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Manufacturer: Philips Part number: SA1VBE04K/17
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- The Philips GoGear Vibe isn't the best budget MP3 player we've seen, but its enviable color screen, photo viewer, and video playback make it one of the most well-rounded in the $50 category.
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CNET editors' review
Philips GoGear Vibe (4GB) price range: $91.42
- Reviewed by: Donald Bell
- Reviewed on: 07/23/2009
The good: The Philips GoGear Vibe MP3 player offers music, video, photo, radio and voice recording features, and great battery life for about $50.
The bad: The design is uninspired and the navigation controls are an insult to common sense.
The bottom line: The Philips GoGear Vibe isn't the best budget MP3 player we've seen, but its enviable color screen, photo viewer, and video playback make it one of the most well-rounded in the $50 category.
User reviews
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Great player, not for the 'newbies' of mp3's
by Pks29733steel on March 24, 2011
Pros: Great size, battery life and sound!
Cons: If you are a person new to MP3 players, READ the instructions and you shouldn't have a problem. MP4's (videos) take abit of time to convert to be shown on the Philip's player.
Summary: Have several MP3 players (thankfully I never wasted money on a 'I-Pod') and find the 'Go gear' simalar to the 'Sansa' Mp3 players but better. Quick transfers of my music ...
Summary: Have several MP3 players (thankfully I never wasted money on a 'I-Pod') and find the 'Go gear' simalar to the 'Sansa' Mp3 players but better. Quick transfers of my music that is already downloaded on my computer. I find the controls almost mimic the 'Sansa' (I was abit confused that the reviever had problems with the controls) but the plus is able to download videos/movies into the player. I've created 'playlists' on my computer (windows media player) to save the music when I want to 'sync' a movie into the 'Go Gear'. When I'm done viewing the movie, I remove it from the player and 'sync' one of the playlists stored in my computer's media player. A great MP3/4 player, just read the instructions carefully (they are exact, better than some other imported player's instructions that seem to be written in 'Broken English'.
2 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.
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great value
by denso145 on October 31, 2010
Pros: delete feature
,the fm radio i didnt try yet,im just so amazed by the sound quality of my downloaded music . everything actually works,unbelievable for price.Cons: on/off slide should be larger
Summary: cant beat the price
Summary: cant beat the price
1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Very, very, disappointed
by ms_putt on October 18, 2009
Pros: Great value, super size and easy to navigate.
Cons: The power on button is not the easiest to use because of it's location and size.
Summary: I used it for 2 weeks and then it froze; wouldn't even power up. Called tech support and there was nothing they could do. They had me mail it ...
Summary: I used it for 2 weeks and then it froze; wouldn't even power up. Called tech support and there was nothing they could do. They had me mail it back to them in exchange for a new player. Received the replacement and experienced problems with it also. Tech support told me that the problem is not just with my player, but with all players. I was told a firmware update is needed. Therefore, sending a replacement will not fix the problem, so Phillips is going to buy-back my player.
Bottom-line, I would not recommend buying this player until Phillips has worked out the bugs.1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Supurb Player!
by BigPawed on July 3, 2009
Pros: Small, light weight, great sound quality, easy controls, delete function (thank God), good battery life (so far)
Cons: all i can think of is bass and it might be the songs because some are goood some not. And i wish there would have been a genre catagory bad viewing angle on videos and pics
Summary: great player i love it! it plays my music well and the buttons are great. i can navigate it with my eyes closed (literaly). great volume. i love the custome ...
Summary: great player i love it! it plays my music well and the buttons are great. i can navigate it with my eyes closed (literaly). great volume. i love the custome equ settings. it can play vids and pics but why would you. the screen is no larger than an inch or 2. it came with software to download youtube vids : ). you have to use the converter but who cares. i love the delete function. i have not tested battery life but its lasted at least 6 hrs. i got mine at walmart yesterday for $45
1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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by far the best under $100
by kimocrash on May 8, 2013
Pros: screen is easy to read. has three play lists. good battery life. good sound. easy to cownload into and delete from.
Cons: fast forward and rewind is very slow. after a year or two buttons sometinmes stop working.
Summary: I haven't found any thing better for the price.
Summary: I haven't found any thing better for the price.
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New to me but easy to use, and navigate
by Mrjames333 on October 4, 2011
Pros: easy to use, easy to navigate.
Cons: small screen, not great for pics or movies
Summary: For the low cost, I have had a lot worse, I think this is good for the novice as well as the experienced user. The directions in the package are ...
Summary: For the low cost, I have had a lot worse, I think this is good for the novice as well as the experienced user. The directions in the package are useless, but if you connect to a computer, it will load a program to do everything for you, as far a downloads, it finds them easily!
