 Awesome Sound for being so small |
| Review Date: February 5, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Mr. Italiano, CT, USA |
| This mp3 player is awesome because for being 'just an mp3 player,' it puts out A LOT of sound...at maximum volume, you blow out your ears (and there is no sound of static, fuzz, etc.). I wouldn't recommend it at full volume because even at a lower volume, it blocks out surrounding noise (i.e., like at the gym which is where I use this most). It's compact and holds a lot of songs. It's a great 'starter' mp3 and makes a great gift for the kids. |
Perfect for jogging
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| Review Date: March 22, 2009 |
| Reviewer: J. mcnalley, Seattle |
There isn't much information on the web about this MP3 player. That is unfortunate, because it is a very competent little device.
* You can access the player's storage via USB from your Mac or PC. You will need a PC to update the firmware, though.
* I found the included headphones to be comfortable. Compared with my Etymotic ER-6i headphones, the Philips headphones dramatically emphasize bass. Of course, you can use any headphones you want, a big advantage over the leading fruit company's MP3 player.
* The player is very small and light, about the size of two thumbs side by side. It is small enough to fit inside the case that came with my Etymotic headphones. There is a place to attach a lanyard, but none is included, nor is there any kind of clip.
* The UI is serviceable, but not perfect. The worst problem is that fast forward moves at a fixed speed. This can be a problem if you are listening to a long DJ set or other long MP3.
Overall, I found this Philips GoGear MP3 player to be a great value for jogging, or any other use where I need a tiny player rather than hundreds of gigabytes of storage space. |
Good sound quality for the price
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| Review Date: November 17, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Sean John, |
I knew of the GoGear quality already, I own a GoGear Spark already, and so I was not hesitant to trust Philips with regards to portable sound.
My girlfriend uses this, no complaints from her, as she is very particular about sound quality, especially the bass. This product delivers as well, she uses it when jogging, I use it from time to time.
Good value for money. |
Disappointing
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| Review Date: May 15, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Ronald Thebarge, Warwick, RI USA |
I purchased this player after a significant amount of effort to look at product information, and comparing it with other players for features, reviews and price. In particular, my goal was to find a decent, modestly priced player for listening to WMA audiobooks available through my public library. No need for video or fancy controls. The product descriptions from the Philips website, as well as amazon.com, said it played WMA files, along with MP3, including digital rights management 10. After getting it and wrestling open the usual plastic container, I read through the user manual to check out set-up, software, etc. To my dismay, embedded in the manual was the note that the player DID NOT play WMA files with digital rights management! I went to the website to read over the information again. The ONLY place I could find this information was embedded in the download of the user manual, but not in any of the normally available product information to see BEFORE a purchase. Philips customer service was of no help and of even less comfort. It was my problem for not having read the user's manual before I bought it!
I haved used it for listening to other audio files (e.g., mp3 and non-drm files). The player is tiny, and the controls are even tinier- not for large fingers. Though the infamous manual describes the controls as "intuitive," there is no easy way to get easily from one menu to another, as with other players. When trying to FF or reverse, sound cues don't exist, so you better know how many seconds or minutes you want to travel either way. It is a no-frills player with a minimal display, but even more minimal (you know what I mean) than many may expect.
On the plus side, this player is probably indestructable-unless you're trying to damage it- with an attractive, aluminum case. It is also so light, that you won't even notice you are carrying it, and it has an FM tuner.
Knowing what I now know, I would not have purchased this player, especially with so many other players with better features at discount prices one place or another. |
Run away - very fast
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| Review Date: July 17, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Tall Customer, |
| Bought this as a cheap player for work. The first time I charged it up and loaded, it promptly quit after the first song and went dead. Nothing - no combination of buttons or holding of buttons could bring this toy out of hibernation. I finally went and found a pin to hit the reset button at the bottom. Life came back to the display. What a joke! One song and it has a meltdown. I then tried to get it to play decent sound on my portable Sennheisser PX100 phones. Using the custom setting on the equalizer and knocking off all the base and increasing the treble/midrange made it tollerable, but all other settings were pretty much useless. The buttons are pretty small and you really have to be carefull as to what you are clicking, so anyone with normal size hands, this will be a challenge. All in all, not quite what I was looking for. Sure, it is fairly cheap, but you get exactly what you pay for. Pop for a few extra dollars and get something that will play more than one song without having a conniption fit and provide sound you can actually enjoy. Sansaclip comes to mind... wish I had a "do over". |
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