Digital Trends

Mpio FY200 256MB March 15th, 2004 | by

Design and Features

Our first impression of the MPIO DMK was that it had a very distinctive feel to it. The packaging had a lot of Korean type and symbols on it and the LCD display presents you with a start up animation when you turn the player on; it is very cute in a way. Digitalway, the maker of the MPIO FY200 decided to go a different route and make this newer digital audio player a lot more stylish and cut down on the “cute” factor.

The FY200 features a white and silver housing with a design quality that reminds us of the Apple iPod or the Philips Key Ring MP3 player. The player is designed almost like a piece of jewelry; featuring a shiny silver accent and a strap allowing it to be worn like a necklace.

On the front of the unit is a three-line LCD display that will show the ID3 tag information of the MP3 file you are playing, the battery status, duration of the track, FM station ID and more. The LCD display is inset in the player and covered by a mirror finish clear plastic screen. The right hand side of the player has all of the controls except for the play/pause functions. This includes the volume, hold, record, menu and fast forward/rewind controls.

Many of the newer digital audio players coming to market give you the option to store not only music but also data on their product much like a regular hard drive. The FY200 is seen as an external hard drive by Windows and with the included USB dongle, it is easy to hook up to your computer to store any kind of data. Unfortunately, the direct connection can only be used for data files; the player requires the included software for transferring music files.

Lastly, for those of you who like to listen to music while working out, Digitalway includes an arm band and an extra set of headphones with an especially long cord so you can strap the FY200 in and set out for a nice jog.

The FY200 with the USB adapter plugged in