Philips 2GB GoGear Flash audio video player Review

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(More customer reviews)I picked up this item at a low discount from a mass merchandiser the day after Thanksgiving.It was designed as something for me to use at the office or the gym-simple, easy, etc.Its fine in a lot of ways - sound quality is fine, it holds plenty, etc., but it is also very, very CHEAP in a lot of ways too!

When pressing the buttons, they will randomly access a different function, such as when I press the "return" button, it may pause the song, etc.Also, the *most* frustrating thing for me, is that when on random or shuffle play, it inevitably returns to a particular sequence of songs!Not a playlist, just a sequence of songs it has decided upon and will be the same every time I use the player until I change out songs on it.It will play other music randomly for awhile, but then it inevitably returns to that sequence.Likewise, every single time I turn it on and it starts out on the last song I stopped it during, the next song is the same as every other time and then it plays a sequence of songs!

Essentially, this is an okay item for maybe a kid (although I cant imagine it would hold up to ANY wear and tear), or it may be useful for people who regularly use pre-set playlists.But for those of us who like 'shuffle', its very frustrating!

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Enjoy your videos on the move With music and photo playback Enjoy total multimedia entertainment with the Philips GoGear digital audio/ video player SA3020. Easily navigate through music, movie and photo files on the 1.5" color screen. Simply drag n' drop your music or data via the USB connection.

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Philips SA32 4 GB Flash Video MP3 Player with FM Radio and 1.8-Inch Color Screen (Black) Review

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(More customer reviews)First of all, bear in mind that I got this player for $30 in Staples (May 09) so that sweetened the deal for me.And also, I am looking to get a larger unit in the future.

Pros:

1- Nice size player. Small and fits in your hand and pocket.

2- Very responsive when I connect it to my PC.

3- Very fast transfers of files.

4- Good video conversion software.But it converts the files only to an SMV format.Nothing else plays on the unit but .smv. Not mp4 or 3gp. But the software produces a nice product.The video is crisp. Surprisingly so for such a small screen (1.8 inch).I have another mp3 video player made by another company and their conversion software creates a 3gp that is mono and scratchy sounding . But this one converts the avi or wmv in stereo with a decent sound.But that also means the file size is larger.

5- Customer care, so far, has been great.

6- You can create folders for your audio and video files aka playlists.That was a big pro for me. (see below for instructions)

Cons:

1- Not crazy about the ear buds.Large.Kind of triangular shaped so they don't fit comfortably in your ear which also means the sound suffers because of it. Also, the sound only comes out of half the bud, not the entire bud.???Anyhow, for now, I press them in when a good part of the song comes around so I can hear it better.(New ear buds are on the horizon for me.)

2- I would have liked a bit more in the equalizer dept.You have preset equalizers (Jazz, Rock, Classical, Rap etc)but they don't sound great.But there also is a "custom" equalizer so you can fiddle around with that but I still haven't gotten a setting I'm happy with.

3- Very small menus and I can't read the song information without glasses.

4- Also no expandable slot so you can't add a memory card to expand storage.

5- Had a problem when watching videos initially.Whenever I would fast forward or pause the video the picture and sound would go off sync.I called custom care and they told me to reset the unit.There is a reset button and, after pressing it with a paper clip end, it fixed the problem.Also I think I did a firmware update for that too.Not sure.But all is working fine now.

How to make your own playlist:
For anyone who also hates Windows Media Player for making playlists, here's how I created my own. Create folders for audio and/or video files on your hard drive and then put your audio and video files in them.Then go to "My Computer" and copy and paste the folders into the "Playlists" folder on the Philips sa32 unit.
Then, to access these folders, when you put your player on, rather than going to the "Music" folder where everything is all jumbled together (individual songs, speech files, album tracks etc), go to the "Folder View" folder and then scroll down to "Playlists" and inside that folder there will be the folders you created with your songs and your videos in them.

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The Philips Go Gear digital audio player features the company's patented FullSound technology, allowing you to have crystal-clear, digital music as it's meant to be heard.



FullSound technology provides enhanced MP3 sound quality. Plus, with its backlit 1.8-inch, full-color LCD, using this player easy--even in the lowest light. Express Yourself
With the press of a button you can sing, dictate, record notes--whatever your heart desires--using the built-in microphone. Your files are recorded in WAV format and available when you want them.
Easy Navigation
The full-color, 1.8-inch LCD makes quick work of moving through the hundreds of music, movie, and photo files you can store on the player. Ready for a change? Connect to your computer using the included USB cable and then simply drag and drop your music or data via to your device.


This tiny player is about the size of a credit card.

What's in the Box
Philips 4 GB Flash Video MP3 Player with FM Radio and 1.8-inch Color Screen; CD-ROM with IFU, device manager, media converter and Windows Media Player; high-definition headphones; quick-start guide; USB cable

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Philips SA61 4 GB Flash Video MP3 Player with 3.5-Inch Color Screen (Black) Review

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(More customer reviews)Wonderful design! Very easy to use, and has a reset button, which I used within a few weeks of purchase to reset it because it froze. The other mp3 players I've owned didn't have this feature, and once they froze, I had to return them. My main gripe with this product is that the shuffle function SUCKS. It repeats many many songs during a shuffle and leaves others out of the mix entirely. It hasn't been very friendly to my wma files, either. Some will play, some won't. It has a long battery life. It also fits in the Ipod nano "socks" which you need to protect the silver mirror-like backing on the player, or it will scratch.

