Review: MediaReady Flyboy
The MediaReady Flyboy is a Linux-based portable media player. It handles video, MP3s, pictures, and doubles as a portable data story device. On paper, it sounds pretty good. In practice, after a few weeks of playing with the Flyboy, I'm not convinced that it's worth the price tag.
After getting the Flyboy out of its packaging, I began playing with its music and audio capabilities. The sound from the internal speakers is pretty good. I was surprised, because the speakers are tiny. Granted, you do have to be fairly close to the Flyboy to actually listen to and appreciate music.
Playback sounds good through headphones as well. One problem I've had with some MP3 players is that, even at full blast, the audio output is somewhat quiet. This is not a problem with the Flyboy. Quite the opposite, really -- I had the Flyboy cranked up after listening to music through the onboard speakers, and when I plugged in the headphones it was loud enough to make my ears bleed. I tried several different types of music, from contemporary alternative rock to Ehren Starks, and it all sounded great on the Flyboy.
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