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BenQ Joybee 720

Dec 6, 2004 10:55AM PST

Does anybody have anymore information on this mp3 player
What is the quality of benqs sound quality like?

What i do know is that it has a 5gb hard disk an sd expansion slot 12 hours battery life and a colour lcd screen for viewing pictures and weighs under 100 grams and is released mid december in australia at arrp of $A499 which is the same as the 20 gb ipod in australia.

the player looks good but i dont know much about benq players so if anyone knows any thing elese please let me know

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Re: BenQ Joybee 720
Dec 12, 2004 11:41AM PST

any body

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yes...
Jan 30, 2005 1:05PM PST

I have one at the moment for review & hardware wise it's quite nice - good design & size. The buttons could be better arranged, but overall it's ok. The sound quality is quite good also. On the other hand, the software on the thing is absolute rubbish. I'm trying to get in touch with Benq to see if they accidentally loaded some kind of pre-release beta firmware on it because it's so buggy, looks terrible and crashes all the time. I can't believe they'd actually release a player with software this bad on it.
I'll let you know if I hear back from them...

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BenQ Joybee 720 is their very first MP3 player
Jan 31, 2005 11:09AM PST

"the player looks good but i dont know much about benq players"

Who could know much about BenQ's MP3 players when, according to this video clip from CES 2005, the Joybee 720 will be their very first MP3 player...

http://msn-cnet.com.com/4660-10602_1-5618649.html

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Steer Clear of this Dog
Mar 9, 2005 12:11PM PST