Eclipse T180 1.8" 4GB MP3 Clip Style Digital Audio LCD Video Player - Silver

I've only had this unit a couple of days but was pleasantly surprised by the fact it had an aluminum housing around it, including the belt clip, instead of being all plastic. Manual push buttons on top for volume (which double as forward and reverse when held down), on/off slide switch, plus a mode and memory button. Reset button and inputs are on bottom. The included stylus never worked for me but the unit responds well to touch though this could be problematic for a person with large fingers, probably better for child size fingers. The unit itself only measures a couple of inches wide and just under 2 inches tall. It supports mp3, video, e-books, photos, FM radio which appears to be mono. It has recording capability which so far I've only tested from the built in radio, which worked. It should also record voice. The receiver quality is lacking but considering the price point it's impressive. Mine arrived with the radio preset to Japan band (76-88Mhz) by default, so it need to be changed to "normal" band (88-108Mhz). One disappointment though not unexpected for the price point was the unit does not have an EQ. The audio can sound a bit tinny at times so even a bass boost option would have been helpful.The video capability I tested extensively. Prior to purchase I could not find a single review for this unit anywhere concerning it's video capability, so here is mine. Keep in mind if you decide to use the video function the picture will be VERY small. The screen is 1.8" measured diagonally. It's not for everyone, it could basically be a TV for Barbie's dream house. The video uses AVM format, which is uncommon and proprietary. It's also not HD so the screen resolution will never look as good or be as sharp as your source video. The player has software stored in it for computer installation to convert other video formats to the player's AVM format which I was never able get to working properly. After a night attempting to get the player to play videos I loaded to it, I eventually removed the included video conversion software from my computer then downloaded a third party software called "AMV Converter" by Aiseesoft. The player has factory included video encoded at 160 x 120 @ 16 fps. When I duplicated those settings in AVM format with the third party software for my converted videos they played flawlessly. Though occasionally some videos displayed an error message "format error" which is puzzling because exactly the same settings were used each time to create each file. Many also didn't fill the screen because the originals were not the older 4:3 square TV aspect ratio. Movies today are 16:9 aspect ratio or (widescreen) which will further compress the video converted down to an even smaller display size on an already very small screen. If your video does not fill the already mini size screen play around with the aspect ratio and fill settings to correct it. The onboard memory is only 4GB. However a shocker was the apparently undocumented capacity of the Micro SD slot (16 GB according to unit specs). 256 GB worked, even 512 GB worked! Given the small size of files the unit plays and the huge capacity of it's Micro SD slot, I'd imagine thousands or even tens of thousands of movies and music, etc. could be stored in it by adding a high enough capacity Micro SD card in it's Micro SD slot (which could easily cost you several times more than the player itself). Photos also work well. I've only tried jpg format so far but those work fine.The battery life appears to be reasonable. The battery indicator shows very little power drain with frequent use unless using the radio, that drains power more quickly. I've not yet used it long enough for it to drain down all the way. The E-book function is just a txt reader. I imagine it would be a very tedious way to read a book, but it does work. Text is displayed in white with a black background. If you plan on reading books, unless you enjoy reading tiny text on a screen roughly the size of a wheat thin this will not be for youThere is no Bluetooth either, but seriously you get what you pay for so I have almost no complaint. This unit is very inexpensive for what I see it as, an inexpensive novelty.One serious nitpick I have about the unit is the 1/8 inch headphone jack is located at the bottom of the unit instead of the top. The unit is also made in such a way that it can stand upright on it's own at a slight viewing angle with the support of the belt clip, which means nothing if you have head phones plugged into the bottom of it to be able to hear what you are watching. Even more perplexing is the fact the play/pause button functions as a power on/off button while the unit is "switched" on if pressed down long enough. Apparently plenty of space would have been available to put the headphone jack exactly where it should have been, where the slide switch was placed to power the unit off & on.Odd side bar, while researching this unit online I discovered it has a 8 GB sister unit out there called "fit clip plus" which is basically a sports version of this same unit but includes a pedometer (which the unit in this review does not have). I don't need a pedometer and as mentioned before plenty of memory is available way beyond 8 GB with through the unit's Micro SD slot so that's a non-issue.Overall for a unit under $15 it's really nice. If you purchase it as a cheap gift, something to keep a kid busy or just as a novelty it's fine. I bought mine for the novelty of playing video the size of a large postage stamp I can take around with me. I actually just purchased a spare. For MP3's there are better units out there too. This one won't display MP3 album art. For HD video I've already purchased a larger unit.

This is a surprisingly good MP3 player. One of the sample songs that came with it had a weird defect, so I thought something was wrong with the player, but all of my songs have played perfectly.It has a really nice little screen. As a touchscreen, it's not so good, but it's a nice, sharp display.There are physical buttons along the top edge of the player that let you do just about anything you can do by touching the screen.I use the real buttons almost exclusively. I'll usually tap the on-screen Play button with my thumb instead of pushing the physical Play button with my fingertip, but that's about it.The player comes with a guitar pick the company calls a stylus. You can use it with the touchscreen instead of your finger if you prefer.You can tap the screen or swipe side to side, but you can't scroll up and down with your finger. You must use the + or - buttons.The M button (for menu) is the select button, not the PLAY button as you might expect.When you select a song with the pick or with the 'm' button, the player just sits there until you press "Play."It never auto-plays.The player connects to a computer by an included mini-USB cable. (It's not micro USB like most of my phones are.) In Windows, the player and the microSD card each get a drive letter.It's how you copy songs to the player.There is no wi-fi or bluetooth.The player has almost 4 gigabytes of flash RAM built in, and I added a 16 gigabyte microSD card for another 14.7 gigabytes of space.You can delete songs using the player, but you can't delete the empty folder without connecting the player to your computer.The player seems to list folders in chronological order, not alphabetical.I don't think you can create a playlist per se, but you can move a bunch of songs to the same folder so they can be played together.Unfortunately, you have to be connected to your computer to move files around like that.The labels for the on-screen "play" button are backward. You should see a horizontal play arrow when the song is paused and the two-line pause symbol when the song is playing, but the player does the opposite.The up and down arrows for setting the date and time are also reversed. The up arrow decreases the value instead of increasing it.This mistake is surprisingly easy to get used to, and you don't have to use the arrows anyway. You can use the physical + and - buttons.There's a clip for attaching the player to your belt. Sometimes I'll use it to clip the player to something while it's charging — so some clumsy doofus doesn't knock it to the floor.

It is exactly what you wanted for a $12 mp3 player. It's small, the clip is sturdy. Touch screen requires a "hard press," but everything can be navigated via the buttons on the top of the unit. Uses old style USB-micro charger (included). Accepted and read 18/20 open source mp3 files out of the box, that's 90%- with no transcoding.Longer battery life would yield 5-stars. Initial tests indicate that it will last a few hours at a time (MAYBE 5 hours if you set it to play, and leave it locked?), but you're not going to get "days" of play like you might with a lithium ion battery of the same scale.[Cannot say about anything other than mp3 player. This is not a device to see photos or videos. It's got a 1" screen. I can only imagine watching a video on this thing would eat the battery in 15 minutes.]I got this for working out. If you understand open source gadgets like this, it's perfect for gym/running/workout/etc. Great player, battery life is lacking, what can you expect for $12. Would buy again.

I bought this item a month ago. It arrived a week late. When I first charged it and moved my music onto it I found it very user friendly. After about two hours of use the battery dies. If you want this for the gym I would recommend something else

It is a good starter audio device for a child. It seems tough and sturdy. And it still works and he got it at Christmas.

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