Genus vizo mp3, mp4 player, cheap, easy, 1 gb

Advantages: Compact, good screen, cheap, easy to use
Disadvantages: Battery life in video play mode.

...I bought my vizo off ebay, at the cheap price of £35 all-in. Upon using it, i found the transfer of data to be easy, and quick. The screen itself, whilst not big, is clear and not straining on the eyes. The battery life is not that good on video player, just 4 hours, howveer, switching the lcd off, and listening as a mp3 player alone allows the vizo to run to 10 hours 9provided yours is not a very-old second hand one). It is compact, and easy to use, the menu functions are all relatively easy to navigate, as is the use of the joystick to do so. This player may not hold too much in the way of memory, but you can fit a good movie on there of about 2 hours and a bit, and still have 300 mb to play with on mp3 time. There is also the option of fitting pictures on to it, which you can use up to 6 megapixel pics with, and the handy option...

allanwales 05.02.2007 · Read review
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Review of Genus Vizo 1Gb Portable MP4 Player

My Experiences with the Creative Zen MP4 Player

Advantages: Sound quality, price, design
Disadvantages: Few supported video formats.

...Last christmas, I recieved this MP3 player as a gift. At first sight, you can immediately tell it is a well designed product, with an intuitive user interface, and well positioned buttons. Setting up the device was also extremely easy for me. I just plugged it into my PC and it synced my music library within a couple of minutes. Video quality is also excellent, however I had trouble getting video files to play on the device, and I also noticed that playing video files has a significant impact on the battery life. Sound quality is satisfactory, good for the price. The device usually works well for me, but it has locked up a few times, however this is easily fixable by pressing a reset button on the bottom of the device. The screen is good, however i found it scratched easily in my pocket. An investment in a case would definitely be...

Gavman555 07.10.2009 · Read review
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Review of Creative ZEN

Kawai MP4

Advantages: sounds, key action, responsiveness, sturdy
Disadvantages: no dedicated windows driver supplied

...I purchased the kawai MP4 in Jan 07. This is my first "portable full size piano". I action of the keys is unbelievable and exactly as a real piano. The touch response can be customised to fit the style of the player and also each sound can also be customised. The MP4 has 64 onboard sounds which can all be altered, shaped and programmed to suit and then saved. The recent firmware upgrade provided by Kawai means that theres 264 memory allocation spaces to save your settings. The sounds can also be mixed together and custonised (up to 4 at once). The midi functions of the MP4 are in a class of their own. The onboad sounds can be "mixed" with external sounds and each turned on and off at the touch of a button. Most dedicated Midi controller keyboards do not have as many functions on as the MP4! The sounds are very realistic and not...

lhough20 01.06.2007 · Read review
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Review of Kawai MP4 Stage Piano

Sana View 16GB mp4 player

Advantages: Cheap, easy to use, good functionality, good battery life, looks good
Disadvantages: If anything, you can't choose your own wallpaper. Hardly a massive problem!

...General - Fantastic low-budget mp4 player Appearance - Very pretty piece of kit. The front is glossy, the back an nice tasteful matt black. When you turn it on, the wheel glows a lovely blue and a pleasing welcome message appears. The screen is clear and sharp. There are smaller players, but it has a good feel in the hand and is big enough so I don't lose it, but small enough I can take it in my handbag. Functionality - Excellent. Plug the USB cable into any computer and simply drag and drop music folders into it. A simple bit of software supplied provided allows you to do the same with pictures and movies. So far have had no problems with either. Operating the View is also easy and intuitive, using the wheel on the front. Menus are easy to use, and you can view in a number of different ways, such as by artist, by albumn...

alisonbcrawford 25.05.2008 · Read review
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Review of Sandisk Sansa VIEW

MP3s and so much more....

Advantages: Plays almost any format, both music and video. Plug and Play. Can Connect to TV.
Disadvantages: Battery life could be better. Could look more stylish.