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Featuring a stunning 3.5-inch LCD display and built-in speakers, the Philips SA6145 is a robust yet extremely portable multimedia player. With its 4 GB of reliable flash memory, the SA6145 can store plenty of your favorite MPEG4 and WMV video files as well as WAV, MP3, and WMA music files. The player also can store and display still JPEG images--a great way to share recent pictures with family and friends. For added versatility, a handy voice-recording feature and a convenient FM tuner are thrown into the mix.


Immerse yourself in music, movies, and photos with the Philips audio and video player. View larger. View product details.

Use the "SuperScroll" feature to view lyrics alongside your favorite songs. View larger. The compact form factor and discreet 3.5-inch screen size of the SA6145 are designed to make it easy for you to take music and video on the move. When not using the player's crystal clear 3.5-inch 320 x 240 QVGA full-color LCD for a memorable video playback experience, you can use it for easy folder browsing to find additional videos or music for further enjoyment.
To ensure the SA6145 plays music the way you like it, the player includes seven different equalizer settings for a customized playback experience. And while you listen to music on the SA6145, the backlit display helps you keep tabs on must-have track and artist information, thanks to the player's built-in ID3 tag support.
Besides watching videos or enjoying stored music files on this player, you can use its built-in FM radio--with 20 programmable presets--for important news updates and weather forecasts. The player also comes with a convenient voice-recording feature, an especially handy tool for students and business users.
As an added convenience, the player comes with Philips Video Converter software to convert your video files into a format that's compatible with the SA6145. Compatible with Windows ME, 2000, XP, and Vista operating systems, the player features USB 2.0 connectivity for speedy file transfers.
Supporting up to 20 hours of music playback or five hours of video playback, the player's internal Li-Poly battery can be recharged with an active USB connection. Other great features include an intuitive user interface, a keypad lock, and upgradable firmware. Weighing in at a scant 5.39 ounces, the player measures 4.89 x 2.91 x .50 inches.

Record notes via the built-in microphone

Philips Device Manager enables you to update the firmware

Enjoy MP3 and WMA playback

Scroll feature supports lyric text and LRC format files.

Superplay feature allows you to playback the selected music or album immediately at any point.

What's in the Box
SA6145/37 multimedia player, headphones, USB cable, quick start guide, and CD-ROM (Windows Media Player 11, Philips Device Manager, MediaConverter for Philips, user's manual, and frequently asked questions).

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Philips SA30 2 GB Flash Video MP3 Player with FM Radio and 1.5-Inch Color Screen (Black) Review

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(More customer reviews)I have been on the fence for a long time, not wanting to pay too much, but wanted color screens and photo capability.

Pros
I can fit it in a pocket or purse easily.
Music transferred smoothly.
Great FM radio reception.
Very nice design, and user friendly

Cons
It does require a computer to charge. So not ideal for travel use.
I did have a few problems installing software.

If the Converter does not install, close everything then open the disk files and open the Converter folder and use the installation file from that. I think the regular set-up tries to do too much at a time.

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Enjoy total multimedia entertainment anywhere you are with the Philips Go Gear digital audio/video player. Listen to your favorite songs, watch your favorite videos, or record notes and messages on this compact, reliable player.



Enjoy MP3 and WMA playback on this sleek audio/video device. Plus, with its backlit 1.5-inch, full-color LCD, using this player easy--even in the lowest light. Express Yourself
With the press of a button, you can sing, dictate, record notes--whatever your heart desires--using the built-in microphone. Your files are recorded in WAV format and available when you want them.
Easy Navigation
The full-color, 1.5-inch LCD makes quick work of moving through the hundreds of music, movie, and photo files you can store on the player. Ready for a change? Connect to your computer using the included USB cable and then simply drag and drop your music or data via to your device.


This tiny player is about the size of a Zippo lighterIn addition to 2 GB

What's in the Box
Philips 2 GB Flash Video MP3 Player with FM Radio and 1.5-inch Color Screen; CD-ROM with IFU, device manager, media converter and Windows Media Player; high-definition headphones; quick-start guide; USB cable

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Philips GoGear Vibe 4 GB MP3 Player (Black) Review

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(More customer reviews)I was looking for an MP3 player with bookmarking feature, like Creative Labs Zen series. But I could not find Creative Zen anywhere locally, so I settled for this one.

I like this one because it has an important feature that a lot of other players don't have.It can remember where you last play the material. After I turned it off at midpoint and turned it back on, it started right where I left off.This is really important for people listening to audio books from Netlibrary or Overdrive Media, where the files tend to be long.

