Packard Bell AudioDream 1GB Review

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Packard Bell AudioDream 1GB
2.3 stars
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monster13's Review of Packard Bell AudioDream 1GB MP3 Player

22nd Jan 2006

Overall Rating

1.5 stars
  • Value for money
    2 stars
  • Sound Quality
    3.5 stars
  • Features
    1 stars
  • Time MP3 Player Owned
    Between 1 - 4 Weeks
  • Battery Life
    4 stars
  • Memory
    1GB
Good Points

Sound quality is good
It's small
It has a built in rechargeable battery


Bad Points

Navigation is terrible
Doesn't remember position when it turns off (or volume)
Puts BIG gaps between tracks
Claims to be USB 2 but takes 20 minutes to load


General Comments

Basically, I would not recommend buying the Packard Bell AudioDream 1GB MP3 player. Yes, it looks good and it's small, but they (along with it being an MP3 player) are its only positive points.

The Navigation is illogical and a real pain in the backside, but the single worst feature is that every time it turns on it starts on the first track. I have 500 tracks on it, yet I have to navigate to today's starting point every time I use it.

The lead to connect it to a PC is a very rare USB connector that is impossible to find anywhere. Why they couldn't have used one of the standard mini connectors is a mystery.

It also puts long gaps (almost a second) between tracks. This makes listening to mix CD's pointless, unless you rip them as one single track. If you do this then you can't tell what track you are listening to because it doesn't support CUE lists. And then to cap it all, since it doesn't remember where you were when you last stopped listening to it, you get to hear the start of the album a lot.

BUY SOMETHING ELSE! LUCKILY I GOT TO TAKE MINE BACK.

PS It also doesn't support playlists.

PPS If you don't believe me check out the P-B user forum and look at the long list of complaints.

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