Power Up 1GB MP3/WMA Player and USB Drive Silver
Audio poor, memory large, good bang for the buck
The audio quality of this player is NOT the greatest because:  <br />1. volume is low <br />2. barely audible electronic crackling noise is generated by display circuitry <br />The headphones that come with the player further decrease the volume, so I threw them out and used other headphones. I listen to recorded radio shows - this player works well inside home or in a quiet waiting room. But on New York City subway or on the street the engine noises drown out the player sound. <br /> <br />User interface is not great, but it offers the minimum you need (prev/next, ff/rev, browsing folders but not files). The prev/next, ff/rev lever is tiny, so I often accidentally go to next when I mean to fast forward. The monochrome LCD screen does its job. \\"Hold\\" switch on my unit tends to block in Hold position and I have to switch it back and forth a few times before I can operate it. <br /> <br />The player appears as a USB hard drive. For US $30 on TigerDirect, it is a good deal if used only as 1GB drive. The body of the player is bulky, so it cannot be plugged into stupidly recessed USB ports on the front of my Dell machine. <br /> <br />Voice recorder quality is excellent (records into .WAV format), but I don't know if I will ever need to use it. <br /> <br />I use the player with Logitech Wireless Headphones for iPod with Integrated Volume Control ($25 after rebate). If I could get louder sound, the combination would be awsome for so little money.