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Electronics : Philips GoGear SA2840 4Gb MP3 Player
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Rating: 
- Very Pleased
Great product, ideal size, easy to use and good battery life. Sound quality is good and for the price it's got a lot of memory. It pays to shop around as I managed to pick up one for £35 (only a fiver more than Amazon are asking for the 2GB version) I won't say where I got it as they will delete this review but to give you a clue it was from a high street chain named after a large rock flying through space. No real problems with use, can take a few seconds to load up the first time you turn it on after putting new files on it. As for the malfunctions others have mentioned (deleting files when down button is held down) this is simply the way you delete files. Avoid holding down the down button or put the key lock on and this problem is avoided. All in all a great little product for the price.
Rating: - Brilliant!
Firstly, i will say that i updated the firmware to 4.something as soon as i got it (anyone can do it, google is your best friend), and so i know nothing of the pre installed firmware.
I have had this player for ~2 weeks now (bought it on offer for £30), and i can truly say it is a brilliant mp3 player.
Drag and drop - No software needed, so much better than Sonicstage, iTunes, etc. Can sync it with WMP11. Also quick transfer rates compared to other supposedly USB 2.0 players.
Size - When i received the package, i thought it was a dvd...the player is 2/3cm squared, ridiculously small. May not be ideal for those who like chunky/weighty mp3 players.
Buttons/Menu - I like the placement of the buttons around the side, and the inclusion of the screen as the main navigator (ie, up, down, left, right) is ingenious. Intuitive and easy, and all solidly built. The menu is uncluttered, clear, concise and responsive, all of which i feel are essential.
Battery life - I charged it when i received it, and i haven't charged it since! Been used for an hour or two every few days over 2 weeks...very happy. Charges through USB, which again is perfect for me.
On the whole, i really like this mp3 player, i did everything i could to avoid ipods (not a fan of having to use proprietary software) and this is ideal. I have had a few mp3 players before (cheap usb stick things, and a creative zen micro) and this out does them all. Highly recommended (if you update the firmware, that is).
Rating:
- Horrible rubbish do NOT be tempted
I got this delivered on the friday at 9am by 12pm i was on the phone to philips direct and suddenly whilst on the phone the thing came alive after sitting untouched for half an hour. I decided to try it over the weekend. Monday morning i try to charge, again not working!! On the phone to philips again plus emailing, they confirm the thing isn't working properly! It is rubbish takes about 2 mins to load up and is annoying to use as the screen doesn't flip with use. Absolute garbage i am never touching philips again! Oh and the phone system they have is crap too! Very bad product pay the extra for an ipod!
Rating:
- What you need to know...
I bought this a little over a month ago and i feel that there's some things that you should know if you're looking to buy this. I have never written a review before but feel that people should know in detail what they are getting.
I purchased this because I simply wanted a cheap MP3 player, and specifically not an iPod (expensive and my one i bought a few years back has just stopped working over time!) If like me, you have all your music in itunes then this becomes a very big problem. On itunes the songs are all stored as m4a files and when you download them to this player they are not recognised and you cannot play them. This player only recognises MP3 Files which meant I had to go through my entire library and convert them before they would play here. It was very very time consuming and very very frustrating, most probably because this is not explained anywhere and i had to figure it all out for myself!!!
However, once I'd done this, the player works very well. The drag and drop system is very efficient. It can take quite a while to go through all of the artists if, like me, you have a fair amount but the music quality is very good, probably better than my old iPod.
Unfortunately, there is no radio attached, which is a bit rubbish because it tells you that there is
Overall, it gets 4 stars because of the quality of the sound and the fact that it looks fantastic. It could of been higher (in fact it is probably closer to 3.5/5) but the sheer frustration of that earlier problem annoyed me greatly. Decent purchase though
Rating: - Did not work
I've got an older Philips SA3114 (which connects great with my PC and hifi), so I bought this as it was a great price for the memory and battery life. But it would not connect to my PC properly, the connection was intermittent, it kept flashing on and off in my File Manager. I tried it with my hifi, that did not recognise it. I thought it was a problem with the unit, so I asked for a replacement, but had exactly the same problems. I looked on the internet, there seemed to be loads of information on MP3 player connection problems, and some very complicated advice. I tried some of the things, and while running the Device Manager, the unit froze competely, I could not reset it. By this time I had had enough, and sent it back the amazon, and got a refund, which I was really pleased with. I had been worried they were going to be difficult about it, but they were great, no quibbles. I had also contacted Philips before this, who suggested connecting it to another PC, but as all my music is on my home PC, that would have been pointless.
Maybe all this had put me off completely, but I did not like the feel of the item. It was too small (for me there is such a thing, I like something sturdier with a bit of substance to it), and I did not like the fact the whole screen is in effect a button, so you pressed on the top, bottom, left and right edges to scroll through your menu.
From now on when I buy an MP3 player I will do so with a view to in effect testing it at home, and I will make sure that anywhere I buy it from has a returns policy that suits this.
