Philips 15gb Personal Audio Jukebox

by Philips

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• Item Weight: 8 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• ASIN: B0000C4LNZ
• Item model number: HDD100
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #209,685 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

Philips HDD-100 - Ever thought of keeping a jukebox in your pocket? Now you can with this Philips 15GB Audio Jukebox. Made of ultra-light magnesium it weighs in at just 6 oz. Features: recording audio jukebox; 15GB memory (more than 3,000 songs); easy and accurate SuperScroll navigation; direct recording via built-in microphone; analog line-in or digital optical input; MP3 and WMA playback; capacity to make and edit play lists on the go; 5-key in-line remote control; super fast USB 2.0 connection; in-ear headphones; travel pouch; USB cable; and universal voltage power adapter/charger.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Philips vs. I Pod, December 30, 2003

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"sunshadowz" (MA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Philips 15gb Personal Audio Jukebox (Electronics)

In my opinion, the Philips HDD100 is comparable to the I Pod in weight, size, capacity, and options, and it is more affordable. Scrolling is fast and easy, creating playlists is a breeze and the sound quality is amazing. The headphones that come with the unit leave much to be desired. The cord is way too short, making it impossible to place the HDD100 on the table in front of you and be able to listen to it at the same time. The remote control that also comes with it is very handy. It extends the length of the cord and makes navigation a lot easier.
It would be great if the backlight stayed on longer, it stays on for about 30 seconds at the most. It comes in black, which is nice, but the high gloss magnesium sides get all smudged from fingerprints. Overall, though, it is a great machine, capable of holding approximately 3,000 songs. I have about 575 songs on mine right now, and it only takes up about 3% of the hard drive. If you want the I Pod, but can't afford it, the Philips HD100 is the more affordable option and does the same thing.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good but not perfect..., March 9, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Philips 15gb Personal Audio Jukebox (Electronics)

Pros: Size, Weight, Cost, Display, Battery Life, Records from Line/Opt/Mic, File xfer recorded mp3 to PC

Cons: (Very) low level electronic warble on mic recodings; Track Title doesn't scroll.

I upgraded the firmware immediately (v6.6 now) and downloaded the latest PC software (27mb download Philips Digital Music Manager v2.0), and have downloaded about 2gb of 96kbs mp3 files to the unit. The unit has not frozen up as reported by some folks. Once or twice a day, the unit may be "pausing" playback for 2-3 seconds, not sure.

I did experience "missing and out of order" tracks early on when I was comparing various formats and believe that an album of MP3Pro files caused the problem. I deleted all the files on the HDD100, re-ripped that CD at 96kbp standard mp3 (using MusicMatch Jukebox Plus 8.2) and re-updated to the HDD100. No problems since.

I compared 64kbps WMA, 128kbs MP3, and 96kbs MP3 for audio quality and believe that the 64kbs WMA lacked a little presence, and possibly had just a little less bass punch. The 128kbs had slightly better presence than the 96kbps MP3 (with good headphones and no ambient noise). The 128k format averaged 45mb for an album versus 30mb for the 96kbs MP3. I chose to start ripping my CD collection at 96kbps MP3 and am pleased with the tradeoff.

As mentioned by others, the Philips earphones were "throw aways". I tried a set of Etymotic ER-4P "audiofile" earphones, but prefer more bass than I could get even with the bass boost. I found my 20 dollar AIWA in-ear phones to give great bass with higher output than the ER-4P phones, but in-ear phones seem to get uncomfortable after a few hours.

(Someone was searching for the fast forward - half press and hold the >> button.)

I recorded singing and flute playing witht the internal mic with acceptable results. At high playback levels, a bothersome electronic warble is audible in the recordings during silences. For grabbing a recording it is fine, for better quality I'll drag my Tascam PocketStudio5, although I haven't tried line in recording (from better mics and a mixer) yet.

Someone complained about syncronization time. I don't feel it is too long. The DMM software seems very robust and works well although it could improve with a "maximize" feature.

It probably will be a keeper, but I have a few more days to decide. The only alternative I would choose is the iPod mini but that only has 4mb...

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dont be misguided by the bad review!, December 8, 2003

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Lin Chen - See all my reviews

This review is from: Philips 15gb Personal Audio Jukebox (Electronics)

I just purchased this player the other day...the look caught my eye and I just had to have it. So I bought it and took it home and then everything worked out. The player did freeze up every few songs so I looked in the manual for a while. It turns out that this player doesnt support any secure WMAs, so that addresses the problem that guy had of the player freezing. Other then that, this player has been great! The design is pretty good and the software is easy to use. Just dont load in any secure WMAs.

Btw...there is a reset button...hold the volume up, up, and left buttons for 4 seconds...