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Summary: Portable
Review: I think the RUSH design is the most compact and stylish players around, it is small and light enough to fit into my palm or pocket and I can use one hand to work it.
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Summary: Broke after a week...
Review: I was really happy with my Philips Rush MP3 player. It came with a lot of cool accessories (car adapter, belt clip, power adapter) and was small enough to fit in my pocket during trips to the gym. It also came with great software (Real Jukebox 7). However, after a couple days of use, the Previous and Next buttons on the Philips Rush did not want to work all the time. I had to press the buttons very hard to move to the next or previous song. After about a week, my Philips Rush decided it didn't want to turn on at all! I even tried different powersources, but to no avail, it stayed off. I took it back to the store for a full refund and am now on the hunt for a new MP3 player.
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Summary: Philips SA 107 Rush 64 MB is good
Review: I've heard bad things about the SA101 32 MB Rush, but I've got to say that the SA107 64 MB Rush is really good. I've had mine for awhile and it hasn't failed me yet. 64 MB isn't a whole lot of memory, so spending extra cash on more flash cards sucks. But the SA107 is easy to use and holds a decent amount of songs, plus its light and small. The MP3 players that hold 6 GB are too heavy to run with. It doesn't skip, it works well, songs get transferred fast and sound good. I like it. For my money, I would go with the Philips Rush SA107 64 MB MP3, its definitely worth it.
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Summary: INCompatibility, INCompatibility, INCompatibility, IN.....
Review: NOT compatible with Windows NT or 2000.NOT compatible with standard SmartMedia File Systems (so you can't swap cards with someone or download using diskette or pcmcia adapter for SmartMedia). NOT compatible with newest version of RealAudio and the old one provided has some big bugs. Like dropping laboriously typed titles for home-made mixes. Like not being able to print play lists. Like hanging on attempts to delete songs from Rush. NOT compatible with internal rechargeable batteries - and it chews its 2 AAA up in 1.5 hours or less! NOT compatible with jogging since the "case" is a keyring and it bruises your body parts if you let it bounce in a lower pocket - or flies out of a shirt pocket - it needs a good sports case. NOT compatible with usefulness. No ability to restart from beginning. No retainer on USB data port cap. Can't read mode status due to 1 mm characters. Must always use "hold" slider as buttons are sensitive and you burn out your AAA even faster while it plays on the shelf. (Philips user support site does NOT reply to requests for help or info such as "when can we expect windows 2000 drivers?". This review is of the new 64MB Rush.)
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Summary: Very Cool Looking
Review: Philips is known for their quality products and this is sure one of them. I commend them on the hevy duity case so that you don't have to treat your player like a small child!
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Summary: Philips SA 101 64Mb MP3 player
Review: Philips SA101 64Mb is an attractive and lightweight MP3 player. It comes with a neat carrying case which can be clipped over your trouser belt. A triumpth of style over substance. Never buy this; here are the reasons. 1) Has download problems even with win 95. 2) Is not future proofed ie cannot run in windows 2000 3) The smartmedia card is propriety formatted. i.e cannot be used in another none philips device or swapped between MP3 players unlike other players. 4) Download rate is abysmally low. 5) High battery consumption .Lasts no longer than 4 hours. Uses battery energy even when downloading. Does not have built in battery charger. Current consumption is 300ma - very high for a Solid state portable device. 6) The sound level is not high enough. 7) No protection for the glass fronted LCD display- could easily be smashed. 8) Costly. Expensive compared to other MP3 players. Should at least have built-in recharge circuitry for this money. 9) Sound quality only average.Not compatable with Windows media player 10) Philips do not respond to tech support enquiries.Your on tour own if you have problems. Summary The Philips SA 101 is a poorly engineered MP3 Player with software and hardware compatibity issues. The sound quality is only average.
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Summary: Philips SA 101 64Mb MP3 player
Review: Philips SA101 64Mb is an attractive and lightweight MP3 player. It comes with a neat carrying case which can be clipped over your trouser belt. A triumpth of style over substance. Never buy this; here are the reasons. 1) Has download problems even with win 95. 2) Is not future proofed ie cannot run in windows 2000 3) The smartmedia card is propriety formatted. i.e cannot be used in another none philips device or swapped between MP3 players unlike other players. 4) Download rate is abysmally low. 5) High battery consumption .Lasts no longer than 4 hours. Uses battery energy even when downloading. Does not have built in battery charger. Current consumption is 300ma - very high for a Solid state portable device. 6) The sound level is not high enough. 7) No protection for the glass fronted LCD display- could easily be smashed. 8) Costly. Expensive compared to other MP3 players. Should at least have built-in recharge circuitry for this money. 9) Sound quality only average.Not compatable with Windows media player 10) Philips do not respond to tech support enquiries.Your on tour own if you have problems. Summary The Philips SA 101 is a poorly engineered MP3 Player with software and hardware compatibity issues. The sound quality is only average.
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Summary: NO software problems with RealONE !
