Coby MP-C885 1 GB Flash MP3 Player with FM Tuner and Direct USB Drive (Black)

it is so far great iv had it for 3 week an it still works great it got great sound an easy to loads

I bought this item for my boyfriend and he LOVES it! It was sooo cheap and shipped in just a couple days. This is a great little gift idea :)

The interface is clear and the menu is easy enough. Sound quality is pretty good but not awesome but for the price, definitely good.

At first glance this was an excellent MP3 player. Physically it feels of NICE & sturdy build quality, LCD screen is vibrant and easy to read, lots of nice settings such as equalizers and even being able to change the screen color.

Unfortunitly after several long uses, it became apparent that the signal output volume is not very good. Even at max volume it sounds kinda dull. The equalizers such as "Rock" & "Jazz" helped to boost the signal loudness but not by a whole lot. At first i thought it was quality of my MP3s as i have some that are only a bitrate quality of 128kbs, but then i noticed even my highest quality MP3s(320kbs bitrate) also sounding a bit low. I compared this unit with my OLD 128MB player, and the 128MB at max volume was at least 10% louder. So no excuses here.

Its a shame, had it not been for the low loudness/volume output problem, this would be top of the line as far as entry level MP3 players go. However good features and quality matter not, if i can only listen to my music at dull volumes. Not a keeper for me.

Great while it lasted (only through three battery changes). On-Off button ceased to work, after opening it up I found the fragile (tiny, very tiny!) plastic "holders" for the on-off element had come loose. No way --no space--to solder/glue/press them back on. The player would work if...oh well. On to another brand next time.