Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Finicky, eats batteries, then dies for good.

I have been thrilled to have an MP3 player and this one did the job - for a few months. Yes, it went through batteries every 3-4 hours, but I got some NiMh rechargables and was not too unhappy to change them. I bought a radio shack power adapter, but it would not work right with it. Too finicky. And it seems to have no skip protection for MP3. I used it in my car, but on bumpy highways it would not work.Now it is 7 months old and has suddenly failed. It keeps saying "no disc" no matter what disc I use. I went to the Sonicblue site and found this problem in the Frequently asked questions, so I know it's a common problem. I tried to find out about repair, but that part of the site is missing. So, I now must buy another player and toss this one.Some people may have had better luck, but I think that it would be a big risk to buy from this company or any future version of them.