MelodiStik SD6512 MP3 Player (512MB)

List Price: ~~$199.99~~

Brand: JMTek

Features:

Built-in 512MB Flash Memory
Expandable Memory (Total Memory size can be up to 1GB)
FM Radio with 30 programmable channels
Voice Recorder
Record directly from CD player or the built-in FM Radio

Customer Reviews:

Promises, promises [Posted on 2005-11-21]
Voice-recording through the built-in microphone is pretty good, the main reason, why I bought (and still keep) this device. Choice of three different wave formats and mp3.
Line-in recording disappointing - direct mp3 encoding only at 96 kbit/s, which is not good enough for music, in addition frequent drop-outs.
Radio reception ok, direct recording from built-in radio possible, limitations as above.
Biggest flop: adding external memory by inserting SD or MMC memory card. Direct recording from the device onto these cards did not work at all. Even from a PC through USB connection, no files could be saved to the SD card (irrespective of LOCK setting), only to a MMC card.
For SD cards the device works only as a card-reader.
Several requests for support/explanation on this matter to the seller (jmtek) and to the manufacturer remained unanswered.
My advice: After similar disappointments with other mp3 flash players, always check in advance, if only possible, whether the device is really doing what the seller promises.

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