The DMP-110 is a USB MP3 Audio Player with voice recording capability. It comes with 32 MB of total onboard flash memory enabling 60 minutes of continuous digital music playtime. The DMP-110 can be used with external Smart Media Card memory. Unit memory can be expanded to a total of 64 MB, enabling up to 120 minutes of music play or several hours of voice quality audio. The DMP-110 boasts a friendly graphical interface and a large informative LCD display, allowing the user to easily access the multiple functions of the player. MP3 files can be downloaded from a PC to the DMP-110 using the integrated USB port. USB provides a full 12 Mbps of bandwidth to allow music file transfers at blistering speeds. The DMP-110's lightweight, solid-state design provides a jitter free music environment. Two AAA batteries will give you 10 hours of listening enjoyment. The D-Link MP3 Manager program easily allows the user to download MP3 files from the Internet to store on the local hard drive, which then can be transferred to the player. Music Match is included to allow users to manage and play MP3 and other audio files on their PC. Additionally Music Match will allow a user to rip CD's from their music collection for storage and playback on their computer or the DMP-110. Bundled Xing Auto Catalyst software can encode .wav files to MP3 format. Internet links to key music and MP3 sites are also included to allow the user to quickly find sources of online music. The DMP-110 is usable out of the box with included batteries, bundled software, a USB cable, and a belt clip. Plug and Play drivers ensure a fast and easy installation.
Take D-Link's DMP110 digital audio player on the go to listen to MP3 audio or make voice recordings. With 32 MB of internal flash memory, you can enjoy over half an hour of skip-free, near CD quality music (there are no moving parts) or several hours of voice audio. It includes an expansion slot that enables you to add up to 32 MB of memory using SmartMedia cards for a total of 64 MB.
Connect the DMP110 to a PC with the included USB cable and transfer songs or voice recordings at speeds up to 12 Mbps. You can specify playlists and what songs to transfer using the included D-Link MP3 Manager, MusicMatch, and Xing Auto Catalyst software. The D-Link DMP110 includes earphones, two AAA batteries, a USB cable, and a belt clip.
1 Worse MP3 Player Ever
I bought this item new at the store when it first came out. I also bought my girlfriend one and bought upgraded memory while I was there. Figuring out exactly how to get this unit to work and run properly in itself takes at least an hour unless your very computer literate, then trying to figure out how to put songs into the MP3 player is atleast another few hours. The instructions "are bad", the set up is very complicated and the overall unit is very UN user friendly. The unit constantly gives errors and is about the most frustrating thing I have ever worked with ever. I DO NOT recommend this to anyone and if you just must have one...I will gladly send you mine cuz thats how little I think of it. Oh and try and look up any number you can call for support on this product or ask questions about it...you will never get anyone. Save your money and buy ANYTHING else. I would take a tape player over this ... .
2 Better than you've heard.
In my experience, some of the criticism of this product is fair, but it shouldn't be enough to warn off all potential buyers. First of all, if you want to use your smart media card for other things, you WILL have to reformat it first. Second, the internal memory is small, and it WILL be only three or four songs if you prefer mp3's of 192 kbs or above.
However, I've had absolutely no problems with the sound quality of this player. It's cheap enough that you can throw in a 32 or 64 megabyte smart media card for more memory and still have a cheaper package than comparable players. I actually have more storage than my Rio owning bud, for less than 2/3's the price. It IS a functional recorder, basic but solid. The software is decent enough with most computers, and incredibly easy to use. The headphones are maybe the worst part of the player, and I use my own whenever possible.
In short, if you're looking for a low priced player and recorder, a combination that's VERY hard to find, this is a good way to go. I'd only recommend against it if you have a Compaq computer. For the rest of you, don't let the general outrage over it's card reformatting get you down. It's a good machine.
3 Nice player for the Money
I guess I'm one of the few to say it's nice inexpensive player. The sounds quality is great for the price...I got this mainly because of the small size for working out.
To compair the 2 I would say the D-link sound quality is close to that of the more expensive Kazoo...
And in my opinion the D-link sofware for downloading is actually more flexable to use than the MusicMatch that came with the Kazoo.
Don't get me wrong...I'm very happy with my Kazoo...but for the price difference the D-link is a great bargin...I've had it for over 5 month...no problems. Agian...especially for the price.
