Pro Ebiz 4 GB Video MP3/MP4 Player with 2.8-inch TFT Touchscreen Reviews

• Excellent value with some quirks

  
  By AP2W26JNK6INS on 2008-04-16
  For the price I am able to play MP3/MP4/WMA files as well as movies converted using their AVI Converter software. The radio works, the touch screen is not the greatest but is very acceptable. I added a 2GB micro SD with a Mini SD converter and it recognized it immediately (cost me $16.00). I don't know if 4GB Micro SDHC is supported as I have not tried it.
  
  This product has an external speaker which has an extremely low volume and is really useless but with headphones, I don't have any problem. Moving iPod files to this device may be a bit tricky due to apple's copy protection. I have not tried it.
  
  The AVI software that comes with this product is a little quirky. You must select 320x240 format or the converted file will not play correctly (you get invalid file format). In addition (and this took me a while to figure out), I have to re-install the Chinese AVI software (the English AVI software flat out does not work) every time that I convert a DVD file (or list of files) to AVI format. If you don't do this, you lose the ability to select 320 x240 format. I always leave the quality as high.
  
  I paid $65 for this device and you can get much worse MP3 players for a lot more money and I refuse to buy an apple. It is worth the price unless you think you are going to get an iPhone equivalent for $65. I do wish that it had a clock though.
  
  

• Problem with playing video

  
  By ATN769G525V7J on 2008-05-13
  I have seem many people that have problem with playing video files on this perticular player. The English version of the converting software on the CD is version 2.0. For some of the videos you want to convert, you will need version 3.0.
  We are the seller (Pro_eb) that is selling the same product on this page and we would like to help everybody out, regardless where you bought from.
  IF you contact us via the "Contact sell" option on the page, we will send you a newer version to convert videos. It will work well.
  
  

• Not an iTouch replacement

  
  By ADC9ARPRNB1L6 on 2008-05-29
  If anyone is curious about these mp3/4 players, google "rockchip" player. There are several companies in China that manufacture nearly identical products using the Rockchip hardware and modified firmware. Since this product has no model #, I can't be sure mine matches, but I'm fairly sure it's using the same/similar firmware (I have a Konaki model # CDT-4)
  
  Anyone who buys this thinking they'll replace the iTouch or iPhone will be sorely disappointed. Apple charges more for their products because of innovation and craftmanship. There is no wireless card here. There is no clock. There is no tilt sensor.
  
  Instead, this is exactly what it advertises - an affordable mp3 player with a digital camera, e-book reader, and video function. The video software is NOT easy to use (mine came with AVIconverter 4.0, which has problems with hanging but still works), but with the backlight on, the video is very crisp and clear. The digital camera is a bit fuzzy, as is the digital video, but since I don't have a digital camera, something is better than nothing. The mic is too sensitive to properly record sound, but I don't use it. The games packaged with the system were actually made for a cell phone, so they're unplayable with only 3 buttons, but the device opens any .rkp game file, so you can play other games. The FM tuner mostly works, but, again, I really don't use it, so it doesn't concern me.
  
  Overall, this isn't a bad purchase. I paid $65 for a Dell 512MB MP3 player a few years back, and I'd say the $65 I paid for this was a definite improvement. Again, it doesn't compare to the iPod, but dollar for dollar, this is a pretty okay product.
  
  

• Great in Theory

  
  By A1YP0ZA47OKRPC on 2008-08-03
  This would've been an awesome player for an awesome price. I love the touch screen easiness, & video playback looked great. Sadly, I wasn't able to put any of my music files on it - possibly because of the copyright protection, but that's still unclear.
  I have to say however, that customer service is FANTASTIC! We emailed back & forth over the course of a few days, trying to figure out why my music files wouldn't transfer. In the end, I had to return it - with no hassles, I might add - but not for lack of trying. If you do have any problems with this player,contact them...they really will try to help you.
  
  

• Great Price and Seller

  
  By ATOTDBN1MVI4P on 2008-08-08
  This mp3/mp4 player is great! It does everything it is supposed to do very well and the price is unbeatable! Plus, Pro_eb is great at getting the product to you ASAP. I recieved my player in great condition (from Boise, Idaho to PA) in only three business days. before i bought this item i read some reviews about it having the wrong updates to download some types of videos. As soon as i ordered it i got an email with a free download of the recent updates. Overall this is a great and affordable player and i highly recommend it!
  
  
• Good product and Good Seller
  By A31EDJV6IIT859 on 2008-07-18
  Ordered two of these units and they arrived quickly. Had a little problem with them and contacted seller and they were replaced immediately. This kind of service is almost unheard of today, I give the seller 5 stars.
  
  MP3/MP4 units work as advertised. They play audio well and have outstanding video playback. The touchscreen is a little less responsive than an iTouch, but it is only a small difference. Make sure to get the v3.0 video convert software as indicated in an earlier post by the seller.
  
