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Philips Ariaz 16GB review

Verdict:

The Ariaz doesn't feel very robust, but it's great value - £75 is a bargain for a 16GB portable audio player.

Review Date: 18 Mar 2010

Price when reviewed: £75

Supplier: http://www.amazon.co.uk

Reviewed By: Alan Lu

Our Rating 5 stars out of 5

ExpertReviews Award

Details

Part Code SA1ARA16KI/05
Review Date 18 Mar 2010
Price £75
Rating ***** stars out of 5
Headphone Rating ** stars out of 5
Award Budget Buy

Hardware

Capacity 16.00GB
Formatted capacity 14.80GB
Interface USB2
Storage medium flash memory
Battery and charge options Lithium Polymer, USB
Size 84x10x45mm
Weight 44g

Features

Device has screen? Yes
Viewable size 2 in
Native resolution 176x220
Memory card support none
FM Radio yes
Audio record options microphone, radio
Video record options none
Supplied with headphones, USB cable

Test Results

Tested battery life (MP3 playback) 28h 4m
Tested battery life (Video playback) 3h 56m
500MB transfer time 3m 3s
Audio MP3 playback Yes
Audio WMA playback Yes
Audio WMA-DRM playback Yes
Audio AAC playback No
Audio Protected AAC playback No
Audio OGG playback No
Audio WAV playback No
Audio Audible playback Yes
Image BMP support Yes
Image JPEG support Yes
Image TIFF support No
Video MPEG-4 AVI playback No
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 No
Video H.264 support No
Video MPEG-4 MP3 audio support No
Video MPEG-4 AAC audio support No
Download compatibility WMA-DRM subscription and download

Buying Information

Price per MB 0.5p
Warranty one year RTB
Supplier http://www.amazon.co.uk
Details www.consumer.philips.com
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