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 Moderately Dissappointed August 4, 2005
9 out of 22 found this review helpful
Moderately Dissappointed
The peak volume is low. You can shuffle with albums on an MP3 disc. Has no radio. Has a sucky bass boost. No remote. Good battery life. Small display. Tacky feel.
I'm getting the D-NF420PSBLUE. Although it's twice the price, it's a hundred times better. Even allows ATRAC format.
As for this, I'm putting a Hilary Duff CD in it and lighting it on fire. Hallelujah.
 Nice portable MP3/CD player for a good price July 25, 2005
22 out of 22 found this review helpful
After hunting for two days at WalMart, Best Buy, Radio Shack and a few other stores, this unit seems to have the most features for the price. (Sometimes, I'm pretty stupid -- I'll spend hundreds of dollars of time to save $10.) At $33, it plays MP3s, WMA files, has up to 4 minutes of skip protection for MP3s, bass boost, comes with ear-bud headphones, the display gives lots of information (some of it almost too small to see), and claims to run for 20 - 30 hours on two AA batteries. I'm getting about 10 to 15 hours with 1.25 volt rechargables. (WalMart had a similar unit with half the skip protection and standard headphones for a bit less, but I don't trust a unit where the paint is peeling in the wrapper!) You can also "search" through a track by pressing and holding down the track skip button.
Tracking appears to be very good. I bought this unit because the CD player in the Buick I am currently driving can't handle mildly scratched CD-RWs. I actually tried wacking the unit on the side didn't get it to skip. My nearly an antique 10 years old Sony Discman with 3 seconds of skip protection would skip when bumped.
The unit sounds fairly good: The headphones sound nice, if a bit bright and chipper, once you figure how to put them on. Given their tiny size, it is no wonder they don't sound as good as the larger over the ear headhpones that came with the Sony. On the other hand, they stay in place, and you can walk, jog or run with them on without looking like a giant dork. The amplifier has good power, and no significant audible errors. It has a two level bass boost, which is helpful with the tiny earphones.
The main problem I have with the unit is that it is hard to open. I assume this is because it is a "sports" unit desighed to stay closed. You have to grab the little sliding thing-a-ma-jig with a fingernail to open the unit.
All in all, I think it is a good deal.
 Excellent bang for the buck June 30, 2005
20 out of 20 found this review helpful
I purchased the RCA RP2621 after originally purchasing the Panasonic SC-582V. I tried out the Panasonic for a couple of days, but didn't like the functionality of the mp3 player, specifically toggling back and forth between files and the inability to scan within the mp3 (see my review of that unit). I took the unit back, and purchased the RCA RP2621. Excellent choice. The RCA RP2621 was about $20 cheaper ($33 at Walmart). While it does not have the radio function, the mp3 functionality is excellent. The unit features dedicated buttons for toggling back and forth between upper-level files of mp3s, has a title/artist/bit rate display line in the LCD, and feels pretty solid. The unit's aesthetics grow on you, though I wasn't too keen on it at first. The unit runs on two AA batteries, has three EQ settings, and reads WMA files, a must if you're combining mp3 and ripped files on a CD and don't want to hassle with converting files to mp3. The anti-shock is great, though I really haven't given it much of a workout with that respect. I don't care for the earphones (behind the ear clips), but works well with other phones. The unit just feels solid and works well. While I wish it had a radio, I'd rather have a good cd/mp3/wma player without the tuner than an ok player with the tuner. I'm very happy with it, and highly recommend it.
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