Typical price: £150
What is it: MP3 player with extraordinary battery life
What we think: The DAH-1900 may brag about its 153-hour charge, but this MP3 player's battery is writing cheques its audio quality can't cash
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 5 April 2006
Tags: mobiBLU, mobiBLU DAH-1900 (2GB), OLED, adaptor, recording
We like:
Incredible battery life; simple drag-and-drop music transfer method
We don't like:
Dismal audio quality; fiddly interface
You might also need:
Adding an external microphone will allow higher quality recordings
CNET UK judgement:
A superhuman MP3 player with a very mortal sound, the mobiBLU DAH-1900 may have stamina, but it's got no style. mobiBLU has released some decent MP3 players in the past, but this one is a disaster. It may play for 153 hours without a charge, but the DAH-1900 sounds so lacklustre you'll unplug it after just one song
Full review:
mobiBLU is best known for manufacturing the world's smallest MP3 player, the DAH-1500i (aka the Cube). This was a novel and surprisingly usable MP3 player, despite its gimmicky premise. Now it seems that mobiBLU's quest for marketing superlatives has brought it to a place where their new DAH-1900 boasts 153 hours of battery life (hence its alternative name, B153). Continue Reading...
mobiBLU DAH-1900 (2GB) History
7 Apr 2006 in Digital Living
mobiBLU's DAH-1900 MP3 player combines an extraordinary 153 hours of battery life with very ordinary styling, features and sound. Does its incredible stamina make up for its inability to cross the finish line with panache?
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Posted by: MobileBoy
"It's not the best MP3 player I have ever owned but it is good"
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