Philips KEY005 128MB MP3/WMA Player and Thumb Drive

by Philips

Product Details

Product Manual [1.97mb PDF]

• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0000CDHP6
• Item model number: KEY005
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #266,339 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Wear and flaunt the the sleek 128 MB Key003 and enjoy 2 hours of CD-quality MP3 or 4 hours of WMA music on the go. This tiny, wearable digital audio player weighs just 1.2 ounces. Transfer music, data or recharge directly via USB. It's powered by an internal NiMH rechargeable battery that offers up to 6.5 hours of battery life. It can be conveniently charged when connected to your PC via the USB cable. It comes with a soft fabric neckstrap with integrated remote control, featuring a flexible, easy-to-use 5-key control panel (volume up/down, play/pause, previous/next track).

What's in the Box
Key005 digital audio player, neckstrap with remote control, ear buds, CD-ROM with Music Match software, printed QuickStart guide.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars very cool and handy..., March 25, 2004

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R Phillips "boxswatter" (Fort Worth, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Philips KEY005 128MB MP3/WMA Player and Thumb Drive (Electronics)

i looked all over for this thing. NOONE even close to me had it. Ordered it from the seller on amazon from california. in my opinion, this is the coolest overall packaging of any flash-type player out there. the added bonus of being able to transfer files from home/work is very cool as well.

when i first got it, i plugged it in (computer is running xp) and nothing happened. I tried all 3 usb ports. they all work fine with my digital camera and my wife's mp3 player, so i called philips' customer service. they were very nice and asked me to send it in and they would replace it. a week and half later i got the replacement and plugged it in-nothing. i went over to a buddy's house and tried it there (slower computer/older model/etc.) and it worked fine. i went home confused and decided to try it one more time and it worked!!! i don't have a clue what happened but it's worked fine since. (by the way, i spoke with philips customer service 3 times and every time they were very pleasant and helpful.)

Pros:
1. nice sound
2. awesome design
3. can use file storage/transfer device
4. ultra simple
5. no cord, plugs right in! great for charging also

Cons:
1. a bit heavy in your pocket when your running (no clip so it
just has to sit in your pocket)
2. ear buds could be better, but are easily replaced
3. songs don't load onto it quite as fast a some other small players (samsung yepp yp-35)

these cons weren't big deals to me. an ultra cool looking player that is great for active people who normally have to worry about skipping. Head turner.

One last thing-when i plug it into my car stereo via an alt. input cord into a mini jack, it still produces awesome sound. much better than a couple of others i have tried this with.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Simple and easy to use., December 16, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Philips KEY005 128MB MP3/WMA Player and Thumb Drive (Electronics)

First of all, this is my first MP3 player. Before I decided to get this player, I did extensive research on MP3 players and other portable audio players. After doing lots and lots of research, my choices came down to ipod, Sony Mini Disc Player, and Philips Key005.
I had consider getting Ipod way before even knowing about KEY005. Ipod seems like something that I had to get. All the commercial in TV and people showing them off in the gym etc., made me wanted to get one too. But,.....I heard something about the battery problems that people are having. Many people were complaining that the battery dies less than a year of the purchase of the ipod. And the cost of replacing the battery wasn't cheap either. And I heard that the Ipod scratches easily. And also Ipod skips easily because it has a hard drive. So it would be useless for those of us who likes to run or work out hard in the gym. Don't get me wrong here, I love products from Apple. I own Apple G4 quicksilver.
So my next consideration was Sony Mini disc player. I love sony designs also. I think sony makes good electronics. I have a sony digital camera and they are awesome. But I heard something about "Atrac". Atrac is something sony developed for their Mini Disc Player. I read somewhere that you have to convert your MP3 files into Atrac file before you export them to your mini disc. And I also heard something about that you can only download a song three times...has to do with digital right. So if you have downloaded your mp3-atrac file three times to your mini disc player, you will not able to download them ever again. I am not sure about this, so if I am wrong, somebody correct me please.
Finally, I came across to this little Mp3 player from Philips. It was small enough for me to carry around and use it while working out. And also this little gadget can be used as removable hardrive. You can download any digital files to the player and upload them to any computer with USB port withouht any software. But I heard something about Window 98 user need to download a driver before connecting the device. (Oh and for the Mac users, this works perfectly with mac. If it doesn't check and see if your USB driver is updated to 1.5.1 or higher. Alos you should always trash the icon of the player to the trash can before disconnecting the device...) Anyway, when it finally arrive to my house, I was amazed at the weight of this player. IT was so light, I couldn't even feel it in my hand. But this thing is built for durability. It doesn't look cheap either. I'm currently using this player while I run and pump up in the gym and it had never skipped. And the sound quality is awesome. I was amazed at the sound quality. It's clear and crisp. And the headphone is nice too. The internal battery of this player last only two hours if you are playing MP3 files and it last four hours if you are playing WMA files. But the player comes with battery pack witch uses AAA battery that will looks like part of the player when you attach it. It's doesn't make the player bigger either. Only con or fuss I have about this player is that you have to hold on to play button little longer than 2 seconds to turn it on and hold on to it until the song plays...and also you have to hold on to it little longer than two seconds to turn if off. And I still had not figure out what order the player plays the song..I think it has to do with order that you have downloaded them. Anyway, I am one of the happy customer of Philips Key 005.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Get this for ease of use and style, November 7, 2003

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B (NY, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Philips KEY005 128MB MP3/WMA Player and Thumb Drive (Electronics)

Ease of use is best to describe the player. It has a drag and drop interface so there is no need to use a program to transfer music. There is no copy protection on the player so music can be copied to another computer with ease. The remote on the player controls play/pause, skip to forward, skip backward, volume up and volume down. The player resumes playback at the start of the last song played. As for the controls on the player, it's simple as there is one switch. The off/charge position and the playback.download position. I never worry about batteries as I leave it charging in the USB port and when I flip the switch it shows up as a removable storage device. It comes with an external AAA battery pack the provides 10 hours of music and when attached looks like it was built as one and not an attachment. I don't mind the omission of the lcd screen on the player because it really is liberating to not worry about renaming songs. I use this player for the gym over my ipod as it is so much lighter and I put my top 25-30 songs on it and don't worry about changing artists, albums, etc. The sound from the player is amazing. It doesn't have an equalizer and it still sounds better than my 3rd gen 20gb ipod and my old samsung yp-30sh (the key ring replaced this unit). I really was shocked by the sound quality. In terms of looks it is top notch. Everyone comments on how great it looks when they see it. Having said that I bought the KEY005 and not the KEY006 because I would never where one around my neck cause I think it looks stupid to do so. It is also rugged as I have dropped it on the treadmill and there were no chips or dents. In the office if I need to take a file home I just delete a track from the player and drag and drop the document. The only minus is there is no ability to scan through songs. I don't mind this anymore as I just turn on the player and forget about it. The only item I replaced was the headphones. Here is a link of the ones I got with a short cord and work perfectly for me: http://www.audiocubes.com/product_info.php?cPath=22_30&products_id=507 . In summary, I have owned this player for 3 weeks and this is the perfect player for the gym, office and short commutes.