Comments on: mobiBLU DHH-100-5 Digital Audio Player Review http://the-gadgeteer.com/2005/04/20/mobiblu_dhh_100_5_digital_audio_player_review/ Gadget reviews and news by Julie Strietelmeier and friends since 1997 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:15:01 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: jlp http://the-gadgeteer.com/2005/04/20/mobiblu_dhh_100_5_digital_audio_player_review/comment-page-1/#comment-21347 jlp Sun, 16 Oct 2005 09:33:00 +0000 #comment-21347 The more I think of it the more I tend to like the Archos Gmini 400 more. I dunno what's its price over there (US) but I think that it's not bigger (probably even thinner; that Gmini really is mini), has 4 times the hdd capacity, in fact it has 15 more GB, that's a lot of space for music and still much left for downloding pics. More over it has a color screen that's larger and you get to verify if the transfer is fine (I heard on the mobiblu the only feedback is of the like "transfer successfull" message), plus you can view the pics as well. So to summarize the Gmini 400: 1) has 4 times the capacity, 2) seemingly has the approximate same size, 3) has a larger screen 4) has a color screen 5) enables you to view pics, 6) it certainly costs much less than 4 times the price, probably even less than twice and 7) you can read virtually every type of memory cards, directly or with a small adapter (don't get the huge multi-in-one if you just have one type besides CF: there are CF sized adapters for most formats like SD or xD, etc.). Only negative you loose the speakers. 1 vs 7 it's an excellent trade off :cool: The more I think of it the more I tend to like the Archos Gmini 400 more.

I dunno what’s its price over there (US) but I think that it’s not bigger (probably even thinner; that Gmini really is mini), has 4 times the hdd capacity, in fact it has 15 more GB, that’s a lot of space for music and still much left for downloding pics. More over it has a color screen that’s larger and you get to verify if the transfer is fine (I heard on the mobiblu the only feedback is of the like “transfer successfull” message), plus you can view the pics as well.

So to summarize the Gmini 400: 1) has 4 times the capacity, 2) seemingly has the approximate same size, 3) has a larger screen 4) has a color screen 5) enables you to view pics, 6) it certainly costs much less than 4 times the price, probably even less than twice and 7) you can read virtually every type of memory cards, directly or with a small adapter (don’t get the huge multi-in-one if you just have one type besides CF: there are CF sized adapters for most formats like SD or xD, etc.). Only negative you loose the speakers.

1 vs 7 it’s an excellent trade off :cool:

]]> By: TheDreamer http://the-gadgeteer.com/2005/04/20/mobiblu_dhh_100_5_digital_audio_player_review/comment-page-1/#comment-21346 TheDreamer Thu, 21 Apr 2005 23:23:52 +0000 #comment-21346 Hmmm, built in speakers....too bad I'm kind of hooked on my iPod....so I'm thinking PodWave....to address the shortcoming. OTOH, the SD card slot sounds useful. I'm thinking I might want some way to offload pictures when on vacation....without resorting to dragging my laptop with me (even though it is a Toshiba Satellite, which has a builtin SD card slot). Though I haven't decided which camera(s) I'm going to bring on my vacation....so I might also need CF support... The Dreamer. Hmmm, built in speakers….too bad I’m kind of hooked on my iPod….so I’m thinking PodWave….to address the shortcoming.

OTOH, the SD card slot sounds useful. I’m thinking I might want some way to offload pictures when on vacation….without resorting to dragging my laptop with me (even though it is a Toshiba Satellite, which has a builtin SD card slot).

Though I haven’t decided which camera(s) I’m going to bring on my vacation….so I might also need CF support…

The Dreamer.

]]> By: Julie http://the-gadgeteer.com/2005/04/20/mobiblu_dhh_100_5_digital_audio_player_review/comment-page-1/#comment-21345 Julie Thu, 21 Apr 2005 18:47:18 +0000 #comment-21345 JohnKes: Thanks for the typo alert. I just fixed it :) JohnKes:

Thanks for the typo alert. I just fixed it :)

]]> By: JohnKes http://the-gadgeteer.com/2005/04/20/mobiblu_dhh_100_5_digital_audio_player_review/comment-page-1/#comment-21344 JohnKes Thu, 21 Apr 2005 17:25:17 +0000 #comment-21344 Julie, About 2/3 of the way down the review, you have a phrase: "... it has an SC card slot ..." Do you mean SD card slot? Nice review. I have been more interested in MP3 players lately - there has been a lot of jackhammer activity across the street from my office the past 2 weeks. I would have gone nuts if not for MP3s on my Zodiac2. JK Julie,
About 2/3 of the way down the review, you have a phrase: “… it has an SC card slot …” Do you mean SD card slot?