- Very PleasedGreat product, ideal size, easy to use and good battery life. Sound quality is good and for the price it's got a lot of memory. It pays to shop around as I managed to pick up one for £35 (only a fiver more than Amazon are asking for the 2GB version) I won't say where I got it as they will delete this review but to give you a clue it was from a high street chain named after a large rock flying through space. No real problems with use, can take a few seconds to load up the first time you turn it on after putting new files on it. As for the malfunctions others have mentioned (deleting files when down button is held down) this is simply the way you delete files. Avoid holding down the down button or put the key lock on and this problem is avoided. All in all a great little product for the price.
Rating:
- Brilliant!Firstly, i will say that i updated the firmware to 4.something as soon as i got it (anyone can do it, google is your best friend), and so i know nothing of the pre installed firmware.
I have had this player for ~2 weeks now (bought it on offer for £30), and i can truly say it is a brilliant mp3 player.
Drag and drop - No software needed, so much better than Sonicstage, iTunes, etc. Can sync it with WMP11. Also quick transfer rates compared to other supposedly USB 2.0 players.
Size - When i received the package, i thought it was a dvd...the player is 2/3cm squared, ridiculously small. May not be ideal for those who like chunky/weighty mp3 players.
Buttons/Menu - I like the placement of the buttons around the side, and the inclusion of the screen as the main navigator (ie, up, down, left, right) is ingenious. Intuitive and easy, and all solidly built. The menu is uncluttered, clear, concise and responsive, all of which i feel are essential.
Battery life - I charged it when i received it, and i haven't charged it since! Been used for an hour or two every few days over 2 weeks...very happy. Charges through USB, which again is perfect for me.
On the whole, i really like this mp3 player, i did everything i could to avoid ipods (not a fan of having to use proprietary software) and this is ideal. I have had a few mp3 players before (cheap usb stick things, and a creative zen micro) and this out does them all. Highly recommended (if you update the firmware, that is).
Rating:
- Horrible rubbish do NOT be temptedI got this delivered on the friday at 9am by 12pm i was on the phone to philips direct and suddenly whilst on the phone the thing came alive after sitting untouched for half an hour. I decided to try it over the weekend. Monday morning i try to charge, again not working!! On the phone to philips again plus emailing, they confirm the thing isn't working properly! It is rubbish takes about 2 mins to load up and is annoying to use as the screen doesn't flip with use. Absolute garbage i am never touching philips again! Oh and the phone system they have is crap too! Very bad product pay the extra for an ipod!
Rating:
- What you need to know...I bought this a little over a month ago and i feel that there's some things that you should know if you're looking to buy this. I have never written a review before but feel that people should know in detail what they are getting.
I purchased this because I simply wanted a cheap MP3 player, and specifically not an iPod (expensive and my one i bought a few years back has just stopped working over time!) If like me, you have all your music in itunes then this becomes a very big problem. On itunes the songs are all stored as m4a files and when you download them to this player they are not recognised and you cannot play them. This player only recognises MP3 Files which meant I had to go through my entire library and convert them before they would play here. It was very very time consuming and very very frustrating, most probably because this is not explained anywhere and i had to figure it all out for myself!!!
However, once I'd done this, the player works very well. The drag and drop system is very efficient. It can take quite a while to go through all of the artists if, like me, you have a fair amount but the music quality is very good, probably better than my old iPod.
Unfortunately, there is no radio attached, which is a bit rubbish because it tells you that there is
Overall, it gets 4 stars because of the quality of the sound and the fact that it looks fantastic. It could of been higher (in fact it is probably closer to 3.5/5) but the sheer frustration of that earlier problem annoyed me greatly. Decent purchase though
Rating:
- Did not workI've got an older Philips SA3114 (which connects great with my PC and hifi), so I bought this as it was a great price for the memory and battery life. But it would not connect to my PC properly, the connection was intermittent, it kept flashing on and off in my File Manager. I tried it with my hifi, that did not recognise it. I thought it was a problem with the unit, so I asked for a replacement, but had exactly the same problems. I looked on the internet, there seemed to be loads of information on MP3 player connection problems, and some very complicated advice. I tried some of the things, and while running the Device Manager, the unit froze competely, I could not reset it. By this time I had had enough, and sent it back the amazon, and got a refund, which I was really pleased with. I had been worried they were going to be difficult about it, but they were great, no quibbles. I had also contacted Philips before this, who suggested connecting it to another PC, but as all my music is on my home PC, that would have been pointless.
Maybe all this had put me off completely, but I did not like the feel of the item. It was too small (for me there is such a thing, I like something sturdier with a bit of substance to it), and I did not like the fact the whole screen is in effect a button, so you pressed on the top, bottom, left and right edges to scroll through your menu.
From now on when I buy an MP3 player I will do so with a view to in effect testing it at home, and I will make sure that anywhere I buy it from has a returns policy that suits this.