Philips HDD120 (20 GB) MP3 Player

Pros: Easy-to-use, aesthetically pleasing mass storage device
Cons: You can fit so much on that you sometimes forget what you have on it!

When I got my HDD120 I was really happy because I knew I was getting an mp3 player for my birthday but I didn't know which one. I honestly expected to receive one which held around 100 tracks - certainly not 10,000! I would strongly recommend that this ...

Pros: Best looking 20 GB MP3 Player. Excellent build quality. Great sound and easy to use.
Cons: Software inadequate out of the box but can be remedied.

This is my third MP3 device. I brought a Philips KEY005 128 MB MP3 Player h ttp://www.epinions.com/content _146169433732 and a Philips KEY006 128 MB MP3 Player ...

Pros: Great looks, easy controls, huge storage capacity, good battery life.
Cons: Flakey software, mediocre sound quality, no accessories.

I bought the Philips 20GB HDD simply because I didn't want to be captured by the iPod and wanted to stand out from the crowd. Plus with those gorgeous looks and my previous flawless experiences with Philips, I thought it was the right choice for me, ...

Pros: 20GB, usually pretty cheap, program pretty easy to navigate, design, button layout.
Cons: battery life sucks...it 'died' on me after only about a week.

Well, let me just start out saying that I have a cryteria when it comes to rating mp3 players and other electronic stuff. I rate it on a few things...Design, Durability, Battery life, Program, and Sound Quality. Oh yeah, and overall performance. Here ...

Pros: Very elegant, with great looks. Voice recording and line-in capability.
Cons: Poor sound, terrible bundled software, died on me after 4 days.

I purchased the HDD-120 primarily because of looks and price. The appearance of it is striking, compared to the toy-like appearance of the iPod. It also has similar features to an iPod, but for far less money. One benefit over an iPod is the voice ...

Pros: BETTER THAN IPOD IN- LOOKS, PRICE, HAS RECORDING FEATURE, OVERALL VALUE.
Cons: EASILY REMEDIED- SOFTWARE AND CASE.

You get it all with this unit. The Philips hdd120 is the best looking Mp3 player out right now. You will totally fall in love with it as soon as you see it for the first time. I was a little skeptical in buying it because of some of the negative reviews ...

Pros: Attractive design, good battery life, and digital recording capabilities (including voice) at a reasonable price
Cons: Philips' proprietary "Digital Media Manager" software and minor issues with presentation

Prior to the Philips line, if you were going to buy a hard drive-based MP3 player you were generally either looking at a sleek design with an oversized price tag (iPod, iRiver) or a cheaper, if less elegant, device (Zen, Karma). Recently, Philips has ...

Pros: Sound, Shape, Reliability, Line-in (direct or voice)20Gb capacity. In-line controls
Cons: Rubber buds lost - pouch boring Only Available in chrome/black No more being made

I will not describe the features as others have fully done so but will give my opinion having purchased it for £130 from Comet in October 05. I have still not put all my music onto it only because I spend too much time listening! I have had no problems ...

Pros: price, looks, hard drive plenty big, line-in recording is great, it's not an ipod
Cons: software is awful but it's an easy fix, unit locks up periodically

I read these reviews ad nauseum trying to determine which mp3 player to buy. Read all about the awful software and the hard drive lockups. My criteria were: --- big enough hard drive --- moderate battery life --- good quality recording with line-in ...

Pros: Styling, high storage space, and user-friendly software.
Cons: Whiny babies who are doing their best to scare everyone away from it.

I wanted something I could use at work, since I don't have access to internet radio sites. I didn't want to have to switch CDs in and out of my computer, so an MP3 player was the only way to go. Now, to get one with enough capacity to play songs for a ...

Pros: Gorgeous looks, decent sound, good battery life, mic voice recording
Cons: Requires awful software, cradle-less, won't play music purchased online, won't transfer music to computer

I got this device and was impressed by its specs and its looks. And most of its functionality is good and is covered by other reviews. The problem is, this device is crippled. In an effort to appease the music industry, Philips introduced limitations ...

Pros: It looked good and it had a big hard drive
Cons: Poor software, locks up, lost everything, only x2 fast forward and poor quality of recording

While this product MAY be ok for listening to 3 minute tracks, it is useless if you wish to listen to anything longer like lectures, dance mixes, classical or opera because it only has a x2 fast forward facility. So if you want to listen to something ...

Pros: Looks good, good price, good capacity
Cons: HD breaks, wont turn on, battery dies

've had nothing but problems with this mp3 player. In all fairness Philips have been excellent with their customer service. my first one started to not turn on pretty much imediatly, it then took about a month and a half before it would not turn on at ...

Pros: Great Looks, good sound quality, able to record
Cons: Previous research required to avoid bugs.

Overall, I'm happy. The first thing you notice is the beautiful looks, the nice smooth, shiny, black surface and curvature really make this look like it cost £500, but really its so much cheaper. The only thing about the surface is that it does attract ...

Pros: Excellent user interface, Excellent sound management, looks fantastic, excellent sound quality, cheap.
Cons: abysmal software, its instinctive wish to break within a year of purchase! KEEP YOUR RECEIPT!

This is by far the best alternative to the Ipod. It is superbly easy to use and delivers fantastic sound. You can easily scroll through, playlists whilst flicking back to 'now playing'. This is amazingly cheap for what it is! The downside however is the appalling quality of the Philips software, you need a 3rd software package -such as media player- to get the tracks onto the computer in the first place. Then theres the dire battery life, apparently 10 hours or so; - i think they're lying! And also, as the title says, iv just ordered my 4th version of these - BECAUSE THEY KEEP BREAKING!!!! but as i see it, they are 'the' only rival to the corporate bully (Ipod), and so i find myself buying another one, even though it will almost certainly die!