Philips MP3 20GB any Good?

[telecat]

My sons just had his 13th birthday and wants a MP£ player. The iPod doesn't impress him and the Sony is just out of reach. He has seen this and thinks it will do the trick. Anybody got one??

www.empiredirect.co.uk/content/products/details/html/PHI-HDD120.htm

[chris.mapey]

I have heard good things about that one. (I have also tried it & liked it).

After much soul searching I'm hanging on for the Sony NW-HD3 to come into stock at Richer Sounds.

It's a Sony and only £30 more.

Good luck whichever way you go.

Chris

[trevorw]

Never used an MP3 player, but another option for you £164 could be

www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0002TSU2O/202-0013760-6011067

[brainsaw]

www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0000AQIFZ/qid%3D1106685593/202-8521619-6680666

is what I have...
on the riovolution.com forum they keep going on that it's best feature is gapless playback.
SQ is up there with the zen and has funky stuff like a ethernet port and RCA out on the dock (aswell as USB2)
Have to use their software or media player to get stuff on it tho .. ie doesn't have Mass storage support.

[bilko2]

WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Just seen this!

www.argos.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10001&langId=-1&catalogId=3151&productId=119730&Trail=C$cip=21872>C$cip=22238&categoryId=22238

Look up Argos/catalogue clearanc/sound and vision. Half price!
Be quick though, good luck!
Ian

[Plotloss]

bilko2 said:

WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just seen this! www.argos.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10001&langId=-1&catalogId=3151&productId=119730&Trail=C$cip=21872>C$cip=22238&categoryId=22238 Look up Argos/catalogue clearanc/sound and vision. Half price! Be quick though, good luck! Ian

Careful, if thats the first generation Sony player it wont play MP3's you have to convert them all to Sonys ATRAC-3 format...

[Incorrigible]

Plotloss said:

Careful, if thats the first generation Sony player it wont play MP3's you have to convert them all to Sonys ATRAC-3 format...

But it calls it an MP3 player

Fg cheeky if it doesn't play MP3s

[Plotloss]

It also doesnt give a model number which isnt much help...

I know that the first Sony didnt play MP3's and the latest one does.

The one from Argos though doesnt say which...

[GingerNinja]

If you click the link on the left for info about the player, it does say it plays MP3 files - however, I suspect despite that and despite Argos describing it as an MP3 player, it's probably the original model that only plays the Sony format....

...you don't get nuffink for free, and £150 down from £300 is too good to be true for a current model.

[Plotloss]

Right, well theres an Argos across the road.

If its £150 for the one with MP3 capability I'll have one and report back...

[neil.b]

I've read (and heard from someone who has one) that Sony are now doing a retro-fix for earlier models. Send it back to them and they'll send it back with MP3 capability.

I've no idea how you go about it though.

[Plotloss]

Just had a look on the web.

If its a NW-HD1 or NW-HD2 it cant play MP3 out of the box, if its an NW-HD3 it can...

[bilko2]

Be nice for Telecats son if it is the proper one. If they have them in stock and you find it's a good one can you email Telecat through his profile as i am just about to go to work.
Great work
I can just imagine the face as he opens an unexpected £300 mp3 player

[Plotloss]

No bother

[telecat]

Doesn't seem to be any in stock round Leeds at all.

[g4ry13]

neil.b said:

I've read (and heard from someone who has one) that Sony are now doing a retro-fix for earlier models. Send it back to them and they'll send it back with MP3 capability. I've no idea how you go about it though.

For a measly sum of £15. information here

>> Edited by g4ry13 on Wednesday 26th January 14:28