Customer Reviews

iClick MP3 Player with 256 MB, Headphones, and Cables

5 star:		(1)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

Fairly impressive for the price. Here are my observations so far-

Pros:

* Inexpensive

* Decent sound quality

* Simple to use

* Plugs directly into a USB port

* Tactile-rubberized exterior

* Interesting lanyard/headphone combination

Cons:

* No playlist support

* 8.3 DOS-style filenames in display (makes it hard to tell which song is which)

* Switch for navigating menu/modes seems intuitively backward- pointing left navigates down a list; pointing right navigates up

* Appears to use USB 1.0 for file transfer (which much slower than USB 2.0- probably not a big issue for a smaller player such as this)

I haven't found a way to categorize songs by artist/genre on it yet, although the user guide mentions it can be done (but the directions don't describe how).

Fixing the cons would make this probably the perfect player for me, but I would guess the expected price increase for these improvements might detract from its attractiveness. Did I mention it was inexpensive?

No major regrets so far- I like it, overall.

This is a very no-frills player. I've played around with it for about a month.

The controls, sound quality, construction, battery life and file transfer speed are all adequate, for the price.

My only major criticisms are:
The music files need to be stored flat in their single Music directory. MP3's in subfolders did not appear.
There are repeat modes but no random/shuffle modes. It is not clear how the player decides what order to play songs in.
The sound quality at the very beginning of a song is not good- the first couple moments are slow or choppy (observed for both mp3 and wma formats, ripped at 128 kbps)
Documentation was non-existant. I had to accidentally discover that the toggle switch could also be pressed inwards, activating the main menu for the device (where voice recording, equalizer settings, and other options exist)

Update:
I recently discovered that DRM-encoded music, specifically wma formats that I purchased through an online music store, WILL NOT PLAY in the iClick DMP9.2 player. I contacted the company and they verified this. As the technical information makes no distinction between DRM and non-DRM wma files, this was a surprising discovery. I cannot recommend this product unless you are not interested in utilizing music files purchased online.

It has just about everything I would have expected for an MP3 player. The size is really small and I like that it also doubles as a USB drive when you remove the cap. It's handy if you forget your cable.

I was most impressed with the sound quality. At 128kb or 192kb it sounds amazing. All in all I would highly recommend this product. Especially at the price.

Not only an MP3 player but also a voice recorder and general purpose thumbdrive (USB 1.0).

Lacking an intuitive user interface, I had to read the user manual on the included miniCD to learn how to use most of the features. The unit's few controls are used for many functions. The mode control slides left right and downward like clicking a mouse.

Slower 1.0 USB speed takes a bit longer to load songs but is still reasonable. The speed is OK as a thumbdrive for transferring a few MB of files. Mostly its intended for files that stay put. But it's convenient to use the same device for music and file transfer.

The flat file system seems inconvenient to search for songs but if you just want to play music, the various random play modes are fine for providing a selection of tunes.

The sound quality is excellent using the included earphones.

So much easier than using my PDA as a music player.

It's best feature is the small size. Lightweight enough to hang around your neck all day.

there are only a few minor problems with it. One, there are no files to view the songs in but that is no big deal. The battery life is limited but it will get you through a long car trip easily. Many songs can be downloaded and the quality is very good. This is great if you don't want to spend a lot of money on something that may get beat up or you may loose.

this was the worst purchase i've ever made. you cant play music purchased off the i-net and you have to buy a special program to be able to rip music from CDs. i reccommend buying an ipod or spending your $ on video games. DONT BUY THIS ITEM!!!!!