Philips SA5285 8GB MP3 Player Reviews

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Score: 8.4/10

38 Real Customer Reviews - In Summary

This MP3 player is a good all rounder. “Very good sound and picture quality. usefull to have the radio. great gadget.” Sean, Gloucester View all 38 real customer reviews

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Product Details

MP4 Playback, FM Radio More »

Real customer reviews

38 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
81% of people recommend it.

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All purchasers (37)
Battery life8.4
Design8.6
Ease of use8.5
Portability8.9
Range of features8.5
Sound quality8.6
Value for money (at time of purchase)8.6
Overall rating8.4
Music lover (2)
Bargain hunter (1)
Casual listener (1)
Gadget lover (1)
Other (32)
 

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Sean, Gloucester

Score 8.0/10

+ Very good sound and picture quality. Usefull to have the radio. Great gadget.

- I use BBC i player, and the sound lags a fraction of a second behind the video.

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11 of 11 people found this review helpful

purchased 05 Nov 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ Battery life better than ipod

- Reviewer left no comment

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7 of 7 people found this review helpful

purchased 08 Nov 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 10.0/10

+ As good as an i pod but cheaper and without all the faffing about with i tunes.

- Reviewer left no comment

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6 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 11 Dec 2008

morag, Romney Marsh , “OAP inexperienced gadget user ”

Score 9.0/10

+ Very nice product, chosen for the full sound which is lovely.

- Disappointed at the lack of choice of docking stations for mp3/4's. Rather wish now had gone for ipod.

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 17 Nov 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 6.0/10

+ Easier to use as its flat
Features are ace

- Regularly freezes and has to be reset
Often shuffles music so plays in alphabetical order only

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 28 Feb 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 10.0/10

+ Does everything that the reviews say. It's easy to use and a pleasure to use.

- Not very keen on the headphones, but unfortunately that is the style of today.

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 19 Jan 2009

Martin, Birmingham

Score 9.0/10

+ The full sound and large screen

- No memory expansion. Fiddly to fast forward

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 15 Mar 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ it is so easy to use that my nine year daughter did not have to looking at the instruction book and it is also very light to carry

- the carry case has no clip to attach it to anything

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 11 Dec 2008

james, basildon , “Not very good sound ”

Score 1.0/10

+ Was cheap , seemed easy to use

- the sound quality is very poor , not loud enough as you can't hear the music if somone is speaking next to you.

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3 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 16 Dec 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 10.0/10

+ Large screen

- Reviewer left no comment

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 11 Feb 2009

ian, Mexborough , “First time MP purchaser ”

Score 9.0/10

+ Simple to operate compact and slim

- No pre loaded items

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 15 Nov 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 10.0/10

+ everything

- software could be better

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 27 Nov 2008

Mike, Macclesfield

Score 8.0/10

+ Good quality playback and sound.
Fairly easy to use.

- Placement of earphone socket makes it difficult to prop player up for viewing.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 09 Dec 2008

john, london , “demanding mp3 user”

+ price

- sound

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1 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 25 Feb 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ ease of use and value for money

- Cannot think of any

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purchased 03 Jun 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 8.0/10

+ Good features with good sound quailty

- Head phone socket on bottom of unit so cannot stand unit up to watch video.

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purchased 15 Jun 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Music lover”

Score 1.0/10

+ Reviewer left no comment

- KEPT FREEZING AND HEADPHONES IF LEAD MOVED WOULD GO OFF

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purchased 06 Jun 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Bargain hunter”

Score 9.0/10

+ It works so well with BBCiPlayer and it is so easy to navigate your way around the option screens.

- The conversion software is still very slow and bitsy if you want to put any videos on that aren't iplayer. Had to download lots of extras to be able to do it.

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purchased 04 Jul 2009

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Product Features

Hard Disk Capacity in GB 8
MP4 Playback Yes
Built-In Radio FM Radio
Colour Black
Touchscreen No
Music Playtime (hours) 30
Video Playtime (hours) 6
Screen Size in Inches 2.8
Screen Resolution (pixels) 320x240
Weight (g) 95
Colour Screen Yes
Photo Viewer Yes
USB Port Yes
Built-In Microphone Yes
Memory Type Built-In Memory
WMA Playback Yes
WAV Playback Yes
OGG Playback No
AAC Playback Yes
WMV Playback Yes
DivX Playback No
Dimensions (mm) 58x106x9.9
Release Date 2 Jul 2008
Bluetooth No
MP3 Players Buying Guide  

Manufacturer's Description

Entertainment in superb sound

With FullSound and premium earphones

The Philips GoGear digital audio/video player SA5285 featuring Philips’ patented FullSound technology brings you superb audio quality. Enjoy MP3, WMA and AAC music and view videos on the 2.8" colour screen wherever you go.

Enjoy MP3, WMA and AAC music plus FM radio

Playback WMV videos purchased online or from your library

High-definition headphones for precise sound
Designed according to the curvature of the human canals, these ergonomically designed headphones with exceptional noise-isolation feature precisely direct soundwaves from the speaker to your ear drums with highest definition.

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