Rca S2002 Jet Series Sports Mp3 Player (2 Gb)

My unit did not work at all initially. I was going to just dump it but I decided to try charging it for another 36 hours. At that point, it finally turned on and I was able to listen to music for about 20 minutes before the battery went dead again. Even after recharging, it went dead after an hour or so with the unit turned off! What a nightmare. This was the first product from Amazon that was broken upon arrival. It was not worth the effort to try to return it.

All I wanted was an inexpensive mp3 player to use in the gym. My last one (Zen Nano) broke after I dropped it and I wanted something a little more robust. I assumed that the low price had to do with the lack of bells and whistles on this very basic player but apparently it is a reflection of the quality as well. The battery life is horrendous. It only lasts an hour or two in use and seems to drain over night when the device is turned off. The controls are difficult to use and I was unable to get it out of stopwatch mode with hitting reset. There is definitely a niche in the market for a tough little no frills player but this does not fill it.

A decent player for the price if you toss the ear pieces that come with it and use a pair of sony's. You won't get the volume or sound quality you're used to if you don't do this. Controls are a little funky to use with a complex menu system that takes some practice. The radio works OK and is accessable through the complex menu. It is nothing special. The player semi-permanently attaches to the arm band. It does not have a pouch from which you can remove the player without removing the arm band. I liked my old RCA Lyra that I'd used for about 4 years much better.