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Orb A3188 128mb

Guide price: £25.00

USB Key type compact mp3 player. The Orb A3188 128MB features multi-codec support (MP1, MP2, MP3, WMA, WMV, ASF and WAV) and a clear easy to read 128 x 32 dot matrix display with a funky seven colour backlight. You won't find an easier player to use; the menus are simple and intuitive to navigate and the A3188 doesn't require any drivers - it simply appears as an MTP device for connection via Windows Media Player.

Sound quality is precise and doesn't distort even at higher volume levels. There is a choice of seven different EQ modes including Normal, Rock, Pop, Classic, Soft, Jazz and DBB. The Orb A3188 offers a variety of playback and repeat modes: Normal, Repeat One, Folder, Repeat Folder, Repeat All, Random, Intro. The A3188 also features a built in sleep timer and off time mode.

Ideal for students looking to record lectures or business people needing to record important meetings, the A3188 allows over 36 hours of voice recording with VOX record support. With the handy mid-track resume function, the player will automatically restart at the point in the music / audio track that it stopped.

A great value player with sturdy build quality and impressive sound quality.

The Orb A3188 MP3 Player now supports secure WMA DRM files - meaning that it'll play music from most legal music download websites like Napster, HMV etc. Great features at a great price!

Hilary's Conclusion: Great looking, budget mp3 player with fun multi-coloured backlit LCD display. The killer feature at this price-point is it can also record!