V-Touch 8GB MP3/MP4 2.8" Touch Screen - 2MP Camera - Expandable MiniSD - VL-875-8GB-BLK

I bought this product due to a horrible mishap with my previous Creative Zen mp3 player and so far it has proved to be quite worth its price. It seems to play .mp4 easily but can be a tad picky when it comes to .avi videos. Any videos that can't play, I simply run through the converter (which, trust me, takes half the waiting time that a Creative Zen converter takes). You can download it at their website (www.visual-land.com) or it's in a CD that comes with your player. PROS: (1) fairly easy to work with; similar to organizing a USB drive (2) nice touch screen, not too fragile, easy-to-read icons (3) comes with a handy wall-plug converter which I even use with other electronics that normally need a USB cable to charge (4) was able to take it out of the box, charge it, and use it. CONS: (1) the volume is, even at its lowest setting, a tad too loud for me (headphones with volume control can solve this) (2) the headphones that come with it aren't the greatest, but they work (3) would probably be smart to BUY a case; the one that comes with it is like a bag (4) I've found that a few of my .mp3 music files can't work, but ratio-wise, it hasn't been too bad. Overall, I've found the v-touch to be exactly what I wanted and I am pleased with it.
 
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After I ordered 3 of the units, I got really worried when I read all the negative reviews. I thought about cancelling my order. But, I am very pleased with the product. My son is constantly using his. He has loaded music, pictures and lots of AVI's. He was surprised it came with a camera and a video recorder. He thinks it is the greatest thing. I don't understand why everyone is comparing it to the I-touch. It is like buying a Kia and saying it is junk because it doesn't ride like an BMW. You get what you pay for. The main reason I bought it because it was inexpensive and had lots of features. I got three of these for the price of one I-touch. Yes, I would highly reccommend this product. Oh yeah it comes with a charger so you don't have to keep buying batteries.
 
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This is a product that was released to the market long before it was ready for use. The control software is totally non-user friendly. Relating the file structure to the screen buttons is pure guesswork. This unit cannot play anything that involves licenses or any type of protection. They tell you to write your files to a CD and transfer them. Impossible to do with long audio downloads. Cannot listen to Audiobooks from library, does not handle structure of name, album, correctly for WMA files. ALSO the firmware is very slow!! It can take 5 seconds to start a music track. Camera quality is poor. The first pictures I took in normal daylight were of such high contrast that they lost most resolution. You have to dink with the camera settings. Earphones flaked out within 3 days. Stylus is from some other product, doesn't fit anywhere. Everything you change takes a series of commands. Music style, camera contrast. I could go on with much more detail, but you get the point. I'm writing this one off as an overpriced, oversized 8 Gig portable drive built to try to look like an iPhone.
 
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This unit started behaving erratically after the initial charge. It would get stuck on the main "welcome" screen. I thought the worst was over once I loaded 2G worth of tunes. But then the unit just locked up. I have sent it in to Vtouch to see if I get a replacement or if the unit is fixed.
 
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I returned mine the same day I got it. The touch screen has a mind of its own. It some times works, other times doesn't respond. I don't know why the pen stylus is provided with it, you can't attach it anywhere. Most of all, I'm surprised that Buy.com is selling such a cheap product from their site. And then they charged 15% restocking fees.
 
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Absolutely no way to sync music using any program such as Windows Media player so that v-touch can organize songs via Album, Artist, and etc. Songs will show up as individual long file name if drag and drop to AUDIO folder. It is impossible to scroll through 500 songs one at a time while touch screen does not always respond even after calibrate. Tech support is worthless. Took 5 days to respond to the initial email with a question. The manual is quite useless. No phone support. I am not looking for IPOD caliber but just basic feature to organize music like most basic MP3 player can do today
 
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Bought this to use as a sub for an iPod. The memory chip is not accessible by the music program. It's almost impossible to use without the stylus, and the tip of the stylus wears out quickly. The owner's manual does not address how to use the insertable chip, nor which programs it is intended for. Correspondence says it is just for pictures or videos. Why offer a feature, then not tell how to use it? Save up the money, and give this one a pass.
 
