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Technical Details
- 8GB capacity stores up to 1800 MP3 songs and supports multiple formats
- 1.5" LCD full colour display enables video playback and intuitive navigation
- Easy video downloads from the Internet to your GoGear like YouTube or MySpace
- FM radio with RDS information dsiplay and 20 presets
- Album art display and voice recorder function with built-in microphone
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Product Description
Manufacturer's Description
Small size, big entertainment
The Philips GoGear ViBE 8GB MP3 and video player packs big entertainment into a superbly small design. Its 1.5" full colour display shows off album art and folder view ensures easy file navigation and organisation. If you need more storage capacity than 8GB, the Philips GoGear Vibe also comes in a 16GB version.
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Play back MP3, WMA or DRM music from subscription services
Your GoGear player supports the latest Windows Media Digital Rights Management (DRM) technology from Microsoft that enables it to recognise and play back music purchased or subscribed from online audio services using the same technology. Or create your own MP3 or WMA music files by ripping your audio CDs and transferring them onto your player to savour the vast universe of digital music available.
FM radio with RDS and 20 presets for more music options
RDS (Radio Data System) is a communications protocol standard that allows digital information to be transmitted over FM radio broadcasts. RDS-enabled FM radio receivers can display useful information including station identity, programme details and song title and artist etc. You can store a desired station as a preset channel on your GoGear player at any time. With the ability to store 20 preset radio stations, you can quickly access your favourite radio station without having to tune the frequencies manually each time.
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1.5" Full colour display for easy navigation and album art
1.5" full colour screen allows you to navigate easily within the control menu or the music files of your GoGear player. Plus, you can flip through your photo collection while enjoying your music on the go.
Up to 25-hour music or 4-hour video playback
Forget about the hassle of having to recharge your GoGear player battery constantly. This long-lasting player allows you to savour your favourite tunes for up to a whopping 25 hours of continuous music playback or up to 4 hours of video playback - all on a single charge. Now you can sit back and listen to music all day long or watch the equivalent of 2 movies back-to-back wherever you go.
Voice recording to take notes or record anything, anytime
Voice recording converts your GoGear player into a handy dictation machine. Besides playing music or listening to the radio, you can also record notes or reminders for work or school, record shopping lists and phone numbers - even song lyrics. By pressing the recording button and speaking into the built-in microphone, voice messages are compressed and stored in the built-in internal memory. Voice recording gives you a highly portable voice recorder allowing you to record anything, anytime and anywhere!
Small and wearable for ultimate portability
For the ultimate in music portability, this Philips GoGear player is ready to wear and ready to go. The lightweight and ultra-compact device gives you superior sound quality and a true portable entertainment experience on the move.
More content choices, with Napster and Audible support
Enjoy the best audio content on your Philips GoGear with Napster and Audible. With Napster, get unlimited access to over 7 million tracks that you can fill and refill your GoGear with. Find tracks you love and discover new music with radio stations, playlists and Automix. Audible offers over 50,000 audio programmes from leading audiobook publishers, broadcasters, entertainers, magazine and newspaper publishers and business information providers. Choose from a monthly plan, or buy content a-la-carte to take with you on your GoGear.
Direct charging from PC via USB
Charge your GoGear player battery quickly and easily from your PC via USB. Connect your player to your PC with the cable provided and follow the necessary prompts and your PC will provide the power for charging your player within a few seconds. Enjoy the convenience of doing away with a separate recharger.
Folder view to organise and view media files as you do on your PC
Folder view is an optional directory view of the GoGear player that lets you view all the files on your player as if it were a computer. Once you select Folder view, opening any supported file (i.e. music, pictures or videos) is as easy as selecting the file and hitting Play.
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Easy video downloads from the Internet to your GoGear
View videos on the go with Internet Video Download, an easy-to-use feature that lets you download videos from video sharing sites (YouTube, MySpace or Google Video) to your GoGear. Install the PC application provided, connect your GoGear to your PC and use Internet Explorer to visit your favourite video sharing site. Choose a video and click the Download button that appears when you hover the mouse cursor over the video. No need to wait - just move on to other videos and start downloading more.
Easy and intuitive user interface with album art display
GoGear’s easy and intuitive user interface is powered by advanced navigation technology. It not only helps to ensure quick and smooth navigation but also an enjoyable multimedia experience that doesn’t take long to master. Smart features like Album Art (which displays album artwork embedded in music files) enables you to have a richer experience, just like in the good old days when you would view the cover of a CD or LP while enjoying your music.
1GB = 1 billion bytes; available storage capacity will be less. Rechargeable batteries have a limited number of charge cycles and may eventually need to be replaced.
