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The Tests
As per previous reviews, I tested many different varieties of CD's that can possibly be played on the Kalua and here are the results:
| 650MB CD-R (TAO and DAO) |
Yes* |
| 700MB CD-R (TAO and DAO) |
Yes* |
| 650MB CD-RW (TAO and DAO) |
Yes* |
* Only capable of reading the first session of multi-session CD.
As you can see, it's a good thing that the Kalua can handle any type of CD's that are out there, including 650MB and 700MB CD-R's and CD-RW's. It is, however, a sad fact that the Kalua will simply refuse to play any multi-session CD (it thinks it's a VCD for some reason).
New to this review, however, is a test that I thought would be beneficial to you. Since I've noticed that some MP3 players out there have troubles playing high bit-rate MP3 files (the Tavarua comes to mind here), I created a CD with the same file, but at different bit-rates ranging from the standard 128kbps all the way up to 320kbps, which is what most players claim they can play up to. I decided to exclude anything underneath 128kbps, since, if the player can play at that bit-rate, it's a given that it can handle anything lower than that. I used this new "benchmark," if I may call it, on the Kalua:
| 128kbps |
160kbps |
192kbps |
224kbps |
256kbps |
320kbps |
| Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Well, the Kalua can just about handle any MP3 file you throw at it, bar none.
I mentioned before about how the Kalua has a Karaoke feature for those of us brave enough to bellow our voices in front of others. I was, however, unable to test this feature since I did not have the necessary hardware to use it. From looking at the manual, it seems like it's pretty easy to use this feature.
Before I conclude with this review, I'd just like to mention about a very neat little feature of the Kalua. Did you know that the Kalua can even act as a gaming console? I bet you didn't know that! What I mean by gaming console is that it's got 2 games, Tetris and another one called "Othello," built in that one can play from the remote. Hey, they're not like playing on a Playstation2, but they're something that you can play with when you run into a boring part of a movie.
 On to: Conclusion
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