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- 7-inch TFT LCD Color Screen; DVD/CDG/MP3G/MP3/CD Compatible
- Record CDG/MP3G/MP3/CD and Voice;AUX Input for iPod/MP3 Players (Audio 3.5 mm); USB 2.0 and SD (SD Card not included)
- Equalizer, Digital Echo, Digital Key Control, Treble and Bass Control
- AC/DC Power; 2 Microphone Input Jacks
- Audio/Video Outputs; Personal Player Cradle
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First, yes, I have read and followed all the manual instructions.
What works well:
1. The screen is bright and shows a decent image of dvd's.
2. The machine is lightweight and the buttons are sturdy, not sensitive. These controls are easy to use and understand. This is a plus for us as this is going to be a family unit.
3. Description says it has two mic inputs-and the picture shows two microphones-but the descpription only says only microphone (singular). Yes, it does come with two mic's. But it only comes with one headphone jack, so only one listener at a time.
4. Comes with a remote for controlling dvd etc.
5. Also has a "rating" setting that allows you to set what the machine to play (ie: you can set it to "Family" if you want it to play only G and PG movies).
6. Has an analog video input, so I am going to experiment with a camera and see if I can get an image of the kids performing on the screen.
What doesn't work so well:
1. The unit chirps when the cdg's play. It happens during and between songs when the disc's rotate. It does not matter which types of discs are in-dvd's, cdg's, cd's. (I have this same problem with a different Audiovox portable dvd player-but not Sony portable dvd player). Really annoying!
2. It's true--the mic's pick up very little sound-no matter how close you are, how you project in them, or do a "tap" test--unless the main volume is cranked. When others wrote about the bad mic's I thought, "That might not be so bad, then it won't be too loud when my daughter is singing." But these pick up next to nada unless the sound is cranked. So although there are individual mic volume controls, these are next-to-useless dials.
3. Echo feature is about the same in it's usefulness: only when cranked.
4. The 2 cdg discs that come with it are really cheap-graphics hard to read and music accompaniament are poor renditions. Don't count on these for your party fun.
5. The discs enter vertically and need to "snap" in place in order to rotate. Some users may damage the discs when you have to "unsnap" them to change the disc.
6. Emerson is still packaging in styrofoam. When will these people learn? Air packs or biodegradable recycled paper fibre, people!
What is funny:
1. This is a perfect travel companion to take to Granma's for the holidays. Plays dvds, cds, and karaoke. You can put the kids in the closet with a few packs of batteries and a pair of headphones and not see them until it's time to go.
2. This is a Christmas present so I had to make a test run in the downstairs bathroom at 5 a.m. My kid later reported he was dreaming about drunk singing reindeer. Coincidence?
In Short:
If it weren't for the chirping, I would be happy with this product. If it weren't for the chirping and the poor sound pick-up, I would be thrilled with this product.
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Mic's were a little cheesey, bought some quality ones , much better, not vert loud so you need a amp and speakers if you are using in a big area. I set this up for a family reunion, with a surround sound system and 13" TV for the veiwing, after a bit of fine tuning it sounded as good as the professional systems, had great fun !!
