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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A few drawbacks, but excellent for the money!, 4 Feb 2005
I bought this product mainly for it's video recording and playback features, and it did not disappoint in this respect! The picture quality in SP mode *far* exceeded my expectations, and even LP mode was watchable, if a little "blocky". The accompanying sound quality, however, was slightly disappointing, with lots of hiss and crackling noises. While it would be fine for watching things like the latest episode of EastEnders, it's not much use for Music videos, for example, because the sound quality is too poor. MP3 files, however, are a different matter - the sound quality is very good, although it does struggle with high bitrate files - anything up to 256kbps is perfect, though. Annoyingly, the Goodmans doesn't support long filenames, so all your MP3 titles are truncated to the first 6 letters. This could be a major problem if you store a large collection on an SD card. The supplied Media Converter software is easy enough to use, but Windows will just "see" the Goodmans as a removable drive, so you can copy MP3 files directly to it from Windows Exporer. My unit was supplied with a copy of ULead VideoStudio 6 SE, but I am not sure if this is still supplied with new units. One final note - remove the headphones from your ears before plugging them into the Goodmans if something is already playing! It sometimes plays at FULL VOLUME for a fraction of a second when you do this! Not a pleasent experience! All-in-all, I was impressed with it. You can forgive it's few foibles when you look at the price tag!
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