Ultra Hydra MP3 Player (1GB, orange)
Manufacturer: ULTRA Products Part number: ULT40017
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- Average user rating: 1.0 stars out of 10 reviews
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- Description:
- This ultra sporty "Hydra" MP3 player looks great and is splash resistant. Play MP3 and WMA audio files, listen to FM radio or record with the voice recorder while at work or working out! The digital EQ features five preprogrammed settings. The high speed USB 2.0 interface allows the Hydra to plug and play as a flash drive so ... Read more
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Product brief
Intro: The Ultra Hydra MP3 is a 1 GB, flash player.Compared to other flash MP3 players on the market, it is relatively inexpensive at around $40.
Noteworthy Features: Has a 1 oz weight.This is lighter than the average MP3 player on the market today, but is to be expected for a MP3 player of this price.This unit comes with a radio tuner.
Weaker Features: None noted, given available product data.
Suitability: Suited for those who want to store a goodly amount of songs.Listen to your favorite local stations on this radio equipped player.Comes with equalizer presets to easily maximize your listening experience.
Value: Given its relatively inexpensive price, this MP3 player has great features for the money.
Suggestions: Audiophiles may wish to buy aftermarket headphones for better sound reproduction.
User reviews
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I wouldn't buy it again.
by ddavis43015 on April 28, 2007
Pros: Good sound, fairly easy navigation.
Cons: Both units I've had get corrupted and then won't accept a firmware update.
Summary: I really like it when it works. However both units after having them for about two months became corrupted and wouldn't accept a firmware update. I got a replacement ...
Summary: I really like it when it works. However both units after having them for about two months became corrupted and wouldn't accept a firmware update. I got a replacement unit after the first one. Pretty good service. But this second one has done the same thing. I'm not sure but it could be getting corrupted when the battery goes dead. I will see about getting a refund, if not then I'll see about 2nd RMA and make sure that I have new batteries all the time.
2 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Good sound - No experience with service
by yasinghMD on April 1, 2007
Pros: Good sound, Has a radio
Cons: USB1- does not retain memory of last position - eats battery
Summary: I have not had any corrupted files yet. The reason I am writing this is - I find that Creative MUVO retains memory of where you were last time - ...
Summary: I have not had any corrupted files yet. The reason I am writing this is - I find that Creative MUVO retains memory of where you were last time - even when you remove the battery. This is a great feature when you want to stop in the middle of an hour long lecture or a symphony etc. Also I found that the battery continues to discharge slowly. My solution - reverse the battery when not in use. But this is not acceptable as the MUVO does not eat battery when not in use. But Muvo has no radio. They are both USB1 - would prefer USB2 particularly for units greater than 1GB.
1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Syling-Colorful; reliable no.
by tumbleweed_biff on February 24, 2007
Pros: Colorful, works most of the time, if you don't mind reloading your files often.
Cons: Data loss and corruption. Poor button position.
Summary: A handy little device, it suffers from mediocre to poor implementation. The dangling fob serves no purpose. The strap for carrying the device attaches to a different point than the ...
Summary: A handy little device, it suffers from mediocre to poor implementation. The dangling fob serves no purpose. The strap for carrying the device attaches to a different point than the fob and does not cosmetically match. Nor does the device include any sort of body strap for athletic use, something its styling and marketing (splash resistant) would suggest it was intended for. The volume and forward/rev buttons are directly opposite each other making it so that pushing on one side, you have to put resistance on the other and often end up pushing a button you didn't intend to push.
The most singular strike against this device, however, is that it simply doesn't retain the files that are put on it. It suffers from "data corruption", something I have never experienced from a flash device. As best as I can determine, when reading the data, for some reason the device essentially puts the files in a writeable state even when you are just playing them, so that if it suddenly loses power (battery dies?) it will corrupt data. I don't know if there are other possible causes, but I noticed as I played songs that more and more of them would suddenly stop in the middle of the song and then it would move to the next one. The coup de gras for this device is that it will then loose all track of the contents of the FAT, so that you can no longer play your MP3's until you can get connected to a computer and reformat, losing all of the contents, so if you use it for file transfer/storage as well, like I do, well ...
Tech support actually hung up on me when I was trying to get help and a post to their forum was ignored by their resident support guy - that is, when the tech forum is up - it was down for a couple of days in a row right after I posted my question.1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Great deal until I got it home!
by auidophile on December 6, 2008
Pros: Compact, light weight, water resistant, colorful choices and overall good sound (save the equipped headphones).
Cons: Where do I begin? For starters, it is a battery hog, it intermittently freezes up, complex navigation (not very intuitive), slow USB upload, goofy necklace design, and now one of the buttons broke making it completely inoperable.
Summary: At first I thought this was such a great value from Tigerdirect.com that I bought one for myself and my wife. Then my wife recommended it to her sister ...
Summary: At first I thought this was such a great value from Tigerdirect.com that I bought one for myself and my wife. Then my wife recommended it to her sister where she bought one. After three months, all three of us experienced similar problems. Now when I turn on my grey one and my wife turns on her pink one - we each get pretty blank blue screens. Gosh maybe we could use them as Christmas ornaments on the tree. I wouldn't recommend this product to anyone! My bad, I went with the impartial (so I thought) fat guy video on the Tigerdirect web site reviewing the product with positive feedback.
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Don't update the firmware.
Pros: Nothing special typical specs for similar models in same price range.
Cons: No OLED display. Firmware freezes mp3 will not work afterward.
Summary: Don't update the firmware. It will brick your mp3 player.
