Coby MP C896 MP3 Player with 2 GB Flash Memory, FM Radio & USB Drive

Editorial Review
The feature-rich Coby MP-C896 MP3 player lets you listen to your favorite tunes while on the go, in a form factor small enough to fit in the palm of your hand. Remove an end cap to use the direct USB plug for connecting to a computer (no cable required). The MP-C896 offers 2GB of integrated flash memory, so you can store roughly 32 hours of MP3 music or 64 hours of WMA music--more than enough for a cross-country flight. The MP- C896 can also be used for data transport, with the ability to store JPEG photos, text documents, and more. The mobile storage function is ideal for transporting business documents or serving as a backup for your digital camera's memory card. The high-contrast LCD display, which displays the song title and artist information, makes it easy to navigate through the audio player's contents. The MP-C896 offers a number of handy extras, such as easy-to-use thumb navigation, a built-in digital FM tuner with a recording option, an integrated microphone for digital voice recording, and a high-speed USB 2.0 interface (up to 40x faster than USB 1.0). The MP-C896, which runs on a single AAA battery (included), works with Windows 98 SE, Me, 2000, and XP and Mac OS X operating systems and carries a Coby 90-day warranty.
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Customer Reviews

DO NOT BUY IT!!!!

2008-07-19
I bought this mp3 because it's supposed to act as flash memory (pen drive) and voice recorder, but both functions simply don't exist in this product.
I just cannot believe Amazon is selling a bad product like this. What a shame.

good mp3 player for the price, useless as voice recorder

2008-02-20
0/5 stars as a voice recorder
4/5 stars as an mp3 player

Warning, do not buy this if you are planning on using it as a voice recorder. It simply does not have the function despite what the ad/specs say.

I bought this mainly to use as a voice recorder, and planned on rarely using it to play mp3s. Let me make this perfectly clear: there is NO voice recording function on this player, despite what the ad says. Page 16 of the instructions indicate that there is a "Record" function accessible from the main menu between "FM Tuner" and "Settings". However, the function simply does not exist at all, and the menu skips directly from "FM Tuner" and "Settings". It also says that you can hold the record button down from the playback screen, but that does not access the Record function either. But surely there's a firmware update, right? Wrong. The only software/firmware on the Coby site is a Windows 98me driver. The instruction manual squarely lies, and so does the specs, there is no voice recording function accessible on this player.

As an mp3 player? Go for it! If you don't need the voice recorder function, and that's what you want cheap, small, lightweight, and 2GB, this will do just fine.

Also, there is a plastic piece that surrounds the headphone jack that makes it difficult to plug in certain headphones (2 out of 2 that I owned before). You can snap the needless plastic piece off if you don't mind it looking a little ugly, but that is a poor design.

Update: Get the Coby MP-C895 instead (link below). It actually does contain a voice recorder function, and its headphone plug accepts any headphone. Other than that it is the same.

Coby MP-C895 MP3 Player with 2 GB flash Memory, FM Radio & USB Drive

Excellent Very Fast Service

2008-02-20
Very fst service i ordered it two days ago and its already here very pleased in new condition just like i ordered not damaged

Great LOVE IT

2007-12-17
I purchased this player and just recived it.It is great just what i have been looking for sounds wonderful, small compact, easy to use highly recommened

Draining

2007-12-13
This MP3 player has a lot of things going for it, but the time I get out of batteries is ridiculous. I literally go through 1 battery every 2 days.

It's just OK...barely...

2007-08-31
The feature-rich Coby MP-C896 MP3 player lets you listen to your favorite tunes while on the go, in a form factor small enough to fit in the palm of your hand. Remove an end cap to use the direct USB plug for connecting to a computer (no cable required). The MP-C896 offers 2GB of integrated flash memory, so you can store roughly 32 hours of MP3 music or 64 hours of WMA music--more than enough for a cross-country flight. The MP- C896 can also be used for data transport, with the ability to store JPEG photos, text documents, and more. The mobile storage function is ideal for transporting business documents or serving as a backup for your digital camera's memory card. The high-contrast LCD display, which displays the song title and artist information, makes it easy to navigate through the audio player's contents. The MP-C896 offers a number of handy extras, such as easy-to-use thumb navigation, a built-in digital FM tuner with a recording option, an integrated microphone for digital voice recording, and a high-speed USB 2.0 interface (up to 40x faster than USB 1.0). The MP-C896, which runs on a single AAA battery (included), works with Windows 98 SE, Me, 2000, and XP and Mac OS X operating systems and carries a Coby 90-day warranty.

Nice player for the right price

2007-08-12
Player works fairly well. One of the buttons on the player was acting flaky when we first started using it. But it seems to be working itself out. Player can be slow to respond to button presses. I had to reset the player once when it locked up. I just pulled the battery out and put it back in. It started back up just fine. I got this player for $42 when it was being sold directly by Amazon, I wouldn't pay much more than that for it.

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