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Overall a decent player for the price. Touch screen and picture quality were good. I didnt like the fact that you couldnt go to the next song without going back to main menu and the no place to store the stylus. Also, cant setup playlist. This device just didnt do what I needed it to do.
 
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For its price, this device is terrific. It's true it has some limitations, but one has to be realistic. It may not be an iPod, but then again, it costs only one third as much. Things work as advertised, and many of the complaints of other reviewers are the product of gullibility (How on earth did you expect for this device to play DRM-maimed tracks? By magic?) or laziness (Adjusting the volume is trivial - once you read the manual.) It is true that the on/off switch can be a bit quirky, that the on-screen keys are sometimes sluggish, and that the battery can't be replaced. Those who were expecting iPod quality at one third of the price should try and develop their critical thinking capabilities.
 
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I am one of those unhappy consumers who bought this product. Its shockingly annoying to see its "touch-screen" feature being lost and you need to perform few steps which might take minutes to get back to working. Videos files doesn't play. I tried AVI, WMA etc files and nothing works. It says "output error" No idea what that means.....over all I am very unhappy and will return this product in a day or two.....
 
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It is very easy to use...and holds lots of files.I love it.The camera will get you by but it's not the greatest.You get a good product for the money!
 
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I purchased this MP3 Player on sale from Buy recently. For the Purchase, I am very happy with buy.com. They are great. This player, unfortunately, is not. The transfer rate when importing songs from my PC to this device is excruciatingly slow. I'm talking 150-300 kbps. (USB 1.0 = 12Mbps and USB 2.0 = 480Mbps) To make it worse I can only transfer 1 album at a time, since you cannot copy folders into the audio portion of the MP3 player... individual songs only. The Volume control is not user-friendly, and the the touch screen is ummm, "thouchy" at best... Do NOT buy this MP3 Player.
 
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Over all it is a good product, But you should not even think about camera and video recording because those worst, other than than that product is good, reasonable touch screen, video clarity is good. It is worth for the price but forget about camera and video recording(even worst than VGA camera).
 
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The media player supposedly plays MP4, AVI, and 3GP video formats, but I've tried all three multiple times without success. The touch screen is incredibly unresponsive. It doesn't power off after 10 minutes like the description says it should, and the battery life is much shorter than advertised. I wrote to Visual Land (the manufacturer) for help, but they didn't reply after a long time.
 
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The v-touch does what it is supposed to do. The only thing is that I can't figure out how to put movies on it. The instruction guide is useless! It doesnt tell you how to put movies on it. Overall everything works. I recommend this product if its under $100. It is not worth $250.
 
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In the description it states that it will play WMA files. What it doesn’t tell you is WMA files protected with digital rights will not work because the players do not have DRM. I found this out after the 14 days after purchase. It took tech support 3 days to respond to tell me that. So if you want to download and listen to audio books don’t buy this unit. It is also very slow in response to the touch screen. You cannot tell when the unit is turned off. The next time you use it the battery is dead. For a cheap mp3 player it is ok, but don’t think this is anything close to the i-touch.
 
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Good little player, does what it shoud do. Good value
 
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It was a gift for my wife and she is enjoying it. Very good product.
 
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Not a bad little gadget, but it suffers badly from the lack of a place on the unit to store the often-used stylus. Also, the on-off button is quirky - you have to hold it for ten, sometimes fifteen seconds to make sure the unit has turned off. Volume control is a multiple step process, and you need the stylus to do it, unless you have teeny tiny fingers. The camera has a mind of its own, and works when it wants to. I've given the device to my teenage niece, who remarked on the laggy touchscreen, but otherwise loves it for its massive storage capacity. If you've got the patience, go for it. Otherwise, don't. It works, yes, but not as expected.
 
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Once you get used to the V-Touch it's a nice little device. I like it because it's portable, has good sound (headphones), has a lot of storage and capabilities for recording pictures and video. The touch screen is useable without the stylus - smaller hands are better than big meaty hands. Cons: Need to use MP3 files with all of the information filled in for the player to be able to sort the songs. The same info with WMA files doesn't work. You can't stop a song then turn off the player - it has to return to the main menu before it will turn off and it doesn't resume play when you turn it on. The user manual is useless. The camera requires a lot of light to get a decent picture. Overall, it does the job and it hundreds less than an iPod.
 