Summary: Don't update the firmware. It will brick your mp3 player.
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This thing is an absolute piece of (insert a variety of expletives) junk!!!! DO NOT waste your money
by timsdd on June 9, 2008
Pros: it's small but so aren't most rocks....hey rocks might have served me better!
Cons: it does not work 1/2 the time.....tells me no file when clearly I have files on there!, the firmware is defective had to reinstall at least once, it loses files, the menu navigation makes you want to
Summary: This is far & away the worst product I have purchased in many many years. If this is what we can expect from Ultra....STEER CLEAR!!! I am seriously considering ...
Summary: This is far & away the worst product I have purchased in many many years. If this is what we can expect from Ultra....STEER CLEAR!!! I am seriously considering smashing it up with a hammer and sending back to Ultra.
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Works for a while then dies
by tranzie on May 28, 2008
Pros: When it works you get 160 songs with 1 gig.
Cons: Won't last long enough.
Summary: Hydra has a software problem. I have 3 of them. Two have died. I think they could be fixed if I had a software progarm. I was very careful not ...
Summary: Hydra has a software problem. I have 3 of them. Two have died. I think they could be fixed if I had a software progarm. I was very careful not to drop or damage them. They both quit loaded up. I'm sure this will happen to all of them.
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so so MP3 player
by mheystad on November 21, 2007
Pros: FM reception, price, 1GB storage
Cons: no way to access songs quickly
Summary: This is an okay player with so so sound, but the worst thing about it is there is no wa to scroll through a music list and find the song ...
Summary: This is an okay player with so so sound, but the worst thing about it is there is no wa to scroll through a music list and find the song you are looking for. Would not recommend this player.
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wonderful and good
by redvaibhav on October 20, 2007
Pros: good and light
Cons: pulled out the usb by mistake,it is not working from then.
Summary: one day i pulled the usb from my pc by mistake from then it is not working.I am from India and i don.t know what to do as ...
Summary: one day i pulled the usb from my pc by mistake from then it is not working.I am from India and i don.t know what to do as i dont know its service centre.Please help me
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not as good as it look
by Jakebeast on September 6, 2007
Pros: the good looking color (orange)
Cons: have to reset it (reformat) once a month with a mac
Summary: Go for sandisk or creative. They are bigger they are better.Impossible to reformat the ultra with my portablepc or pc. By chance I have a mac so I can ...
Summary: Go for sandisk or creative. They are bigger they are better.Impossible to reformat the ultra with my portablepc or pc. By chance I have a mac so I can reformatted it and have to recopy everything on it. I don't have that problem with my sandisk. I do not recommended this product at all.
Specifications
- Manufacturer: ULTRA Products
- Part number: ULT40017
- Description: This ultra sporty "Hydra" MP3 player looks great and is splash resistant. Play MP3 and WMA audio files, listen to FM radio or record with the voice recorder while at work or working out! The digital EQ features five preprogrammed settings. The high speed USB 2.0 interface allows the Hydra to plug and play as a flash drive so files can easily be dragged and dropped to and from the player. Sporty and durable, the Ultra Hydra is your next portable music device.
General
- Product type Digital player / radio
- PC interface(s) supported USB
- Signal-to-noise ratio 86 dB
- Total harmonic distortion 0.1 %
- Flash memory installed 1 GB Integrated
- Digital storage None
- Weight 1 oz
- Dimensions (W x D x H) 1.5 in x 0.9 in x 3 in
- Color Orange
- Included accessories Software kit
Digital Player / Recorder
- Supported digital audio standards MP3, WMA, ADPCM
- Playback modes A-B repeat, Repeat all, One track repeat, Random play / shuffle
- Response bandwidth 20 - 20000 Hz
- ID3 tags support Yes
- External hard drive function Yes
Built-in Display
- Audio system built-in display LCD
- Resolution 132 x 32
- Features Adjustable brightness
Audio Features
- Sound output mode Stereo
- Water Resistant Yes
- Additional features Screen saver, Auto power save, Upgradeable firmware, USB 2.0 compatibility, Battery level indication
Equalizer
- Equalizer type Digital
- Equalizer factory preset qty 5
- Equalizer factory presets Pop, Jazz, Rock, Normal, Classic
Radio
- Tuner type Digital Radio tuner
- Station preset qty 30
- Tuner bands FM
- Tuner frequency range FM: 87.5 - 108 MHz
- Tuning display LCD display
- Additional radio features Auto Store (AS)
Microphone
- Microphone type Built-in
Headphones
- Headphones type Binaural Ear-bud
- Sound output mode Stereo
- Connectivity technology Wired
Connectivity
- Cable(s) included USB cable -
- Connector type 1 x Headphones Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm, 1 x USB
Battery / Power
- Battery 1 x AAA type Rechargeable
System Requirements
- Peripheral / Interface devices CD-ROM, USB port
- Operating system Apple MacOS 9.2.2 or later, Microsoft Windows 98SE/2000/ME/XP
- Min processor speed 200 MHz
Product series
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Ultra Hydra MP3 Player (1GB, orange)
Manufacturer: ULTRA Products
Specs: Digital player / radio, 1 GB, MP3, WMA, ADPCM, 1 x AAA type Rechargeable
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Ultra Hydra MP3 Player (1GB, black)
Manufacturer: ULTRA Products
Specs: Digital player / radio, 1 GB, MP3, WMA, ADPCM, 1 x AAA type Rechargeable
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- Phone: 1-888-222-5487
- Email: service@ultraproducts.com
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