Philips SA261 Solid State 512 MB MP3 Player

by Philips

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 9.8 x 3 inches ; 1.4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000AMBEZS
• Item model number: SA261/17
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #127,407 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

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

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars OK, March 15, 2006

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Philips SA261 Solid State 512 MB MP3 Player (Electronics)

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.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Mediocre, At Best...Feels Like A Toy, March 5, 2006

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Cap'n Stoob "Stoob" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Philips SA261 Solid State 512 MB MP3 Player (Electronics)

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.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very nice MP3 player, August 31, 2006

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Urrea Alvarez Cesar Javier "Electronic Kid" (Guatemala) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Philips SA261 Solid State 512 MB MP3 Player (Electronics)

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.