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First Professional Review of the HDD6330
comment: 4 | Wednesday, November 16 (2005) 07:59PM | Posted by chicubs
Even though the Philips HDD6330 has generated a little bit of buzz for its terrific styling, "professionals" havent really been pumping out reviews of this little fella.

ExtremeMhz lays claim to the crown as the first professional review site to review this player.

A very nice and detailed review. Conclusion:

... As impressive as it is, the HDD6330 does have its fair share of flaws ... I don't have high hopes for additional improvements and/or long term support ... As far as design goes, it is honestly the best I've seen ... Due to its rather poor playback features, it fails to earn my highest recommendation. However, its highly innovative design, ease of use and excellent recording and presentation capabilities earns my recommendation.


Thanks to Bobburn
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bugmenot

Comments: 12
 		Nov 16 (2005) 08:30PM  

looks like it may be my new music player



bobburn

Comments: 58
 		Nov 16 (2005) 08:51PM  

w00t i got thanks . Oh and I'm proud owner of this dap (and VERY satisfied).



pizzaman88

Comments: 7
 		Nov 17 (2005) 12:26AM  

he didn't exactly tell what was wrong with music playback but the fact that it was bad...

i like this...i think i'm gonna get it by dec.



Michael
Location: New York City
Comments: 2798
 		Nov 17 (2005) 01:33AM  

Excellent review. It covered everything well and even had video clips which is a huge plus. I love the look of this player and the GUI.



egloskerry

Comments: 410
 		Nov 17 (2005) 02:35AM  

Good job with the links there, alex.

Lol.



ralphb

Comments: 154
 		Nov 17 (2005) 04:10AM  

Is the battery on this thing user-replaceable?



Steve

Comments: 1197
 		Nov 17 (2005) 08:51AM  

It's an ok review but he doesn't get into the nitty-gritty of what it can or can't do. Does it have bookmarks? Maybe I should assume it doesn't since he didn't mention it but i'd rather download the manual and see for myself.

Also I don't agree with his sentiment that it doesn't need proprietary software. WindowsXP is proprietary software. This player will not work with Linux or MacOS or anything other than WidowsXP. It may not matter to him but it does to some people.

And 2x5mW output? That's crappy.


dasmenneke

Comments: 135
 		Nov 17 (2005) 09:31AM  

Is the battery on this thing user-replaceable?

Nope, mentioned it somewhere that he found it bad ...

Funny how he mentions the downfall of Olympus, but never mentions that Rio is gone to ...

Love the recording quality !! although radio recorded in mono = damned
Looks to be by far better player then Ipod, but I want a device independent of a pc, why in the name of god do you have to sync with the pc to get the ratings to work :s ...

and there are 2 options for firmware: 1) they don't change anything at all
2) they make it janus compatible, and you're forced to use WMP10 for everything so sad ...

and the proprietary power cable thing + no charging when in dock = bad
(and I know that al biggies do this, but on my PVP it's a normal power thing and standard usb cord -> print usb cable)

Also I want some battery recharging times, and size comparisons ...
anyway I'll buy it if 1)the firmware get's improved in a good way 2) the price=ok 3) it appears on woot



dasmenneke

Comments: 135
 		Nov 17 (2005) 10:38AM  

[Linky]
-> says Usb OTG ... so no need of docking station ???

this player keeps getting sweeter and sweeter...
bobburn: where did you buy it + how much $ ?

how long does it take to charge ?

anyone: what's the difference between HDD6320/05 and HDD6330/17 ???
(they're both 30Gb so that's not it)
The first mentions that it has no support for fm in europe ... is that it ?



iatacs19

Comments: 13
 		Nov 17 (2005) 10:44AM  

So, it does support Mass Storage Class via USB ?

I like the folder management style like the Cowon X5.

Hate iTunes metadata type file management.



sdsdv10

Comments: 243
 		Nov 17 (2005) 11:19AM  

Just thought I would mention it since no one else has;
The first "ExtremeMhz" link doesn't work. It's set to:
[Linky]

Don



chicubs

Comments: 915
 		Nov 17 (2005) 02:51PM  

fixed it. forgot the http://



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Step666
Apple, perhaps, is a bad example for the reason Pondy points out.

But the point in general stands, most people don't want to carry round multiple devices, especially not two that are near-identical in terms of features.


In other news, the Eels are amazing live.

Pondlife
largely=larger

See atrocious.

Pondlife
cab=can.

Damn my typing sucks atm.

Pondlife
Well that was partly in what I said

But the Touch comes in largely capacities too doesn't it?

For the touch and iphone I think we cab assume a fair amount of ibuyanythingfromapplesyndrome.

bloodycape
From what I can tell from visiting mac forums, there are quite a few users with the Touch, and the iPhone. Partially for the reason Pondlife said. Not to mention it the case of Apple the Touch cost less for more space(v. iPhone).

Pondlife
So you only have to deal with the one interface but have a music back up on your phone for when mp3 player battery goes. Cheaper than buying two phones.

Well hopefully.

Step666
You wouldn't buy a Touch if you had an iPhone though, would you?

So, if you have a high-end Android handset (which a number of people here either do or are looking at getting), why would you then buy a second device that gives you the same functionality sans the phone element?

bloodycape
It is partially the same reason why the Touch is doing well.

TheDarkSide
Not everyone wants a phone, so what's so hard for some of you to comprehend?

Step666
I don't see why you'd buy either of them over a Galaxy S (or one of it's sister devices).


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