MPMAN MPFUB26 - 256Mb MP3 Player

1GB MPMan works fine, I mainly used it for transfering files, but suddenly one day it stopped working. Even when I switch on 'Starting...' does not appear..

Copying time is compartively fast.

Sound is bad, The display does not visible on for very long time maybe the battery is weak.

Good

I bought it last summer

It's OK nice design

Consumes a lot of energy, last time I tried to upgrate firmware and that was a serious mistake. I took software from www.mpmaneurope.net/downloads.aspx and my FUB26 died completly but after dissasembling it and little operation with needle it is working again

DO NOT TRY TO UPDATE FIRMWARE FROM
www.mpmaneurope.net

I have this player and I have problem with starting this player, it always says starting and nothink else :(

If any can help me plese contact me at vsycev@zoznam.sk

ps: sorry my english

I think that it don?t have good points :-(

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I think that is worst player that I ever had

this is not a very good make!!!

Nice look!

Downloaded the fimware to itself now refuses to go any further than ?''starting'' and will not be recognised by any pc.

not v.good! AVOID!

Reasonable price compared to other 1Gb players,looks good.

Bcklight stays on for a nanno second so you can't read the screen. Software wouldn't load on the 2 machines I tried it on. Support site says I should go back to MS service pack 1 until MS sort out problems with service pack 2! This is the only item I've had a problem with.

Buy something else in the 1st place and save yourself a return trip back to the shop to buy something decent in the 1st place. No got a Samsung, spo far so good.

MpMan MP-FOL7

Nice little box

F*****g CRAP. Got this for the wife to replace old mp3 player, thought i got a bargin.
Think again !!!!!

If you see these going cheap, or you've just got 1 (NEVER MIND) Only rating 1 cos no 0

please see my review of ''Proline'' mp3.
This looks exactly the same but with a different name & 1Gb memory!

Size - sound Q - lo on battery consumption - only 1 battery - easy to drag n drop using USB - competitive price. etc etc

no album navigation

for me so far its very kool.Maybee its a updated version ??

Cheap

functionality should ok

crap, freez sometimes and after firmware update it is dead

DON'T BUY

Starting problem as usual... Hey J. Clenton, what is your email?

Great MP3 Player, with good display.

Easilly get the 'starting' problem if you don't remove properly

I've got the MPFUB26/Ki 1Gb version

It works as a Flash Disk, it plays my mp3 file...

The firmware is very buggy, no update on MPMAN website (there is only one firmare avaible for this model and it is worst than the one that come with)

it's not worth 120 ? . for this price it should work perfectly but that's not the case.

Not a good idea to bay it....

My experience with mp man

Fantastic mp3 players, brilliant sound quality and loads of options to play with.

Must of the problems with these mp3 players can be easily fixed and for the money you save you can get a really nice piece of kit for only a few minutes work. Mail me if you need help getting yours to work or wish to sell yours to me so i can fix and resell. (sgtknightmare@hotmail.com)

Brilliant if you are not scared to gamble and fix it yourself. Easy to do and you get a great lil mp3 gadget out of it

got the 512mb version .getting the starting loop problem . anyone know how to fix this yet. not recognized by pc so cant flash .helpp!! EMAIL ME AT peyps2k@hotmail.com

CRAP. CRAP . CRAP !!!!!!!!!

wanted a cheap way into MP3's. I don't know much about MP3's, but gaffer at work is s*#t hot on these things,

Thought it looked good, until I saw other MP3's

it had Madonna and Westlife already on. Could not get it to work at all. Gaffer tried for ages, the PC failed to find the device.

BIGGEST WASTE of seventy quid. Would not recommend it to anyone. save your money and buy a DISCMAN

Just a message to warn people about the firmware problem on the mpman site which breaks these. you can download working files on doselection.com or htelephones.co.uk/repair/reworkfub26.htm

These are a pretty good player on the whole so long as you can work out how to use them properely

Battery life is not the best but few mp3 players last a long time with only 1 aaa batt

So long as you buy for under ?40 you are getting good value.

the product sounds good but you need more info from friends who know it best

cute for the things it does

pervious to problems

See Above

was between a 512mb pakard bell,audio dream or a 1 gb mp-FOL7. both ?89.99, i went for the mpman. big mistake

at first it had good sound and was small,compact

screen smashed within a week, then the sound went funny, you could only hear the instruments and the back up singers, then it didnt turn on at all but springs to life when plugged into a computer.i have over 100 hundred songs on this thing but only 99 show up and it says more space is free!!

wont be buying an mp man again....EVER. i advis all undecided customers....DO NOT PURCHASE THIS ITEM!