*Battery life and number of charge cycles vary by use and settings.
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Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Firstly, I own this mp3 player, the Sanza Clip+, a Diamond Rio, A creative Zen and briefly an Ipod. In other words, I have sampled a great number of the Mp3 players available, and while this Philips Gogear is above average it is just not as good as the best which is, at the time of writing, Sandisk's Sansa Clip+.
Plus points -
Battery life is over 20 hours from one charge which is brilliant.
Sound quality (with my Grado cans) is pretty good.
Its size is smaller than a matchbox's and almost as light.
Has a voice-recorder (but you'll need to be within 2 metres of the player for it to pick up the sound) and FM too.
Bad points -
You have no choice but to use Windows Media Player 11, which sucks as I would far rather have dragged an dropped files and bypassed the W.M.P. Bulls... So, because songs are converted to some proprietary format from mp3, you can't just browse the folders on the device and simply swap songs in or out (like you could on all the first generation of mp3 players) unless they are converted first by the bloatware known as W.M.Player 11 (and no, it won't allow you to use earlier versions). This WMP insistence is a big drawback to me.
Battery, once it's used up, it's throw the player away time, as it's completely irreplaceable.
Songs cannot be separated, on playing them back, by genre (so if you're in the mood for only classical songs you'll have to put up with your rock tracks etc every few songs and manually fast forward)
Its shuffle mode is extremely primitive - I wouldn't count on the RNG in this thing even to shuffle a pack of cards - it's that poor at shuffling.
No memory expandability!
Conclusion: I'm left undecided as to whether the bad points make it still worthwhile, when the Sansa unquestionably beats the Philips. Anyway, please do decide and judge for yourself whether you don't mind the minuses. Shame though, as it could have been nearly perfect with just a few changes.
Is Philips listening to us?
Plus points -
Battery life is over 20 hours from one charge which is brilliant.
Sound quality (with my Grado cans) is pretty good.
Its size is smaller than a matchbox's and almost as light.
Has a voice-recorder (but you'll need to be within 2 metres of the player for it to pick up the sound) and FM too.
Bad points -
You have no choice but to use Windows Media Player 11, which sucks as I would far rather have dragged an dropped files and bypassed the W.M.P. Bulls... So, because songs are converted to some proprietary format from mp3, you can't just browse the folders on the device and simply swap songs in or out (like you could on all the first generation of mp3 players) unless they are converted first by the bloatware known as W.M.Player 11 (and no, it won't allow you to use earlier versions). This WMP insistence is a big drawback to me.
Battery, once it's used up, it's throw the player away time, as it's completely irreplaceable.
Songs cannot be separated, on playing them back, by genre (so if you're in the mood for only classical songs you'll have to put up with your rock tracks etc every few songs and manually fast forward)
Its shuffle mode is extremely primitive - I wouldn't count on the RNG in this thing even to shuffle a pack of cards - it's that poor at shuffling.
No memory expandability!
Conclusion: I'm left undecided as to whether the bad points make it still worthwhile, when the Sansa unquestionably beats the Philips. Anyway, please do decide and judge for yourself whether you don't mind the minuses. Shame though, as it could have been nearly perfect with just a few changes.
Is Philips listening to us?
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
I got this player for Xmas after my previous player (the very physically similar Creative Zen V-Micro) started to flag on the battery front. And I have to say it's a massive improvement on the Creative, even though that was a superb player in its own right. The first thing you notice is the weight - it's as light as a feather, and actually feels like there must be nothing inside the case. The second thing is the super-simple controls - no real need to consult the manual to work this device. The third (and most important) thing is the sound. Wow, for a unit this compact and lightweight, it really packs a punch. The stereo separation is fantastic, the EQ actually works and serves to demonstrate the tremendous bass capabilities of the unit, and the overall clarity is astonishing. With this player, I feel like I am actually listening to a top-quality CD rather than a fuzzy, compressed MP3 - and that's a real achievement.
Philips have done a great job with this unit and I would recommend it to everyone, especially those looking for great audio.
Philips have done a great job with this unit and I would recommend it to everyone, especially those looking for great audio.
32 of 38 people found the following review helpful
I managed to break a Creative Zen Mozaic 8Gb player, which was covered under an accidental damage policy, so got this as a replacement.
Well, this player looks nice in comparison, feels better to hold, and the buttons are much larger and easier to press. So it's easier to operate. The sound equaliser seems better, and the sound quality seems better when plugged into a decent amplifier with large speakers.
I like the fact that it has a seperate key lock switch and dedicated volume buttons. I also like the fact that you can still adjust the volume while the rest of the keys are locked. It was very annoying having to unlock the keys every time I wanted to make a slight volume adjustment on the Creative player, especially when I was busy cycling or running.