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brought this player for a great price. easy to use, but the problem is with the sound. although its small, the sound system is not so loud. it a good mp3/mp4 player, but it you want better and louder sound system without using your earphone, then I would not recommend, plus the music transfer files take alot of work...but overall I love it!!!
 
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I have one major complaint about this unit....the on/off button. You need to hold the button in the on position until the screem lights up and you are never quite sure you've turned it off. Twice I thought I had turned the unit off only to see it light up again on its own. It does seem to go thru all the paces it claims it can do. I've tried the radio and the camera and ran the demo. Incidentally, I couldn't turn off the demo or the unit while the demo was playing. I finally turned it to radio and then was able to turn it off. Like I said, everything seems to work but in a kind of qwirky fashion. It will take some getting used to. I guess its worth what I paid but not by much. The tiny manual that comes with it is almost useless. This unit is good for someone who has a lot of patience.
 
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I bought this on thanks giving. It works great, but it says that it can store 8gb but I can only load 4gb of videos. Little bit disappointed but as compare to price with Ipod, its still great product. Can take pictures, record videos and many things.
 
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I have enjoyed my player and the only problem is controlling the volume when you are playing your music. It says touch the icon but it only works with the radio. I still enjoy what I got it was well worth the price I paid. The camera is tricky haven't got that down yet. It is light and very nice to stick in a pocket.
 
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Great product for the price, I got it to have music while I workout not for any of the other app's. The only downside is if you have a ton of songs on it you cant skip from the top of your list to the middle or bottom of the list, you have to go one by one
 
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Don't compare this with iPod, no where it's close to what iPod has to offer but at the same time it's 1/3rd of the price you pay for iPod. In terms of ease of use, I will give least points otherwise sound quality is too good.
 
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Excellent product! I just love it! The screen is very beautiful, with bright colors and easy to use. I don't use for long periods during the day so I don't have problems with the battery lifetime. I highly reccomend this product!
 
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You get a load of functions on this device compared to more costly items. I like the ideal that you can add more memory if needed. Great display of video (be sure to record in the right format or the mouth will not match the sounds) The size is perfect to fit in the palm of your hands and still have a nice size screen ratio to view. For the money, it is a great deal.
 
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I would like to say(or write) that I enjoy this product greatly and that I only have a few complaints. First, the lowest volume on the MP3 is a "tad" to loud. Second, sometimes the touch screen is very difficult to navigate without you fingure nail or a pen. Third, the buttons used to navigate are loud and clunky. Forth, the plastic material that covers the miniSD slot comes out far to easy. Last, the 2MP camera could use some more features to help with different lighting and zooming capabilities. Overall, I am very pleased with the look, quality, battery life and performance of this product and will happily recommend this product...As long as you are not paying $90+ for this product, then it far exceeds its value.
 
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I saw these on one of Buy.com's emails they send me. It intrigued me so I did a little research and acted as quickly as I could to buy them. The price, $61.99, was more than fair for what this little marvel does. First the cons: The interface is a little slow to react at times which leads to clicking too many times. I feel once I get used to the unit this will not be an issue. The menus are intuitive, but take a bit of trial and error. Play with it a while and you will get the hang of it. The on off button should be a set switch not a spring loaded that you have to hold till it prompts you that it is shutting down. The Pros: I have just played around for a little bit with it, but have found it to be very easy to use. I tried a song directly from itunes (m4a format) and just dragged and dropped it to the device. It played without a hitch. The plus here is that I can combine my wifes iTunes library with mine and play it as I want. Next I have a iPod video converter and took a movie and converted it to the avi format. It loses a little luster in the transition, but looked great on the screen. I did not notice the lips moving before the words as noted in other reviews. A feature not really mentioned is the fast forward capability. If you hold the "+" button you can go 2X or 4X speed and possibly faster. (as I said, I have only played around a bit) The voice recorder is not great but not bad. You get a low backround noise in the recording, but the voices are recognizable and it picks up pretty well for an "add-on" feature. The format it stores in is wav. My wife is going to love this feature. It will also record as long as you have memory left. With 8GB that could be a while. Hopefully you picked one up at the special price, but still worth a little extra for the features. I could say more, but want to go play. If Buy.com were to offer them at the same price again, I would probably pick up two more. Please bring them and the original price back!
 
