rogerlouie's Full Review: Memorex MMP8500 (128 MB) MP3 Player
I bought this Memorex MMP8500 128 MB MP3/WMA player on sale at Target. It was the most inexpensive player they sold. I bought it since it accepts an external SD memory card, up to 512 MB, which I already had. The Memorex 256 MB player was higher priced, and it made more economical sense to just buy the lowest capacity 128 MB model, then add 512 MB more, for a total of 640 MB memory. I ripped a bunch of audio CD-Rom at 64 MB/sec quality with Windows Xp MediaPlayer, and my objective opinion is that the music sounded "pretty good". I did rip at 128 MB/sec, but there was only "slightly" better sounding music, so I have standardized on 64 MB/sec rate. Since I am a cheapscape with respects to throwaway batteries, I always use hi-capacity AAA NiMH 800 mAhr batteries. I have never timed how long the batteries last, but I suspect about 15 to 20 hours. The FM radio works, but it does take some time to set up. I did not buy the thing for the FM radio though. Overall, I recommend this player to any person looking for an inexpensive MP3/WMA player.
I read another opinion about a programmer person stating that the music plays/displays at random. This is a false statement. The player first plays music files in the root directory of the internal memory. Then it plays files in any folders located in that root directory. I keep all albums in folders with long filenames. The order of the song playback is in ascending sorted order. I always preceed folder names and music file names with a 2-digit zero padded numeric number. That way I can control the song playback order. After all songs have been played in the internal memory, the externally added SD memory card is played using similar logic. Reviewed 2005-04-28 by a better programmer type person!
Recommended:
Yes
Amount Paid (US$): 80 Recommended for: Athletes - Lightweight and Portable, Perfect for the Gym
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