Don't get tricked like I was ...

only price .... if it worked ...

I had some menu navigation problems with my FUB26 512MB and I decided to upgrade the firmware. Stupid decision .... Well, I've downloaded the program from the mpmaneurope site, followed the instructions and the result is very disappointing: It stucks in a "starting ...." loop. Impossible to get it recognized by the PC, nor to do anything eles with it ... I googled for some solution and I found a forum ( http://6v8.gamboni.org/mpman-MP-FUB26.html ) where someone posted a message: "I can assure you that if you try to re-install the firmware on most of the mp-fub26 512mb models you will destroy it" The guy who posted this is a repairman from UK, and what I can tell you, HE WAS RIGHT ! Now my mpman is useless... So, be warned, don't trust the mpmaneurope site, they are aware of many problems with these craps thay are producing, but they won't recognize any of their faults... Still don't believe me ? Well, check any section of downloads, firmware update on the mpmaneurope site: they have a disclaimer saying they are not responsible if you apply that patch THEY are releasing ... Interesting, huh ? It's like buying a computer and the manufacturer say: "Install the operation system at your own risk, we are not responsible if you destroy the hardware"....

I was tricked, so STAY AWAY from this brand ! Better pay more for a good brand, don't consider ONLY the price when you are purchasing ....

I have the problem where 'starting...' appears in a loop and no computer in the world can recogise it. Could some one email me at radha_t2002@yaho.com if you know any solution.

Thank you

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I have the problem where 'starting...' appears in a loop and no computer in the world can recogise it. Could some one email me at radha_t2002@yaho.com if you know any solution.

Thank you

this isnt the MPman, this is the sumvision m18, but ive seen both and they are the same.

cheap, nice apperance

screen smashed easly, song names corupt, mainly ones with a "v" in them "nevvvvvvvvvvvvvvv= nevermind etc" and the site they have isnt helpful at all

avoid unless your desperate

rate 90/100
good little mp3player, had the 'starting' problem but fixed it with no fuss, if anyone else wants me to fix theirs email me on omega23666@aol.com

good battery life, easy to transfer files (of ANY type), sound quality excellent, easy to use

volume down button causes blank lines on display when pushed but im sure thats because i dropped it out of an upstairs window...

good value for money, nice little player, handy as a storage device

Didn't have too many problems getting songs on / off. Did freeze occassionally but could live with it.

After 6 months headphones gave out (sound in one ear only). Replaced these and same thing happened!!

Judging by reviews, I seem lucky to have had 6 months out of it

Looks nice. Specs good. Wow factor good.

CCL online who supplied this are a great supplier and shipped / replaced very repidly.

I've now got my second "Sumvision" M18 which in all respects visual (and problematical!) is the same as the MPMAN MPFUB26 but with 1Gb memory. It randomly reboots and displays the now infamous "Starting..." message on the screen and this happened the 3rd time I switched it on and before I'd even loaded any MP3s onto it!

This really is a piece of CR@P but looks nice...

The sales pitch was good, several friends had different makes and were problem free. This is a 512MB which seems to be double the trouble

Absolutly none what so ever

Broke down after 2 days. On-line help takes 5 days for a response and is not worth waiting for. Takes another 5 days for a reply. You cannot re-install the mp programe either with XP,ME or windows 98.
A colleague has the same problem, his laster 4 days. You need a magnifying glass to read the instructions but don't bother as there is no real help anyway.

This company MPman should not be in business. Reliability 0. Back-up service 0. on-line help from mpman site 0. If your thinking of buying a mpman lie down till the feeling passes. or look at any other make than this one. I scored it one out of ten for it's looks

Original value for money was good and got me interested in it.

