HDKaraoke

I rarely write product reviews, because rarely do I see a good product that’s worth reviewing that hasn’t been reviewed before.
HDK 2.0 box is one of those excellent product that hasn’t really been out there.
This is my HDKaraoke HDK 2.0 box Asian library review.
I have used the traditional hard drive based Chinese karaōke machine and it was a big disappointment. Traditional hard drive based karaōke machine is heavy, big, hard to load new songs and impossible to edit song databases. I got tired of spending more time adding songs manually than to actually enjoy the karaōke machine.
So I spent hours researching for a karaōke solution that is easy to use and comes with extensive collection of Chinese karaōke songs. Finally, I found
. I checked out all of their youtube videos and their web site before committing to the purchase, feeling fairly confident that I would like it if it is exactly what was described on their website.
The box shipped quickly from west coast to east coast (3 business days) and everything was already pre-​configured with my account when I plugged it into my TV.
Adding songs to the box is super easy with the iPhone app, it was quick, responsive and easy to use.
All the songs are licensed so the video background is the actual singer and not some random background scenery.
As soon as you put a song in your queue, it automatically download the song to the local hard drive of the box, which has 160GB built in.
If you don’t find the songs in their library, you can also play your own video files from a USB drive, it actually worked really well. I was able to find some English kids songs for my kids to sing.
One issue I noticed was that video would sometimes hang or vocal switch stopped working when there are many songs that are downloading while songs are being played. I would then need to exit the song and replay the song again. This doesn’t happen when you are playing songs that are already stored on your local hard drive.
I hope HDKaraoke can address this issue in the future firmware update.
I also had issues with microphone delay when I first setting it up, after calling their tech support, the problem was resolved by plugging the audio cable directly from the box to the speaker instead of passing audio through HDMI.
The box works exactly as described on their website and I am very happy with the purchase so far after 2 weeks of using the device.
I like the service so much that I am planning to purchase the lifetime subscription, since the box will not function without subscription and it cost $ 150 per year to renew.
As long as the service is exactly the same as it is now, I can see myself using the box for many years to come.
I was also told the life time subscription is transferrable, meaning if the box becomes defective or if you upgrade to a new version of the box in the future, lifetime account can be transferred to the new box. This is much better than the old Tivo lifetime service which expires when Tivo box stopped working.
I hope this review will help anyone who is looking for a easy worry free Chinese karaōke solution.
I did not get the English library option, so I can’t review it, but I am sure you can see other reviews on the English library option.

My friend has MagicSing, which has thousands of songs, but they are old and not original copyrighted. I just received HDKaraoke, and immediately found the huge difference.
First, it has endless number of songs from old, which my parents like, and new ones which I can hardly find in other karaōke products.
Second, the iPhone and iPad app control is really a plus in its easy use.
Third, all the songs are original copyrighted, not the ones with background of constant bikini ladies at tropical beaches.
The only cons is yearly subscription fee, but if you sing quite often then it is worth it.

I love this karaōke player. Great design. I saw the HDK Box at my friend’s place. Thousands of songs can be streamed and I can use my iPhone to order songs. Perfect product for me. I am going to buy myself one.

GRANDMA LIKES IT! I searched online for esay-​use karaōke machines, HDKBox came up. It was the most user friendly karaōke machine i could find. I was worrying if my grandma could operate it. Now all worries are gone. It is now her best friend: P

Tried the machine yesterday. And it was great. We 5 people could order songs at the same time using the app. Cool product.

Excellent services! I placed an order by mistake and cancelled it the next day before the product was shipped. Their rep helped me patiently online to solve my problem and get the refund processed immediately.

Excited to receive birthday gift from my boyfriend! I thought it would take 5 days to come but it just took 2 days. The quality is great. I like it.

The customer service is great. I just didn’t know why there was no sound from the speakers when setting up it with my husband. I called the customer service and the rep helped us to find out the problem and solved it. She was very patient and nice.

I had connection problem with my HDKaraoke Box. Called the customer services, the staff is really friendly and helpful. Asked me to mail them the Box, they called me once they received the box and found out it is my remote problem. They gave me a brand new remote and send me back on the same day. Excellent customer service! Highly Recommended!!!

Got the Hdk box two weeks ago, run smoothly so far, love it. Just like hulu and Netflix can stream songs online, realty large song base, I found every song I wanted. The streaming is so fast. 10 out of 10.

Despite my initial disappointment and the lengthy process of getting to this point, I am raising HDK to 4 stars for their customer services. Especially Emily Gong who has been assisting me with the issue tirelessly, many phone calls to reach to the resolution. I am now getting a working unit and very happy about it.

HDK BOX is an Interesting product, using internet to steam songs and can be controlled by app. I am not that tech savy. It took me a while to learn how to play a song. Glad I found some useful tutorial videos. They have tutorial videos on the introduction page of HDK BOX. Once you knew how to use it, you can rock it! Like the wifi password, user name, app paring code, all these things, you just set up once and good to go. Personally I like the controller app than remote control. (or you can use both at the same time) The app is easy to use. You can type a song name and search it right away. I watched the tutorial video for app as well, learned some basic buttons and I was able to play around.