  These come with the stated 4GB memory and accessories such as stylus, charger, pouch, USB cable, software and manual. The seller says these do not use the SDHC miniSD cards so be careful to only get miniSD card that are not SDHC.
  
  For the price you cannot beat these units and the seller is as responsive as any I've dealt with online in the last 10 years. If your purchase this unit you get what you order and you will enjoy it as we do. I like not having to spend more money on an iTouch just for the cool factor. Cool is fine, but saving money is better.
  
  
  
  
• Awesome MP4 Player, Doesnt Break Right Away!
  By A17JTZ66K103S8 on 2008-07-17
  First of all I dont see why everybody is giving bad reviews. You have to be careful with the player but it doesn't break when you touch it. This player is fantastic, It is 1/6 the price of an ipod touch so you have to start out with at least a little lower expectations, but really this player is great at what it is made to do. Which is play music, play videos, and show photos.
  
  Music is so easy to transfer, but their is not orginization if you just drag and drop. I solved this easily, by making folders with A-Z and puting songs in these folders. It sounds great, and has EQ.
  
  Video play great, the sound and picture play great at high quality. Their is a problem with the converter, but can be easily fixed by copy and pasting a file into the avi converter file. This file can be found in the description of this video, ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ep6p0QG4nKU ).
  
  Photos are standard which is good, it can show many photo format.
  
  Touch Screen can take a little bit to get used to, just a day or two, but other than that it is not bad(it's actually good.) not only for a player this cheap but for any touch screen.
  
  Overall this Player is great for me, I wanted something that could play music and videos well, Touch Screen because its cool, and something that had expandable memory so I could keep multiple movies and all my music with me, I am getting a couple mini sd cards. WiFi is a very cool feature but honestly I would not use it that much and I don't think it is worth $240 more. This player is great and also comes it FM radio.
  
  
• All talk NO ACTION
  By AG7BVK0TGB3LJ on 2008-04-06
  THE ONLY THING I CAN SAY GOOD ABOUT THIS THING IS, THAT IT WAS DELIVERED ON TIME. I HAVE TRIED 4 DIFFERENT AVI CONVERTER PROGRAMS INCLUDING THE ONE THAT CAME WITH THE MP4 PLAYER. THE CONVERSION PROGRAMS SAY THAT THE FILE FORMAT WAS SUCCESSFUL IN CONVERTING TO AVI, BUT THAT IS AS FAR AS IT GOES. IT EITHER TELLS ME THAT THE FILE FORMAT IS NOT SUPPORTED OR, IT ACCEPTS IT, CONVERTS IT, TRANSFERS THE VIDEO TO THE PLAYER, AND THEN TELLS ME THAT THERE IS A FILE FORMAT ERROR. I AM REALLY TIRED OF TRYING TO PUT A SIMPLE VIDEO ON THE PLAYER FOR IT TO TELL ME THAT THERE IS A FILE FORMAT ERROR. THE MANUAL IS ABOUT AS VAGUE AS AN ASTROLOGERS HOROSCOPE. IT SERVES NO PURPOSE WHAT SO EVER, AND I WOULDN,T RECOMMEND THIS (THING) TO MY WORST ENEMY. I AM VERY COMPUTER LITERATE, SO ITS NOT THAT I DONT KNOW WHAT I AM DOING EXCEPT FOR THE FACT THAT I BOUGHT THIS THING. BEWARE BUYERS. VERY UNHAPPY, AND UNSATISFIED SUCKER !!!
  
  
• Horrible Navigation features & then Broke immediately - HORRIBLE!!
  By A3230FY2T9QFC6 on 2008-07-16
  This product broke on me with in 2 days and I never dropped it or anything. The navigation is borderline nonfunctional. This thing is straight from a cheap manufacturer, that was so embarassed of their product that, you simply can not find out who made it. There is no name brand on the product or the packaging. The touch screen is unresponsive too.
  
  
• This is the greatest Mp4 PLAYER EVER and its just U$60!!!
  By A201XE62C9ABC2 on 2008-07-28
  This mp4 player is great, has all the most looked characteristics and things you cant even imagine, you can see movies, it has e - book reader, game functions, and its sellers are very nice, it is possible to listen to radio FM and PASS MUSIC to the mp4 player is a rapid and simple thanks to its USB HI-SPEED 2.0. The screen if you learn to use it is very sensitive, Initially you will feel that not but then you will realize that it works very well.
  
  In purpose if you look for an alternative to the very expensive itouch, this one is a great option I recommend it to you.
  
