Leading edge technology in an Old School Case
Written: Apr 15 '01
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Pros: Excellent Audio Quality and Heaps of Great Features
Cons: Everything is too expensive these days.
The Bottom Line: The Rome MP3 II 's features make it a very reccomendable player to any person who needs to have MP3 portabilty.
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| jazzo's Full Review: Unitech UP-322 Rome II MP3 Player |
The Original Rome MP3 player was a standout, not so much for functions, build quality or features, but for its incredible versatility.
Now there is the new Rome MP3 II UP-322 player. This new unit is based on the previous model, but it has been redesigned with many improvements and new features. The main unit still looks like a cassette, but the control buttons are now arrayed across the side of the player.
One of the most notable additions is a funky remote control with an LCD on the head-phone cord. The remote is an extension of the player, and you can use it to change equaliser settings, skip tracks and change volume. Selections are made with a very handy jog button.
The readout only displays the current track and track time, not the track titles or ID3 information. This can be a bit confusing when you forget your track selections. Thankfully the screen is backlit and easy to read.
The quality of the ear-bud headphones is better then most supplied with portable players. They were really clear and crisp sounding, and could easily handle the maximum level volume from the player.
The players capacity has doubled to 64M plus this is an MMC (multimedia card) slot for adding an extra 64M. The included software has a Windows Explorer-like interface for selecting tracks. Uploading to the player via USB is done by dragging and dropping the MP3's to the player section of the software. You can even toggle between onboard and MMC capacity with one button. Space taken and memory remaining are displayed, you can also change the order of the uploaded MP3s.
The Rome MP3 player not only looks like a cassette, but it can function as one as well. Similar to the early discman car adaptors, the magnetic head on the player allows it to function in any tape player, whether its in a stereo at home or in a car. You turn the Rome MP3 on, pop it in the player and use the skip forward and backward buttons on the cassette player to select tracks.
The unit comes with a rechargeable NiMH batter that is charged within the player -- the earlier version of the Rom has a separate charger. As a bonus for car listeners, the package comes with a ciggarette lighter adaptor so you can recharge while driving.
The Rome MP3 II UP-322 is definately a quality solution to any personal audio needs. It has heaps of features that are easy to use and usefull as well.
Recommended:
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