RCA 4GB MP3 Player with Flipout USB and Display

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.

Main bad thing: To turn device off you have to take out the battery.Device has the potential to be a usefulsimple mp3 player with an emergency disposable battery,but there is no way to control which items play or in which sequence.Good things:very lightweight, nice fold in USB plug,easy to drag and drop to put items on device.

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.

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 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 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 playlistNegatives: unlighted screen, no menu, voice recorder or radio (all "non-essential" functions i used regularly on the TH1600).

This is a decent gizmo. I am not into spending lots of money on electronics that are designed to have a life span of one year, two if you're lucky and take care of it, i.e. ipods, current phones and mp3s... I like the fact this one is cheap, some-what pocket size, and lasts a long time. It takes one AAA battery, which is really nice when it dies; just use re-chargeable batteries. I get frustrated that this particular model is NOT compatible with Audible.com, like it says. Also, you cannot skip folders; there is no menu screen. So if you put a thousand songs on here and you are looking for a certain one, expect to scan for awhile. =) Beggars can't be choosers! The fold out USB is a nice feature!!! It was bigger than what I expected (Yes, I skipped over that detail). All in all, you get what you pay for: Lots of space, lasts a long time, cheap, light weight, convenient, and decent quality. Still would choose over an apple product any day....