  
• do NOT buy the bundle
  By A7GRDKWGPLM2U on 2008-08-08
  4GB Touch Screen 2.8" TFT MP3/MP4 Music & Video + Accessories
  the bundle offered by Amazon would be a nice if all parts were compatible, but they aren't. this specific player does not support the mini sdhc card being offered in the bundle. although i don't have a problem with the player itself, (works great for what i wanted) it will only allow a 2gb mini sd card, NOT the 4gb sdhc card in the bundle. i have e-mailed Amazon to let them know they have a problem and they assure me that they are looking into it, hopefully they will get it fixed soon and this review will be obsolete in that aspect.
  as for the player itself, i got it to play mp3's and a few videos (not full length movies) i haven't had any problems with it at all, video Quality is great. i did go out and buy a different set of earbuds, volume on the ones that came with wasn't great even with both volume controls turned up all the way. the only files i have had a problem with are copywrited files (which is to be expected). in short, the player is a fine one to own, (all my coworkers like it too) just don't get the bundle with the 4gb sdhc card
  
  
  
• It's an OK little player
  By A2LFIKPEJ4OBYC on 2008-08-23
  I bought this for the features, combination of screen size to compactness (not too small or too big), and price. Everything works. The only thing I find annoying and almost smashed on the ground, is it's responsiveness. I press on a function, like next track or volume up, it takes a few seconds to register or I have to press the button multiple times (both the screen and on the player, but the player works better).
  
  The main feature that I wanted was MP4. I'm pretty happy with the quality. I'm not happy with the software to convert video to the player. I'm new to video ripping and I haven't been able to get a rip where the video is synched up with the audio or if the A/V is synched, the video isn't smooth. I don't think this has anything to do with the player, but a frustrating process. I pretty much have given up on ripping/converting my DVD collection.
  
  A few other annoying features/featurelessness: it doesn't show album art (wasted screen space) and there's no playlist feature. I haven't looked for any firmware updates.
  
  All in all, I think this player is a great value.
  
  
• Broken
  By A1J3RC7DF55C6W on 2008-05-04
  The moment i got the product it was broken. There were no help lines for me to call to get it fixed. I returned it back and got a refund
  
  
• Nice
  By ABI1D4CB1TZP9 on 2008-09-15
  This is a great mp3 player but you can't help but to wish for some extra features like a clock or calender. Maybe those will come in a updated version. The video quality is excellent, it's a nice sized player for videos which is what I wanted. The MP3 and video capability's are the best features. It charges by a wall outlet via usb, I was hoping it would charge while connected to the PC but you can't do it that way.
  
  The touch screen is not very sensitive and you have to tap it a few times to get where you want to go, but it's ok.
  
  for the price it's worth it considering most video mp3 players are $50 and up. Now all I have to do is find a stylish case for it.
  
  
• Mp 3 review
  By A17L5QIUOB40IT on 2008-11-07
  The touch screen feature is very uneasy to use. The touchscreen "pen" that came with it, wasn't of any use. I have only put the item to use for downloading the songs, and the wire is coming off the product already, after 3 days of use.
  
  
• Ok Player
  By AF5VTHC494479 on 2008-09-10
  This player is okay. I have not had too much time to use it. The instructions that came with it are not much help. I like the large screen and the speaker. The video quality is good.
  
  
• Save Your Money
  By AWE3A6APRX6RS on 2008-11-12
  Save Your Money, don't buy this product. I pay about the same as the AMAZON price except I bought it via EBAY. The player does what it says it can do. However it has no name...it's a generic model made in China (that's why the low price)[2.8in 4GB Multimedia Player 2nd Generation]. Some stores like the "O_stk" are selling this same product for $135. You get what you pay for. My wife and kids hate this product. Save your money and get a Creative player or Apple product...the real thing not an imitation.
  
  
• Clone of Doom
  By A32J7XQ2UHOXJD on 2008-11-15
  When I received the item, the screen was loose, when I first touched it. At first I assumed this to be because of some cushioning design in touchscreens to increase longevity. On closer inspection, I became aware that the screen is actually not installed correctly at all, and rests on an oblique. This is not only a major annoyance, but affects the usability of the item, being a touchscreen mp4 player.
  
  Also, a variety of formats do not actually work, including Mpeg and AVI (regardless of after market conversion softwares used).
  
  I personally had to reset the device four times, because of complete lock ups.
  
  Save the money, buy a Sansa e280, or if you want a video mp4 player, try the latest Philips model...
  
  
• Can we connect and download from I-Tunes?
  By A17AOK14MAXG1V on 2008-03-08
  Can we connect and download from I-Tunes? Will this device play Apple AAC music?
  
  
• PROBLEMS
  By A15FJIG1VI1XJU on 2008-08-06
  i received the mp4 and liked everything but the book says it has 38 pages and it only has 28 not only that but i uploaded 1200 songs and i can only see 200 songs in my music folder does anyone have an answer for me cause this is crap
  
  

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