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Great mp3 cheap mp3 too
by narn3049 on July 13, 2011
Pros: When I was at work a lot, and when outside etc, I carried this with me and used it for FM radio, and other things, mp3 videos, and it worked excellently. Was a good durable player, but did scratch a little easily. My cousin liked it so much when I upgrade
Cons: It scratched up easily.
Summary: When I was at work a lot, and when outside etc, I carried this with me and used it for FM radio, and other things, mp3 videos, and it worked ...
Summary: When I was at work a lot, and when outside etc, I carried this with me and used it for FM radio, and other things, mp3 videos, and it worked excellently. Was a good durable player, but did scratch a little easily. My cousin liked it so much when I upgraded to a Shuffle for my backup he bought the MP3 and absolutely loves it. if you want a simple MP3, the GoGear Vibe will not dissapoint.
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its a really good player for an average person
by aang12549 on March 26, 2011
Pros: it can play videos,music,pictures,radio,and can record. Its also has 3 pre-installed themes. Its pretty small and compact.
Cons: It has an about 1 inch screen, and i cant really find a way to stop the music form playing.
Summary: Its a pretty good looking and its good for what its for, and has good battery life.
Summary: Its a pretty good looking and its good for what its for, and has good battery life.
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it was alright
by sabata414 on February 7, 2011
Pros: i liked that i could view my pictures when i needed them and listen to my mp3 files efficiently.
Cons: I hated that the video format had to be a .smv file!
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Trojan on Factory Install Disk
by maigeri on August 12, 2010
Pros: Daughter likes it.
Cons: The sealed disk inside the sealed box containing the MP3 player had at least 2 trojans on the disk. My security would not even let me install the disk, so I had to go online to download the software.
Summary: If my daughter did not like it so much (it is her first and she is 10) I would return it because I do not condone doing business with company'...
Summary: If my daughter did not like it so much (it is her first and she is 10) I would return it because I do not condone doing business with company's that install these viruses, malware, spyware, onto our computers as it is ridiculous. I spend so much time cleaning my hard drive I am very insulted that it came directly from the factory.
Specifications
- Manufacturer: Philips
- Part number: SA1VBE04K/17
- Description: Philips GoGear ViBE Portable AV Player 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.
General
- Product type Digital player / radio
- PC interface(s) supported USB
- Signal-to-noise ratio 84 dB
- Flash memory installed 4 GB Integrated
- Digital storage None
- Weight 1.2 oz
- Dimensions (W x D x H) 2.6 in x 1.7 in x 4.6 in
- Included accessories [Jul 2, 2008 from CDS: Miscellaneous] USB cable
- Software type Drivers & Utilities,
Philips Media Converter Digital Player / Recorder
- Supported digital audio standards MP3 ,
WMA - Sample rate 8 - 48 KHz
- Response bandwidth 20 - 18000 Hz
- Supported bit rate 8 - 320 Kbps
- ID3 tags support Yes
- Additional features Variable bit-rate compatible
Built-in Display
- Audio system built-in display LCD
- Diagonal size 1.5 in
- Resolution 128 x 128
- Backlight display Yes
Audio Features
- Sound output mode Stereo
- Addtional features Upgradeable firmware,
SuperScroll,
Volume control,
USB 2.0 compatibility CD System
- CD system type None
Equalizer
- Equalizer factory presets Techno,
Hip Hop,
Jazz,
Rock,
Classic Radio
- Tuner type Digital Radio tuner
- FM station preset qty 20
- Tuner bands FM
Remote Control
- Remote control None
Microphone
- Microphone type Built-in
- Microphone operation mode Mono
Headphones
- Headphones type Binaural Ear-bud
- Sound output mode Stereo
- Connectivity technology Wired
Connectivity
- Cable(s) included 1 x USB cable - External
- Connector type 1 x Headphones Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm,
1 x Hi-Speed USB Battery / Power
- Battery Lithium polymer Rechargeable Player batteryIntegrated
- Battery capacity 290 mAh
System Requirements
- Peripheral / Interface devices [Dec 3, 2010 from CDS: System Requirements] USB port,
Internet connection,
CD-ROM - Operating system Microsoft Windows Vista,
Microsoft Windows XP SP2 or later
Product series
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Manufacturer: Philips
Specs: 4 GB,
1.5 in,
1.2 oz,
Player battery - Rechargeable - Lithium polymer,
MP3,
WMA,
Digital player / radio
Manufacturer info
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- Manufacturer:Philips
- Address:
100 E. 42nd St., New York, NY - Phone: 800/223-1828
- Email: us.ce.webmaster@philips.com
- Fax: 423/475-0411
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