4 Good, but not great
I am one of the apparent few who is very happy with this player. I got it for Christmas and was a little weary after reading all the other reviews here. However, my player works wonderfully. I can get 10 songs on the internal memory and they all play great. The Smart Media Card Slot is nice. It does use its own format and WILL make the card unusable to other devices such as cameras. However, contrary to popular belief, the cards CAN be restored to their original state and universal functionality. All you need is a card reader with its formatting program. I have a SanDisk ImageMate USB reader. It comes with a formatting utility called "SMPREP.EXE" I successfully used this program to restore my 8MB Smart Media Card to work properly with my camera and reader. Bottom line is that this is a solid player, and I would recommend it especially if you are on a budget. If you have a CD Burner, think about and MP3/CD Discman since you get 650-700MB of MP3's (150+ songs) per disc.
(The drivers for this player reportedly don't work with COMPAQ machines so be aware of that if you own a COMPAQ) Hope this review is helpful!
5 WATCH OUT!!! I am very serious!
I bought the Rocket MP3 player from Musician's Friend and was very excited at first. I also bought a 1 year warranty on the player. I personally hate this product and the company who sold it to me (E-Blitz). The reason why is because after I downloaded music into the player, for some reason it wouldn't play for nothing!!! I got extremely frustrated from having to constantly restart my comp. because it froze many times for no reason! Every time I tried to play the music that was downloaded into the player, the screen would just display "00" or "01" and nothing happened! Then, after many nervewrecking times of plugging in the USB, it stated that there was an error. It said that there was not enough memory in the player to play, therefore I couldn't use it at all. Apparently, the player couln't handle the MEASLY 3 or 4 songs that were downloaded into it!!!(that is WACK!) How should have I known when to stop downloading songs! The thing was useless! And if I buy more memory, how do I know it won't do the same thing when the memory runs out?! I tried to call the company for a trade or refund, but all they told me was to call another # back and forth! Even with the warranty, I was not helped at all. I couldn't do anything! I wasted my money (...) for something that doesn't even work! If I could, I would warn everybody not to buy this product because if it happened to me, it could happen to you! I believe nobody should be RIPPED OFF like I was! I think that this product shouldn't be advertised at all because it is screwed up!!! (...)
6 Bad software
I was wondering whether I am the only one suffering this problem: the software comes with this player won't match up with my Compaq desktop -- it crashed my computer several times and I had to give up by putting it up for sale. Both Compaq and D-Link pointed fingers to each other and won't help me. Be aware if you also use Compaq!
7 DLINK DMP-110 Beware!!!
Looks like I should have read some reviews first!! DO NOT use a SmartMedia card that you intend on using in a different device! Formatting the card for use in the DMP 110 will render it useless for any other device. I've had quite a go round with this device. Had to return it twice before I got one that worked (I should have been smart enough to stop then). Still in search of a reformatting utility! This device is not plug & play, I'd recommend looking for something else. This is very disappointing as I have purchased other DLINK devices had have found them to be pretty good.
8 Peace O' Crap
Cons:
1.Screen isn't backlit like on the box.
2.Their isn't a "voice recorder".
3.Short battery life.
4.When batteries die it erases songs.
5.Not very duarible,"cheap feel".
6.It cuts about 2 seconds of the first song off.
7.Not very loud
Pros:
1.Cheap price.
2.Easy to use software.
3.Ok in looks.
don't waste your money on it like i did.
9 Works Like It Says, And Batteries Last Longer Than Expected
This MP3 player works great. I bought a 128MB smart media card for this and it can hold so much music now. I can get about 40 to 50 songs on here. The sound is perfect for what I need (mainly in class) and the batteries last fairly long. I personally bought rechargable batteries so I wouldn't have to worry about buying more all the time. I recharge the batteries while I sleep, just to be safe for the next long day at school. I would have opted for the DMP-120 with more memory, but i couldn't afford it. And since I got a 128MB smart media card for my birthday, I didn't miss the extra 32MB. Another great thing about this is voice recording. I occasionally make notes to myself, or record parts of my professors lecture, or just the homework they assign. In any case I recommend this MP3 player for students like myself who are on a budget.
10 It trashed my Smart Media Card
I purchased this player last month (but not from ...(this website)) and it works just fine, I am giving it a one star because it formats the smartmedia cards so they are no longer usable in other smartmedia devices, such as camera, card readers, etc. Some MP3 player mfg have developed a utility to format the cards back to the original state but D-Link has not done this for their players and have no intention of doing so. I just want to let you know this before you trash a SmartMedia card like I did.
11 BEWARE - IT WILL TRASH YOUR SMARTMEDIA CARD
This MP3 players works just fine but I gave it a one star because it will format your smartmedia card so it can only be used with this MP3 player and there is no way to restore the card to its original formatting once you used it in this player. I now have to purchase another smartmedia card for my digital camera because this ... MP3 player trashed my smartmedia card and d-link could care less.
