Item: ATMT LITE MP130BK 256MB
Rating: 3.5

gendy943's review of ATMT LITE MP130BK 256MB

“If you are paying £15 for a 256Mb player then the ATMT...”

★★★★☆

written by gendy943 on 26/08/2006

Good Points
I have reviewed this player once in quite derogatory terms. However, after spending some 6 hours trying to download .WMA files and delete them from Windows XP, the firmware appeared corrupted and the player unusable. Trying again today has allowed WMA files to be downloaded, and they are now normally playable. So unpredictable!

Bad Points
This is the ubiquitous Chinese S1 MP3 player probably produced by the millions in the PRC. The firmware has almost as many varieties as the brand names under which this player is sold. Friable firmware and no means of backing up the firmware to your computer make it liable to be a write-off pretty quickly. The firmware upgrade is illusory. Search for S1MP3.org on Google and see for yourself.

General Comments
If you are paying £15 for a 256Mb player then the ATMT LITE MP130BK 256MB is OK, but DO NOT buy the 512Mb or 1 or 2Gb versions. It would be better to buy a properly supported Sony player or an iPod. You will get bona fide firmware upgrades there.

The bigger capacity S1 MP3 players are not worth it. They may not even have the Flash Drive capacity you think you are paying for.

Value For Money
Sound Quality
Features
Battery Life
Between 1 - 4 Weeks

Time MP3 Player Owned
256MB

Memory

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Gendy943's Response to gendy943's Review

Written on: 27/08/2006

The poor instructions led to the problems ....mp3 or .wma files must be downloaded into the player in single folders only ...i.e. a CD ripped to .wma files then those files must be in one single folder ...the player will only see single folders ..multiple folders and it will see nothing and report "no files!"
 
 See the S1 mp3 site for user guides ...
 
 http://www.s1mp3.org/en/docs_userguide.php
 
 Overall ,I have to report now that these players, sold in various cases and under a multiplicity of brand names, are simply ace...or the poor man's iPod and possibly better.

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