Toshiba MP3 Players-Gigabeat Portable Media Center and Mobile Audio Player

What exactly does something with a 60GB hardtoday. Why is this bad? Because the Toshiba
drive expect to do, with 10 days of video,Gigabeat Mobile Audio Player is just that, an audio
thousands of photos, and over 40 days of CDplayer. You can view photos, but no video. What
music? With the exceptionally large hard drivea waste of a big time screen.
with the 2-3/8" screen, Toshiba is doing well toNext, a place where an MP3 player can be labeled
pick up its name in regard to the MP3 players.great or horrible, is the navigation system. Toshiba
Preloaded with Window's Mobile software, and thehas designed a PlusTouch system that forms a
intuitive interface on the Media Center edition ofcross in the middle of the player. Like Apple,
Windows XP, any television show can beCreative, and everybody else, Toshiba believes in
translated immediately onto the gigabeat. Manytheir system, but this one is weak to say the
features are available, such as the WMV 7, WMVleast. For starters, sometimes it reads your
8, and WMV 9 video files - and the JPEG displayactions for something completely opposite of
images. It plays MP3, WMA, protected WMA andwhat you intended (pausing when you attempt to
WAV audio fields. Its 60GB holds up to 2,000turn up the volume, etc.).
hours of home services, up to 240 hours ofBut worst of all, the quality of the software is
movies, built-in FM tuner with 30 preset stations,less than desirable. It does offer the use of
high-speed USB interface with cable. It offers upWindows Media, but this is almost impossible to do
to 20 hours audio or 4.15 hours video, with aat times. Toshiba offers the Gigabeat Room
built-in rechargeable lithium ion battery.Management Software that inexplicably attempts
With Toshiba's type of reputation, a personto reformat all MP3 files into a .SAT format. This
expects them to put out the same type offormat is almost unreadable by a computer which
product. Nothing mind-blowing or earth shattering,causes a major problem if you are looking to
but something that does exactly what you wantsend your files back to your computer. But as its
it to. This is why the Toshiba Gigabeat Portablebeen said before, when it comes to electronics it
Media Center is so wonderful. But on the otheris truly "to each their own". And each person may
hand, its Gigabeat Mobile Audio Player is less thanfind that they enjoy what Toshiba has to offer in
wonderful. If you are wondering what customerstheir player. However, Toshiba's Gigabeat Mobile
are talking about, lets start with the screen.Audio Player seems to be lagging behind quite
Toshiba produced a great 2.2" screen that viewssignificantly in the digital audio race.
as well as any digital media player on the market