Despite these positive features, this player is actually a huge disappointment for the following reasons:
- it's almost impossible to create a playlist. You can create one on the player itself, but to do this you have to create the playlist one track at a time. Imagine, then, how long it would take to add every song by a particular artist, or in a particular genre. Absolute waste of time trying.
There is no way of creating a playlist in the supplied software. If you try to make a playlist in Windows Media Player, it will not show up on the player. So if you like creating long playlists (i.e. more than a few tracks long) and you value your spare time, then don't buy this player.
- You can only play music by artist or album, not genre. There is a 'folder view' option, but since most music libraries are organized by artist and album, this feature isn't particularly useful to most people. Very annoying if you like to play lots of tracks from various albums or artists, that fit a particular genre. If you value that, then don't buy this.
- The only play modes are 'shuffle' and 'repeat'. I don't mind not having a 'repeat one track' mode, but it would be nice to have a 'shuffle repeat' mode so that the music doesn't just suddenly stop when all the tracks on the album you have selected have been played.
- In folder view you can only play tracks from one folder at a time. You can't select multiple folders and add them all to the 'now playing' list.
- The only way to play a lot of tracks from various albums is to copy them into one folder and then play that folder. However, this can be time consuming, and it means you can't keep your music properly organized on the player.
- Although the it does feel quite nice, it feels much more fragile than my old player.
The Creative Zen Mozaic had a lot of annoying flaws, but it worked much better than this thing. I'm really hoping that some sort of accident happens, and it breaks. I look forward to getting a better replacement.
Well, this player looks nice in comparison, feels better to hold, and the buttons are much larger and easier to press. So it's easier to operate. The sound equaliser seems better, and the sound quality seems better when plugged into a decent amplifier with large speakers.
I like the fact that it has a seperate key lock switch and dedicated volume buttons. I also like the fact that you can still adjust the volume while the rest of the keys are locked. It was very annoying having to unlock the keys every time I wanted to make a slight volume adjustment on the Creative player, especially when I was busy cycling or running.
Despite these positive features, this player is actually a huge disappointment for the following reasons:
- it's almost impossible to create a playlist. You can create one on the player itself, but to do this you have to create the playlist one track at a time. Imagine, then, how long it would take to add every song by a particular artist, or in a particular genre. Absolute waste of time trying.
There is no way of creating a playlist in the supplied software. If you try to make a playlist in Windows Media Player, it will not show up on the player. So if you like creating long playlists (i.e. more than a few tracks long) and you value your spare time, then don't buy this player.
- You can only play music by artist or album, not genre. There is a 'folder view' option, but since most music libraries are organized by artist and album, this feature isn't particularly useful to most people. Very annoying if you like to play lots of tracks from various albums or artists, that fit a particular genre. If you value that, then don't buy this.
- The only play modes are 'shuffle' and 'repeat'. I don't mind not having a 'repeat one track' mode, but it would be nice to have a 'shuffle repeat' mode so that the music doesn't just suddenly stop when all the tracks on the album you have selected have been played.
- In folder view you can only play tracks from one folder at a time. You can't select multiple folders and add them all to the 'now playing' list.
- The only way to play a lot of tracks from various albums is to copy them into one folder and then play that folder. However, this can be time consuming, and it means you can't keep your music properly organized on the player.
- Although the it does feel quite nice, it feels much more fragile than my old player.
The Creative Zen Mozaic had a lot of annoying flaws, but it worked much better than this thing. I'm really hoping that some sort of accident happens, and it breaks. I look forward to getting a better replacement.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
good littel player
i like this player so easy to use havent used the radio but for music and book reading very good. earphones for me are not so comfortablw but would recomend it to any one. Read more
Published 10 months ago by lee-daniel
Compact mp3 player.
A lovely compact mp3 player.
Holds a charge very well & is easy to use.
I'd certainly recommend it to someone else.
Holds a charge very well & is easy to use.
I'd certainly recommend it to someone else.
Published 11 months ago by N. Russell
Don't even think about it!
Buying this heap of crap is one of the biggest mistakes you can make. Player itself is ok but the software is total rubbish. Buy an iPod instead, I wish I had!
Published 11 months ago by Philip Griffiths
Philips Go Gear Vibe
Sound is excellent, lightweight. Easy to use for music. Not used video player but screen a bit too small to view pictures. Good value for money.
Published 22 months ago by D. Beales
:-)
This is a good player because it is small, lightweight, customizeable, and holds lots of music, photos and videos. Read more
Published on 28 Feb 2010 by daisybear
