Memorex Metro 256 mb MP3 Player with FM tuner and Voice recorder
Great little mp3 player
I received this mp3 player for Christmas, so I've only had it for 2 months, but... so far so good!     Headphones: Mine haven't broken (yet), but I like them because they are the earbud sytle, and the right cord part is longer so you can wrap it around the back of your neck. I do not think the sound quality from these headphones is too bad. If you're a music fanatic, then you may want to buy better ones.    Battery life: It takes one AAA, but this thing eats batteries. After loading my songs in, I got about 8 hours of play before I had to replace the battery. After buying a couple of packs of AAA batteries, I got disgusted and bought rechargables. I would advise you to do this as well if you're gonna get this player. This is really the only major problem I've had so far.    Backlight: Very useful for dark bus rides in the morning. The blue light goes off after 10 seconds, but goes back on for a few seconds if you touch any button. You can also change the settings to make it stay on longer, if you want.    General setup: Pretty simple to understand. The main dial is up for volume up, down for volume down, and left and right to change tracks. To turn it off you have to hold a button for a couple seconds (which is good if you tend to accidentally bump the off button on things) There is also a hold function so it doesn't play accidentally in your bag and waste your batteries.    Song playing: I've had the thing on \\"shuffle\\" since I've got it, seems to work for me. You can also go to the \\"navigate\\" thing and find any song quickly. Apparently you can do something with playlists but I don't know how, so I can't comment on that.    Downloading songs: Downloading is pretty quick, about 3- 5 seconds per song, I would guess. I can fit 60- 70 songs on it, depending on the length of the songs.    Radio: The radio doesn't work great for me; only a couple stations come in, and they are a bit fuzzy.     Voice recorder: I haven't tried this yet, so I can't comment.    Other: Don't drop this thing, because I did once and now there are weird little twitchy noises when a song is not playing. Not a big deal, just a little annoying.    Overall, it's a reliable, fun mp3 player. I think it's great for the price. If you can't afford or don't want an iPod and don't need to store hundreds of songs, then this is a great alternative.