Fisher Price Star Station

My DD has this and really likes it. We were disappointed with the music that originally came with it because she had never heard any of the songs. We ordered an extra cartridge with some of her favorites. It has held up great, and the picture quality is good considering what you pay for it. She doesn't play with it often, but it is a big hit when her cousins come over (especially the older ones).

Funny you should ask. I was wondering the same thing. I have been looking for a reasonably priced video karaoke device for my 4 1/2 yr old daughter for Christmas. I went ahead and got the star station, despite the reviews. Walmart sells the extra song cartridges and there is a decent selection, which is why I went ahead and got the machine. I'm certainly not expecting professional quality -- just something my daughter can have fun with, and use when friends come over, etc.
However, I was just looking at black friday ad listings (bf.net, I think) and saw that Toys R Us will have something called the "Singing Machine" for $49.99. It also plugs into the TV, and I wonder if it's comparable to the fisher price one. It looks less like a baby toy, and I think takes regular CDs (or maybe just the karaoke-specific CDs, but it's not a special cartridge like the other one).

Hi L.,
How funny you should ask, we got my daughter one for Christmas last year. She used it once and that was it. We have 2 song cartridges to go with it. If you want to buy it used I will sell ours to you :) It is brand new and has all parts etc. I actually had it in a garage sale this summer but it didn't sell. I will take $18 for it and that will save you some money. Let me know, M.

My daughter (6) borrowed her friend's and loved it. She played with it constantly for a couple of days and cried when we had to return it.

The quality of the picture on the screen was not awesome, honestly, but Madison had an absolute blast; she was not concerned about not coming in on HD at all. ;)