We could fill pages upon pages with the interface quirks of this player, but suffice it to say that they are enough of a hindrance to negate any value of the plethora of features included. It took no fewer than 10 tries to get the volume down to a listenable level. If music is playing, hitting the "VOL" key brings up a volume meter that can then purportedly be adjusted with the left/right buttons, but we got varying results with this. It turns out that you use right/left to navigate up/down through the lists in the internal menus-call us crazy, but that seems a bit counterintuitive. Once you get into the contextual menus, pressing up or down on the control pad either does nothing or causes a flashback to several prior screens. The "M" button fairly reliably takes you to the main menu with a press and hold, but a quick press gets varying reactions, from pulling up a contextual menu to flashing on a settings menu, depending on whether music is playing or paused. None are very responsive or accurate, and we got buggy reactions on several occasions while pressing any of them. There's a play/pause/select key in the middle, track shuttle keys going left and right, a button marked "VOL" on the bottom, and one marked "M" on the top. The control pad is the main issue-it's just plain awful. This is where the simplicity ends, however. Pressing right or left on the control pad serves to navigate around the circle. Upon powering the Coby MP-C7000 on, you're greeted with a nice and colorful main menu with an icon-driven selector circle. The MP-C7000 won't work with your standard stereo headphones without a 2.5mm-to-3.5mm adapter. Finally, we have two annoying proprietary ports: a super-mini USB on the bottom and a 2.5mm headphone jack on top. A mechanical power switch isn't a bad thing, but it's certainly rare in MP3 players these days. On the back of the player, you'll find an unusual thing: an on/off switch. An ample (1.8-inch) color LCD dominates the front of the device, and a five-way control pad sits below that. It's about the size of the iPod Nano, but with rounded edges, and it's ensconced in a rather Mac-like white-plastic casing. The Coby MP-C7000 is a cute-looking MP3 player. But a low price hardly matters if you can barely use a product plus, the SanDisk Sansa Express (1GB only) retails for less and is actually easy to use. The player is relatively cheap: it comes in three versions-the 512MB MP-C7052, the 1GB MP-C7082, and the 2GB MP-C7092-that retail for $59.95, $69.95, and $79.95, respectively. In fact, aside from its compact and rather cute design, it fails miserably at every level. With the great accessories and really good integrated speaker this player should really be in your list to consider when shopping for yourself or your relatives.Coby may not have a history of outstanding gadgets, but we expected the MP-C7000 to be at least usable. The COBY MP-C7087 is a compact highly portable music player that deserves a mention. The standard package includes the Professional Stereo Earphones, The USB Cable, The Line-In Cable and the Video Conversion Software CD. Well once you get used to the really small screen. You can view your favorite photos and text files on this thing no problem. Plus the conversion time is just not worth it. You won't really enjoy viewing videos on such a small CSTN screen. I don't recommend watching videos on this player period. Well for one thing you can't browse your music list with the music playing which is really annoying. When it comes to music management this player really lags behind. Also one thing i like the most about the package is that the Earphones that come with it are really good unlike what the other players i have seen before include. The MP-C7087 can really belt out the tunes with the Integrated stereo speakers which sound ok for such a small device. At the backside there is not much to see, only the serial number and other details. On the top there are two holes, one for the Headphone out and the other one is for Line-In it is used for digital recording from other sources. There is also a lock on the left side for the convenience of the user. The USB port is located below the integrated stereo speakers. The player's controls are the joystick on the front and two buttons on the right. The mini mp3 player is really small which makes it highly portable. "A small small player in a big big world" The COBY MP-C7087 Mini MP3 and Video* Player
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