My first player was returned to base within the guarantee period as it failed, and the replacement does have an occasional tendency to freeze in use, which is disappointing. It looks good and the display is adequate, and the sound is fine with quality headphones. This sounds like damning the item with faint praise, and it is not that bad, but I get the impression that the product was sent out onto the market with insufficient user testing.
I cannot judge it against other players, but I would probably not buy it again, especially with rival players dropping prices and increasing memory in a highly competitive marketplace.