Grundig Steps Up with the MPixx 2000

Grundig

MPixx 2000

By: Travis Booysen on May 30, 2007 7:41 PM

The introduction of two new digital audio players from Grundig, the 1GB MPixx 2001 FM and 2GB MPixx 2002 FM, appears to be an indication that the company wants a more serious role in the low-capacity market.

As well as an extensive set of features, the MPixx carries a price to match. Both models have a 21-hour battery life for audio and come with a 1.8-inch TFT LCD with 65,000 colors; FM radio with 20-station memory; stereo sound and recording capabilities; voice recorder; support for MP3, WMA (DRM), WAV, and SMV audio formats; support for MPEG with transcoding software for WMV, Real Player, Quick Time, DVD, and MP4 video formats; and a picture viewer for JPEG and BMP files. All of this is available in 1GB for 79€ and 2GB for 89€.

[Product Page via PMP Today]

Comments

-PL-mike on May 30, 2007 8:57 PM

Doesn't look bad at all....very simple...and the interface looks really neat. The earbuds don't really look too great. I'm being patient and waiting for something new from Microsoft, Samsung or Toshiba with a higher capacity.

Kas on May 30, 2007 10:17 PM

Yeah, I agree that does look very nice. Sleek and easy on the eyes. The screen and interface looks really nice. Price and battery life is good too, sounds like a decent competitor if they market it well.

Almoxil on May 31, 2007 2:27 PM

Beautiful gadget... the design is classy and clean -- very nice. I've always heard good things about Grundig (high hopes in the SQ department). Too bad they only make it 1GB or 2GB. These capacities won't impress a lot of people, unless it has a slot for SD or SDHC cards.

SlowUSB on September 1, 2007 10:28 AM

Looks good, sounds good and the specs indicate that it's USB 2.0. But when trying to copy a large file (~700 MB) on there, it takes about 15 mins, while on my cheapo USB stick with USB 2.0 it only takes a little over a minute. It seems like it works like USB 1.1. Anyone else had this problem?

H on September 28, 2007 4:51 PM

I have one , the 2GB model, all i can say is , i´m very impressed with this player!!
Excelent quality /price , only 60€!
Pros:
Lightweight and handy
Good batery life
Good diplay with mp4 hability

Minus
Akward navegation menu
Slow on button
Lausy headphones

If you´re looking for an affordable mp4 player, this the right player for you, buy sony headphones and you´ll have plenty hours of good music!

ashley on January 20, 2009 4:51 AM

how do i fukinget movies on it den u wankers because it doesent fukin work,ive been trying to putvideo on it for days and it wont let me...its relle startin to piss me off...sum 1 help me

Yesh on March 8, 2009 2:57 AM

i also have problem to converted avi format play on it (from mov to avi or any other format converted to avi). Any help? Plaeaseeeee

yesh on March 8, 2009 2:59 AM

ps. i have mpxii 4400 (grundig)

Paulo on July 16, 2009 8:16 PM

Very Good player for the price. But buy another headphones. Try some AKG or Philips. The quality sound is great, and the fm radio works very good with powerfull stereo reception. Grundig is a great brand and when i had problems puttimg my videos inside,i just phoned grundig and they explained me , how to convert avi. It works perfect now.

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