The buttons are easy to negotiate and intuitive without you having looked up the manual. The menu are grouped intelligently.I like the Folder view feature.This is better than the view through other options such as "Music".Because sometimes you rename a folder of ripped files, but only in Folder view would you see the changed name.So it's easier to identify the files than using other options.

I just got it so could not see any cons yet.However I don't like the phone jack, it's located at the bottom of the player.Other things at the bottom: USB port, Mic, Reset button hole.The volume control buttons are on the top of the player.

It has FM radios.It can scan and preset stations with strong signals.

It also has "Audible" for listening books download from [...].In this option, it has "Bookmarks" too, useful for those downloading from [...].

The player feels sturdy and does not look like a toy, that's a plus.Overall, this is good value for the money.

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The GoGear Vibe hits the perfect note with its compact yet tough-bodied design, FullSoundTM and comfortable earphones. With features like Philips Songbird, enjoy a great entertainment experience.

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Philips GoGear Raga 4 GB MP3 Player (Silver) Review

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(More customer reviews)I actually purchased this mp3 player at Target for $39.99 and boy let me tell you it was one of the worst $40 I ever spent. The thing was a pain to set up first off, I had to go to the Phillips site, download some patch from them to get the thing to be recognized by my computer, then I had to downlad that dumb phillips songbird program, and to top it off I had to download some firmware software. Finally, after all that I was able to get the little piece of junk to work...for one day. After that one day this crappy little machine just froze on the opening Phillips screen. I will be returning this garbage to Phillips for I new one and hopefully find somebody who will take it of my hands for $20 to try and get some of my money back for this thing.

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Wear your music with the GoGear Raga. This sleek and durable package comes with FullSoundTM, FM Radio and Philips Songbird to jazz up your life.

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Philips GoGear 4 GB Vibe MP3 Video Player with 1.5-Inch Color Screen Review

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(More customer reviews)With a large outdoor project looming on the horizon I decided to purchase an MP3 Player to listen to my tunes as I work. After a lengthy review process both locally and online I finally decided to purchase the GoGear Vibe 4Gig player.

Overall I am very happy with my purchase. It plays my music very well. I even hooked it up to my full over ear headphones and some external speakers and it did quite well. I really enjoyed the equalizer feature as this did an excellent job of improving the music that I like to listen to. There are multiple presets based on Music Genres plus there is a custom setting as well. I advise you to try all the presets as I found the Rap setting improved my tunes the most, though that isn't the music I listen to. The controls are well laid out though the front panel toggle can be a bit twitchy causing mistaken key presses.

The device synch's very easily with your PC and I use the standard windows explorer to edit the files that are on it. The Rapsody player it is bundled with is a bit annoying. Take care when you have the Windows media player synch with the device for the first time. The darn thing went across my entire hard drive and synched every single WMA it could find! My only complaint with that is that it isn't perfect. It took compilations and created folders for each and every artist who was involved making it almost impossible to listen to the work together. Plus I have some older works that I have collected from several different sources that it insisted on making up lots of folders that would contain only 1 song in it. Then it would simply confuse some tracks and place them in the wrong folders. The best way I have found around this is to edit all those songs back into 1 folder to play those selections from the folder option and not the artist option. So far it has randomized my tracks well and I haven't been able to detect a pattern. I would like to try track editing software to attempt a more professional solution but I haven't tried this yet.

I'm afraid I can't evaluate the player for anything other than an MP3/WMA player as that is all I have been using it for although the album art does show up rather well on the very tiny screen (The screen is about the size of those keychain photo viewers.) I did use the FM also and it works well. The device has no expansion slots so you should make sure your music can fit in the 3.6 Gigs of formatted space. I don't have a massive collection of music so 4 Gigs was enough to carry my current collection and still leave a good amount of space for more music or some snapshots. I use the Phillips athletic armband carrier (Not included but I recommend it)to lug it around as it has no belt clip, but the carrier does a great job of protecting the device and gives you easy access to all of its features.

It plays for a very long time on a charge. I have let it run for better than 8 hours and it was still going. I don't yet know how long it will play before it needs a charge. It recharges very easily from a PC USB port fully in about 3 hours. It does have an extremely short recharge cable that only measures 4.75" long from tip to tip, but I have found any standard large port to small port USB cable (Like those of camera stick readers) allows it to recharge. The headphones that it comes with do an okay job of playing but they bothered my ears after a few hours so I bought some JVC in the ear buds for it that I like much better.

A Word of Warning! Only use the reset button in absolute emergencies. I used it casually to try to get it to the set time function and completely locked the player down! It would refuse to do anything after that. I thought I was going to have to take it back to the store, but I was able to get the Philips GoGear VIBE Device Manager to finally see it (Hold the + portion of the volume control down until it sees it) and it was able to update the firmware and restore the device to working order. This was great except it completely erased the Player! I had to restore my entire collection to the device again.

Other than that 1 hiccup (caused by me) the device has performed flawlessly ever since and I am really enjoying it. It has an excellent array of features compared with devices that cost twice as much.

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Philips GoGear ViBE Portable AV Player (4GB) packs big entertainment in a superbly small design. Its 1.5" full color display shows off album art and folder view ensures easy file navigation and organization.

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