TrekStor i.Beat Organix FM 1 GB MP3 Player with FM Tuner (Red) Review

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(More customer reviews)I really wanted to like this player.My favorite colors are in the red "family" and the color black, and this player looked sharp, "cute" and simple.If only it performed as well.

At first it could not detect my computer (I have Windows Vista), so I feared compatibility issues, even though the box indicated it was Vista-ready. Once it finally recognized my laptop, I had to try and learn how to program the thing.Although this was my first mp3 player, I didn't expect it to be that hard to use.But I think the problem was simply that the player is defintitely not user-friendly.I can't tell you how many times I had to revert to the manual to do just about anything.I am not a stupid person by any means; I just found that the player is not very intuitive.You basically have two different buttons to navigate with ("menu" and "mode"), but where you go depends on how LONG you press each button.Pressing quickly brings you to one "place"; pressing a little longer, another.Then once you get to this particular "sub-level", so to speak, you need to navigate THAT level to get to where you truly want to be.I found it overly complicated and tedious.

On the plus side, the earphones are great (soundwise).I have a "regular" pair of Sennheissers, and they can't be beat..however, I find earphone plugs to be rather uncomfortable and sometimes struggle to keep them in my ears.That is a downside, to me.

Anyway..long story short: After spending hours figuring the player out and adding songs and programming the radio, the player suddenly decided to stop working.Tsk..and just when I was thinking I might be able to live with the players idiosyncrasies.

So now the player is on its way back to Amazon, and I've barely had it for 24 hours.I hope anyone else who decides to buy it has a better experience then I did.As for me, if I've learned anything, it's actually that I probably need to get a "bigger" (i.e more memory) player, anyway. ;-)

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Product Description:
Enjoy all your favorite music on the move with the TrekStor i.Beat organixFM digital music player. The unit--which supports MP3, WMA, OGG, ASF, and WAVaudio formats and is compatible with secure WMA-DRM9 Internet music services--iscompact and lightweight, with a sleek red housing that measures a mere 3.1 by 1.3 by0.7 inches (W x H x D). More significantly, the i.Beat organix FM's 1 GB of flashmemory stores enough music for almost any workout or commute--up to 16 hours ofMP3 and 32 hours of WMA files. The device is no slouch from a playback perspective,either, with such options as repeat play (one or all songs), shuffle, repeat shuffle, folder,repeat folder, and resume. And navigation couldn't be easier thanks to the folder storagesystem and the four-line, two-color OLED display, which offers a 128 x 64 pixelresolution.
Though the i.Beat organix FM is primarily designed for music, the unit also functions asa mobile storage device, with the ability to hold text files, small photos, and other data.Listeners will also dig the integrated voice recorder, which lets them record voice notes,lectures, and interviews in MP3 format for later use. The unit even offers a line-in jack forrecording from an external source, such as a CD player or cassette deck. And should themusic playback get a little tired by itself, you can turn on one of the dynamicvisualization effects, which pulse to the beat of the music. As a bonus, the i.Beat organixFM offers a built-in FM tuner, which receives all your favorite FM stations whilerecording specific songs or programs. The tuner comes with 15 station presets and anautomatic station search function for quick channel switching.
Other details include SRS WOW surround sound effects; 11 predefined equalizersettings (auto EQ, user-defined, dance, eXtreme bass, jazz, classical, live, normal, pop,reggae, rock, SRS, and techno); settable play speeds; support for ID3 tagging; a textviewer that displays TXT files; a digital clock with an alarm, stopwatch, and sleep timer; apair of headphone jacks to accommodate two listeners at once; and a high-speed USB2.0 interface.
The i.Beat organix FM--which comes with a set of Sennheiser headphones and a copyof Magix MP3 Maker SE music administration software--is compatible with Windows98 SE, M3, 2000, and XP, Mac OS X 10.3.x, and Linux Kernel 2.4.x operating systems.The powerful lithium-polymer battery, meanwhile, charges via the USB connection andruns for roughly 25 hours per charge. The entire unit is backed by a one-year warranty.
What's in the Box
i.Beat organix FM MP3 player, USB 2.0 cable, Sennheiser earphones, line-in cable, neckstrap, Magix MP3 Maker SE software CD-ROM, user's manual.

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