Philips SA261 Solid State 512 MB MP3 Player

Philips SA261 Solid State 512 MB MP3 Player

Product Description
Product Description
Phiips MP3, Solid State, 512mb, WMA,DRM, FM Tuner, Voice Memos, Expansion Slot, Armband, Earbud headphones, Microsoft Plays For Sure, Musicmatch software

Product Description:
Ultra-rugged and wearable, the GoGear 512MB SA261 is all you need to enjoy your favorite MP3 or WMA music on the go. Record from the FM tuner, use the microphone for voice recordings or line-in to record from any source directly to MP3.

Philips SA261 Solid State 512 MB MP3 Player
Average customer rating:

Not Supported Very Well by Philips

Very nice MP3 player

A few pros....LOTS OF CONS!

OK

Mediocre, At Best...Feels Like A Toy

Philips SA261 Solid State 512 MB MP3 Player

Manufacturer: Philips
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

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Accessories:

Moleskine Small Ruled Notebook

Product Features:

MP3, 513 MB

FM Tuner, FM Record

Microsoft Plays For Sure

Expansion Slot

Armband and Earbuds

ASIN: B000AMBEZS
Release Date: 2005-09-01

Product Description

Ultra-rugged and wearable, the GoGear 512MB SA261 is all you need to enjoy your favorite MP3 or WMA music on the go. Record from the FM tuner, use the microphone for voice recordings or line-in to record from any source directly to MP3.

Customer Reviews:

Not Supported Very Well by Philips.......2007-01-30

I have owned this MP3 player for almost a year. It does put out great sound. However, it will not play playlists. It puts songs on the player in alphabetical order. Philips tech support and web site said there was going to be a Firmware upgrade for it, but that never happened. Now, the player won't work with Media Player 11, and Philips said if I want it to work, I need to go back to Media Player 10. The earbud headphones it comes with are too large and hurt when they are in my ears. Yes, it does drain the batteries when it is off -- I am always having to change the battery. I bought rechargeable ones, and they never register as a full battery on the player's battery meter, but maybe this is just how rechargeable ones are??

Since this player has been on the market for some time and is not supported well by Philips, I would recommend buying something else.

It would've been a decent player if it would've worked like the manual says and played playlists. . .

Very nice MP3 player.......2006-09-01

I like a lot this MP3 player, I am using in my car, the only thing (reason for a 4) is the time to copy the music, I also bought a Mini Sd (1G) but it takes life to fill this Sd.

Sound Great, friendly.

A few pros....LOTS OF CONS!.......2006-04-09

This little MP3 player produces excellent sound and has one of the best ambient mic recorders I've ever heard, but beyond that it isn't very functional. I have yet to figure out how to make a separate playlist within the device inspite of reading the manual twice through! You can't alter the track order after the music has been placed on the device, and there a significant delay when you skip through tracks. The battery life is mediocre and that is only if you alter the power settings. WARNING: the battery in this device will drain even when its off! I left it in a drawer for two days with a brand new battery and it was dead when I tried to turn it on again.

OK.......2006-03-15

This mp3 player was pretty good. It is durable, it has 512 mb of internal memory, it has expandable memory, an fm tuner, an fm recorder, and a voice recorder. However it alphabetizes your songs. It also sorts your songs by artist. You cannot move your playlists over from your computer. You also cannot create your own playlists.
The menu looks like this--
Playlists
Artists
All Tracks
Playlists just sits there like a bump on a log.
The radio is the best part. It gets great reception. Then you can record all your favorite songs. The headphones are a piece of junk. The sound is good but they fell out of my ears. The left earpiece had a sort cord (maybe 3 inches) and the right one had a much longer one (more than 6 inches). That was also a great inconvinence. I bought 97 cent headphones from Wal Mart that work much better.

Mediocre, At Best...Feels Like A Toy.......2006-03-06

I got this player and it IS a pretty good player, but it disappoints me on enough points to make it not worth the price I paid for it.

All the good and bad points have been mentioned and I agree with them. Here are four of my specific gripes:

1. The screen is monochrome and VERY small!
2. The battery life is pathetic.
3. The "expandable" memory is MiniSD, not full-sized SD
4. The build quality is cheap...VERY cheap. It feels like a toy and the shell feels hollow. It squeaks when I press buttons and the back door isn't aligned properly.

Other than that, it's not a bad player for the gym or for doing in-line recording...I just wish the price reflected the lack of attention to quality construction.

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