The MPM-201:
Now that we have taken a look at everything else, it is time to take a close look at the player itself. Here you are able to see the main side of the player, including the 3.5" TFT screen and other controls. Each set of controls has a similar layout on each side of the player.
On the left side of the screen you have a menu and back button. The menu button will take you directly to the main menu, while the back button will take you one menu back. Directly below those buttons is a multi-function four-way joy button, and the select/ok button.
On the right side of the player you have the stop and play buttons. The play button also acts as a pause button. Below those two buttons is a large volume button. The volume button has a slight flaw, whenever you go to use it; it has a tendency to stick. Once you get it to move, it moves easily. Finally, you can see the two little speakers. These are decent, but they do not reproduce much bass, and is the only issue I have with the audio playback.
On the bottom of the unit there isn't much to see. You have the two cradle connections, the small one is for power, and the second is the main cradle connection. Here you can also see the battery compartment.
On the left side of the player, there are three ports. On the far left you have the headphone port, which also doubles as the a/v port when you are not connected to the cradle. Next you have the mini-USB connection, which we all know you use to connect to the computer to load your media to the unit. Finally you have the DC power connection.
At the top of the unit, there is even less to see (below left image). Starting on the right side of the player, you have a switch that opens the media card port. Inside the media card port, you can plug in CompactFlash and/or SD memory cards, which the unit will read, and allow you to unload the files onto the player. Directly next to the media ports is a little microphone and the power switch, which also doubles as the hold switch. To power on the device, you simply push the power switch for a moment, and the unit will turn on.
 
The final thing to see on the player is the integrated stand (above right image). There isn't much to the stand, it's simply a 2.5" by 0.5" piece of plastic that is more than capable of holding the player at a good viewing angle. On a portable media player, this is an extremely handy piece of plastic to have.
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