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Yarvik Joy PMP202 4 GB
by blissman70 I've used this brand of MP player before, quite recently in fact, and found them not too bad indeed. One particular device resembling a very well known, and very high price brand that everyone knows, and some people dislike. The Yarvik device being the Run. So when I got a chance of using another player from the same company I ... didn't hesitate, and I'm glad that I didn't as it is as good as I expected, if not better. This product I have been using for a few weeks now, probably using it more than the other yarvik if I'm honest, is called the Yarvik joy. And believe me, for the price and what it offers, is certainly a joy to use. Firstly, I have to say that the box it comes in stand very tall indeed, comparing it to the player itself, which sits on the top section behind a clear plastic screen so that you can see what it looks like. The rest of the box contains such things as the earphones, USB cable and the user manual, which all lie below the player. Although to be honest I have seem this modal, or a very similar one, in one of those finger slicing, head busting plastic packaging case that tend fill up the countries A&E departments when it comes to stitching fingers back on. But which ever packaging it comes in there should be the player itself, together with a USB cable for charging and transferring data. Then there's the earphones and a manual which covers a few different languages. Now, let's get the specs out of the way with... It has a 1.8inch colour screen with 128 x 160 pixels It has a 4GB internal memory which is not too bad if it's just music you're using it for. Capable of playing not only MP3 format but also WMA as well Plus, it can play AMV video and can show BMP and JPG pictures. It has a voice recording facility which record in WAV. Other features include... Shuffle mode Repeat once/all Tempo rate setting 8 preset equalizers So does this look like that very expensive player with the daft name? No. Not at all, which is good in a way unless you want one that looks like that one but don't want to spend that amount of money. This one looks in a world of its own. It's a good size, being about 44mm wide by 85mm high and a mere 20mm thick, weighing in at less than 30grams. It comes in an array of colours, such as pink, red, black, silver and possibly more. It is the red one that I have which looks nice and bright, but not excessively bright so it doesn't stand out like a flaming match in haystack. It is housed in a firm yet smooth looking plastic casing which not only feels nice in the hand but can with stand a few knocks, believe me. The screen. Or more the front where the screen is. Well, firstly there's the 1.8inch screen which almost touches the sides, although when it is actually on it is not the full screen that show the images as there is a black frame around the usable screen. Anyway, below this screen there are the simple to understand and even easier to use controls. There are the fast forward/next button with the reverse/back button. Then below these there are the play/pause button in the centre and the stop button to the right, with the menu button, represented by the letter 'M', on the left. The right side, as you look at the screen, there is the micro USB port, which is there to connect the supplied lead to your PC so that you can not only transfer your data across but so that you can also charge the internal battery up. On the other side there is the 3.5mm earphone jack which, well, which explains itself really doesn't it?. That's all the controls look like. Simple to understand and simpler to use. The on/off button is actually on the back of the unit and slides from side to side, with the tiny little hole which is the microphone directly below this. How about using it then..? The first thing you should really do is charge the battery fully so that you get the best out of the battery life, this should take about 4 hours to fully charge. Once you've charged it up and have got a full battery you set about transferring what ever you want onto it, such as music, photos or videos. The transferring is done by connecting the larger of the USB connectors to your PC with the smaller one slotting into this player. Your PC should find the drivers in no time, and once done a screen should show up to let you know that this yarvik is seen as an removable disk? Or external drive? Once this is done it is then a matter of transferring the data you want to and from the player and your PC. You can use what ever method you want as this can handle 'drag and drop' 'copy and paste' or even 'send to', the choice is all your. I I prefer 'drag and drop' myself so that I can get the files exactly where I want them without any messing about but as I said, it's a personal preference. Anyway. Now you've filled your player with those Bros albums, (or should that just be 'album'), or maybe Aqua's greatest hits, (which will leave a lot of room from the 4GB that this player offers). Or maybe you have transferred your collection of Rick Astley songs onto it, padding the rest out with those many Buster Poindexter number 1 hits? Whatever your choice of music, (I'm not here to judge), once it's on here you're ready to listen to it at your leisure. You simply go into the menu, by pressing the 'M', scroll through the features on the screen and select the album or song that you want to listen too. Job done. Slot in your earphones and away you go. It is the same method for which ever format you want to use, be that music, video, images of even what they like to call E-Book, although the E-Book is more text reading but it can still be classed as a E-Book reader. It is the 'M' button that allows you to open up the menu section and then it is a matter of using the forward/backward button, together with the 'M' button and the play button. It sounds a little daft but it is so simple and once you've done it a few times you'll be doing it with your eyes shut...