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Summary: Great player... get new software, ASAP!
Review:
I'd give this thing a 4.5 if I could... most people are giving this nice little player low marks for the requirement of using Philips' crap-tastic DMM software to transfer files. I almost didn't buy it for that reason, but I found that the people who make the dBPower Amp converter software also make a replacement program to use for transferring files onto the HDD120.
The Sveta Portable Audio program seems to do everything that the DMM didnt... including the ability to transfer my own files to and from my device/PC. It easily allows organization and playlist creation as well as letting you rip CDs directly onto the device.
My local Best Buy had these on clearance for $149... I'd highly recommend getting one at that price if you can!
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Summary: Was to be my greatest toy ever...
Review: ...until my computer needed to be repaired and I now have windows XP Pro on it. Does the DMM software work now?Fuggehdaboudit!!!
Also a slight power surge in the house, wiped out all my tracks - so what do have to replace those track with - NOTHIN, the application will not open!!! I am heartbroken, because this was a pretty cool device. I really bought it because of the direct recording of analog sources! YAAY - a way to preserve my wax tracks, but ...alas. I have to do some research on more mp3 players righ now. Thank goodness I had a replacement plan where I purchased it! Too bad Philips.
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Summary: great!
Review: bought an hdd120 about a mounth ago and it is a truely great product. the main reason why i bought it is its small size, storage capacity, microphone, and looks. it is a solid and durible little thing. it fits more than nicely in my pocket. eazy to use. as beautiful an the ipod in my opinion and some of my friends say it looks better. the microphone feature is really great. works as an external hard drive. sound quality is good. costs less than the ipod ($300 at best buy) and i could go on for a while.my only problem now is a weak headphone amp so if you like to listen to your music loud then do not buy this. it also took me a while to get it perfect but once you do it is great. do not downlod the latest firmware or you might run into a 2second pause glitch. downlad the 4.0 firmware @ http://www.cgbox.com/hdd100/philips4.zip i dont know what they did but it is a lot better than 6.6. i allso havent had aneylockups with 4.0. the hdd1*0 attracts fingerprints. screen can be hard to read in dim light with out the backlight but is really clear with the backlight. it could use ogg and lossless audioformats. the dmm software only recignized my music when it was in its default folder. it was worth it, now i dont have to carry my 10lb cd wallet everywhere i go, being a biker that much stuff is a hassle.
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Summary: Was to be my greatest toy ever...
Review: First of all..this is a VERY beautiful product! It would have definetely gotten 5 stars!! In my opinion it is well above par (par being the famous iPod)I beleive this product COULD have been a huge contender to the ipod...BUT Philips ***ked up BIG time and decided to includ crappy software (DMM) that is probably the worst programming weve ever seen. Basic features of ANY current media program seem to be missing from this software. Its almost a guarantee that the software will freeze or crash at some point. (Beleive me, I tried it on no less than 4 totally different computers). It honestly seems like Philips spent all there R&D and Production money on the actual physical device and only had enough money left over to pay some high school student to build a software program in a couple days. If you DO happed to buy this device, my best advice would be to run the DMM software, copy as much music as u can as fast as u can and then get the HELL out of there!! I can't beleive a company this big would do something so stupid. Or maybe it IS beleivable cuz it seems that the bigger the company gets, the less and less the company cares about its customers...us. On that note, customer support was also very bad. Dont even try to send an email to them. As far as the physical device goes, it works pretty well. The volume is wayyyy to low, though. Anyway, i have this device and i am stuck with it. At least it looks good as it sits on my desk, unable to be used! One last peice of good news is that there are a couple different websites right now who are working on programing totally NEW software to replace the philips DMM software for GOOD!! Who knows, maybe all the Returns philips gets and all the negative feedback will get them to change, or hopefully get someone fired! STAY AWAY FROM THIS DEVICE UNTIL PHILIPS WISENS UP AND TOTALLY !!!!REPLACES!!!! (NOT UPGRADES) ITS CURRENT SOFTWARE!
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Summary: What a waste of time...
