Hello- I am finding this website a treasure trove and am very thankful to have stumbled upon it.
First, some info as to why I am here- Last month I was talking to my Mom (who is elderly and disabled) who wanted me to find a good deal for her on a decent MP3 player so she could listen to Audiobooks while trying to sleep and not disturb my Father, she was wanting something functional and cheap, just a basic mp3 player.
I began searching around for the best "bang for the buck" on the internet and started looking at the Chinese Import models. I ended up finding an ebay seller carrying 8GB MP3/MP4 Touch Screen players with Camera/Video Camera for around 34 each. These look just like Ipod touch models, play movies and looked great- I bought 2 of them, one for me and one for my Mom.
Received the units about a week ago- Honestly I was blown away by the quality. Good picture quality, unit did everything it said perfectly. I was completely satisfied....UNTIL, a few days ago I began getting strange errors and files were not working properly or were corrupted... Googling the error messages led me down the dark path of Chinese MP4 Hacking and thankfully, to this site.
Turns out our 8GB players are actually 2GB and have had the memory hacked (I confirmed this using steps listed on this site- Unfortunately I wasnt able to fix the memory to read the proper size)- I am corresponding with the ebay seller now who is going to give me a partial refund. He asked how much I want and I stated $20 back (meaning each player cost me $24) and I am waiting to see what happens (more to come when I get some info)
ANYHOW, I am very much impressed with this player (aside from the hacked memory) and honestly feel that even with 2GB of memory this thing is well worth at least $50. I am now contemplating getting a similar type player but with 16 GB and giving this player to my sister.
16GB 2.8 Inch Touch Screen MP4/MP3 Player/Video/FM Turner (M168) - US$ 69.99 this is the model and the site I have found with the best price.
The site is "Light in the Box"- Is this legit? I just dont want to deal with anymore hacked players or anything- I am very impressed with the unit, want max memory with it and need a reputable seller. No more BS.
Thank you.