Review: RealONE player is the new version from Real, replacing older versions of Real-Jukebox and Real-Player. It is much, much better than the older versions. However if you install it using the method documented, your Rush player will not work (you may or may not be warned, depending if you are upgrading from Real Jukebox 1 (warning given - not supported), or from Real Jukebox-plus 2 (no warning). The solution is to copy the previously working file pdphilip.dll from C:\Program Files\Real\RealJukebox\plugins to C:\Program Files\Real\RealPlayer\plugins. Then open RealONE, and click Tools -> Preferences -> Devices -> Philips Rush (Disabled) -> Enable Device? Note that:
a. above file locations are for Windows 2000 using default locations - other OS may differ slightly.
b. If you have not upgraded yet, save a copy of pdphilip.dll from C:\Program Files\Real\RealJukebox\plugins before upgrading - the upgrade may delete it!
c. If you have upgraded, and pdphilip.dll was deleted, re-install RealJukebox1 from your Rush CD, then remember to install the "Windows 98" Plug-in patch (as others above point out, it is needed for all OS if you use USB!), make a copy of pdphilip.dll, then install RealONE, copy pdphilip.dll as above .... You may get away with just installing the "Windows 98" Plug-in patch - I did above before thinking of trying that? I actually have a RUSH SA126 but expect the same applies to SA101 SA107 SA125 and SA126 - they appear to only differ in memory card size, or type of mains adaptor &/or documentation delivered with them in the box. Does anyone know why Philips don't put a definitive statement on their site (I've emailed them several times, but never got other than an auto acknowledge email back), and work with Real to get the RUSH driver indexed from the Real "Devices" support pages. The Philips RUSH rates:
5 stars for hardware,
5 stars for performance,
4 stars for Software BUT
ZERO for software installation instructions and
ZERO for manufacturers software support
Overall 5 stars only for those who are willing to work it out for themselves.
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Summary: NO software problems with RealONE !
Review: RealONE player is the new version from Real, replacing older versions of Real-Jukebox and Real-Player. It is much, much better than the older versions. However if you install it using the method documented, your Rush player will not work (you may or may not be warned, depending if you are upgrading from Real Jukebox 1 (warning given - not supported), or from Real Jukebox-plus 2 (no warning). The solution is to copy the previously working file pdphilip.dll from C:\Program Files\Real\RealJukebox\plugins to C:\Program Files\Real\RealPlayer\plugins. Then open RealONE, and click Tools -> Preferences -> Devices -> Philips Rush (Disabled) -> Enable Device? Note that:
a. above file locations are for Windows 2000 using default locations - other OS may differ slightly.
b. If you have not upgraded yet, save a copy of pdphilip.dll from C:\Program Files\Real\RealJukebox\plugins before upgrading - the upgrade may delete it!
c. If you have upgraded, and pdphilip.dll was deleted, re-install RealJukebox1 from your Rush CD, then remember to install the "Windows 98" Plug-in patch (as others above point out, it is needed for all OS if you use USB!), make a copy of pdphilip.dll, then install RealONE, copy pdphilip.dll as above .... You may get away with just installing the "Windows 98" Plug-in patch - I did above before thinking of trying that? I actually have a RUSH SA126 but expect the same applies to SA101 SA107 SA125 and SA126 - they appear to only differ in memory card size, or type of mains adaptor &/or documentation delivered with them in the box. Does anyone know why Philips don't put a definitive statement on their site (I've emailed them several times, but never got other than an auto acknowledge email back), and work with Real to get the RUSH driver indexed from the Real "Devices" support pages. The Philips RUSH rates:
5 stars for hardware,
5 stars for performance,
4 stars for Software BUT
ZERO for software installation instructions and
ZERO for manufacturers software support
Overall 5 stars only for those who are willing to work it out for themselves.
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Summary: What's the fuss?
Review: So, most of the people complain about it not being compatible with Win2000? Rest assures that this no longer is valid! I upgraded to Real Jukebox 2 since the one supplied with the CD didn't work under Win ME and Win2000. Although strongly advised not to upgrade, I went ahead and upgraded to JukeBox2. I downloaded a couple of songs onto the player and test listened to them, and it worked! Win2000 doesn't recognize the USB device (the Rush), but if you supply the CD that came with the Philips Rush it will take the driver found on the CD. The Philips rush is a pretty neat MP3 player, small enough to put it into your coat pocket (the advantage over MP3CDPlayers) and has enough storage for 1 hour of near CD quality music (enough for the trip to work and back home). However it does support the RealAudio formats, hence possessing longer playback times when listening to news and similar. I agree that the power consumption of the Rush is horrible! If you decide you want this device, then BUY RECHARGABLES (best Li-Ion). Those should keep the power expenses at their minimum (my previous RIO300 had a similar problem). NOTE: The Rush doesn't recharge the batteries although an adapter is included in the package! You will have to use external recharging devices! The supplied carrying bag looks nice, but shouldn't be used (it easily opens when jumping around). Otherwise I am happy with the RUSH, it's running smoothly and happily under Windows2000, Windows ME and Windows98 (I tested it under all three operating environments).
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