The first thing you notice about Coby's new MP-C8xx and MP-C6xx series of flash-based DAPs is the big honkin' lanyard ring wrapping pronouncedly around the bottom of each model -- if nothing else, we bet your keys would stay attached to these things for like a million years. We actually have to give Coby credit for trying to pull off a bit of an unconventional and decidedly un-iPod-like look with these DAPs, although it's sort of a necessity as the company tries to move a little more upmarket. The devices themselves are nothing out of the ordinary, offering numerous configs with respect to capacity (256MB to 2GB) and screen (regular LCD or backlit, high-contrast one), along with the standard bells and whistles package of FM radio, voice recorder, SD slot, blah blah blah. The really important info -- pricing and availability -- isn't even clear yet, so we'll wait to see if we hear anything more before we get too attached to these scrappy young players.
posted March 16th 2007 9:50AM
Coby has alot of work to do to up-market themselves.
I have yet to find a Coby anything that didn't disappoint.
Hopefully they'll be able to turn things around.
They have a new HD player out that looks decent -- supports ogg and fm. I was shocked. Just want to find the review that says barbie's first mp3 player is better.
are there even stores in the US that carry Coby players? I don't think I have ever seen a Coby player on a shelf.
I know you can find them online... but why can't they get on shelves?
Nothing screams "high end" like a Coby product. Except, of course, a GPX product...
strider_mt2k, i agree with you. The last time I got anything from Coby it was a free portable CD player that came with a purchase of a GameCube. It skipped if I so much as touched it.