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Xclef HD-800 MP3 Player
Provided By: Xclef
Retail: $350.00
Review Date: June 28th, 2004
Written By: Daniel W.
A few weeks ago I reviewed the HD-500
music Jukebox mp3 player from a company called Xclef, also
known as Multi Channel Labs. Though
the HD-500 was loaded with tons of neat features and performs really
well, its size and inconvenient control layout keeps it
from being a serious contender in the field of hard drive based
mp3 players.

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To be fair, the HD-500 is actually Xclef's
older model mp3 player; now a budget player. Though the 500
may not compete well against the current slew of music jukeboxes,
Xclef's latest model, the HD-800, definitely has a chance.
The HD-800 retains all the features of the HD-500, but is a
sleeker and physically smaller package with a revamped control
layout.
Packaging:
The HD-800 comes packaged in a retail cardboard box
with a dark glossy finish. "Xclef Portable Storage Device & Personal
Music Jukebox" is printed across the top of the box's front.
Below that is a list of the player's key features
and a picture of the Audio Jukebox. Below the list of features
are the product's model number and Multi Channel
Lab's
logo. As seen from the front of the box, the HD-800 is actually
being marketed as an OGG Vorbis player with mp3 playback capability.

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The top side of the package has an icon list of
the HD-800's key features while the bottom side of the box
lists more features; with the player as a Portable Storage
Device and as a Personal Music Jukebox. The right side of the box
has a list of included contents and the left side of the box a
list of specifications.

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Inside, the HD-500 is held securely in place by the
internal cardboard framing. It is enclosed in a clear plastic
bag to protect from scratches. All the included accessories
are
enclosed in their own plastic bags.

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Contents:
- HD-800 Personal Music Jukebox
- Earbuds
- USB cable
- Line-in cable (double ended phono cable)
- Driver CD (for Windows 98)
- User's Guide
- Carrying Case
- Power Adapter
- LCD remote control (not listed but included)

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Features:
Features and specifications, along with a user manual can be found
on Xclef's web
site.
Portable Storage Device
- 1.8" 20GB Hard Drive
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USB 2.0 / 1.1
- Plug & Play (No installation CD required except for Win
98)
Personal Music Jukebox
- Strong Song Search (Navigation)
- OGG/MP3/WMA/WAV Player
- Can store up to 5,000 ~ 8,000 songs
- FM Tuner & FM Recording
- MP3 Encoding
- Text Viewer
- Multi-Language supported
- 7-Lines Graphic display (Back light supported)
- Firmware Upgradeable

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Specifications:
- Supported audio formats: OGG/WAV/MPEG 1,2,2.5 Layer3(8~320Kbps.VBR)
WMA(5~192Kbps)
- Sampling frequency: 8-48KHz
- File system: FAT32
- Capacity: 20GB (expandable up to 60GB)
- Hard disk type: 1.8" Low Power HDD, ATA I/F
- MP3 encoding: 32 – 320kbps
- Voice recording: 32 – 128kbps
- FM Tuner: 20Preset
- Navigation: by Alphabet and by Folder
- Playback Time: MP3/OGG ~ 16 hours, FM ~ 18 hours
- Battery: internal 3.7V 1550mAh lithium-ion rechargeable
- Power Adapter: 100~240 AC to 5V DC(SMPS)
- Recharging time : 4 Hours
- Display: 160*105, W/B LCD, EL Backlight
- Remote type : Analog Graphic LCD
- ID3 tag: version 1.0/1.1/2.0 supported
- Supported Languages: English, Korean, Japanese, Chinese, and
Russian
- Equalizer(EQ) settings: Normal, Classic, Jazz, Rock, Ultra-Bass,
User Defined(5 Bands)
- PC interface: USB 1.0/1.1/2.0, Mass Storage Device
- Supported OS: Windows 98/SE, ME, 2000, XP & MAC
- Audio Input: Line-in, Built-in microphone
- Digital Input: S/PDIF(IEC958)
- Audio Output: headphone out
- S/N ratio: 90.3dB
- THD: < 0.01%
- Earphone Out: 10mW + 10mW
- Dimensions: 66.5 * 99.5 * 22mm
- Weight: 180g
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