- Enjoy MP3 and WMA playback
- Make voice recordings
- Preset up to 20 FM radio stations for more music
- Watch your favourite movie clips on the go*
- 1.8" colour screen for easy navigation and photo viewing
- Enjoy video files in 220x176 pixels resolution
- Philips Media Converter for video file and photo conversion
- Up to 20 hours' music playback
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Product Description
Manufacturer's Description
Enjoy your videos on the move with FullSound for superb audio qualityIndulge in the best possible audio quality with the Philips GoGear digital audio/video player SA3245 featuring Philips' patented FullSound technology. Enjoy MP3 and WMA music and view videos on the 1.8" colour screen wherever you go. 2Gb version SA3225 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 dynamicall! y 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.
 | Video and Photo Playback Philips GoGear products are also great at handling photos and video, giving you an entire media library in your pocket. View WMV videos and photos in comfort with the large colour LCD display. Video Video conversion software supplied with all video products enables you to translate most video formats to make them fully compatible with your device. Screen size Check out videos and photos in comfort on the large colour LCD display available in sizes up to 3,5". Now you can watch anything from short clips to complete movies. 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. 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. Sound Recording Sing, dictate or record notes directly to WAV via the built-in microphone. |  |
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. SA3245 dimensions (WxDxH): 80 x 10.4 x 45.
Power
Up to 20 hours audio or 4 hours video play time on internal battery. Rechargeable via USB.
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.
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Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
35 of 36 people found the following review helpful
I bought the Philips GoGear SA3245 4Gb MP3/MP4 Video Player about a month ago and like one of your reviewers, had problems getting the computer to recognise it. In the end I completely reset the device as described in the manual and this did sort of work, but the original problems were still intermittent so I sent the device back (Amazon where great and I had a replacement player within a few days).
The replacement player worked faultlessly, but I was a bit disappointed by the jerky scrolling text when playing audio files and I could not get any SMV video file to play properly (both audio and video playback were 'jerky' or broken as if I had the wrong encoding settings). I played around with various AVI/WMV settings, but in the end concluded that there was something wrong with the player. I was about to give up and in desperation went to the Philips web pages for the player (you always assume that it is something you're doing wrong!). Here I found updates to almost all of the software that had been supplied on the CD that accompanied the player. After downloading the new device firmware, it took a lot less time to start, the text on the audio stopped juddering and the graphics on the video playback also changed and the video & audio stopped jerking and breaking up. I also downloaded the updated version of ArcSoft media converter which provided a much better interface.
So, after the initial disappointment, setbacks and lots of hair pulling, once I had the right firmware in the device and software on my computer everything worked perfectly.
As far as audio and video quality is concerned, I've not owned any sort of MP3/4 player before so had no preconceptions, but I've been pleased with the results so far. I've now SMV'ed a few films and series to see how they perform and although the resolution is not that great, it is watchable (what do you expect from 1.8"?).
So, if you are having any problems, check out the Philips web pages for the device and make sure that you have the latest versions of the software. Other than that, you can't really go wrong.
Oh, just a couple of points... It does take a long time to convert from AVI to SMV and although WMP is ok, it did not recognise quite a few of my CD's and I've spent longer than I wanted to typing in the play lists by hand.
The replacement player worked faultlessly, but I was a bit disappointed by the jerky scrolling text when playing audio files and I could not get any SMV video file to play properly (both audio and video playback were 'jerky' or broken as if I had the wrong encoding settings). I played around with various AVI/WMV settings, but in the end concluded that there was something wrong with the player. I was about to give up and in desperation went to the Philips web pages for the player (you always assume that it is something you're doing wrong!). Here I found updates to almost all of the software that had been supplied on the CD that accompanied the player. After downloading the new device firmware, it took a lot less time to start, the text on the audio stopped juddering and the graphics on the video playback also changed and the video & audio stopped jerking and breaking up. I also downloaded the updated version of ArcSoft media converter which provided a much better interface.
