of the sun and humidity.

The armband broke after about a month of usage. After about 5 months the paint started to come off. after about 8 months some of the buttons wouldn't work as well. But, I continued to use the unit for over a year. It still works, but most of the buttons don't work well...I think i subconsciously misplaced it, to justify getting the RCA S2501 with the wireless headset.

I got my money's worth, with all the abuse I put it through, plus, I was ready to move on. Our relationship, RCA 2001, was good while it lasted. LOL!

Not perfect, but again nothing is, everything breaks eventually, and thank goodness!!!! Cause I definitely also tire of them!

This mp3 player has been a pain in the butt. It worked fine the first few times, but now the battery is always dead, and I've only used it 3 times before. It will play for a little while (1/2 hr workout) but be dead the next time I try to use it. I'm not organzied enough to charge it every time I use it. I used to have a Nike mp3 player that lasted forever, and I guess I expected this to be as reliable, as RCA is a goo brand, but I am disappointed.

I'm quite happy with my purchase. I'm very non-tech and RCA doesn't really offer any support so I've been having to figure this out on my own and that's time consuming, instead of just being able to 'click' for an answer.

It sounds great, holds more than enough music for my 1-2 hour nightly workouts and the arm and wristband keeps my hands free and out of my way. I can't get it to shuffle and I do have the shuffle feature turned on. But like I said, RCA has nothing to offer in any way of support for this product. Also, I found out tonight that if I try to fast forward to the next song (can't figure out any other way to move to the next one) it turns the stopwatch off.

All little glitches that I'm sure I can work around, I just wish RCA had a Q/A page so I could just learn how to control it faster.

What an awesome product! It is smaller than I thought it would be, but tough little thing. Just right for my 9 yr old grandson for xmas! With bands that attach to the side "wings" hopefully it can't be left somewhere inadvertantly ;-))

i love it so far. it is very easy to transfer music to, and easy to use. the small size is great for workouts, or flying. i was surprised how easy it was to use, and transfer music to and from. the only thing i see wrong with it is that it has no hold button, and the menu is pretty extensive for just two buttons. other than that, i love it!! very easy, pretty cheap and good brand!!

Nice, simple and easy. My daughter simply loves it when she goes to work out. Songs are easy to get to as well as the radio.