Media Player
FailShoppers spend only $44K a year here, so Media Player is a Fail.
- Flapen Score
- 40 / 100Ranks 975 of 1,488 Electronics & Photo niches · −4 vs the category median of 4440
- Market size
- £44K/yr57K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -8.7%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 73%top-5 click share · 8 brands · 10 sellers
Flapen Score
Media Player against its category
The dotted line is the Electronics & Photo average. Past it, Media Player is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Media Player market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Media Player 57K times last year and spent an estimated £44K. The top 5 brands take 90% of clicks. Flapen scores it 40 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
2.2% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 57K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 2.2% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -8.7% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £44K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 57K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -8.7%
- Conversion, latest week
- 2.2%
- Market size, estimated
- £44Ka year
- Peak month
- October1.5× the quietest month
- Top search term
- media player37K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £34.84.
Listings sell for £34.84 on average, from £29.84 to £46.18. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 2K to 2K a year. The average listing sells 0 to 100 of them. At £34.84 that is £0 to £3K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £34.84inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £29.84–£46.18
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 2K–2K
- Units per listing a year
- 0–100
- Revenue per listing a year
- £0–£3K
- Returns
- 3.5%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is low.
87% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 15.7% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #673 within Portable Sound & Video. It carries 959 reviews at 3.93 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 87%
- Prime listings
- 100%
- Out of stock, average day
- 15.7%
- Average rank
- #673in Portable Sound & Video
- Average rating
- 3.93 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 959per listing
- Listings tracked
- 15
04 · Newcomers
Amazon counts 3 of last year's 4 launches as successful.
4 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 3 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 35 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 4
- Successful launches
- 3Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 35 months
Products
Top Media Player products & what they sell for
Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
4K@30Hz HD Digital Media Player for USB/Micro SD HDMI AV Optical Output
- Price
- £33.75
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 16
- Age
- 4mo ago

Micca 4K Ultra-HD Digital Media Player for USB Drives and MicroSD Cards Digital Signage H.265/HEVC H.264/AVC MP4 MKV Videos MP3 Music JPG Photos 4K HDMI Analog AV Auto Play and Resume
- Price
- £34.16
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 992
- Age
- 3y ago

HD Media Player AGPTEK Mini 1080p Full-HD Ultra HDMI Digital Media Player with Remote Control for -MKV/RM- HDD USB Drives and SD Cards (Black)
- Price
- £32.93
- Rating
- 3.6/5
- Reviews
- 7,224
- Age
- 10y ago

POMBOU 4K@30Hz Full HD Digital Media Player for USB Drives/SD Cards
- Price
- £32.87
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 7
- Age
- 4mo ago

Sumvision Cyclone Micro 2+ 4K UHD MKV HDMI H.265 TV Media Player for Movies Music (Latest Ultra High Definition ARM Quad Core Engine) Digital Cinematic Surround Sound Audio (UK DESIGN UK TECH SUPPORT)
- Price
- £34.21
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 1,625
- Age
- 15y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
4K@30Hz HD Digital Media Player for USB/Micro SD HDMI AV Optical Output
- Price
- £33.75
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 16
- Age
- 4mo ago

POMBOU 4K@30Hz Full HD Digital Media Player for USB Drives/SD Cards
- Price
- £32.87
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 7
- Age
- 4mo ago

4K Ultra HD Digital Media Player for USB Drives and microSD Cards Featuring HDMl and Analogy AV Digital Signage with Automatic Playback Resume and Looping Capability for H.265 Videos Music and Photos
- Price
- £34.50
- Rating
- 3.8/5
- Reviews
- 24
- Age
- 1y ago

4K Ultra HD Media Player & HDD Enclosure 2-in-1 Digital Signage Play H.265/HEVC H.264/AVC MP4 MKV Videos MP3 Music JPG Photos Auto Playback and Resume Supports HDDs USB/Micro SD 4k HDMI Analog AV.
- Price
- £42.39
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 197
- Age
- 1y ago

4K Media Player & HDD Enclosure 2-in-1 Ultra HD USB Media Player for TV Digital Signage & Advertising Display Supports 2.5 HDD/USB/MicroCards HDMI & AV Output Multi-Format HD Video Playback
- Price
- £33.01
- Rating
- 3.0/5
- Reviews
- 7
- Age
- 5mo ago
Newest
by launch date
4K@30Hz HD Digital Media Player for USB/Micro SD HDMI AV Optical Output
- Price
- £33.75
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 16
- Age
- 4mo ago

POMBOU 4K@30Hz Full HD Digital Media Player for USB Drives/SD Cards
- Price
- £32.87
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 7
- Age
- 4mo ago

4K Media Player & HDD Enclosure 2-in-1 Ultra HD USB Media Player for TV Digital Signage & Advertising Display Supports 2.5 HDD/USB/MicroCards HDMI & AV Output Multi-Format HD Video Playback
- Price
- £33.01
- Rating
- 3.0/5
- Reviews
- 7
- Age
- 5mo ago

Android TV Box 14.0 Media Player RK3518 Quad Core Android Box 4K HDR 8K Video Decoding Dual Band WiFi 6 Compatible Bluetooth 5.0 HDMI 2.0b 2GB RAM 16GB ROM Streaming Device
- Price
- £30.61
- Rating
- 3.9/5
- Reviews
- 71
- Age
- 7mo ago

4K Ultra HD Media Player & HDD Enclosure 2-in-1 Digital Signage Play H.265/HEVC H.264/AVC MP4 MKV Videos MP3 Music JPG Photos Auto Playback and Resume Supports HDDs USB/Micro SD 4k HDMI Analog AV.
- Price
- £42.39
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 197
- Age
- 1y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 73% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.
Brands
8 falling
Sellers
10
Top-5 brand share
90%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
73%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
4%
- POMBOU34%
- Micca18%
- AGPTEK17%
- JLZNLC11%
- Sumvision10%
- MYPIN7%
- Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 4%)
Demand
Media Player search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×
Search terms
Top Media Player search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- media player37K/yr
- media player for tv8K/yr
- usb media player5K/yr
- 4k media player4K/yr
- hdmi media player3K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Media Player
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
Did not work
Doesn't play everything
It's not really usable
several problems
The apps freeze constantly
apps take ages to load
it did crash once
Lasted just over six months then packed up
not long lasting
Its extreamly slow
Works a bit slow sometimes
slow to navigate
no luck, most likely a software glitch which needs fixing and plenty of testing before advertising this sort of product
Specs aren't true
Misleading product description, does not display PDF files, poor
Love
Excellent value for money
Good price
definitely worth getting
Seems to be a reliable device that does exactly what it promises
Nice Quality
Build quality feels solid
Good box, managed to download a load of good apps
Great for Netflix or any app you can download
streaming is smooth
It was easy to install
Its easy to set up
Setup is quick
The 4K image quality is clear and sharp, making movies and videos look great
The picture output quality is excellent. used on 65 TV
picture quality is amazing
Return
3.5% Return rate 5% Fixable by listing
Did not work
Doesn't play everything
It's not really usable
several problems
The apps freeze constantly
apps take ages to load
Trash, does not work on all screen types
Not compatible with my seagate 2TB drive
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FAQ
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