Oregon Scientific Waterproof Player Reviewer's Comments
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Whether you run, walk or even swim, the Oregon Scientific Waterproof mp3 Player with FM Radio and Built-in Pedometer will provide you with your favorite tunes and workout stats while you exercise. That's why Oregon Scientific is our “TopTenREVIEWS Gold Award” for sports Mp3 players.
This is one of the few players that offers pedometer features and a pulse monitor as well as the only player and headphones that are completely submergible—great for lap swimmers.
Features:
The Oregon Scientific Mp3 offers all of the basic music features like repeat, shuffle, FM radio and an equalizer. The player also excels as a sport player with a high-end stopwatch and pedometer features.
Sports Features:
This waterproof Mp3 player has more sports features than any other player that we reviewed. The player will keep pace, track your calories, calculate your speed, calculate your body mass index, record your pulse and more.
Battery Life:
Because of the all of the extras, it has a shorter battery life of only 10 hours. Nevertheless, it will keep up with most workouts.
Physical Features:
This compact player is completely waterproof and it comes with waterproof headphones. You can listen to your favorite tunes while swimming or in the rain. Because the player is waterproof, the buttons are stiffer and require more effort to browse playlists and songs. Also, it's harder to access the various ports because of a special screw that makes all connections waterproof.
Music Formats:
The Waterproof Sports Mp3 Player only supports mp3 and wma; however, these are the most common music file formats. If you have music in different files, you will have to convert them first.
Help/Support:
Oregon Scientific's support is adequate. They provide FAQ and other documentation. You can contact the company by email or phone.
Summary:
If you want excellent stopwatch and pedometer features to help you with your workouts and/or would like to listen to music in the pool, this player is for you. Oregon Scientific's Waterproof Sports Mp3 Player is a great choice for anyone serious about exercise and music. The only downside to the otherwise excellent features is the limited support for only two music file formats.
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