(we're still on the music player aren't we?). My opinion... I like this player very much indeed as it does exactly what I want of a player of its kind. It plays tunes, videos and shows me images when ever I want to. The way it is made is remarkable well thought out and, as for style, rivals the more expensive players on the market without a doubt. The edges are curved, well, when I say curved I mean more tapered, giving it a smooth feel in the hand. The screen is clear, even if it is a little on the smaller side, but everything on it is easily read so that using the player is as simple as it can be, which for me is a god send. The screen not only lets you know what track is being played and who is singing it but it also tells you how long is left to play, plus, it show a rather pleasant 'graphic equaliser' sort of image with lines flashing about everywhere. And to top it all it shows the battery power level clearly at the top which gives me a good clue as to when I need to charge the battery up. As for the video footage. Well, what can I say about this? I have watched short features on this screen but I don't think I could sit and watch a full length movie on it as I don't think my old eyes could cope for that long. Don't get me wrong. The screen is good and, depending on the clarity of the video file itself, it isn't blurry. It is the size of the screen itself that can be a little tricky on the eye after watching the same small space for a period of time. Then again, I supposed you could take a break every so often if you wanted to watch Ice Age 23 on it when it comes out on DVD??? I do have to say that initially I thought that it was a bit of a pain when it comes to video footage as it only plays something called AMV, which is a very popular format in certain countries. Basically AMR is a watered down version of the well known AVI format and this player, together with many players of the like, will only play this one format. But all it takes is a quick download of a well known and very free format factory, (other converters are on the market and some are just as good), to change your MP4, 3GP formats into AMR. This takes no time at all and once done this player will play it with ease, losing very little quality at all from the original video. In fact, to be honest, as the screen is a good size the quality loss it not even recognisable. As for the E-Book, or text reading. This is not too bad but I tend to stick to my 'proper' E-Book reader or even my smart phone as I have just got used to the system of those. I can't really go into the sound quality as there is no internal speaker so the sound quality is down to the earphones you are using. The ones that come with the player aren't the best but they do a good enough job in helping you enjoy quality audio coming from this player. I do tend to have a favourite set of earbuds which I use on any music player as I find them so comfortable in my ears, almost as if there not actually in there, which is good. There are a few functions that are there to be helpful but I don't tend to use them that much, although I have tested them and discovered that they do what they claim to do. There's the 'speed selection' which can change the speed of the MP3 tracks, although when I've used this on I haven't noticed any difference in the songs as they played. Then there's the synchronised lyrics display which, when the correct files are present, those being .lrc, then the lyrics of that song will scroll along the screen. I don't use this at all really and I haven't actually uploaded any .lrc files, mainly due to the fact that I don't really intend to sing along in a karaoke fashion, I just want to listen to music. All the other features you can find on most players of this kind, such as repeat play, previous and next, random tracks playing replay a track and others. And all these are easily controlled when I go into the menu settings, pressing the 'M' button. The battery may take about 4 hours to fully charge up, but as it can then last a good 5 hours, maybe even 6, depending on what you are doing with the player. What I mean by that is that watching videos will take up more battery power than say looking at images or listening to music. The one thing I do have to say is that this does not have a clip on it so it will not clip onto a belt or anything like that. If you want to use this on the move then it's a matter of carrying it in your hand or slotting it into a small size pocket. Maybe there's some form of case that this can slip into, you never know. Then there may be a chance that this can clip onto a belt or something. So now for the most important bit about this player, especially in these days of high cost and low wages. The price of this player. This is where your wallet won't take that much of a battering. This cost about £25.00 which, in most peoples eyes, is almost next to nothing for what you get. It is not just a music player, it's a video player and a photo album all in one. So for £25.00 you get the lot. Note I've knocked off a star due to the fact that this lacks some form of clip which would make it easier to carry especially if you want to use this at places like the gym. That's the only reason as the player itself is well worth all five stars, shame about the lack of the clip ©Blissman70 2012 Read the complete review |
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Yarvik Run PMP022
by blissman70 I like to listen to music, and I know that my choice of music is not to everyone's taste, so I tend to listen to a bit of music through a set of earphones rather than blasting my music out of the speakers so that everyone around me has to put up with it, (considerate of me I know. It's a shame not every one is like that?) Anyway, ... the earphones that I use have to be connected to a half decent music system, although I don't want to spend a lot of money for the privilege, which means I don't look down the ipod road. So over my time of listening to music I have found several lovely music systems, with one or two bad ones as well. My latest one being a lovely little red number that cost less than a night out and has lasted quite some time, giving my ears the pleasure that I desire whilst keeping those around me from giving me funny looks, (until I start singing that it..??) This lovely little red number that I am referring too is in fact called the Yarvik, but not just any old Yarvik but the Yarvik run, which makes it sound like a Russian motor vehicle from the 1960's. So what does this car... I mean, music player look like..? It's square, and I don't mean that in the 1980's way for boring, or was that the 70's?. No, I mean the player is a square shape, or rectangular really, to be precise, measuring in at 29mm wide by 44mm high and a mere 12mm deep, weighing in at just over 10 grams. The front has what looks like a white cross inside the lovely coloured casing. On this cross there are the controls, those being the back and forwards button to browse through your tracks, together with a + and - button for the volume. In the centre of the white cross there is a play/pause button which, as it says, plays and pauses the tracks you have put onto this little player. Look on one side of this and you'll see the mini USB port, together with a small on/off switch and a tiny little LED light which glows when the USB cable is connected to your PC. On the other side there is the 3.5mm earphone jack socket which will house your favourite