Packard Bell AudioDream 1GB Reviews

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Packard Bell AudioDream 1GB
2.3 stars
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Average Ratings for Packard Bell AudioDream 1GB

  • Sound Quality3.8 stars
  • Battery Life2.6 stars
  • Features2.3 stars
  • Value for Money2.5 stars
  • Reviewer Ratings2.4 stars
  • Overall Rating2.3 stars

24 Reviews For Packard Bell AudioDream 1GB

  • Guest 20th Jun 2009

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    Good Points: Excellent design and value


    Bad Points: None


    General comments:
    Packard Bell AudioDream 1GB is a life changing experience

  • Guest 9th Mar 2009

    Reviewer rating: 4 stars


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    Awesome sound quality when paired up with good ear-buds - more than makes up for the very annoying bad points!!

    I've had reinstall the firmware pretty much every month since I bought it, because the damn thing keeps losing my music. It also has no fast-forward feature (but you can skip tracks)

    Packard Bell AudioDream sounds so good I can manage to see the past it's massive flaws. Maybe that says more about me than the mp3 player itself. Sounds great - but you will have to invest in some d ...

  • Guest 2nd Nov 2008

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    All in all a good buy. I hate ipods as they are highly overated. this is a great mp3 player. I think the £10 i spent on my one was worth every penny. I would recomend this product to a friend.

  • Guest 11th Feb 2008

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    With replacement headphones (I used JVC Gummies) this has proved to be an excellent little player. It's been dropped; kicked; sat on and still refuses to break (unlike some other "famous" brands that seem to give up the ghost if you sneeze at them),

  • Guest 30th Dec 2007

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    Great build quality.
    Great sound.
    Easy to use.

  • leancranker Rank: Corporal 29th Nov 2007

    Reviewer rating: 1 stars


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    I bought this in Dixons, and have never been happy with it. It always starts at the start when you turn it on, which seems to take forever. The menu system is unwieldy, and downright illogical. And for gods sake don't lose your USB lead!
    Basically don't buy one of these.

  • JRS 22nd Feb 2007

    Reviewer rating: 3.5 stars


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    I bought the Packard Bell AudioDream 1GB when I was looking for a lightweight MP3 player to listen to whilst out riding my bike and it has been great. Really easy to upload songs, just plug it in and drag and drop. There have been complaints about the navigation of menus, but I found after a couple of times it became instinctive and I use it without even taking it out of my pocket now. The sound quality is excellent, the only reason I gave it an 8 rather than 9 is that there are even better soun ...

  • TIM271182 2nd Nov 2006

    Reviewer rating: 1 stars


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    I bought my Packard Bell AudioDream MP3 player when they first arrived, and I wish I didn't! 18 months down the line, after little use, it's now dead, and this is the killer: Packard Bell don't supply or replace the battery in this unit, so it's now useless. Buy an iPod.

  • shoorooz 31st May 2006

    Reviewer rating: 2.5 stars


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    Overall this Packard Bell AudioDream mp3 player is pretty good buy suddenly stopped working. The error read *no files* which completely confused me. If you encounter any problems do the following: plug the thing in, open it on my computer, right click it and click on Format which will erase all files. Then download some songs onto it and it should work. If the computer doesn't let you format the player then try it on another computer. If all this doesn't work re-install the firmware or refer t ...

  • ejproffitt 13th May 2006

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    I understand that some of the earlier Packard Bell AudioDream MP3 models may have experienced problems however I downloaded the patches (from the packard bell web site ) straight away and have never experienced such problems.
    I would recommend this mp3 player to anybody!

  • monster13 22nd Jan 2006

    Reviewer rating: 1.5 stars


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    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 conn ...

  • msaugar Rank: Lance Corporal 24th Oct 2005

    Reviewer rating: 1 stars


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    Please, is there any chance of fixing the Packard Bell AudioDream 1GB. It freezes whenever it feels like.. is horrible. And it doesn't work properly sometimes.

  • LonesomeTwin Rank: Corporal 2nd Oct 2005

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    The Packard Bell AudioDream MP3 player is an utterly gorgeous device. It has a great 'metal' look and feel, and the tiny screen is beautifully clear, also the sound quality is superb. I got it for a friend, so I didn't use the supplied headphones, but on standard dynamic units the volume is fine at about half-setting.

    Apparently there are software issues with early ones, and you need to do a firmware update when you get it out of the box, but this done, it goes flawlessly. The manual is total ...

  • ZJFarmer 2nd Oct 2005

    Reviewer rating: 4 stars


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    I have found the Packard Bell AudioDream MP3 player to be a very functional MP3 player due to its size and weight. It is easy to keep on your person whilst doing tasks such as going out. I haven't found a problem with the sound on it. The only problem for me is the colour! Why can't I get a new flashy case for it (like green or others, as it shows on the box)? Overall I would rate it as a good MP3 player - if you look after it that is.

  • JAMESGRIFFITHS 25th Aug 2005

    Reviewer rating: 4 stars


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    I have found this player to be excellent. I go mountain biking a lot, and it has stood up to the test really well. Great sound and easy navigation make this a fantastic little package

  • Sionedt 17th Aug 2005

    Reviewer rating: 0.5 stars


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    Where do I begin? It has never really worked properly, and kind of does its own thing when it is working. Periodically it switches itself off, even when newly charged, but I think it may now have died for the last time!

  • gethin21 4th May 2005

    Reviewer rating: 0.5 stars


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    The Packard Bell AudioDream 1GB MP3 Player has turned into an Audio Nightmare as it worked for 5 minutes then would not play any songs after that. To anyone who is thinking about buying the AudioDream I suggest that you steer clear of this player.

  • Bryan Miller 17th Apr 2005

    Reviewer rating: 0.5 stars


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    I wish I had known about Review Centre prior to my purchase of the Packard Bell AudioDream 1GB. The size and style are extremely good selling points, unfortunately it is let down by poor quality build and performance. Packard Bell need to make it far more robust.

  • joshydavies 16th Mar 2005

    Reviewer rating: 0 stars


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    I got my Packard Bell AudioDream 1GB after my Packard Bell Audio Key broke, the screen just went. The firt day I got my audio dream I thought it was great but I was wrong, the case broke within a week because I dropped it once, that shouldn't happen. Next it kept freezing, then just didn't turn on. I have recently got an iPod and have experienced nothing wrong with it, it's great and for £10 more you can get an iPod instead of an audiodream, much better value for money + 3 gigs more memory ...

  • miffo 2nd Feb 2005

    Reviewer rating: 3.5 stars


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    MP3 files did disappear from the Packard Bell AudioDream but I reformated and downloaded new firmware from the Packard Bell site and so far no problems. Looks like they have new firmware weekly.