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I read all the reviews befor I purchased it but decided for the price to purchase it anyways. This was a great product for the price. No it is not a professional system, but I was looking for a backyard, cookout type of product for my families use. I didnt want to spend a fortune. And when I got it I was amazed. It was great! My only issue was I didnt know what songs came with it. I was plesently supprised when I got it. Below are the songs included on the 2 discs:
900 Miles Various Artists
Absolutely (Story Of A Girl) Nine Days
Alexander's Ragtime Band Various Artists
All Star Smash Mouth
Amarillo By Morning George Strait
Amazing Grace Various Artists
And Still Reba McEntire
Bicycle Built For Two Various Artists
Bill Bailey, Won't You Come Home Various Artists
Breathe Michelle Branch
Camptown Races Various Artists
Celebration Kool & The Gang
Clementine Various Artists
Could It Be I'm Falling In Love Spinners
Crawdad Song Various Artists
Dance To The Music Sly & The Family Stone
Danny Boy Various Artists
Deck The Halls Various Artists
Dixie Patriotic
Down By The Riverside Various Artists
Dry Bones Various Artists
Endless Love Lionel Richie & Diana Ross
Everything You Want Vertical Horizon
Fast As You Dwight Yoakam
First Noel, The Various Artists
Fly Sugar Ray
For He's A Jolly Good Fellow Various Artists
For Me And My Gal Various Artists
Frankie And Johnny Various Artists
Go Tell It On The Mountain Various Artists
Hail Hail The Gang's All Here Various Artists
Home On The Range Various Artists
Hot Stuff Donna Summer
How Forever Feels Kenny Chesney
How You Remind Me Nickelback
I Only Have Eyes For You Flamingos
I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen Various Artists
I'm Looking Over A Four Leaf Clover Various Artists
In The Good Old Summertime Various Artists
It's My Party Leslie Gore
I've Been Working On The Railroad Various Artists
Jack And Jill Various Artists
Jeanie With The Light Brown Hair Various Artists
Jingle Bells (Childrens) Various Artists
La Bamba Various Artists
Let Me Call You Sweetheart Various Artists
Looking Through Your Eyes Leann Rimes
Mack The Knife Bobby Darin
MacNamara's Band Various Artists
Mary Had A Little Lamb Various Artists
Michael Row The Boat Ashore Various Artists
Moonlight Bay Various Artists
My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean Various Artists
My Wild Irish Rose Various Artists
Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye Steam
Oh Christmas Tree Various Artists
Oh Little Town Of Bethlehem Various Artists
Oh When The Saints Go Marching In Various Artists
Old MacDonald Had A Farm Various Artists
On Top Of Old Smokey Various Artists
Peg O' My Heart Various Artists
Poor Poor Pitiful Me Terri Clark
Pop Goes The Weasel Various Artists
Ramblin' Man Allman Bros.
Ring Around The Rosie Various Artists
Rock Island Line Various Artists
Rock-A-My Soul Various Artists
Rockin' Robin Bobby Day
Row Row Row Your Boat Various Artists
Sailing Sailing Various Artists
Save Tonight Eagle Eye Cherry
School Days Public Domain
She's In Love With The Boy Trisha Yearwood
Shortening Bread Various Artists
Silent Night Various Artists
Sixteen Candles Crests
Sixteen Tons Various Artists
Sloop John B Various Artists
Summer Wind Frank Sinatra
Summertime Blues Alan Jackson
Sweet By And By Various Artists
Take Me Out To The Ball Game Various Artists
The Eensy Weensy Spider Various Artists
The Farmer In The Dell Various Artists
The House Of The Rising Sun Animals
The Reason Hoobastank
The Wanderer Dion & The Belmonts
Three Blind Mice Various Artists
Tisket A Tasket, A Various Artists
Tura Lura Lura Various Artists
Twelve Days Of Christmas Various Artists
Walkin' On The Sun Smash Mouth
We Wish You A Merry Christmas Various Artists
When Irish Eyes Are Smiling Various Artists
Who Threw The Overalls In Mrs. Murphy's Chowder Various Artists
Yankee Doodle Various Artists
Yellow Rose Of Texas Various Artists
You Don't Know Me Ray Charles
You're A Grand Old Flag Various Artists
You're Sixteen, You're Beautiful & You're Mine Ringo Starr
Abide With Me Various Artists
All The Pretty Little Horses Various Artists
All Things Bright And Beautiful Various Artists
