Netac MuStik A200 user reviews

Breadmaster 11 September 2011

Good: The music sounds great. Built in FM transmitter is indeed handy. Relatively cheap. When connected to computer, works good. There's a "hold" switch, so that you don't accidentally press other buttons when picking it up.

Bad: Smaller than I thought! Would be hard watching videos. It's small size makes it awkward to use. You also look at the screen sideways.

Comment: I bought this item because I wanted an MP3 player with a BUILT-IN fm transmitter, and didn't want to pay over 100 dollars for it, and I don't care much for Apple products.

Well that's exactly what happened. I have the 2 Gig version and use it for transmitting the FM signal to my car radio, or my home radio, or my friends radio.

It also comes with Mini USB to regular USB port (Which can be used to charging), Car charger, ear phones, neck strap, and of course, the instruction manual.

The instruction manual says you can download stuff for it. I was hoping for extra programs to put into the MP3 player and make it more user friendly, but when I went to the main site, there was nothing to download for it.

You can create your own playlists on it by making individual folders inside the MP3 player and it'll play everything within that folder. If you want to play songs in a certain order, like a playlist, it plays the songs in the same order that you put the files in. So you need to put each song in the mp3 player in the same order you want them played as. If you select a bunch of songs and put them in the mp3 player, then it will not follow any order. It can also repeat one song, all songs, shuffle, and shuffle AND repeat all.

As with any FM transmitter, make sure you find yourself a good radio frequency that has the least amount of static, interference, and as silent as possible. The "Auto scan" either just sucks, or is not being used correctly, since every time I use it, it selects "78.5" and since FM radio doesn't go below 87, well, that doesn't make sense. So you're better off finding your own frequency manually. It works best when placed on top of the radio, AKA EXTREMELY close. It loses range easily and you also have to "point" the MP3 player at the radio to get a good sound. Try to find a way to mount it to your car that's close to the radio, or even along the path where your car's antenna is. You can also plug in its earphones and use them to boost FM transmission.

When charging the player through car charger or USB cable, make sure you have the hold switch ON, or else it won't take a charge and just sit there.

Its battery charges to full in about 3 hours, but also loses its charge in 6 hours or less. Of course, the player being smaller in width than a business card, I guess that makes sense.

Good thing there's a "hold" switch, cause this thing is so small, you're apt to hit alot of buttons when trying to pick it up. Atleast it can easily fit into your pocket.

The screen is small, but I am glad I HAVE a screen. It has a screensaver and you can adjust the time when it will go into screensaver and can also automatically turn off when not being used. (It won't turn off when playing stuff) You cannot change the screensaver so you're stuck with a little music symbol that goes around the screen.

Conclusion: It's sound quality is great, FM transmitter is a little finicky to use. This MP3 not the most user friendly device to use but I am happy with my relatively cheap purchase, because that is the biggest reason I bought it.