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Xclef HD-500 MP3 Player
Provided By: Xclef
Retail: $250.00
Review Date: May 31st, 2004
Written By: Daniel W.
Most of you know that the
current incarnation of portable music is the mp3 player. With their
small physical size and large storage capacity, mp3 players are
the perfect way to enjoy music on the go. For those who want to
bring
their
entire music collection, there are mp3 players
that use a hard drive to store music. Nowadays, almost every mp3
player manufacturer offers at least one hard drive model; therefore,
there is a wide selection to choose from. One hard drive
mp3 player
on the market that most have not heard of is the
Xclef HD-500 Personal Music Jukebox from the Korean company Xclef,
also known as Multi Channel Labs. This review will be looking at
their 20GB model.

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Packaging:
The HD-500 comes packaged in a retail cardboard box
that has a dark glossy finish. "Xclef Portable Storage Device & Personal
Music Jukebox" is printed across the top front of
the box. Below that is a list of the mp3 player's key features
and a picture of the Audio Jukebox itself. Below the list of features
is the mp3 player's model number and Multi Channel Lab's
logo.

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The top side of the package has an icon list of
the HD-500's key features, while the bottom side 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 has
the list of specifications.

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

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Contents:
- HD-500 Personal Music Jukebox
- Ear buds
- USB cable
- Line-in cable (double ended phono cable)
- Driver CD (for Windows 98)
- User’s Guide
- Carrying Case
- Power Adapter

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Features:
Features and specifications, along with a user manual can be found
on Xclef's web
site.
Portable Storage Device
- 2.5" 20GB Hard Drive
- USB 2.0
- Plug & Play (No installation CD required except for
Win 98)
Personal Music Jukebox
- Strong Song Search (Navigation)
- MP3/WMA 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: MPEG 1,2,2.5 Layer3(8-320Kbps.VBR)
WMA(32-192Kbps)
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Sampling frequency: 8-48KHz
- File system: FAT32
- Capacity: 20GB (expandable up to 137GB)
- Hard disk type: 2.5" Low Power HDD, ATA I/F
- Buffer memory: max. 12MB
- MP3 encoding: 32 – 320kbps
- Voice recording: 32 – 128kbps
- FM Tuner: 20Preset
- Navigation: by Alphabet and by Folder
- Playback Time: 20 hours
- Power:
Battery: internal 3.7V 2000mAh lithium-ion rechargeable;
Adapter: 100 - 240 AC to 5V DC
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Display: 160*105, W/B LCD, EL Backlight
- 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: > 90dB
- THD: < 0.01%
- Earphone Out: 10mW + 10mW
- Dimensions: 129 * 81 * 22mm
- Weight: 255g
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