Fisher Price Kid Tough FP3 Song & Story Player - Blue
by Fisher Price
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: Fisher PriceBrand: Fisher-Price
Model: K3680
Product features:
- Digital media player provides preschoolers with a durable and easy way to play songs and stories
- Import CD tracks or download from the safe, user-friendly Fisher Price Online Content Store
- Rugged construction with simple controls, drop-tested durability, kid-friendly headphones and a breakaway neck strap
- 1-inch backlit LCD screen, 128 MB of memory and SD memory card slot
- Requires 2 AA batteries (not included)
Toys and Games Reviews of Fisher Price Kid Tough FP3 Song & Story Player - Blue
Customer Review: FP3 player a year later
Summary: 4 Stars
I wish I had used the speakers more with my older son (now 4) when we got the player (a year ago). We were trying to get him to use it with just the headphones and for whatever reason, Fisher Price didn't think it would be a good idea to display either play or pause on the screen... so a parent can't tell if the music has started without taking the headphones away from the child, and well basically he would start crying and/or turn it off again before it started and we didn't use it much.
But, my younger son (just turned 2) discovered the speakers and the player sitting unused in the corner and has adopted it as his very own favorite thing. He has to have it everywhere, even in bed and at daycare. He can play the songs himself and navigate the menu, and since it has the speakers we can all tell if it's not playing and help him when/if he requires it (with the headphones its still another story... nobody likes the player with the headphones.)
So, for us the speakers are a must have.
But, my just turned 2 year old has no trouble navigating the menu or choosing the songs he likes. And the player has been to and from daycare (in a room full of 2 year olds) several times. The key here is not loading 30+ songs. He can easily navigate about 10 songs and 3-5 stories, but more than that and he's too confused to do it alone. So, yes, the player has the ability to take an SD card, but there is no need for one- a 2-4 doesn't need 100+ songs to navigate through (and trust me, you don't want to navigate them for him either).
As for the FP interface program, I found it fairly simple to move songs from CD directly to the player. I didn't try moving anything from mp3, as all of my son's favorite songs we also have on CD. It did take a while to figure out the software was incompatilbe with Vista, as it acts like it is working up until the moment you realize that while you can explore the player through my computer, and you can move stuff from cd into the software and choose icons, you cannot move them to the player through Vista. Fortunately we still have a non vista computer and the 4-5 songs only took minutes to load from there.
Right now we are having some issues with the connection between the player and the speakers but when I called FP they offered to send a voucher to replace the speakers. My speakers and player are more than a year old and no longer have reciepts. (note however, that we have only really used the player for the last month or so)
Would be 5 stars for how much my 2 year old son loves it and FPs willingness to replace. I dock a star for the durability of the speaker/player connection, and not being able to use it without the speakers because the parents can't tell if they are pressing play or pause when asked to turn the player on when the kid has only the headphones. I think it is fair to dock a point off the player's rating for this as we found the player unusable with the young children without the speakers. The player itself seems to be functioning fine still after 1 month or so of abuse of a 2 year old that won't even sleep without it. I would have given the speakers alone a 1 star for duribility if FP had not offered to send a replacement voucher for them.
One other thing to note is that the player takes 2 AAA batteries, and the speakers take 4 C batteries. While in the speakers the player's batteries are not used. I have used the player in the speakers with dead player batteries. When the player disconnects from the speakers it shuts off (and resets), and you must turn it on seperately to use its own batteries.
Edit: I did purchase new speakers with the voucher from FP. The new speakers did not fix the problem. I purchased a new player to test the new speakers and it works fine with both sets of speakers (Old and new), so if you are having this squeeling problem, note that it may be the player itself.
FYI-The voucher must be used in an actual store, and not in an online store, not even FP's online store will accept it... and you can not return something bought with the voucher, only exchange, it shows up as being couponed off to zero. But the voucher is good for ANY FP or Matel toy, except for a few specific named toys.
Description of Fisher Price Kid Tough FP3 Song & Story Player - Blue
The Kid-Tough FP3 Player in Blue is a real digital player designed just for preschoolers. It's tough enough and easy enough for kids to use. We've also made it easy for parents to download hundreds of songs and stories onto the player from the Fisher-Price FP3 Song & Story Online Store, or from any CD. The Kid-Tough FP3 Player features: A backlit 1.4-inch LCD screen that uses icons to help kids recognize and choose their favorite songs and stories all by themselves; big buttons that make it easy to navigate; Kid-tough design that stands up to preschoolers play. Holds two hours of entertainment that's approximately 30 songs or 15 stories. Add an SD memory card to store even more. Headphones are sized just right for little ones and play at a safe volume; breakaway neck strap; six songs and two stories pre-loaded. With the software CD we've included, you can: access the Fisher-Price FP3 Song & Story Online Store; browse hundreds of kid-appropriate songs and stories, all in one place; read expert recommendations to help you choose and purchase online, anytime; copy music from CDs you already own to your player; change and manage your player's songs and stories; player software requirements: Microsoft Windows 2000 or Windows XP; Intel Pentium III 500 MHz or above; 256 MB RAM (512 MB RAM or higher recommended); 150 MB free hard-disc space for full installation; Video Graphics Card with 1024 x 768 resolution or higher; Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 with SP1 or later; Macromedia Flash plug-in; USBport; Optional for Online Store: Internet connection (broadband connection recommended). Requires 2 AAA (LR03) alkaline batteries.Personal Video Players & Accessories Toys
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