Review: I bought this product at Best-Buy as an exchange item for a Rio Karma jukebox because they didn't have any left in stock. Let me focus on what's good about this player first, as that will be very easy to cover... I have to tell you, this has to be the best looking jukebox, and I don't particularly like the iPod. It has optical / analog input for recording and it also has a built-in mic! The white/black contrast lcd is to die for, with very nice magnesium casing (nice dark colors too). But aside from looks, this thing has nothing that beats any other mp3 player.. There is no way to directly start playing songs. You have to first select a playlist or a category, or even the "all tracks" to start playing. If you ever turn it off and then turn it on.. its time to do the same thing again. I can hear it spin when I try to play a song, and I can feel it rotate the drive reader when it goes to the next song. Within an hour of handling it, my fingerprints were so over the place and so noticeable, it was driving me crazy. To add to it, there is no stop button, it never gets as loud as I want it, and it has very crappy visualizations for the songs. The power button is the play button. What kind of user interface design is that? The software that you have to use with it crashes everytime I try to use my existing mp3 archive. Even after updating, it does the same thing. To make it work, I had to manually copy my favorite songs into some prespecified folder... Took forever.. I would definitely want my Rio Karma back over this thing. Don't waste money over it. It doesn't come with any fancy features that might interest you. Its just a hard drive with mp3 playback and a good looking cover. That's it.
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Summary: Great piece of equipment
Review: I got mine on eBay for about $75 bucks. It had everything but the manual, and the software. That was all easily downloadable on the internet though. The software isn't too bad, actually. I originally got it to record lectures off of the internet, as I am going to law school online, but it doesn't seem to be so keen on doing that. It may work in the end though, I just haven't spent too much time on it. It didn't come with the headphones or the remote, either, but oh well. What do you want for $75? I think its a beautiful machine, by the way, and the sound is first-rate. It has locked up a couple of times, but that's been more my fault than anything. It will hold a ton of songs, too. So far, I'm pretty happy, but if I had spent $200 or so for it, I might have felt a bit different
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Summary: Nice if it wasn't crippled. Get the Rio Karma instead
Review: I got this device and was impressed by its specs and its looks. And most of its functionality is good and is covered by other reviews. The problem is, this device is crippled. In an effort to appease the music industry, Philips introduced limitations on this device that, 1) are annoying for the end users and, 2) don't actually stop any illegal copying. So why did they do it? For show I guess. Here's the problem... The transfer software Philips packages with this device is terrible-- I mean awful. It looks like something for Windows 3.1. It doesn't have any organization or music management features to speak of either. But YOU MUST USE IT to get your files onto the device. Files you transfer over using Explorer won't play once they're on the device. This means you can't use any of the GREAT software apps out there to manage your music (like MusicMatch Jukebox, Windows Media Plater, dbPowerAmp, Mood Logic, etc.) Also, once you get music onto the device, there's no copying it back to your computer! So forget about having a backup of all of that music data on your hard drive. You can't copy music from the HDD to your hard drive. The manual implies that this is to stop people from illegally sharing music. But this is rediculous ofcourse, because you could still use any portable hard drive, USB drive, etc. to do this. On the other hand, the RIO KARMA has exactly this device's features plus more (ethernet connection, RCA output to your stereo from the CRADLE), and costs the same. And it isn't artificially limited in any way. I returned my Philips HSS120 to the store and wrote Philips to tell them why. Now I'm thrilled with my 20GB Rio Karma. Joe
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Summary: What a beatiful piece of Junk!!
Review: I got this unit today from Amazon.com. Connected to the computer with USB 2,0 WinXP Pro. Unit not recognized by computer, then software, the Digital Music Manager fails to read my existing MP3 Library (Application encountered problems needs to close message), 30 minutes later unit is back into box with printed UPS Label from Amazon.com (Terrific Service, by the way) to be shipped back next day for a REFUND. The unit, I have to agree, is the best looking MP3 Player (wants to be) I've seen. You make your own conclusions!!
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Summary: Glitches
Review: I mulled over a jukebox for a while and finally settled on this. The product is greatlooking, but the software belongs to a former decade. It does have a major downturn which no one has mentioned it is not skip resistant, so if you jog forget it. Overall looks great, but needs serious improvement on many of its features. And there is a way to upload to your computer all your playable songs, but I can't tell because I respect copyright. JAJAJA. It is pretty easy though, just think....
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Summary: WoW better than i expected.
Review: i recieved my hdd120 about a week ago. i only have a few complaints
PROS
black and white backlight
super scroll (awesome)
easy to use interface
inline headphone controls
CONS
headphones kinda hurt...just slide them into the ear
on/off button is the play/pause button --> kinda awkward but ull get use to it
protective case is sort of cheap
overall this is a GREAT PLAYER AND A GREAT ALTERNATIVE TO THE IPOD
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