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Summary: This is a good start
Review: I'm pretty new to the HDD-Mp3 player game, but I must say the
chd-1000 is a good place to start. It's got great storage space, the sound is great with my Grado-60 headphones, and downloading my wma files with music-match is fast and efficient.
If you've got the 1.c version, it's advisable to go and get the
new firmware 1.0. from the Classic website. The random function
was not working well on my player until getting the upgrade. The
player is bulkier than I would normally like, the small push buttons are awkward, and there's no good navigational system to
find files. With 10 gigs it would also be nice to have programming options. However, the CHD1000 is a better alternative to me than getting another CD-mp3 player. SO here I
am.
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Summary: The best mp3 player I've owned so far
Review: I've had a few mp3 players in the past, but this by far the best. The shear capacity of the player is one of the major plus points, and combined with it's cost, makes an excellent product. The OS is not the nicest to use, but with future firmware updates (there has already been one firmware release..., will only get better. The recording feature is also another bonus, not for recording from CD's, but plug in a mic and you can record from any external source. Some people have complained about the casing, and the fact that the player crashes/locks from time to time. Well, I have had no problems with the case, with a little care (as any mp3 player should be given) you should never break this player. As for the crashes, these can be escaped by rebooting the player if it crashes. Although undocumented, it is possible to do this via a combination of button presses.
I would certainly recommend this product to anyone thinking of buying a hard drive based MP3 player.
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Summary: Piece of Garbage
Review: It says in the instructions that Windows 98 may not recognize this device. Oh, is that all? To remedy this small problem it goes on to suggest unplugging the USB, reinstalling the software, and then "finding" the drivers yourself. I assume that had I been one of the people for whom the installation went smoothly I might have a more favorable review, but I wasn't so lucky.After wasting a night getting it to work, I discovered that the software is garbage. It takes over as your primary MP3 player, not to mention every other music related program you may have. All I want is a way to transfer music between the device and my computer. This software tries to connect with the company server to gather info on you every chance it gets. Then it will give you music recommendations and offer to sell you CDs. Everything about this smells of "cheapness," except the price tag. After a few days I decided it just wasn't worth it. I would avoid this at all costs.
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Summary: It started nicely, then failed
Review: It worked on the first CD I loaded down into it, then the download button greyed out permanently, so I am returning the device. It's a failure
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Summary: Huge capacity, almost perfect
Review: It'll be a long time before I fill up the 10 GB hard disk. I put all my existing MP3's on, and I still have 8.5 GB left. The sound quality is good if you use decent headphones. Files are downloaded via USB and MusicMatch, which works well. There is no way to upload via USB, but you can play through the headphone jack to another device. The music is organized on two levels: genre and album. On three levels (all, genre, album) you can play sequentially, randomly, or repeat. I like to play my selections randomly over the entire disk, and I found that certain files played much more frequently than they should have. Then I guessed that random selection first randomly selects an album, then randomly selects within the album. If an album contains only one file, for example, that file will be hammered over and over. So that I can get a more random selection, I plan on wiping out my files and reloading them, having only one album per genre. However, I haven't encountered this problem when playing randomly within a genre. The player is nice and small, and doesn't take up much space on my desk while I work. The rechargeable battery lasts all day, so I don't have to bring the transformer to work. The XP3 is a great player, but I recommend lumping all tunes of the same genre into the same album.
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Summary: I wish there was a 0 star rating
Review: Not only is this product built to break it is plagued by middle ware and proprietery copy schemes. You have to use either musicmatch jukebox (shudder) or e.digital's music explorer to copy files to/from it. The problem is that bulk copies with music explorer reorder the tracks so the playlists on the player are scrambled. Also the buttons are constructed extremely poorly. Within 2 weeks I broke the play and stop buttons. If you press too hard they snap off and fall into the crappy plastic case. I have had to resoldier the output jack back onto the main circuit board no less than 3 times, and this requires taking the entire unit apart and working around the unremovable lcd screen. Overall DO NOT BUY THIS PLAYER EVER UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. If you get one for free immediately throw it on the ground and stomp it to pieces.
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Summary: CHD1000 website
Review: Some people mentioned they couldn't find the manafacturer website. It's at: http://www.emiglobal.com/faq/chd1000fu.html. I just got mine for $99 I'll have to see how it holds up.
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Summary: Best bang for the buck.
Review: The CHD-1000 Player from Classic is a fantastic value for an MP3. Great Sound and small footprint. One thing that is not really advertised about the product is that you do not have to load songs from your PC. All you have to do is connect the CHD-1000 to the back of your current CD player and the unit will encode and store your music in compressed digital format. With 10 Gig's of storage space, I can store up to 200 CDs. The best digital jukebox I have seen for such a low price.
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Summary: The Classic Jukebox is the best jukebox on the market.
Review: The Classic Jukebox works great and I have not had any problems with it. A number of people here are writting unfounded reviews b/c for whatever reason they want to see the Classic brand fail. I have owned and operated this player for over 3 months without a glitch. It is a quality product and is a great pleasure to have and operate. I sold my 200 disc cd player and bought this jukebox b/c of the portability and great functions it offers. I can hold 200 worth of cd quality music in the palm of my hand. No more searching through cd's and wondering where my favorite tunes are. Plus I don't have to wait for cd's to change. With the Classic all my tunes are button push away. I highly recommend this product.
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Summary: IPOD vs. CLASSIC MP3
Review: The Classic Player is bigger and bulkier than the ipod. But here's the good news: The IPOD goes for $300 dollars plus and the MP3 Classic goes for $99 bucks on TigerDirect.Com . The sound quality is excellent. There is simple interface and xp users should have no problems in setting this up. Yes, you get simple instructions which are written by the Chinese Suppliers but heck if you've been in the game you know drivers first, load them, and then comes the Hardware interface. For value, and sound quality this player get's a 2 thumbs up. SIMPLE COMPARISON: IPOD- Nice Design/ 300 Plus Dollars, Apple designed but battery is limited. Great for the artist..... MP3 Classic: 99 bucks! Great Sounds! Plays all day!Please for that price you cant even get into a good club on South Beach!
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