4GB MP3 Player + FM Tuner for £31

coolagarry

PhilCCFC wrote: »

I want a cheapo MP3 player so that I can load up CD stories for the kids on holiday, will CD stories work on any MP3 player?

Afraid not Phil. MP3 reduces stories, songs etc on Cd's to about 10% of the original size with minimal loss of quality - that's the whole point. To reduce your Audio to mp3 (or WMA or whatever) you have to 'rip' the cd. It's a simple process using Windows Media Player or similar. Then you put these 'small' files on your mp3 player.
Conversely if you have downloaded mp3 files onto your computer and wish to play them on an ordinary cd player than you have to burn them onto an Audio cd. (Again using windows media player or similar).
Just to confuse matters even further, I have a cd player that also plays mp3's. I can either play a music cd or I can rip 10 music cd's on my PC, into mp3 files and put them all on one cd which will also play on my cd player

kitwaites

Maidenover wrote: »

Hi
I'm a bit of an oldie, I'll be first to admit that and no I can't set the video

However, I do enjoy a challenge and the MP3 revolution will not pass me by without my having a stab at it. Can anyone ansers these concerns/questions for me please?

1. Does this model allow use of speakers - I dont like earphones
2. Which ones would fit this model
3. Does Ebuyer sell them (not mentioned in accessories)
4. Does it just work on batteries or can it be connected to main socket

I will be using it mostly for music but also some audio books.

Thanks for any help.
M.

Hi,

Yes, the MP3 player will work with any speakers that have a 3.5m "headphone" jack, which is pretty much all of them. For instance, for £7 these are meant to have pretty good sound quality:

http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/81445/rb/28276926309

The only problem will be that most need a mains source of power to amplify the sound, so they won't be as portable as headphones.

The player won't work on mains power but you can buy some rechargeable AAA batteries - each charge will last quite a while. This will probably save you money overall because a transformer to convert AC power (from your wall) to a trickle DV charge (for the player) would waste a lot of electricity through heat.

Hope that helps!

Kit

Kabeer_2

Jim_Bob_Joe wrote: »

Hi I purchased an 4GB MP4 player from ebay on buy it now from hong kong for my partner when she did the race for life and this cost £22.48 so i bought another on Tuesday, they work a treat, the ear phones that come with them are not that great so i got some hang over the ear ones.

Have just looked to get you the link but they have gone up by £2.50 but still making a great buy for what it is at £24.98.

Don't be put off that its in hong kong as it turned up within 4 days last time, just waiting for mine to arrive.

The ebay shop is http://stores.ebay.co.uk/BUY-MY-NOW look for " 4GB MP4 MP3 WMA FM PLAYER 2nd Gen. Version + FREE CASE " @ £4.99 with £19.99 carriage. they also have 8GB ones for £34.98

Jim

Hi Jim,

I think all the ebay sellers from HK sellign 4GB or 8GB are fake. They hack the player to show 4 or 8Gb whislt it only has 512mb-2gb max.

Its possible you found a good seller who sells a real 4gb player though. Can you confirm if you have managed to load 4gb of playable music on it?

Thanks

lulupense

Wow :j :j

No sumvision 4GB in stock but instead a Sumvision nexus 2GB MP3 and MP4 for less than £30.00 delivered!! I am well chuffed :money:

This one has a rechargable lithium so no batteries to purchase :T

Yep, I did walk away and think about it for a bit because I am supposed to be saving not spending but what a great deal and I did check out kelkoo first to make sure the deal was good.

Thank you for this tip, I think you are all :A

But MS still my hero

mickmg

Hi

Theres a bit more of a description on this player here http://www.advancedmp3players.co.uk/shop/Portable_MP3_Players.1/Sumvision.137/SUMVISIONM184GB/SumVision_M18_4GB_MP3_Player.2139.html

and some up to date user reviews here http://www.advancedmp3players.co.uk/shop/product_reviews.php?cPath=1&products_id=2139

Hope it helps some one make their mind up, it did for me.:o

Bristle_Hound

Cheers for the info
Ordered my black 4Gb Mp3 last night for £25.85
:T

PhilCCFC

mickmg wrote: »

Hi

Theres a bit more of a description on this player here http://www.advancedmp3players.co.uk/shop/Portable_MP3_Players.1/Sumvision.137/SUMVISIONM184GB/SumVision_M18_4GB_MP3_Player.2139.html

and some up to date user reviews here http://www.advancedmp3players.co.uk/shop/product_reviews.php?cPath=1&products_id=2139

Hope it helps some one make their mind up, it did for me.:o

Bimey not very good reviews on that site!

monkeymax

Just ordered a red one from eBuyer. I was 11th, only 10 left and no othe colours.
Google checkout is crap!

phil247

I've never owned one of these yet - please can someone tell me if this device is compatible with Mac OS X? Thanks Moneysavers!

PhilCCFC

coolagarry wrote: »

Afraid not Phil. MP3 reduces stories, songs etc on Cd's to about 10% of the original size with minimal loss of quality - that's the whole point. To reduce your Audio to mp3 (or WMA or whatever) you have to 'rip' the cd. It's a simple process using Windows Media Player or similar. Then you put these 'small' files on your mp3 player.
Conversely if you have downloaded mp3 files onto your computer and wish to play them on an ordinary cd player than you have to burn them onto an Audio cd. (Again using windows media player or similar).
Just to confuse matters even further, I have a cd player that also plays mp3's. I can either play a music cd or I can rip 10 music cd's on my PC, into mp3 files and put them all on one cd which will also play on my cd player

I have just ripped the CD on to my PC via Windows Media Player then transferred it to my Sony MP3 player and that worked fine.