Philips HDD1630 6GB GoGear Review

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Philips GoGear Jukebox HDD1630 (6GB) Preview

 

CNET editors’ rates Philips GoGear Jukebox HDD1630 (6GB) as very good and give 7 out of 10.

 

The good: The attractively priced Philips GoGear HDD1630 boasts a sharp, full-color display, and it’s loaded with features such as an FM radio and a voice recorder. The included earbuds are surprisingly decent.

 

The bad: The Philips GoGear HDD1630’s glossy, black surface is highly smudge prone, and the touch-sensitive controls are ultrasensitive. The player’s processor isn’t always up to speed.

 

The bottom line: The Philips GoGear Jukebox 6GB (HDD1630) will please penny-pinchers and patient power users alike, but if you demand a speedy processor in your MP3 player, look elsewhere.

 

 

From DesignTechnica user reviews -

‘This Mp3 is great. Great looks, great sound, great everything. Why would anyone want a 2 gig ipod nano instead of a 6 gig thats the same price?’

 

The HDD1630 does not have a battery life of 18 hours as advertised. The first day I had it, I charged the battery for four hours. Six hours of continous use (listened to recorded music) the battery went dead. I recharged the battery again for four hours, this time I only used the radio, the battery lasted 8 hours. So I don’t know why Philips and the outlets that sells this product, keep advertising that the battery lasts 18 hours. They’re all full of boloney. I have not tested yet the 3000 songs capacity yet. I only have 617 songs recorded. It works smoothly when downloading music, but the battery gets a ZERO rating.’

 

 

Full specifications:

for Philips GoGear Jukebox HDD1630 (6GB)

Digital Player / Recorder

  • Digital player supported digital audio standards
  • WAV, WMA, MP3

Battery / Power

  • Mfr estimated battery life
  • 18 hour(s)
February 26th, 2006




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  • 5 Comments »

    1. Can you tell what music service is capatible for Phillips go gear hdd1630 6gb

      Please can you help me.

      Comment by Leisa Chatman — March 24, 2006 @ 11:39 pm

    2. Hi Leisa,

      It’s compatible with Napster, LiveDownloads, eMusic, iTunes, BuyMusic, RealPlayer, RealRhapsody, AudioLunchbox and Musicmatch

      Source: MP3.com

      Comment by Gaman — March 25, 2006 @ 2:50 pm

    3. I’m wondering if anyone knows an armband that can hold this mp3 player.

      Comment by Cam — May 11, 2006 @ 5:26 am

    4. Is It Compatible with windows media

      Comment by Jerry — December 2, 2006 @ 9:22 pm

    5. Is It compatible With Windows Media how much song can u store on it

      Comment by jerry — December 2, 2006 @ 9:30 pm

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