Memorex Biomorph Digital Audio Player (MMP8500) (MMP8500)

 (51 customer reviews)

If you are searching for an MP3 player under a hundred dollars then you would be hard pressed to find one with as many features as this one. 128MB of (expandable) memory and an FM tuner plus a stopwatch feature. The manual that comes with the unit is pretty sparse and confusing but the one you can download on memorexelectronics.com is much better. The "Real-One" software that comes with it has been ill-received by reviewers on other sites so I didn't install it but you don't need it anyway. Just plug it into a USB port and the computer (Win XP) will see it as a removable drive (or two). Then you just drag and drop your MP3's. The other advantage of the computer seeing it as a removal drive is that it will function in this role also. So you could store pictures or other file types and transfer them to another computer. I have updated the firmware (downloaded from memorexelectronics.com) and it was a pain free and simple operation. It might be harder for someone who...Read more

I bought this unit because I liked the expandability of an MMC card (which are falling in price all the time), the cheap initial price compared to other units, the ID3 informative blue backlit screen, its shape, and, most of all, its reported simple plug-and-play flash drive capability. All of these turned out to be as good as promised. In my Windows XP machine, I plugged the device in without touching the enclosed cd, and the unit was recognized and installed as the biomorph external drive (with two drive letters: one for the internal memory, and one for the card slot). I was delighted: I don't like to install software that comes with peripherals. My machine already has the software I want. I then just dragged and dropped mp3 and other files, and voila, no problems, and the mp3's play fine.

The other qualities worked out, too. I really like the shape: the rubber edging is nice, and the unit fits nicely in your palm. I prefer this to the long and thin units. Also,...Read more

2 things with this player...
...don't update the firmware
...don't use their softwareFirst the current firmware update, only really changes 2 things... when you turn it on it won't start playing right away... 2nd, it allows you to use the stopwatch while it's playing music. Both aren't of big concerns for me, so after I saw some of the reviews I didn't update. Second the player shows up like a removable drive under windows and you can just drag and drop your music files on to the drive. You don't need the software to copy files over to the player. Of course I had already converted my cds to files before I bought the player, but you can do this with other apps.I've used this for about 2 months now, 3 to 4 days a week, changing the music every couple of days and it has been a great little player.