Well what can I say ……..
It is our 3rd anniversary on the 5th of October and my husband didn't know what on earth to buy me and when I saw him and he said that he had my present I was shocked as he never likes making decisions about what to buy me for presents! I can see why…. He was going ... Read review
Advantages: very easy to use and good quality sound Disadvantages: Little earphones hurt my ears, but not everyone has that problem with them
Well what can I say ……..
It is our 3rd anniversary on the 5th of October and my husband didn't know what on earth to buy me and when I saw him and he said that he had my present I was shocked as he never likes making decisions about what to buy me for presents! I can see why…. He was going to buy me a new washing machine and when the shop assistant said if it were her husband she would be showing him the door….and damn right too!!
...only has 7 days to take it back to the shop if I didn't like it, I was just happy that he remembered I can tell you!
At first the picture on the box made it look quite big but when opened up the actual player is only very compact.
This product has these functions:
· MP3, WMA (WMA is a Microsoft windows media audio format), ASF ( is a file format used in windows media player and consists of various kinds ... more
Well what can I say …….. It is our 3rd anniversary on the 5th of October and my husband didn't know what on earth to buy me and when I saw him and he said that he had my present I was shocked as he never likes making decisions about what to buy me for presents! I can see why…. He was going to buy me a new washing machine and when the shop assistant said if it were her husband she would be showing him the door….and damn right too!!
So he gave it to me early as he only has 7 days to take it back to the shop if I didn't like it, I was just happy that he remembered I can tell you!
At first the picture on the box made it look quite big but when opened up the actual player is only very compact.
This product has these functions:
· MP3, WMA (WMA is a Microsoft windows media audio format), ASF ( is a file format used in windows media player and consists of various kinds of content) playback · Removable storage device - you can easily copy and paste file to the player using windows explorer. · USB 2.0 support - maximum data speed transfer of 18Mbps · Voice recording function - you can make high quality voice recordings · Direct MP3 Recording - you can convert music from CD's cassettes, and radio into MP3 files · 3D sound - the 3D surround feature adds spaciousness to the sound · FM reception - Listening to an FM program is made easy with auto search and frequency memory functions · Upgradeable - you can upgrade the built in functions when available. Add functions, CODEC, etc. Check the website for upgrades · 20 hours of continuous play - Actual playing time can vary according to the type and capacity of the battery.
So here are the specs · Size 27 x 87 x 21 mm · Power 1.5v x 1 AAA/LR03 size alkaline battery · Weight 33g without battery · Output 10mW/CH(16W) · Playing time up to 20 hours at volume 20 · Case - plastic · Noise ratio 88dB with 20KHz LPF · Output frequency range -5~ +35°C (23~95°F) · FM frequency 87.50 ~ 108.00 MHz · FM signal to noise ratio 60 dB · File support MPEG 1/2/2.5 Layer3 (8Kbps ~ 320Kbps, 8Khz ~ 48Khz), WMA, ASF (48Kbps ~ 192Kbps, 8Khz ~ 48Khz)
The actual player I have is 512MB (YP-53X) but you can also get 128MB(YP-53H), 256MB(YP-53V) and 1GB(YP-53Z)
The player comes with earphones, and little covers for the earpieces, all the leads needed including the USB cable and line cable (used for encoding or in an easy language, to convert CD's and cassettes etc to MP3 format), see through carrying case, neck strap, installation CD, user manual and one battery.
Another boring but important part is the requirements for your pc · Pentium133Mhz or greater · Windows 98 SE/ME/2000/XP · 40 MB of available hard disk space · CD ROM drive (double speed or greater) · USB port (2.0) supported · DirectX 8.0 or greater
Right so now I have told you all about the information of the product I will tell you what I think about the product…..
I opened the box and was surprised at the size of the player, as it's so compact. It came with 2 sample songs so you can listen to your music straight away, which was nice as it meant I didn't have to go on the computer to sample what the product was like. Well I have installed the USB driver and the software which cam with it and you can use the software as a kind of media player. It will search the whole computer for any audio files and let you convert files into MP3 format.
To put the songs onto your device its quite simple, all you do is drag and drop them into your removable disc then they will be played in the order of file name as they appear, to change the order just drag them around in the removable folder to your desired order.
There are even clear instructions on how to disconnect the cable from the computer so it is safe to remove without harming files or corrupting the device.
There is a hold button on the device to stop any buttons being pressed whilst music is playing and you are in the middle of an activity you can't leave, like when you are on the cross trainer at the gym and if you let go you loose footing and possibly fall off!
You can store up to 20 different frequencies on the radio function just by holding down the menu button. And if there is a song on the radio you want to keep you can switch to record mode and it will record the song for you, then simply switch the record button off again after the song.
There is a shuffle and repeat function in case you get bored or want to listen to your favourite song over and over like I sometimes do! Or you can even use the play list function to listen to particular songs. At the moment I have uploaded a whole album to the player and am listening to it right now. I am not sure I like having little earphones in my ear as they sometimes hurt so I took the big headphone from the decks and I found that there is a function to set the sound quality to headphones instead of earphones or you can choose speakers only I am not yet sure about those, I think that so long as the speakers have the same jack plug as the ear/headphones then you can easily plug them into the device. There is an equalizer function with normal, classic, Jazz, Rock, DBB, User, trubass, WOW sound and SRS (3D stereo sound) options, which all make the product excel with quality.
Another couple of functions (I know it has so many, how can it have more, only 2 more I promise) Auto - off, you can set the time from 0-1 minute. If no key is pressed after play stops then it will turn off automatically after the set time. Sleep - this will turn the player off after 15, 30,60, 90 and 120 minutes, if the player is set to NO Sleep then it will not turn off automatically.
Overall I think this is an excellent choice of MP3 player with all the extra functions, I can't say I have looked at any other makes or models but I would definitely recommend this one to anyone who wants an easy to use player with good sound quality.
Oh and one more thing, if you are wondering how many songs this will hold, it doesn't say my my hubby said that he saw in the shop it holds about 1200 songs which is more than enough for an avid music lover !