So, after the initial disappointment, setbacks and lots of hair pulling, once I had the right firmware in the device and software on my computer everything worked perfectly.
As far as audio and video quality is concerned, I've not owned any sort of MP3/4 player before so had no preconceptions, but I've been pleased with the results so far. I've now SMV'ed a few films and series to see how they perform and although the resolution is not that great, it is watchable (what do you expect from 1.8"?).
So, if you are having any problems, check out the Philips web pages for the device and make sure that you have the latest versions of the software. Other than that, you can't really go wrong.
Oh, just a couple of points... It does take a long time to convert from AVI to SMV and although WMP is ok, it did not recognise quite a few of my CD's and I've spent longer than I wanted to typing in the play lists by hand.
27 of 28 people found the following review helpful
I am 63 with no sense of how to work the new Philips MP3/MP4 player and would agree with your previous reviewer ... that is until I did a bit of investigation so that I could try and download my music library in iTunes. I cannot and you cannot! This is somewhat disappointing as I had built up quite a good library. You can only add iTune libraries to MP3 players and not MP4 players. Be warned before you buy! BUT and it is a big but if you download the latest version of Media Player from Microsoft (free) and when downloaded open it up. Note the Media Player screen must be visible. Then, simply, connect your MP4 player to your computer and Hey Presto up comes a small screen on the right hand side inviting you to drag your chosen selections (assuming you already have some in your media player libarary (if not just download some CDs in the usual way). When dragged across you will see them all listed. Then press Start Sync and over they go to your MP4 player. Simple when you know how. I am giving this prodcut 3 stars as once understood the sound quality is brilliant and the FM radio even better! Hope that helps. One final thing ... if Media Player spots any tunes you bought from elsewhere they will not allow you to download them!
18 of 19 people found the following review helpful
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I've used my Philips GoGear SA3245 on a daily basis since I got it a couple of months ago. It's a lovely piece of kit and I've had no problems with it at all. It plays MP3s and videos effortlessly and the radio is a real boon. The screen is small, but I'm able to view family pictures easily and it has great storage capacity. I regularly download radio podcasts and listen again on my way to work. It's handy to be able to use it as a sound recorder too.
Battery life is excellent.
It's great for the price and I wouldn't be without it!
Battery life is excellent.
It's great for the price and I wouldn't be without it!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Simple and Awesome
I've had Sanyo, Samsung, Philips and Apple players and for the $$$ this is the best one yet. Drag and drop files, great display and easy to set settings. Read more
Published 7 months ago by mikeg745
I'd expect something better from Philips
I've had this mp3 player for months now and having had problems with it yet again I decided to write a review for it. Read more
Published 8 months ago by AML
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i had this as an early christmas present from my boyfriend, as my previous mp3 got lost on holiday. Read more
Published 18 months ago by meg
Excellent :)
Great condition, generally excellent. I like the programing for the shuffle feature, its ALWAYS a random song.
Published on 16 April 2010 by Christopher Thomas Mclaughlin
Nice bit of kit
I bought this for my sons Christmas and we had no trouble getting the computer (my laptop running on Vista) to recognise it and download the software from the supplied disc. Read more
Published on 5 Jan 2010 by happy in hertfordshire
Great! But a few problems.
I've had this for about 6 months now and it blows my previous MP3 and Ipod touch away. The player really has more good than bad. Read more
Published on 10 Nov 2009 by Gerard Lydon
Great Sound
Had this player now for about 6 months, facts downloads easy, sound quality great, I did read the comments before buying this device, but like everything in life there are always... Read more
Published on 18 Oct 2009 by Terry Scott
From great to regret
I have had this player for about 4 months and initially i was very impressed,sound quality is good,ripping was easy and build quality excellent. Read more
Published on 29 July 2009 by Christopher Page
Very Good
This is a very good MP3 player, the battery life is great if you don't use it for videos much and it stores a lot of music. Read more
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i bought this product for my son max all his mates had one and i just couldnt afford over 100 pounds for a new one. Read more
Published on 17 Jun 2009 by Mr. A. J. Gradon
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