PNY Technologies Vibe 128 MB MP3 Player

26 reviews

Nov, 2024

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durability (7)
portability (5)

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performance (3)
reliability (2)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 26 reviews of PNY Technologies Vibe 128 MB MP3 Player. The average rating for this product is 3.4/5, compared to an average rating of 3.9/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Views about the design and portability are overall positive. The durability and price also get good reviews. Many are negative about the reliability and performance. There are some mixed comments about the usability.

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Consumer review (amazon.com)

Amazon.com review summary for PNY Technologies Vibe 128 MB MP3 Player

alaTest has collected and analyzed 14 user reviews of PNY Technologies Vibe 128 MB MP3 Player from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 2.8/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.8/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com. People are impressed by the storage and design. The portability and price are also mentioned favorably, whereas the reliability and usability get negative reviews.

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Nov, 2024

Consumer review (newegg.com)

Not worth it at any price

I thought I was getting a good deal, but I wasn't. I bought this for my wife as a Christmas present. It was much too finicky for her; I bought her a Cxxxxive Zen Touch 20 GB and she absolutely loves it.

It's very small ; It can hold 2GB worth of music or data or anything else you want to put on it (it just shows up as a drive letter) ; It also has an FM radio tuner and voice recording built in

The firmware upgrade from PNY's website cannot detect the Vibe. It sends the CPU to 100% and stays there until I manually cancel it ; The device has a frequent tendency to shut itself off for no reason ; The random function is pretty much all or...

Jun, 2006

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Resume?"

In the rest of the world, the "update" software just quits with some dumb error message So, PNY, do this: give us a TRUE resume feature, not just a "if you are lucky enough to get back to your message before the player randomly decides it needs to be...

What is listed by others. I wont rehash it

The ONE feature that really stands out as bad for me, since I listen to hour-long recordings is the "resume" feature ; It resumes, yes, if you don't turn the player off ; But, if you turn it off, it does not pick up where you left off. This is very bad...

Mar, 2006

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Good device overall

Pretty good player overall, definitely get this if you want to do a lot of voice recording! The 32Kbps datarate consumes space VERY slowly, and the mic can record from long distances with decent clarity, making it great for lectures. The case is also...

Compact ; Rubberized/ruggedized ; Lots of storage ; Easy navigation ; EXCELLENT sound quality ; EXCELLENT for recording lectures, lots of room (~148Hr)

Navigation is slow ; Tracks out of order ; POST time is slow ; Small USB connector ; Could use a dock

Feb, 2006

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

PNY VIBE Black 2GB MP3 Player

Very happy with my purchase of this product and would recommend it, even with all its quirks. Hopefully I'll be able to update the firmware and some of the issues will be resolved

It's a mass storage device, so no software to install, just drag and drop your music ; It's formatted as FAT32 so it supports folder hierarchy just like any flash drive, and the UI works well with this ; Many play mode options, random, repeat all,...

Takes almost 15-30 seconds from power on to the time you can play music ; When switching from "Random" to "Normal" playmodes, player wont allow navigation of folders anymore. You must select a play mode such as "folder repeat" or "folder random" to be...

Jan, 2006

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Great Price for a MP3 Player

This device has great features not avaliable on other players from the more well known companies. This item is great for any gadget guy.

This is the multi-tool of mp3 players. I bought it because of price and features. FM radio ability, recording ability (record FM radio or voice record with built in mic or line-in), MP3s can be divided in folders, and this item uses one AAA battery. A...

I wish it came with more GB space. You have to be careful with the display. It is easy to scatch. I resolved it by putting clear packing tape on the display and cutting away the extra. Later I will repeat the procedure when the tape gets bad ; The...

Jan, 2006

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Does not support Yahoo Music and other subscription based downloads

For subscription based music, stick to iRiver or Creative's line of players

Great little player. Awesome battery life

The information provided under item description states that it supports DRM WMA. After hours on the phone with the manufacturer and Yahoo, they both agreed that the player does NOT support DRM WMA as indicated on the website ; Possible update for...

Dec, 2005

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

A few little issues

This sounds a lot better than I expected-- even the included earbuds are pretty good and fit nicely. FM reception is surprisingly good. Built-in realtime MP3 encoding is low quality as one might sensibly expect given the CPU limitations (128k max,...

Oct, 2005

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Consumer review (epinions.com)

Versatile, full-featured, can't complain

MP3, ID3, SRS, voice recorder, FM radio, USB drive

earbuds, slightly large for a USB drive

Aug, 2005

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Consumer review (epinions.com)

Versatile, full-featured, can't complain

While the form factor of the PNY Vibe is a bit larger than the current crop of thumbdrive MP3 players, the design of the Vibe makes it versatile and useful. The two-piece design provides the Vibe with strong versatility in a small form-factor device. ...

MP3, ID3, SRS, voice recorder, FM radio, USB drive

earbuds, slightly large for a USB drive

Aug, 2005

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Consumer review (rakuten.com)

Terrance Demons

Well, I must say that PNY makes a very good mp3 player. I can't really think of any major problems, besides the fact that it is NOT for people who exercise alot. Trust me, I know. I'd been joggin' with the thing one day and it fell pretty hard. Screen...

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