Nice review. I have been more interested in MP3 players lately – there has been a lot of jackhammer activity across the street from my office the past 2 weeks. I would have gone nuts if not for MP3s on my Zodiac2.

JK

]]> By: JohnKes http://the-gadgeteer.com/2005/04/20/mobiblu_dhh_100_5_digital_audio_player_review/comment-page-1/#comment-21343 JohnKes Thu, 21 Apr 2005 17:21:09 +0000 #comment-21343 <blockquote><cite>Aequitas wrote: </cite><br />If the speakers are passive then they wouldn't consume any power. However, I have a feeling that these are not passive speakers.</blockquote> Passive speakers consume some power (nothing is free!) but not as much as amplified ones. And you can't crank them up, but that is a nice trade off for something like this.

Aequitas wrote:

If the speakers are passive then they wouldn’t consume any power. However, I have a feeling that these are not passive speakers.

Passive speakers consume some power (nothing is free!) but not as much as amplified ones. And you can’t crank them up, but that is a nice trade off for something like this.

]]> By: Aequitas http://the-gadgeteer.com/2005/04/20/mobiblu_dhh_100_5_digital_audio_player_review/comment-page-1/#comment-21342 Aequitas Thu, 21 Apr 2005 16:23:29 +0000 #comment-21342 <blockquote><cite>Julie wrote: </cite><br />I didn't go into any details about the battery life other than the fact that it's listed in the specs as 10hrs per charge. I would guess that driving the built in speakers would have a significant effect on battery life.</blockquote> If the speakers are passive then they wouldn't consume any power. However, I have a feeling that these are not passive speakers.

Julie wrote:

I didn’t go into any details about the battery life other than the fact that it’s listed in the specs as 10hrs per charge. I would guess that driving the built in speakers would have a significant effect on battery life.

If the speakers are passive then they wouldn’t consume any power. However, I have a feeling that these are not passive speakers.

]]> By: Julie http://the-gadgeteer.com/2005/04/20/mobiblu_dhh_100_5_digital_audio_player_review/comment-page-1/#comment-21341 Julie Thu, 21 Apr 2005 13:54:29 +0000 #comment-21341 I didn't go into any details about the battery life other than the fact that it's listed in the specs as 10hrs per charge. I would guess that driving the built in speakers would have a significant effect on battery life. I didn’t go into any details about the battery life other than the fact that it’s listed in the specs as 10hrs per charge. I would guess that driving the built in speakers would have a significant effect on battery life.

]]> By: limetime10 http://the-gadgeteer.com/2005/04/20/mobiblu_dhh_100_5_digital_audio_player_review/comment-page-1/#comment-21340 limetime10 Thu, 21 Apr 2005 13:17:59 +0000 #comment-21340 Mmm. interesting i recorn it's a bit too chunky and sounds a bit homebrand.. but yeah. i like the idea of the built-in speaker. Sorry if you did but duing reading the review i didn't see you mention about the battery life. Would using the speakers drain the player faster? Mmm. interesting i recorn it’s a bit too chunky and sounds a bit homebrand.. but yeah. i like the idea of the built-in speaker. Sorry if you did but duing reading the review i didn’t see you mention about the battery life. Would using the speakers drain the player faster?

]]> By: Julie http://the-gadgeteer.com/2005/04/20/mobiblu_dhh_100_5_digital_audio_player_review/comment-page-1/#comment-21339 Julie Thu, 21 Apr 2005 12:03:51 +0000 #comment-21339 themog: Exactly! Although it would be rare that I would listen to music (for any length of time) on this player through the built-in speakers, it's nice that they are there for those few times that I might. themog:

Exactly! Although it would be rare that I would listen to music (for any length of time) on this player through the built-in speakers, it’s nice that they are there for those few times that I might.

]]> By: themog http://the-gadgeteer.com/2005/04/20/mobiblu_dhh_100_5_digital_audio_player_review/comment-page-1/#comment-21338 themog Thu, 21 Apr 2005 03:53:36 +0000 #comment-21338 I am really liking the idea of those built in speakers. I think they would fall into the category of "seemingly dumb, but incredibly useful" features. Why is it that every portable game system on the face of the earth has built in speakers, even though you could play the games without sound, but (until now) not a single mp3 player has them even though sound is the entire point of the product? I am really liking the idea of those built in speakers. I think they would fall into the category of “seemingly dumb, but incredibly useful” features. Why is it that every portable game system on the face of the earth has built in speakers, even though you could play the games without sound, but (until now) not a single mp3 player has them even though sound is the entire point of the product?

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