RCA 4GB MP3 Player with Flipout USB and Display

Your basic, mini, MP3 player. Compact, functional, sufficient memory for my purposes (4Gb). Sound quality and volume are good. A big plus feature of this particular unit is that it uses common /replaceable/ AAA batteries. I've had previous units with non-replaceable internal batteries, and eventually they wear out, and you have to discard the whole unit. With this one, you just replace the batteries. The only feature lacking is a backlight for the screen, but the display is sufficiently large and clear to be legible in normal ambient lighting.

I have had this player for about 3 months now and I have to say its small, lightweight and the single AAA battery power lasts a long time. I tend to use rechargeable batteries in most of my electronics and even using those it tends to last a long time. My only minor gripe would be that there is no SD card slot to add additional storage to the unit. Easy to use and flip open the USB stick into your PC USB drive and load your music. The sound is good with good headphones. I was looking for something to replace my old Creative Zen, while this storage is small at 4GB, it still serves the purpose and I keep it in my satchel bag to always have music at hand.

in the broad realm of mp3 players it would not get 5 stars, but it was exactly what I was looking for and for that it gets non-professional league 5 stars. I get most of my news and info via podcast. The Podkicker for Android which I use on my phone is very convenient. Alas the day came when the phono jack *on my phone* wore out and could no longer transmit a signal lasting more than a few seconds. No way was I going to buy a new phone just to get a working jack (maybe I could have opened it up and replaced it myself, don't know). I had a top of the line 30 zillion GB Ipod that would have taken over podcast duty, but it broke soon after it's warranty ran out, no way was I going to spend $250 for a new iPod just to listen to podcasts (yes, I know how to replace ipod batteries, but this wasn't it). So I wanted a cheap AAA battery powered player that only has to play sequentially and remember where you were the last time that you stopped (as long as the battery's good).. this does that just fine. ----------- update caveat -------------- So it turns out that not all of my Windows based devices will recognize this product. 2 of my Vista OS machines have no problem with it, but only 1 out of 3 Windows 7 based machines will recognize it via the USB interface. This means that if the only PC I had were one of the Windows 7 machines that 'doesn't work', I'd be the owner of an essentially useless device.

Wish I could give this no stars. Bought this for bike riding and walking. Worked fine for about three months, now it keeps telling me to --WAIT-- . I've done some research on line and so far have found no answers or possible fixes. I had two battery operated ones before, which were awesome for field problems as you never know when you will have power to charge non battery operated ones. This player just felt cheap compared to the others, the buttons didn't do what they were suppose too; Press the next track and the volume would go up.

I bought this one to replace my old one that had a smaller capacity, if not for that I'd still be using the old one. I love these! They are simple to use and easy to download on to. I like the push button-type of function of the new one better than the touch screen-type of the old one. I miss the delete button from my old one, on this one you have to plug the player into the computer and remove it there. One of the main reasons I love these is the true shuffle button! I tried other players and they want the music uploaded in a very specific fashion, then it will move randomly between folders- but it doesn't have an actual shuffle button, so I was only hearing the songs from one artist- which is what those other players defined as folders. I also like the battery power, I lost power mid way through several workouts on other types of player that had to be charged. After trying other players, I searched for another RCA player like my old one and was thrilled to find they were still making them! LOVE LOVE LOVE this thing!

I've had 5 or 6 of these players in the past 3 years. The only problem I've had was due to dropping the MP3 player on a concrete floor one time too many which damaged the earphone connection. The player would still play but I lost that uninterrupted signal from the music. I recently bought two other lithium power MP3 players and they are no comparison to this player. The output volumes are lower and you've gotta constantly charge up the batteries in those players. This RCA player only uses one AAA battery and I don't have to ever concern myself about battery charging. And I only use use two or three batteries a week in this player. I forgot to mention. This RCA MP3 player is easy to load with MP3 files and to operate. I don't know why the Walmart stores in my area stopped selling this player. Glad I could get one elsewhere. I will gladly order another one from the RCA website if I have too. Enjoy.

I bought this to replace a TH1600 and find the newer model far inferior to the older. If it is used in the narrow range for which it has been designed (shuffling through songs), this is a good player. Outside of that range it performs very poorly. RCA gutted all the "non-essential" functionality from previous models (lighted screen, menu, voice recorder, radio) that made the TH1600s so great. The lack of menu is particularly painful; it means you have to tab forward or back one track at a time to find the one you want. Positives: AAA battery, works well shuffling through a playlist Negatives: unlighted screen, no menu, voice recorder or radio (all "non-essential" functions i used regularly on the TH1600).