earphones so you're not stuck with the ones that come with this one. Plus, there's another little light that lets you know when a track is being played or is paused, indicating by either flashing or staying on. Then on the rear of this there is a solid feeling clip which, when closed, has a vice like grip so that when it is attached to a belt or the like it is not going to flick off as you jog along the road. Some technical bits... It connects to a PC using USB 2.0, with the supplied cable being a good length so that you're not having to stick that close to your PC when charging it up, or transferring your data over. The earphones (supplied) have a frequency response of 20Hz to 20KHz with an impedance of 32 Ohm, (Yes, I know, sounds like a song I once heard on Red Dwarf. not that I was actually on the mining ship). Together with the fact that they have a cable length of over ¾ of a metre there's plenty of cable to stop you having to have you head bent down when you're listening to your music with this player sat in your pocket. It connects to a PC using the USB cable and once connected it can charge the battery and transfer data using most operating systems, Windows that is, although I'm not so sure about Mac but I can't think why it shouldn't work on it. (If you try first the please let me know if it doesn't as I haven't tried as yet). It supports MP3, WMA and OGG music formats, which covers most tracks these days It has a playing time of up to 5 hours from one fully charged Li-Ion battery, which takes about 2 -3 hours to fully charge. There are several versions, colour wise and storage too, with the one I have being the 2GB version, which will hold many songs to get you through that workout, or, if like me, that sitting around doing nothing. My opinion... As I said earlier I don't like to spend too much money for the sake of listening to music, so I tend to go for cheaper music players, like this one. Sometimes I get a few months out of them before they decide to pack up, but that's not too bad as I have spent a lot of money on players in the past and they have only lasted a matter of months themselves. This one is not a lot to look at, and it won't turn heads when it gets spotted in the street, (which means that you won't get mugged for it). But if you're anything like me and don't really care what other people think about the equipment you have, (easy now ladies), then something like this is a blessing in disguise. Using it is so simple, getting easier with each use. The controls on the front feel firm enough and are very responsive when pushed, be it changing the volume or the tracks. It's not touch screen type control and does need pressing with a bit of force, (but only a bit). The clip on the rear is strong and when it grips what ever you attach it too it doesn't move very much. It may slide a little on certain size belts but it has never fallen off anything that I have attached it too, which is good, especially when running up and down somewhere or other. The earphones that come with this aren't the best although they are good enough to hear the music clear enough. But as I have a favourite set of buds I tend to use those instead, which gives me a better sound and, more importantly, a very comfortable fit inside my ears Then there's transferring tracks onto this little device, which takes no effort at all and, depending on how many tracks you want to put onto it at one time, can take a matter of minutes to do so. You do have to remember that once your tracks are on the player they will play in order that you put them on. There's no way of changing the order just using this player, you'll have to plug this back into your PC, swap them around there, then unplug the USB cable. Either that or just keep flicking through the tracks until you get to the one you want. But then again, if it's you putting the tracks on the you will most likely only put the ones that you want on in a particular order, the order that you actually want. Plus, when you have this connected to your PC it automatically goes into charging mode, so the longer you take putting tracks onto it the more power it will gain. It comes in a vast array of colours, such as black, blue, green, silver, purple, gold, white and even pink, so there's got to be a colour for everyone to match their outfits. I do have to mention that when I saw this in the box I just couldn't believe the size of the box itself, it was in fact over four time the size of this little player, which was a bit over the top in any ones eyes. Inside the box there was the player itself, which you can see through the window ¾ of the way up. Then there's a set of earphones, which luckily are a standard 3.5mm jack so that you can use your favourite ones if you don't like the sound quality of these. Also, there is a manual, which is the reason for the size of the box as it is in the form of a booklet... this booklet has several languages including English, (yippee), French, German, Spanish and more, which is why the booklet is so thick. In all, this is a cheap and cheerful little player that you can listen to your favourite tracks on without worrying that it may get damaged. Whilst it's small enough to hide away it's big enough to fill your ears with delight. So, if you like to listen to music whilst wanting to keep your money in your wallet then this is well worth looking at as it will certainly make you happy. So what about the price of this little music player? This sells on the open market for about £14.00, with prices varying depending on the GB size. But the colour of the unit doesn't change the price at all, just the GB storage size. ©Blissman70 Read the complete review |
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Sweex Clipz MP3 Player MP311
by DooYou Smooth to the touch with responsive controls you can attach this cute small mp3 player to your clothing for music on the move. A reasonable 4GB storage for your music equating to around 1000 songs and the ability to memorize your previous position. It is perfect for hiking or biking which I frequently use it for. ... Reliable with a good battery life of around 4 hours (although the specifications say up to 5 hours, don't expect to get 5 hours each and every time your charge it). It is lightweight, so much so you will forget that you have an mp3 player attached to yourself. Charging is no problem via the USB cable, I have had no problems. I have owned one for over a year and it is still going strong, although it has taken a few scratches from personal biking accidents it still functions 100%. You can expect good sound quality for the money but don't expect the quality of an ipod. Read the complete review |
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