- Enjoy MP3 and WMA playback
- Make voice recordings
- Fast downloads from your PC via USB 2.0*
- Up to 20 hours' music playback
- Simply drag and drop your songs - no software needed
- Plug and play data storage
- Equalizer for optimised sound to suit your music style
- Folder view to find songs in a simple, fast way
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Technical Details
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Product Description
Manufacturer's Description
Digital music - anytime with FullSound for superb audio qualityFeaturing Philips patented FullSound technology, the Philips GoGear digital audio player SA2820 brings the best possible audio quality to your music. Enjoy your MP3 and WMA music with this fun-sized audio player on the go. 4Gb version SA2840 also available.
What is it?
Philips’ patented FullSound technology is based on an audio post-processing algorithm. It combines Philips’ renowned expertise in music reproduction with the power of the latest generation Digital Signal Processor (DSP). The result is enhanced sound that carries the rich details, impact and emotion that would otherwise remain unnoticed in MP3 music.
Why do I need it?
Rediscover your MP3 music in enriched and enlivened sound that will touch your soul and move your feet. With FullSound, the extensive sonic details of your music are fully revealed, while ensuring perfect clarity and balance.
Benefits of FullSound:
Fuller bass with greater depth and impact
Restored sense of spaciousness that is lacking in compressed audio
Enhanced sound precision and detail
How does it work?
FullSound’s Digital Signal Processor analyzes the music signal and dynamically enhances its frequency spectrum and definition. It reprocesses the signal, performing over 10 million operations per second before delivering perfectly enriched sound to your earphones or speaker. What you will hear is fuller bass with more depth and impact, a boost in clarity of voices and instruments, as well as energized, true-to-life sound. With FullSound, you can enjoy rich and immersive sound from even the smallest sound system.
Interface and navigation
Find that tune in seconds! SuperScroll provides fast and precise navigation to your favourite songs. You can choose to move through your playlist one song at a time or just press and hold down a little longer to SuperScroll swiftly to your desired track.
Audio
Enjoying your GoGear device is simple with PlaysForSure which ensures compatibility with Windows Media Player and Windows XP. Using Windows Media player you can easily manage music on your GoGear digital audio player and auto-synchronize your PC music collection.
Dimensions
Check out Philips’ range of sleek flash audio devices for all your entertainment on the go. Not only are they convenient and attractive but they are also slim and lightweight to easily fit in your pocket. SA2820 dimensions (WxDxH): 41 x 41 x 15.
MP3 accessories
Philips offers a variety of optional accessories to add further versatility to your GoGear experience. From an extensive range of headphones to docking solutions and from portable speakers to carry cases.
Power
Up to 20 hours audio or 4 hours video play time on internal battery. Rechargeable via USB, batteries included.
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49 of 49 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Small and perfectly formed,
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This review is from: Philips GoGear SA2820 2Gb MP3 Player (Electronics)
This is a great little mp3 player:
- appears as a drive in Windows, drag and drop your music, no need to install anything - radio works well - three line display puts the ipod shuffle to shame; it's quick to boot and you can find the music you want to listen to in a snap. - the sound quality is excellent, far better than I was expecting (included headphones are, as exepected, rubbish). It's pretty small, well built and comes with a neckstrap; I bought this for running with, no need to buy an extra arm band with this player. The included firmware is now solid - previously it was sold with poor buggy software. A new version is available for download (v.5) though to be honest I found the update procedure to be difficult and haven't noticed any benefits with the update. If you're after a small cheap mp3 player in the 'shuttle' class I'd highly recommend this. The only real downside I can think of is lack of iTunes support.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
You say good buy and I say hello,
By Cheshire Dave (UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Philips GoGear SA2820 2Gb MP3 Player (Electronics)
I have not yet bought this, but my hot-off the-press consumer magazine dated November 2008 decribes says that this offers exceptional value, rating it 73 out of 100. (Other models in the MP3 (not the more expensive MP4) category were rated lower at 57, 54, 51, 51, 49 and 47). It's described as lightweight, tough, and with a battery life of a little over 44 hours. The magazine says it's cheapest at Amazon. I also can't find it anywhere cheaper than Amazon, but the price is not as low as is stated in the magazine. Hope that helps - if this gets past the Amazon guidelines. But I HAVE paraphrased and used my own words!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Solid and reliable but the ``resume'' problem will drive you mad.,
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This review is from: Philips GoGear SA2820 2Gb MP3 Player (Electronics)
I bought this as an gap-filler purchase after my iRiver died and despite my hasty selection I am quite pleased.
On the positive side, the player implements USB Mass Storage and so mounts as a removable disk in any OS. I have used it with Linux and OpenBSD. The sound is also quite acceptable though there is no option to modify the output. The FM radio is excellent when there is a decent signal though often this requires stretching-out the headphone cable to its maximum extent. The player is also small, 4 cm in length and breadth and 1.1 cm deep, which means than it is perfect for use when out running. The cell charge is quick and lasts for at least eight hours, though it is important to perform a five-hour deep charge prior to first use. The included headphones are indeed worthless but there are three other niggles which spoil my enjoyment of this player ( firmware 3.00 ): - The unit will power-off when paused for two minutes, which is understandable, but will only resume from the pause point when it is turned-on again within a few minutes. Otherwise the track resumes from the start. This is illogical and infuriating particularly when listening to a long podcast. - The player incorporates controls around its perimeter which are well-placed when one wishes to use them but on other occasions can be inadvertently actuated. For example, it is difficult to engage the LOCK slider with one hand without impinging on another control. - The fast-forward function has two speeds; slow and slower. Probably acceptable for short music tracks but inadequate for long podcasts, especially when the player loses the resume point. As hardware the unit is very well built with a good solid feel and tight tolerances and it is much more reliable than my previous iRiver T60. As a result I can ( just about ) live with its quirky behaviour.
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