Dodocool High Resolution MP3 Music Player Review

I purchased this for my daughter who is 10 years old and is constantly sitting on her ipad watching YouTube video’s and I wanted something to introduce her more to the joy of music but also have a greater control over content, due to some questionable video’s I caught her watching on YouTube she is not allowed her ipad in her bedroom so this is something she can use there and when she is out.

This arrived in a solid black dodocool branded box with the MP3 player packed in a rubber cut out with power/transfer lead and instructions under it, the first thing I noticed after unpacking was how solid and well finished this was with its aluminium body and extremely clear QVGA LCD screen you could feel and see the high quality.

After switching it on I linked it up to my computer and transferred some MP3’s over and also put some albums on a micro SD card as I wanted to test this feature, the transfer was fairly quick although I would think this is also dependent on the speed of your computer, USB connection and transfer rate. The menu is very easy to navigate using the wheel going through in a clockwise motion you have Now Playing, Playlist, Radio, Record, Explorer and finally Settings.

Going through the settings you have an option of an alternative interface, and in common settings you can adjust the screen saver timer and screen brightness, I did turn the brightness up a bit on this but again a personal preference and no doubt my daughter will adjust it again. There is also an option for timed shutdown and auto power off both with the option of disabling them, an option to increase the boot volume and format both the internal 8gb memory and external micro SD card.

I found the sound quality superb totally lacking any distortion even at the highest level, I tried it with a small external speaker which worked instantly and also attached my daughters headset again working flawlessly and certainly very powerful, I tested the sound recorder which came out very clear and I would think ideal if you wanted to record memos as it has a pause and continue recording feature with the mic being inbuilt into the unit.

I have added a video and will also add some pictures, in this I show unpacking, going through the menu, selecting and playing some MP3’s from the internal 8gb memory then adding a micro SD card loaded up with some albums and playing a few songs from that, I then went on to test the radio which I found to be impressively clear and easy to tune, please be aware the sound and video are crystal clear but the video quality often degrades considerable when uploaded.

• High-Resolution Audio Certified: Deliver high-fidelity sound reproduction which complies with the High-Resolution Audio standard (96kHz/24-bit or above) and is much better than CDs (44.1kHz/16-bit)
• 2'' LCD display: Easily enable you to navigate the menu and relevant information. Provide fast and accurate operations with an advanced ARM Dual-core Cortex-M3 processor.
• Support Expanded Storage: This mini music player is built-in 8 GB memory and a expandable memory card slot that support a TF card of up to 256GB (TF card is not included).
• Working time up to 30 hours with 3.7V 1400mAh rechargeable Li-battery. Support music playback, FM radio, high-fidelity voice recording (up to 192kHz/24PCM), line out and TF card reading.
• Support audio formats: MP2, MP3, WMA and decoding DSD64, DSD128, DSD256 (.dff & .dsf), FLAC (up to 192kHz/24bit), ALAC (up to 192kHz/24bit), APE (up to 96 kHz/24bit), WAV (up to 192kHz/24bit) and other lossless audio format

What I liked
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- Nice design with a high quality metal finish
- The QVGA LCD screen giving a very clear display
- The menu layout is very nice and easy to navigate
- Ability to add up to a 256GB micro SD card
- Sound recording, a nice added feature that could be useful
- In built radio
- Choice of interfaces selectable through the settings
- Up to 30 hour’s playtime from a single charge
- Supports a multitude of different audio formats
- Really great quality sound

What I Didn’t Like
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- The manual could be better and more in depth but as everything is simple to navigate and self-explanatory not a big deal and I am not reducing my overall rating for it.

Summary
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Overall this is a really solid high quality MP3 player with some nice added extras, the sound is superb and my daughter is over the moon with it so for these reasons it gets full marks from me. If you have any questions please feel free to ask I will do my best to answer.

Price: £45.99

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Children's Night Light Ocean Wave Projector

I purchased this for my daughters room, I have two daughters one is ten years old the other 19 months and they share a room, bedtime is always somewhat of a warzone and it’s difficult to get them to settle so I wanted something soothing and relaxing to settle them down, they often want TV or mobile devices but both just have the effect of keeping their attention and not getting them to sleep so thought this ideal.

The nightlight comes in a small box and has all the connections needed to have it up and running along with a remote control that takes two AAA batteries (not supplied), the manual is very easy to follow with illustrations and all in English no mixed languages.

There are four inbuilt sound track which are very relaxing and easily selectable with either the remote control or front control panel, you can select different colours with seven different modes in total along with being able to tilt the display by moving the slider on the base.

The thing I really liked about this was the fact you could introduce your own sounds or music via a TF card or audio connection which is supplied and worked great with an iPad and iPhone when I tested it, I loaded up some music on a spare TF card I had and that also works very well so am compiling some relaxing music and tunes to put on it.

I have done a short video of it in use but please be aware videos lose quality when uploaded to Amazon so it might be a bit patchy but hopefully gives you a good view of the functions.

• Because of the remote control and touch senor keys, it has dual-optional, and the operation is more convenient; of course, it can be used to turn on/off the lamp, change lighting modes, adjust the volume, set automatically turn off timer.
• It has 12 super bright LED beads and 7 lighting modes, so you can choose which mode show depending on your mood or the surrounding at ease. And the lamp can be tilted 45 degree, it convenient for you to project the light straight up or point in an appointed direction.
• It supports TF card and built-in mini speaker, and it has four built-in lullaby music: forest insect sounds, ocean wave sea gulls sounds, flowing water birds sounds and merry nature sounds. So enjoy your tranquility at night.
• The 3 auto off timer options include 1H, 2H, 4H, and the lamp will automatically shut off after the preset time. Of course, the timer can be canceled to stay on all night long.
• It's a color changing wave LED night light with mini speaker, and it's powered when it matched USB cable (adapter is not included), and it control by both touch sensor key and controller (2 AAA batteries are not included). It's perfect for creating a watery ocean atmosphere, which can be used in bathrooms, living rooms, baby rooms, parties.

What I liked
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- Easy to set up
- Good clear easy to follow manual
- Ability to link to a mobile device
- TF card slot so you can compile your own playlists
- Multiple choices of colours
- Remote control
- My children love it
- The timer option so you can set it to either one, two or four hour shut off

What I Didn’t Like
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- Not really found anything but if I do I will return, edit and add

Summary
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Overall this is a great little device and I am very pleased with it, after the initial excitement once it was set up and running my children fell asleep in no time. If you have any questions please feel free to ask I will do my best to answer.

Price: £21.99

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