Uniden MP3 Player

[DaveIN]

Big Lots (Odd Lots) has the Southern Telecom, Uniden branded, UMP418 at Big Lots this week for $15, for those interested.

All-in-all, not bad for $15. MP3, 4GB internal memory, USB charge/interface, audio record to MP3, Video record/Camera 2MP, picture display, video playback. User interface is a little unfriendly at first, be not bad to learn.

Battery charge time is about 3~4 hours, about 8 hours play time for audio.

Comes in various colors as well as black, with a set of earbuds and a USB stub cable.

Sound is on a par with an iPod.

There are various ihome brand accessories that work with it also. Like speakers and audio docking stations.

 

[DaveIN]

Support page with User Guide: Uniden Support - MP3 Music & Video Players

 

[Rt169Radio]

Interesting, I know that it is a branded product, but does Uniden have anything to do with the making or selling of them? What do they get out of having their name on it.

 

[DaveIN]

My guess would be that you market your company name on a product that would have minimal development and engineering work, and have it manufactured for a percentage of the total sales. Something Uniden and Gre have been doing with Radio Shack for years as a OEM. In this case Southern Telecom is the OEM, or Original Equipment Manufacturer.

 

[DaveIN]

I forgot to mention, the UMP418 has a MicroSD card slot for external storage up to 32GB.

 

[DaveIN]

Discovered something not mentioned in the user guide today. It appears the player will also play FLAC format files.

 

[PorterHouse]

I purchased one of these units and was incredibly disappointed - it took at least 48 hours to charge it and at that, it would only come up to 3/4 charge indicated; I at best, I could get only about 45 minutes playback time.
I got fed up with it, pounded it flat with a hammer and put it in the garbage where it belonged.

 

[SCPD]

Seriously .. what did you expect for $15 ? Stop being so dang cheap and buy an Ipod.