Philips GoGear HDD1620 6 GB > Reviews

Advantages: small, attractive design
Disadvantages: Too many to list here!

...send me a relpacement after philips turned me down. The replacement product has been fine, but as a product i feel it performs very badly. The screen is small and too cramped to view pictures or information easily. The biggest problem I ave with the HDD1620 is that it has no support for WMP11, music simply doesnt transfer properly, and philips still havent released new frimware. When music is on the player its a different story. Navigation is easy, ... Read review

Advantages: Sound Quality
Disadvantages: see review

The 6GB Philips gogear is a compact little jukebox that weighs slightly more than your mobile phone. It boasts great sound quality (providing you get better headphones than the standard in-the-box ones) and innovative design along with a nice little LCD screen. I received this as a present last christmas and was disappointed as I originally wanted a Creative Zen Micro which I believe to be superior in sound quality but nothing more. But soon enough ... Read review

Advantages: Small , Sleek , Light
Disadvantages: Short Battery Life , Crashes

...The battery life according to Philips is 18 hours and i have to say thats utter rubbish , i dont think i have got mine past 9 hours. The battery life is absolutley horrendous. The player offers very high quality sound which is probably one of its best features. The software that comes with the player is very simple to use and works fantasticly well in synchronisation with Windows Media Player. I have found that this player although it has its faults ... Read review

Advantages: Small, sleek and cool looking.
Disadvantages: Tends to freeze a lot without the latest firmware upgrade.

...checked on the on the philips website and they had a firmware upgrade available. It was quick and easy to download and upgrade my player, and afwards it's worked like a charm, not a single problem with it. I havent really used any of the other features like the picture viewer or sound recorder, but as a stand alone MP3 player I find this to be an excellent little device. I would deffinatly recommend this player to anyone who is looking for a simple, ... Read review

Advantages: They are useful as a doorstop
Disadvantages: Phillip's customer services leave a lot to be desired

I had an mp3 player bought for me as a present. I was really dissapointed in it. I didn't use it much until recently when I started to listen to music whilst I walk to college. It even still has the plastic protector over the screen. But the hard drive on it stopped working. I contacted phillips and they were going to come and collect it and fix it for me but when I got my bf to dig out the payment details for it, it turns out that it has just ... Read review