...I've been looking for a MP3 player with a reasonable amount of memory at a reasonable price for a while now. I have no need for a huge amount of memory, if I'm going out for more than a few hours I can use my husband's Creative Zen Touch, so when I saw this 1GB media player in Dixons for only £49.99 (with a free accessory pack), I had to give it more than a second glance. The product description boasted that the Vizo could not only play MP3s, but also the less commonly supported WMA and OGG music formats. Even more impressive I was assured that it could also play video files in various formats, including MP4, MPG and DiVX. Let me tell you, I was sold and immediately got my credit card out, so that I could be the proud owner of one of these little babies. ---First Impressions--- The player comes securely rather than fancily packed...

sandemp 02.03.2006 (04.03.2006) · Read review
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Review of Genus Vizo 1Gb Portable MP4 Player

An excellent mp4 player

Advantages: Sound Quality, Looks, Ergenomics, Battery Life
Disadvantages: Difficulty find accesseries

...Sony once again proves itself to be in the forefront of digital technology as always. This Sony MP4 Player is an excellent product that I myself purchased several months ago. As I expected, it has great sound quality that I believe cannot be beaten by other similar products, and the range of audio options on the player itself is vast Custom equalizer, DSEE, Clear Stereo, etc.... The video playback is also very clear and crisp, the same goes for the picture viewer as well. It is also a mp4 player that is very easy to use. The buttons are ergonomically layed out and can easily be fiddled around with even when the player is in your pocket. It is very light weight and compact. Only negative fact is that you cant 'drag and drop' you have to use sonic stage, but you do get used to it over time. Many may find the price a bit high and hassling...

General-David 29.07.2008 (30.07.2008) · Read review
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Review of Sony NW-A806V

The more useful MP4 player

Advantages: High capacity; records from television with included accessories
Disadvantages: Unattractive design and interface

...This review is for the 80GB version with TV docking pod. Looking for a practical upgrade for my Creative Zen Nano Plus MP3 player, I had a look around and decided on the Archos AV500. Capacity was the primary concern; I wanted to be able to store all (~40GB worth of) my music on there. I'll admit, I kicked myself a little bit after making the purchase, because for half the price I could have had a Creative (can't remember the model name) MP4 player - I'd bought the AV500 for the top-end price from eBuyer. I would also have had a smaller solution, rather than the hard drive-based clunkiness of the AV500. But the main selling point for the AV500 over the other MP4 player - and ESPECIALLY the iPod - was the ability to record directly from television. First thing you'll notice is that the AV500 isn't the prettiest of MP4 players. I...

Headdy 24.10.2007 · Read review
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Review of Archos AV 500 60GB

The Great Mp4 Player...

Advantages: Good Size Memory, Large Display and Very Stylish...
Disadvantages: Nothing Too Say...

...I have been looking at this mp4 player for a while now and though it look stylish and 1gb is perfect for holding all my songs as well as being small and thing to slide straight into your pocket so i got a bit more info on the product first. Then i managed to buy the product from ebay for £34.99 which i really think was great value for my money. When i adventually recieved it the first thing i did was peal back the the wrapper and then opened the box to see a brand new thin and very stylish mp4 1gb i was thinking straight away of putting my songs on it. It takes all formats mp3, mp4, wma all normal music and video formats really. I also got a usb cable the charger and a carry case in the bundle which was excellent. I put all my favourite songs on and still had lots of meory left over. I really loved it as i could fir...

MasterReviews 07.05.2007 · Read review
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Review of Sumvision Platinum Pro 1 GB

Excellent Sony NWZ-A829 (16gb) MP4 Player

Advantages: sound quality, video quality, appearance, value for money, ease of use.
Disadvantages: Doesn't support a great amount of formats for playback.

...quality. I highly recommend this product to anyone looking for a great mp3/mp4 player to easily rival Ipod....

amazingansell 03.06.2009 · Read review
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Review of Sony Walkman NWZ-A829 16 GB

Possibly the worst MP4 player ever?

Advantages: Looks good externally, cheap(ish)
Disadvantages: Everything, sound quality, touchscreen doesn't work, audio and video go out of sync

...Looks I like the looks of this MP4 player with the touch screen and I like it coming in black which I personally think makes it look very stylish and a little sexy. The blue glow of the buttons on the touchscreen add to its seductive looks. I think the looks have been well designed but I feel thats the only aspect that is good about this product. Quality Well im going to start with the touchscreen. I don't like it at all. It doesn't respond well to the touch and when it does, it often sticks and is sometimes difficult to unstick, leaving it scrolling through lots of music or if music is playing, it can turn the volume right down. The touchscreen is cheap and ineffective. The sound quality that you get from this MP4 isnt very good either, the volume doesn't go very high making it very difficult to hear when you...

Jammie1000000 01.05.2008 · Read review
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