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Philips GoGear ViBE SA3VBE

Philips GoGear ViBE SA3VBE
alaScore 88

497 reviews

Jun, 2013

alaTest has collected and analyzed 497 reviews from magazines and websites. Reviewers are impressed by the battery and performance. The size and design also get good feedback.

portability, design, size, performance, battery

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other MP3 Players the Philips GoGear ViBE SA3VBE is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 88/100 = Very good quality.

Review analysis

(Based on 497 reviews)

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Amazon review summary for the Philips GoGear ViBE SA3VBE

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 93 user reviews of the Philips GoGear ViBE SA3VBE from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.5/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other MP3 Players on Amazon.com.

usability, value for money, sound, size, battery

63% of reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

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Way to go Amazon... sarcastic

 

I bought this as a gift,was going to return it until amazon was going to make me pay for shipping to return, on top of that, I opted to put a special message with it, which was never placed in the box...FAIL

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Does all that I want, and some more

 

Here's what I want in a player: easy movement of files into the system, ability to select what to play based on files or albums, intuitive buttons, no touch screen, no requirement that I sync. The Philips GoGear Vibe does all that. When you first plug...

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Philips Go Gear MP3

 

I think the MP3 player is okay. It's small which makes it easier to carry, the downfall is that I have hard time figuring what buttons to use to change songs. I think the product could be improved upon. Other than that, it's okay.

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good

 

it works well. i used different headphones. all in all i say it is good value for the price. it is way better than colby.

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fair

 

I am unable to figure out how to put music on there. I dont want to burn a cd,I want to customize a play list and have been unable to do that.

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awesome mp3 player

 

We had purchased previous versions of this mp3 player and they have worked fine we have 3, but one got lost so I decided to upgrade what we had and WOW this newer version if pretty much the same but much easier to manipulate and turn on and off. I...

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Good value for the money

 

The Vibe is easy to download MP3 music to, and easy to use. It's a really good value for the money. The only quibble I have is with the ear buds. Maybe my ears are hard to fit, or I don't know how to put them in properly, but I have trouble getting...

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Philips never disappoints

 

Great mp3 device. Very happy with the sound this thing produces and battery life is very lasting, if had to choose between Philips Vibe and Apple I-pod, with out any hesitation would go with Philips.

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Linux Friendly Player - Songbird program is not!

 

This Philips Gogear Vibe works fine with my Ubuntu-based Linux operating system. The software package, Songbird, is NOT Linux-friendly, however I can just drag & drop music files into the folder that opens up when the device is plugged in, so the...

Product Specifications

Configuration

AirPlay: No
BD Live: No
Built-In Microphone:No / Yes
Built-In Radio:No / Yes
Digital Audio Broadcast (DAB): No
DIGITAL RADIO: No
Direct Radio Recording:No / Yes
Direct TV Recording: No
DLNA certified: No
DVB-C: No
DVB-S: No
DVB-T: No
Electronic Program Guide (EPG): No
HDTV: No
Internet Radio: Yes
IPTV (Internet Protocol Television): No
PC Streaming:Audio
Progressive Scan: No
Radio Function:No / Yes
Show View: No
UPnP:UPnP
USB Recording: No
Web Content Access: No
WiFi Connectivity: Yes

Connectivity

Bluetooth: No
Docking System: No
Ethernet:No / Yes
Firewire IEEE-1394 Interface: No
HDMI: No
HDMI PORT: No
iPod Control: No
Number of Output Channels:2 (Stereo)
PMP Docking: No
Type of Memory Stick Interface : No
Type of SD Card Interface :microSD Card (Transflash) / No
UPnP:NO UPNP
USB Interface:No / Yes
W-LAN Connection:No / Yes
WiFi Connectivity: No

Display

Display Technology:TFT Display
Number of Display Colours:Unknown
Touchscreen: No

General Features

1080p Upscaling: No
2D to 3D Conversion: No
3D: No
CD Player / Recorder: No
DVD Player / Recorder:DVD Player / No
Home Theatre System (Digital Dolby and DVD Player): No
Integrated VCR: No
Network Music System:Music Streamer
Operating System:Others / Proprietary
Product Type:Audio Home System / Audio Player / Audio/Video Player
Sound Projector: No
Static / Portable:Static
Storage Medium:Built-In Memory
Table / Portable:Table
Type:Audio Player / Audio/Video Player

Loudspeaker

Wireless Speakers: No

Playback

Blu-ray Playback: No
DivX Playback: No
HD-DVD Playback: No
MP3 Playback: Yes
PC Streaming: No
Super Video CD / Video CD Playback: No
UPnP:NO UPNP

Playback / Recording

AAC Playback:No / Yes
AVI Playback:No / Yes
DivX Playback: No
H.264 Playback: No
MP3 Playback: Yes
MPEG 4 Playback: No
MPEG2 Playback: No
MPEG4 Playback: No
OGG Playback:No / Yes
WAV Playback:No / Yes
WMA Playback: Yes
WMV Playback:No / Yes

Power Supply

Battery Type:Li Polymer
Replaceable Battery: No

Recording

Blu-ray Recording: No
Double Layer Recording:Not Applicable
MP3 Encoding: No
MPEG4 Recording: No

Sound

Dolby / DTS: No
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