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It's a good product for the price, but the battery life is just terrible. The charge drains out pretty quick, so you have to charge the device daily prior to use. I use it just for about hour and a half in a day, but yet the charge drains out the next day. The touch screen leaves a lot to desire for. I hope v-touch improves on this product - has great potential.
 
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great if you dont want 2 b dealing with softwere to install...and you can conect 2 n e comp and copy data etc. *****
 
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Pros: has an AM/FM tuner radio, has a number of gadgets to play with (camera, radio, games, etc), light weight, touch screen. Cons: powers down after radio has been on for 15 minutes or so, method to adjust volume is a two step process and you NEED to look at the screen to adjust, touch screen is ok.
 
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great product, froze once because we tapped the screen way too many times before the screen had time to catch up, otherwise, great! very, very lightweight slimmer than my new Behold! no major issues w/ transferring videos like my PSP, touch screen has half second delay but this little pmp is powerful, esp w/ expandable slot & other useful features --EBooks & Audio files rock! don't like the playlists from itunes import doesn't recognize and group multiple audio from same singer/band, puts all singer/band info in title on a scroll menu, no sweat, for the price it's a steal, buying 3 more for family for Christmas!
 
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I love the V-Touch and loved that I got it for a great price. Buy.com has Fantastic customer service! The only thing that it needs is to upgrade how the player notice's the songs. I had to manually add all my songs into the audio folder from the music folder. All in all its a wonderful player and very small and light which I didn't expect! :)
 
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I ordered this v-touch for my 17 year old son for Christmas and he loves it. His girlfriend liked it so much she got her mom to order her one.
 
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I am very well pleased with all of the features and functions of this great little player. There is only one small issue that I have. There is no place to hold the stylus, but I don't use it anyway. So, no complaints out of me. I am 100% satisfied with the quality, price, service and shipping. Thank you Buy.com I will definitely purchase from you again!!
 
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The product I bought from BUY.COM is a fantastic product. The shipping was real fast and the cost was excellant. I have bought several things from BUY and everything has been wonderful, except for one item. And the people at BUY took care of my problem and made it a present experience. With all the experience I have had with BUY good and one bad. I have made BUY the major company I buy from to this date. I would not hesitate in telling anyone that BUY is the best place to buy. Thank You Christine
 
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Very good touch screen player for teenage son. Works with windows program to add media into players folders. Converter software works well for video.
 
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The one thing that attracted me to the V-Touch was the amount of storage you get for the money. 8GB is plenty for me. Sure, more memory will hold more music, but I have ~500 songs (192kbps or better), as well as ~50 pictures and two 1 hr videos on there now and am only using 2.4GB. If I put any more music on there I'm just going to start getting frustrated with trying to find what I want to listen to. -- The only complaint I have is the lack of detailed instructions. E.G. The shuffle feature doesn't work on mine unless you select Music>Genres>All. I just figured that out a few days ago. It would have been nice to know that a while ago. -- The camera is OK. You need a lot of light to get a decent picture. It's great to have for a quick snap shot, but when you're indoors with low light the picture looks grainy. Same with the video. -- The PC Camera is actually pretty good. It works better than the LabTech one I bought for $25. I just wish there was an easy way to mount it to get it to stand up. -- The FM player only works when headphones are plugged in. The reception is pretty good. I was pleasantly surprised. -- The only other drawback I've found is the sound delay in the video. I have 2 episodes of "House" (the MP4 Converter works very well) and you see the actors' mouths move before you hear the words. Kinda reminds you of a dubbed over Japanese movie. -- Don't get me wrong, for the money this a great player. To me, the ability to watch vids, record vids and take pictures are added pluses, not the reasons I bought the V-Touch. The music player was my only concern and I'm very, very happy with that. I would most certainly buy it again.
 