All Through The Night Various Artists
Alouette Various Artists
Alphabet Song, The Various Artists
America (My Country Tis Of Thee) Various Artists
America The Beautiful Various Artists
Angels From The Realms Of Glory Various Artists
Angels We Have Heard On High Various Artists
Animal Fair Various Artists
Around And Around The Village Various Artists
Auld Lang Syne Various Artists
Away In A Manger Various Artists
Aye Aye Aye Aye The Limerick Song Various Artists
Baby Bumblebee Various Artists
B I N G O Various Artists
Baa Baa Black Sheep Various Artists
Barney Buntline Various Artists
Battle Hymn Of The Republic Various Artists
Be Kind To Your Web Footed Friends Various Artists
Bear Went Over The Mountain Various Artists
Big Rock Candy Mountain Various Artists
Bill Grogan's Goat Various Artists
Billy Boy Various Artists
Billy Pringle Various Artists
Bird's Song Various Artists
Blessed Assurance Various Artists
Blow The Man Down Various Artists
Blue Bells Of Scotland Various Artists
Bluebird Various Artists
Bollweevil Various Artists
Boom, Boom, Ain't It Great To Be Crazy Various Artists
Brahm's Lullaby Various Artists
Bringing In The Sheaves Various Artists
Caissons Go Rolling Along Various Artists
Calendar Song Various Artists
Cat Came Back, The Various Artists
Church in The Wildwood Various Artists
Cock A Doodle Doo Various Artists
Cockles And Mussels Various Artists
Cocky Robin Various Artists
Come, O Come, Emanuel Various Artists
Counting Song Various Artists
Daddy Sang Bass Various Artists
Day And Night Various Artists
Do Your Ears Hang Low Various Artists
Down By The Old Mill Stream Various Artists
Elephant And The Flea Various Artists
Father Grumble Various Artists
Fiddle De De Various Artists
Frere Jacques Various Artists
Froggie Went A Courting Various Artists
Georgie Porgie Various Artists
German Lullaby Various Artists
Git Along Little Dogies Various Artists
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen Various Artists
Golden Slumbers Various Artists
Good Morning Merry Sunshine Various Artists
Goosey Goosey Gander Various Artists
Grasshopper Various Artists
Grasshoppers Three Various Artists
Greensleeves Various Artists
Ground Hog Various Artists
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing Various Artists
Harrigan Various Artists
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas Various Artists
Here We Go Around The Mulberry Bush Various Artists
Here We Go Looby Loo Various Artists
He's Got The Whole World In His Hand Various Artists
Hey Diddle Diddle Various Artists
Hickory Dickory Dock Various Artists
Higgledy Piggledy My Black Hen Various Artists
His Eye Is On The Sparrow Various Artists
How Great Thou Art Various Artists
Humpty Dumpty Various Artists
Hunting We Will Go, A Various Artists
Hush Little Baby Various Artists
Hush-a-bye Various Artists
I Am A Young Musician Various Artists
I Gave My Love A Cherry Various Artists
I Love To Tell The Story Various Artists
I Love You Truly Various Artists
If You're Happy And You Know It Various Artists
I'll Be Home For Christmas Various Artists
It Ain't Gonna Rain No More Various Artists
It Came Upon A Midnight Clear Various Artists
It's Raining It's Pouring Various Artists
Jack Be Nimble Various Artists
Jenny Jenkins Various Artists
Jesus Loves Me Various Artists
Jimmy Crack Corn Various Artists
Jingle Bells Andy Williams
Joy To The World Various Artists
Just A Closer Walk With Thee Various Artists
Lady Bird Lady Bird Various Artists
Letters Of The Alphabet Various Artists
Little Black Bull Various Artists
Little Bo Peep Various Artists
Little Boy Blue Various Artists
Little Jack Horner Various Artists
Little Miss Muffet Various Artists
Little Sally Waters Various Artists
Little Things, The Various Artists
Little Tommy Tucker Various Artists
London Bridge Falling Down Various Artists
London Street Various Artists
Ma She's Making Eyes At Me Various Artists
Mademoiselle From Armentieres Various Artists
Marine's Hymn Various Artists
Midnight Special, The Various Artists
Mozart's Lullaby Various Artists
My Old Dog Tray Various Artists
My Old Hen Various Artists
My Old Kentucky Home Various Artists
Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep Various Artists
O Holy Night Various Artists
Oats Beans And Barley Grow Various Artists
Off To Bed Now Various Artists
Oh Come All Ye Faithful Various Artists
Oh Dear What Can The Matter Be Various Artists
Oh You Beautiful Doll Various Artists
Oh, Susanna Various Artists
Ol Woman Who Lived In A Shoe Various Artists
Old Blue Various Artists
Old John Braddleum Various Artists
Old King Cole Various Artists
Old Mother Hubbard Various Artists
Old Time Religion Various Artists
On The Banks Of The Sacramento Various Artists
One Day At A Time Various Artists
One Meat Ball Various Artists
One More River To Cross Various Artists
Onward Christian Soldiers Various Artists
Over In The Meadow Various Artists
Over The River And Through The Woods Various Artists
Pat A Cake Various Artists
Peace In The Valley Various Artists
Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater Various Artists
Polly Put The Kettle On Various Artists
Polly Wolly Doodle Various Artists
Precious Lord Take My Hand Various Artists
Precious Memories Various Artists
Right Hand Says Good Morning Various Artists
Rise And Shine Various Artists
Rock A Bye Baby Various Artists
Rock A Bye Baby Green Various Artists
Rock Of Ages Various Artists
Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody Various Artists
Rocking The Cradle Various Artists
Rose Of Tralee Various Artists
Rudolph The Red-nosed Reindeer Various Artists
Russian Cradle Song Various Artists
She'll Be Coming Around The Mountain Various Artists
Shoo Fly Don't Bother Me Various Artists
Simple Simon Various Artists
Sing A Song Of Sixpence Various Artists
Skip To My Lou Various Artists
Sleep Baby Sleep Various Artists
Spider And The Fly, The Various Artists
Star Spangled Banner, The Various Artists
Swanee River Various Artists
Sweet Hour Of Prayer Various Artists
Sweetly Sings The Donkey Various Artists
Ten Little Indians Various Artists
The Ants Go Marching Various Artists
The Holly And The Ivy Various Artists
The Little Drummer Boy Various Artists
The Lord's Prayer Various Artists
The Muffin Man Various Artists
The Old Gray Mare Various Artists
The Old Rugged Cross Various Artists
There Was A Little Man Various Artists
There Was A Tree Various Artists
There's A Hole In Middle Of Sea Various Artists
This Little Light Of Mine Various Artists
This Little Pig Went To Market Various Artists
This Old Man Various Artists
Three Little Kittens Various Artists
Three Little Pigs Various Artists
To Market To Market Various Artists
Try Try Again Various Artists
Turkey In The Straw Various Artists
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Various Artists
Vive La Compagne Various Artists
Wabash Cannonball, The Various Artists
Waltzing Matilda Various Artists
We Gather Together Various Artists
We Hunted And We Hunted Various Artists
We Three Kings Various Artists
Wedding Song (There Is Love) Various Artists
What A Friend We Have In Jesus Various Artists
What Child Is This Various Artists
When Johnny Comes Marching Home Various Artists
When The Roll Is Called Up Yonder Various Artists
Where Oh Where Has My Little Dog Gone Various Artists
While Shepherds Watched, Their Flocks Various Artists
Whispering Hope Various Artists
Wish You A Happy Birthday Various Artists
World Turned Upside Down, The Various Artists
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Got this karaoke player for my daughter for her birthday. It arrived the very next day!! Shipping was free too. It has seen a lot of use already and we've only had it a month. The kids love it, and the adults too! The microphones work well, I am sure there are better ones, but for our home purposes, they are great! Easily portable.
I was purchased this machine for my daughter's 6th birthday. She enjoyed the machine singing and watching videos. The machine is very light weight, she could even carry it to school for her christmas party. Songs that came with machine are not 'kid' songs. She played her kid bop cds and enjoyed. Only about 5 months later the machine doesn't power on. Used power adapter and battery and nothing works. There seems to be a short of some sort... but wished I paid for something that would last :(
