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Philips GoGear 8GB SA5285/02 review

Verdict:

Review Date: 21 Nov 2008

Price when reviewed: £89

Supplier: http://www.littlewoodsdirect.com

Reviewed By: Barry de la Rosa

Our Rating 5 stars out of 5

User Rating 4 stars out of 5

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Part Code SA5285/02
Review Date 21 Nov 2008
Price £89
Rating ***** stars out of 5
Headphone Rating *** stars out of 5
Award Best Buy

Hardware

Capacity 8.00GB
Formatted capacity 7.10GB
Interface USB Hi-Speed
Storage medium flash memory
Battery and charge options Lithium Polymer, USB
Size 107x9x59mm
Weight 98g

Features

Device has screen? Yes
Viewable size 2.8 in
Native resolution 320x240
Memory card support None
FM Radio yes
Audio record options microphone
Video record options none
Supplied with headphones, USB cable

Test Results

Tested battery life (MP3 playback) 42h 31m
Tested battery life (Video playback) 6h 10m
500MB transfer time 1m 11s
Audio MP3 playback Yes
Audio WMA playback Yes
Audio WMA-DRM playback Yes
Audio AAC playback Yes
Audio Protected AAC playback No
Audio OGG playback No
Audio WAV playback No
Audio Audible playback No
Image BMP support No
Image JPEG support Yes
Image TIFF support No
Video MPEG-4 AVI playback Yes
Video MPEG-4 MP4 playback No
Video WMV playback Yes
Video MPEG-1 playback No
Video MPEG-2 playback No
Video MPEG-2 VOB playback No
Video MPEG-4 DivX/XviD support Yes
Video H.264 support No
Video MPEG-4 MP3 audio support No
Video MPEG-4 AAC audio support No
Download compatibility Plays For Sure subscription and download

Buying Information

Price per MB 1.1p
Warranty one year collect and return
Supplier http://www.littlewoodsdirect.com
Details www.consumer.philips.com
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