| What exactly does something with a 60GB hard drive | | | | Gigabeat Mobile Audio Player is just that, an audio |
| expect to do, with 10 days of video, thousands of | | | | player. You can view photos, but no video. What a |
| photos, and over 40 days of CD music? With the | | | | waste of a big time screen.Next, a place where an |
| exceptionally large hard drive with the 2-3/8" screen, | | | | MP3 player can be labeled great or horrible, is the |
| Toshiba is doing well to pick up its name in regard to | | | | navigation system. Toshiba has designed a PlusTouch |
| the MP3 players. Preloaded with Window's Mobile | | | | system that forms a cross in the middle of the player. |
| software, and the intuitive interface on the Media | | | | Like Apple, Creative, and everybody else, Toshiba |
| Center edition of Windows XP, any television show | | | | believes in their system, but this one is weak to say |
| can be translated immediately onto the gigabeat. Many | | | | the least. For starters, sometimes it reads your actions |
| features are available, such as the WMV 7, WMV 8, | | | | for something completely opposite of what you |
| and WMV 9 video files - and the JPEG display images. | | | | intended (pausing when you attempt to turn up the |
| It plays MP3, WMA, protected WMA and WAV audio | | | | volume, etc.).But worst of all, the quality of the |
| fields. Its 60GB holds up to 2,000 hours of home | | | | software is less than desirable. It does offer the use of |
| services, up to 240 hours of movies, built-in FM tuner | | | | Windows Media, but this is almost impossible to do at |
| with 30 preset stations, high-speed USB interface with | | | | times. Toshiba offers the Gigabeat Room |
| cable. It offers up to 20 hours audio or 4.15 hours video, | | | | Management Software that inexplicably attempts to |
| with a built-in rechargeable lithium ion battery.With | | | | reformat all MP3 files into a .SAT format. This format |
| Toshiba's type of reputation, a person expects them | | | | is almost unreadable by a computer which causes a |
| to put out the same type of product. Nothing | | | | major problem if you are looking to send your files |
| mind-blowing or earth shattering, but something that | | | | back to your computer. But as its been said before, |
| does exactly what you want it to. This is why the | | | | when it comes to electronics it is truly "to each their |
| Toshiba Gigabeat Portable Media Center is so | | | | own". And each person may find that they enjoy what |
| wonderful. But on the other hand, its Gigabeat Mobile | | | | Toshiba has to offer in their player. However, |
| Audio Player is less than wonderful. If you are | | | | Toshiba's Gigabeat Mobile Audio Player seems to be |
| wondering what customers are talking about, lets start | | | | lagging behind quite significantly in the digital audio |
| with the screen. Toshiba produced a great 2.2" screen | | | | race.Check out for more articles on free downloads |
| that views as well as any digital media player on the | | | | itunes and sony mp3 players. |
| market today. Why is this bad? Because the Toshiba | | | | |