HDK Box rocks! It’s great for home party! We hosted a home party last weekend, with family, closed friends and their kids. Once we started doing karaōke, those little girls were crazy, cuz they found their frozen songs. «Let it go», and «For the first time forever». Omg, they feel like they are pricess elsa and anna, just can’t stop. Not only kids, we adaults had so much fun as well, singing some classic old songs. Everyone was happy. They requested more parties like this in the future. lol.

I did some research and read reviews before purchasing the box, some of the old reviews won’t help a lot to me since hdk box system was updated and now the new system is more stable. Here are my pros and cons from my experience.
Pros:
iphone/​ipad andriod controller app makes it easy to search a song, just need to type the songs name and it pops up.
Auto song update, I don’t need to find new songs or manually update myself. New songs automatically come in every week.
The system is user friendly, many categories from main menu, meaing you can choose songs from different categories, flexible for controlling and selecting songs, you can use remote control or use ipad app to control.
Cons:
It does not comes with a touch screen, you need to have your iphone or ipad or other tablets if you want to use the app to control.
You need to have internet to use the box. Although I know they have points plan that does not need internet. Still if I want to have unlimited access to the library, I need internet. That means I cannot bring it to somewhere that has no internet access. Or I can only do points plan for that case, only having certain amount of songs, instead of unlimited streaming.
Overall it’s a good product, user friendly, brings convenience to karaōke experience. I am expecting for some new features in the future.‍

I received the Hdk box three months ago. So far so good. It’s very user friendly, easy to use, the streaming speed is fast, all fuctions work smoothly. They have many great features. I just learned some basic ones for now, still exploring other features. What I appeciate most is the HD high-​defination video. Hard to see this high quality music video from an old karaōke machine. I am glad I bought a new one, keeping me up to date. It just makes this karaōke experience more enjoyable.‍

I started looking for Christmas gift for my GF around two weeks before Christmas. I found this streaming karaōke online. It seemed really easy to use. I thought it would be perfect gift for my never stop singing GF. At first I was thinking it would be a bit pricy but considering there was tons of songs in it I still decided to buy it. I also called the customer service line to learn more about the machine. The staff was nice, explaining the feature of the machine. One more thing, the shipment is great, and it was deliver on time in holiday season. The end result was that My GF loves it. She keeps singing her favorite Disney songs during the Christmas. I think it’s totally worthy

Read some negative reviews for their app and I was hesitated to buy especially I had a crap singing machine before. But so far so good and I think I will give it a good rate. It works for me and the ipad iphone app def makes singsing experience easier.

I love karaōke. You know I can sing nonstop for hours: p
But going to Karaōke can be a lot of hustle. I like that with HDK box I can sing whenever I feel like singing. They have a pretty updated list of song selections and its’ fun for me to check out their weekly new songs and expand my «practice gallery». Ah, forget to say that the machine is easy to set up too. You know I don’t like any hustle.

Here’s the thing… I don’t know a single Asian that doesn’t like karaōke. And I go karaōke with my friends quite often in Little Tokyo and Ktown. I like those spots but I also love to sing and drink at home too :). Eat, drink, and song, all for the price of free? What’s not to love?! Don’t need to worry about insane bills. So back to the machine in question. APPLE it is not. Though I wish it looked as sharp as my any of my favorite Apple products. (I guess I am spoiled by Apple products). Btw, I really like their iPad controller app. It makes the song selection way easier. Actually I knew HDKaraoke about a year ago but at that time they only had few English songs. But now they got 15,000 new licensed English songs! That’s a lot. Love it!
I give HDKaraoke 4’ouf 5 stars

I checked out their showroom in Alhambra two weeks ago. They happened to have a music lesson going on. I jumped in and have a free class. Hurray~ The teacher from Taiwan is great. She is fun and professional. We first did some warm up exercise to loose up our body muscles. Then practiced some vocal exercises for about 20 minutes. Afterwards, everyone was required to pick up a song from HDKaraoke and sang half of it. The teacher pointed out your strengths and weakness like a judge at singing competition. Then you would sing the latter half of the song with the suggestion she just gave. Her feedback on me was that I have a good sense of beat and pitch but my voice is kind of weak. One thing she said was quite interesting. I never realized that I have difference voices when I speak English and Chinese. So do I sing. It was definitely a fun class and I learned a lot.
After the class, I got the opportunities to play with the HD box more. I was surprised they even have songs from the popular singing competition «I Am a Singer» （Season Two). I like their iPhone app. It is easy to select my songs from their 80,000 Chinese song gallery, very similar to my experiences in high-​end karaōke suites back in China.
Seriously, I’m thinking of buying one for the Chinese New Year I will update my review once I get the cute box!