If it worked with no problems it would be spot on.

After reading these reviews I now realise I got one of the bad batch of these things, as said previously mine would freeze for no reason and re-start (including when connected to my PC), I wiped it and tryed to start again but it now loops saying "starting" and then switches itself off so its been relegated to the dustbin as the warranty as expired on it, I thought also the instructions were rubbish. I had wondered if using it whilst I was jogging was the reason.

My battery life was poor and some of my files wouldn't play, also the text on the screen came up as chinese on certain tracks.

If I buy another mp3 player I'm going to stay away from the large chain stores as I know people who've had problems with all sorts of makes of MP3 players from those places, I think I'd go to an on-line specialist and read the reviews people post before buying.

Kind of easy to use. It does not work on my PC at home but it does work at school ARGHHHHH!

does work, can store songs and other things but not a lot..

The manual hardly told me anything on how to work the thing. I had to work it out for myself,the battery display keeps going mad

I would get a better one, like my friend's mp3 player which IS MUCH BETTER THAN THIS ONE!!

I have the 512mb model

great value,easy to use,good sound and features.

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a good and basic MP3 player to start off with.well worth the money!!

Quite a good unit with lots of useful features

Easy to use. Good storage potential. Plug and play.

Battery life is 2 hours but that is to be expected from 1 aaa battery

Good value for money. There is a company that will fix these if you have no warranty: www.htelephones.co.uk/repair/reworkfub26.htm

worked when purchase played pre installed music from previos owner then crapped out after twenty minutes. It only displays starting and is not recognised by windows xp . i have even tried windows millanium

disappointed i will have to dismantle it to see circute
dont buy one

Saw this advertised in the paper. Thought it was a good buy.

Plays music, easy to transfer files. I liked the fact it could be used as a USB Storage device for other files. Its never frozen when ive used it.

Not much really. I was annoyed that it went down in price so quick.

For a 256mb mp3 player its well worth 50.00

I tried to reinstall the firmware. Jamed at "starting..." blinking. No more seen via the USB port.
you have the same problem, i would be thanks full to you if you tell me how to sort that problem out.
< Andrew Kemp > Plz brother if you can help me.
Plz if any one can help me.
e-mail:imrannaqvi83@yahoo.com

I bought from England but i m in Pakistan.I have to keep it with me weather its working or not.
I am very disapointed by MP-MAN

ok when looked at it but turned it on and then were problems persisted

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freezes and starting
firmware no use

dont buy

Did what it said on the box

Battery life is amazing 8-10 hrs from 1 AAA cell. Sound is good.

The cover on the "track select" button came adrift within 1 day of use. I opened it up and fixed it. The fix lasted about 2 hours, its a really poor design. Next time I open the works up I plan to superglue the assembly together.

Excellent idea let down by poor design. The flyers in the box address some of the reviewers problems ie how to get out of chinese display and handle more than 99 files (use folders)

Rate : 0/100

NONE

Cannot play no more than 10 files. Tried to reinstall the firmware. Locked while "starting" blinking. No more seen via the USB port. Useless Now

DO NT BUY THIS PIECE OF S***T

dont believe all what you read, some poeple just dont know what there doing

dead easy to use (if you have a basic understanding of mp3/pc's)

8 hour battery life (if you can call that a weakness)

if you want a basic mp3 easy to use and want good sound quality get this at the right price

great sound quality, easy to use

none really, you get what you pay for

a great little player, good basic starter model

Quite a good player for the money. Lots of features

It has voice record. Plug and play

Battery life is not great but you can't expect it to last very long with only 1 small battery

Pretty good overall

good size and the sounds good

bateries only last about 3hours, cant organize music when its on the mp3, ive got 111 tracks on it but only 99 comes up on the mp3, and it still says there space for more, intruction booklet tells you nothing! it dosnt have any explinations of whats what or how to do things.

Terrible "translated from Chinese" instuctions. couldnt download music. couldnt get it to reset softwear. Battery last 2hrs while trying to reset softwear. What a waste of money. I bought one, it didnt work, got another and it didnt work, glad i got my money back

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lots