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The package is slick with a touch screen user interface similar to the new Apple iPod offerings. It takes some getting used to. Navigation is tricky not very user friendly. The major drawback to using this player is the lack of p;ay list software. You can load your music in using folders but when you play the songs they will simply play as if there were no folders. However you can use the file function to navigate to a folder and play the songs within it. The bad news is that the player will stop after all the songs are played and you have to navigate to a new folder. There are some things you can do to overcome this limitation. Get hold of an Mp3 TAG editor and edit mp3 file tags to group your files into albums. Change Album and track entries to group the songs the way you want them to play. This way you can select Albums from the play menu and pick the group you want to play. The FM Radio is poor, ignore it. Volume control is tricky. Overall the value is excellent with 8G of storage for songs.
 
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this is a great little player... although the video conversion could be better the sansa has a great conversion interface... and more instruction on taking pictures would help... but i do enjoy and love my new player great deal
 
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Volume level needs more increments for adjustment; goes from inaudible to too loud (for quiet areas) with no steps on between. Volume is difficult to adjust. FM receiver can be set for area (Europe, Japan, America); when set for America, the display still says, "Japan". Some controls seem backword. This thing is not worth the money
 
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It is proved to ba a cheap Chinese toy. The camera broke down the second day I bought. Only can make a video. The touch screen works bad. Some keys are very small, hard to control. The headset is the worst I have seen, worse than 2rmb's headset($0.3). Regret to buy this toy.
 
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I love this reasonably priced touch screen multi-media gadget. It has 8GB built in flash memory plus it has mini SD card slot which even accepted my 8GB micro SDHC card in a mini SD card adaptor. So far I have used it for storing MP3 songs and avi movies. The screen seems little small (it is still larger that 1.8" screens offered by some other media players). The sound quality is quite good and even better with supplied head phones. I have not used the camera, DV, and Radio capabilities of this amazing gadget. Even if those features are not up to par, I probably do not care as I probably will never use those features. For me MP3 and AVI playback are more important. What I would like to have in next version of this gadget? 1. 3.5" or 4" screen size 2. Micro SDHC card slot instead of Mini SD card slot 3. H.264/AVC MP4 playback capability 4. Accept any play list names By the way this was my first purchase from Buy.com. The price was right, shipping was free, and I received my unit in 3 days. Way to go Buy.com, I love ya.
 
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I was excited upon receiving it but I am not having good luck at all. Can not download e-books, I-tunes are a disaster. Overall not happy
 
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I gave this to my 12 year old. He and his friends like it. I do because of the price, and his tendency to lose things. Not as well made as an IPOD, but packed with nice features. No place to stick the stylus though. I am sure that will get lost.
 
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i really enjoy the product it came in 2 days of the purchase so thats awesome the songs took me a good minute to figure out how to get them on the mp3 player the camera works like a phone camera same with the video recorder the radio pick up to me espically well though you have to have headphones in to listen to it thats a con i guess there is no where to put the stylus so i just bought a five pack where i would not have to worry about it the screen sometimes is aggravating so i use the buttons and i like the bag cuz you can put a lil bit of stuff you want to hide from the kids so yea thats about it
 
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This device is great for people who wish to possess an IPod touch and don't have the money to buy it. It is also the perfect buy for people who are not too tech savvy but know how to drag and drop thro Windows explorer on the computer. Its just close to the Ipod touch not a replacement. The cons are :The touch screen in the V touch is much tougher to press and select even with the stylus and there is no slider bar or scroller like the ipod. The pros are: The sound quality is great and equal like the ipod. It has a decent camera and it has fm radio. The songs can be directly dragged and dropped into the player thro Windows explorer and needs no special application (a great plus!!) as compared to Ipod where the itunes application is a must! All in all, its a good product and the perfect bang for the buck!!!
 
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Its not ease of use.the touch screen not working properly.If i use the manual button then its not working totally. I am sorry to say that i am not at all satisfied with this product.
 
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may be much cheaper I bought it for $69.it is not a itouch but do lots of things. 8gb/mp3/mp4/camera/time/recorder/fm..../flash card/easy to use/ Battery last up to 10 hours/ with free super fast shipping
 
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