Cheap Digitalway FY100 128 MB MP3 Player (Electronics) Price

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Customer Reviews of Digitalway FY100 128 MB MP3 Player

Using FY100 with XP Service Pack 2
Pros: Sturdy design plus FM radio. <
>Cons: Cannot transfer files without MPIO SW installed. <
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>I expected the fy100 to be an expandable MP3 player and use it as a data storage device. Fact is, you need to install the mpio manager before you can transfer any files. The first time I installed the SW, <
>I encountered problems with doing "anything" with the player itself. I could not transfer nor delete files, and was forced to just do a format (also done within the SW) And so I looked into the mpio website and downladed a patch for SP2. After that everything worked nicely. <
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>Note: FY100 will not be seen in "My Computer" as it is not seen by XP as a USB Storage device but as a Digital Audio Player. Real drawback as I really wanted it to work on any machine. Also, the SMART MEDIA expansion slot should have been for an MMC or SD card instead.

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I wish zero stars were possible
If you were like me, you saw a 128MB player for $50, and figured, "Hey, I'll get it instead of something pricey." <
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>That would be a big mistake. <
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>From the moment I started using this thing, it froze up during play. Then it quit working after 60 days or so. I sent it back for warrantied repairs. I got it back, and, suddenly, the player would not hold more than 9MB of songs. <
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>I have tried customer service numerous times. They are not English-speakers by nature, and they do not understand you or the product manual. Also, they informed me that this model was dropped from production back in August 2004. So if something goes wrong with yours (look at the reviews, it'll happen), then you won't be getting a replacement. <
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>Overall, a piece of junk not even worth $50. Get anything else - the product and customer service CANNOT be any worse.

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Could be a good product if better made
I received this product a few months back and it was un-useable the day after I got it. [...] I got the new one and was able to use it for a couple of months before the sound went out. I did get it with the $50 rebate and really didn't want to go through an RMA. <
> So, being the tinkerer that I was, I opened up the player to see what was wrong. The headphone jack was not connected in a secure way and two of the three contact points had become disconnected. I'm still working on repairing this myself because I enjoy doing stuff like that. <
> Bottom line, if they spent a little more on better components and designed it a little better, it would be an awsome product. Right now, it barely passes for half-way decent. All the features in the world won't help a defective design.