20GB Typhoon MP3 Player €99

WarZoneBrother

I seen this in a newspaper add for lidl.I think its excellent value.But if anyone has bought one can you tell me what its like i might be getting 1.

smooth operater

WarZoneBrother wrote:

I seen this in a newspaper add for lidl.I think its excellent value.But if anyone has bought one can you tell me what its like i might be getting 1.

When are they available? That seems like excellent value!

Endurance Man

http://www.dealtime.co.uk/xPR-Frontier_L1_20GB~RD-143828749956

This is the one i believe, doesnt get great review tbh.

Goodshape

I've seen someone with one of these and they looked grand.. no frills but not the worst interface. An acceptable size too as I remember.

Can't comment on battery or build quality though.. it was new when I saw it and I didn't use it long enough. Seemed solid enough though. For €99 I'd say definitely worth it.

Endurance Man

LOL, did some more fishing around, they are fairly bad. The screen is said to scratch easily and the earphone jack is some funny size so you can only use the crappy headphones they provide :v: . Read the review in the link above.

Goodshape

Endurance Man wrote:

Read the review in the link above.

rofl. 1/5.

The Bottom Line: don't make the mistake and avoid this player, you will find better gear for this money!

Obviously my first impresions were a bit too kind. (still though, the guy who wrote the review paid €299. Lop 200 of that and you can afford to keep your expectations a bit lower).

Endurance Man

Goodshape wrote:

rofl. 1/5.



Obviously my first impresions were a bit too kind. (still though, the guy who wrote the review paid €299. Lop 200 of that and you can afford to keep your expectations a bit lower).

Ye, but quality over quantity IMO, you could pick up a much better 20gig player on Ebay for a few bob more.

mikemac

When is this on sale?

I checked current specials and specials for the 23rd and the 27th on the Lidl website and couldn't find it

peckerhead

http://www.typhoon.de/en/art.php?p=708&pv=5

Lidl sold it back in late November; I know 'cos I was away that particular Saturday, so got my kid to go up and buy one for 1/2-price (€129 instead of €259) in the 'carpark sale' they had that day in the Limerick branch. (No jokes about 'when you're too pikey for Lidl's regular prices', now... )

Grand sound/build quality for the money — menu system is a bit fiddly, and admittedly the 2.5mm earphone jack is just plain stupid, especially since the packaged earbuds are crap — I just bought a decent replacement set with a standard 3.5mm jack, chopped the jack off (oo-er!) and replaced it with a 2.5mm jack bought in Maplins. Good FM reception, too, and choice of recording options. Nicest part of all is the three-year warranty; I just hope mine doesn't mysteriously develop a fault in April 2008... :v:

If they're doing it for €99, buy one (though are you sure it wasn't £99 you saw?). You can always bring it back!

Package

then again,,, would it not be worth it for the combination of portable hard drive and mp3 ???

JackieChan

Guys don't knock this player
In June 2005 "Test & Kauf" magazine it got a "Schnäppchen-Tipp"

peckerhead

JackieChan wrote:

"Schnäppchen-Tipp"

= 'Good buy'/'good deal'

satworld

peckerhead wrote:

= 'Good buy'/'good deal'

for this money i'd say it is a good buy good deal
of course....
this is if you get some sort of a warantee

davehey79

JackieChan wrote:

Guys don't knock this player
In June 2005 "Test & Kauf" magazine it got a "Schnäppchen-Tipp"

now i'm gettin one for sure:D

peckerhead

peckerhead wrote:

Nicest part of all is the three-year warranty; I just hope mine doesn't mysteriously develop a fault in April 2008... :v:

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satworld

peckerhead wrote:

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yes 2008!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by accident
!!!!
yes!!!!

the screen accidently stopped working "accidently"

Gibs

I bought one of these a couple of years ago for 199:o . The comments above are fairly consistent with my experience i.e. its only 99 euro and is therefore a reasonable player. I gave up using it though, mainly due to the very poor battery life. Maximum was about 2.5 - 3 hours if playing mp3; somewhat longer if listening to the radio. Its also usb 1 only, so getting music onto it takes forever.

There are loads of other, more user-friendly options out there, but if price is your main concern then its a good starting point for a (relatively) large storage DAP.

I upgraded last year to an Iriver h340 and haven't looked back - 40gig storage, otf playlists, photos, video, radio, the list goes on.....:D

xbox-man

theres a 40gig venturer in argos its only 159 or something like that
looks goog

oxygen_old

Gibs wrote:

Its also usb 1 only, so getting music onto it takes forever.

Is the one lidl are going to sell USB 1 as well? I was thinkin of getting it to use as an ext Hard Drive, if its is USB 1 tho it wouldnt be worth my while

ronanm

peckerhead wrote:

http://www.typhoon.de/en/art.php?p=708&pv=5
<snip> [came with] a standard 3.5mm jack, chopped the jack off (oo-er!) and replaced it with a 2.5mm jack bought in Maplins.</snip>

apologies for going off topic...
Was changing the jack easy? I just cust the cord on an old pair to check it out. There were 6 very fine wires in each.
What did you do next?
(I ask cos I have a good set of buds with a dodgy connection in the jack which I'd love to be able to replace)

Gazza22

I'd stay away from these...

I bought one about 2 years ago when they were €199...the battery life is very poor and the main joystick control went terrible after a few weeks. The screen also has a poor life and scratches easily.

Mine ended up breaking, the thing just turned off one day and wudnt come back on, this was after about 4 months. I got a refund off aldi