Introduction
I’ve been holding off getting an MP3 player for some time now. I’ve been waiting for something palm sized (easily fits in a pocket), plays MP3s, has a radio, an equalizer, expandable memory, and won’t cost me an arm and a leg. After some research I ran across the e.Digital Odyssey 300. Let’s see how it stacks up.
Appearance
Overall, the Odyssey 300 is an attractive device. It is well built and doesn’t have the usual cheap plastic feel some players have. The plastic molding on the shell is actually very unique. The main body of the player is silver colored, while the sides are tinted purple and see-through.
The Odyssey 300 also comes with a few accessories. Included is a black leather carrying case, silver ear bud headphones, a silver wired remote (no LCD on it), and your typical manual, software, and USB cable. The accessories are nice, but nothing over the top. I do like the leather carrying case. The stitching is on the outside, which helps protect the case if you drop it.
Setup
The only way to get MP3s on to the Odyssey 300 is with the included software. The player will not show up as a removable drive, so you cannot drag and drop songs and files to the player through the Windows explorer.
Setting up the device was as easy as installing the CD software, putting a battery in the player and connecting it to your computer. From there, you simply run the Odyssey Manager program and select which files and MP3 songs you want on the player.
Performance
Software
I found the software very user friendly. Browsing your computer is easy to do and there is a little window that tells you how much remaining memory you have available. The only problem with the software is that it takes some time to send files to the player. Compared to sending files directly from my computer to a CompactFlash card with a card reader, using the software with the Odyssey 300 is not incredibly slower, but it is not as fast.
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