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“Audiomare”

★☆☆☆☆

written by KaileeJohnson on 01/10/2015

Biggest pile of rubbish I ever bought. Returned the first one and the replacement was even worse! This product should never have got to market. Shame on you Packard Bell. Feel Utterly robbed still after 10 years!! It basically never worked and they knew it.

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“ Packard Bell AudioDream 1GB is a life changing...”

★★★★★

written by on 20/06/2009

Packard Bell AudioDream 1GB is a life changing experience

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“Awesome sound quality when paired up with good...”

★★★★☆

written by on 09/03/2009

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 decent cans.

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“All in all a good buy. I hate ipods as they are highly...”

★★★★★

written by on 02/11/2008

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.

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“With replacement headphones (I used JVC Gummies) this...”

★★★★★

written by on 11/02/2008

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),

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“Great build quality. Great sound. Easy to use.”

★★★★★

written by on 30/12/2007

Great build quality. Great sound. Easy to use.

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“I bought this in Dixons, and have never been happy...”

★☆☆☆☆

written by leancranker on 29/11/2007

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.

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“I bought the Packard Bell AudioDream 1GB when I was...”

★★★★☆

written by JRS on 22/02/2007

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 sounding players out there now.

There are downsides though. When I first got it, it would freeze occasionally, but this was fixed very easily with the firmware upgrade that is easily available on the Packard Bell website. This website brings me to the next problem. One day I left it plugged into my computer and accidentally pulled the cable out. This caused it to crash and generally go crazy. I went through the fixes on the support page with no effect so sent Packard Bell an email. There was no response despite my many attempts at contacting them. In the end I fixed it by completely formatting the device and re-installing the firmware update. The other problem occurred when I lost my USB cable. You cannot get replacement cables!!! I found a website that claimed to sell them but they never had them in stock. Packard Bell won't sell you a replacement so if you lose it, you might as well throw the player away as it becomes useless. Luckily mine appeared in a house mates collection of cables! The other problem (if you can call it that) is the limited capacity. This didn't bother me when i bought it, but after a few holidays, i have decided it's time to buy something bigger.

Overall, I'm impressed with this player and if you are looking for a small lightweight good quality device, this should be high on your list. Just make sure you are happy with the capacity and keep that USB cable somewhere safe!!

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“I bought my Packard Bell AudioDream MP3 player when...”

★☆☆☆☆

written by TIM271182 on 02/11/2006

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.

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“Overall this Packard Bell AudioDream mp3 player is...”

★★★☆☆

written by shoorooz on 31/05/2006

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 to the Packard Bell website.

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“I understand that some of the earlier Packard Bell...”

★★★★★

written by ejproffitt on 13/05/2006

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!

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“Basically, I would not recommend buying the Packard...”

★★☆☆☆

written by monster13 on 22/01/2006

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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“Please, is there any chance of fixing the Packard Bell...”

★☆☆☆☆

written by msaugar on 24/10/2005

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.

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“The Packard Bell AudioDream MP3 player is an utterly...”

★★★★★

written by LonesomeTwin on 02/10/2005

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 rubbish of course.

Navigation is a bit tricky, and I can't see why it shouldn't start up where you left it, but this is my first experience of the things, so they might all be like that.

Again, why can't you sort tracks by ID3 tag? Getting a whole album to play in order on one of these things is really tricky. Tip: Use one folder per album, then use [track number - title], I had to do a lot of renaming when loading the tracks, and you need to be PC literate to do it quickly. Try a search for ID3-TagIT.

Battery life was about 8 hours on my 1GB model, and yes, AAA batteries would be more useful, although they would make this tiny little thing quite a bit bigger.

Well pleased with it though.

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Msaugar's Response to LonesomeTwin's Review

Written on: 23/10/2005

Sound: very good
<br>Capacity: good
<br>Features: poor
<br>Battery: very short life
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<br>Hi there! I got this mp3 player almos one year ago, and I am having several problems.
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<br>I would preciate if somebody could give some advise, or tell me where can I download some software to try to fix it.. Lately when I try to switch it on it doesnt work. I dont know what the problem is.

<br>Thanks in advance.
<br>
<br>Mariano

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“I have found the Packard Bell AudioDream MP3 player to...”

★★★★☆

written by ZJFarmer on 02/10/2005

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.

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“I have found this player to be excellent. I go...”

★★★★☆

written by JAMESGRIFFITHS on 25/08/2005

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

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“Where do I begin? It has never really worked...”

★☆☆☆☆

written by Sionedt on 17/08/2005

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!

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“The Packard Bell AudioDream 1GB MP3 Player has turned...”

★☆☆☆☆

written by gethin21 on 04/05/2005

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.

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“I wish I had known about Review Centre prior to my...”

★☆☆☆☆

written by Bryan Miller on 17/04/2005

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.

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“I got my Packard Bell AudioDream 1GB after my Packard...”

☆☆☆☆☆

written by joshydavies on 16/03/2005

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. Much better value.

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