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Philips Wearable Digital Audio Key005 128 MB

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Cheap as chips !!

5 Mar 21st, 2006

Advantages:
sound quality  -  battery life  -  stores 100 MP3 files  -  compact and light

Disadvantages:
no LCD  -  poor headphone as standard

Recommendable: Yes 

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An endless quest for a cheap MP3 player led me to this beauty. Not only was it on offer for £35, some £30 less than the recommended retail price it came with free delivery so a purchase was made. Now that was over 12 months ago and I think I consider myself able to give a full and comprehensive review of the player, it's features, it's good points and equally the bad.

As you can see, the player looks the business as the picture shows. It is sleek and sexy despite the fact that it clearly isn't manufactured by either of the MP3 giants Creative Zen or Apple. Not being a slave to a brand I like the individuality this player brings. It is small being no more than 10cm long and 4cm wide. I am not sure of the weight but is certainly lighter than my friends i-Pod.

For my money I received the player, a USB cable and a very detailed and easy to follow instruction book that I did take in hand and read thoroughly. The USB is a bit fiddly to attach but once it's in there is no danger of it slipping out. Not only is the USB used to transfer MP3 files onto the player it also charges it up meaning that it is possible to charge the player as long as you have access to a USB port.

The 128MB memory is adequate and stores 100 MP3 files that is more than anyone really could need. I find that I don't want to listen to more than 20 songs over and over again and just store favourites on here.

So the good points are that it was a cheap purchase, it stores as many songs as I really need and it charges quickly and the battery stays charged for approx. 3 hours when being used continuously. The bad points are really minor but the headphones that come with the player are of very poor quality and I replaced these immediately. The sound is very tinny through them and I first thought I had picked up a lemon but after changing the headphones I was delighted by the great sound quality.

The only other problem is the lack of LCD display meaning that I can't tell what track I'm on until it starts and it can involve a lot of flicking back and forth to find a particular song I want to listen to.

I've had mine for ages and it still looks and performs as though it is brand new and for the money I paid it is cheap as chips.
 

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sallysmith1973

sallysmith1973

21.03.2006 18:19

Nice review again, but I agree with Jesi below - you said it was a bargain and on offer etc. but didn't mention where it came from etc. Hope useful, thanks for that. Sal x

mints4merlin

mints4merlin

21.03.2006 18:17

good review :)

LIZKEMPO

LIZKEMPO

21.03.2006 17:46

A helpful review but as stated before more information is a very helpful! I really like your writing stle though! LizzieX

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