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Summary: Beauty IS only skin deep...
Review: Sure it's cool looking, but as soon as you start trying to use this [product], you discover that you'd have been better off with something less glitzy. It doesn't work with Windows 2000 (a MAJOR mistake on Philips' part, seeing as how Win 9x is soon going the way of the dodo), the case is another example of pretty but function-imparied, it uses a miserably slow parallel interface, it plays only MP3s (no WMA support), the format it uses for its SmartMedia cards is proprietary, and it uses Real's misbegotten RealJukebox software.If you're looking for a high-quality, flexible, functional digital music player, do yourself a favour: KEEP LOOKING.
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Summary: Does work with NT, 2000, *AND* WinXP!
Review: This is a great mp3 player. If you invest in a good pair of head phones you will be surprised how good the music sounds.
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Summary: BUY IT
Review: This is a great mp3 player. If you invest in a good pair of head phones you will be surprised how good the music sounds.
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Summary: Compatibility
Review: This MP3 player doesn't have a Windows NT/2000 compatibility! I work with NT, i have a 2000, so where I save my music??? I don't save, i don't hear and I don't use it! I am seeling my RUSH because I bought it a 2 weeks ago and I neither test it!!!
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Summary: overal quality
Review: This mp3 player has good music quality, organization, and a nice heavy duty case. It suits my needs perfectly, not something that you will put all your music on, just your favorite songs. The bookmark function also is quite nice, especially since i like some parts of songs better then others. My ONLY complaint about this mp3 player is the lack of bass, and no bass boost. Overal this is an excellent product and I highly recommend it like all other philips products.
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Summary: Does work with NT, 2000, *AND* WinXP!
Review: This nifty little gadget is great. Contrary to what everyone has been saying, it does work in all Microsoft OSs, with USB! tips to install w/ USB : first, plug in the device. Windows will tell you its found a new device and ask you for the drivers. Tell it to look on the CD and it should install fine. If you have Win2000 or WinXP, it will tell you the driver isn't signed. It works fine, so tell it to use it and continue. Next, install Real Jukebox using the CD. After thats finished, install the Win98 patch, which should really say USB patch! It's not just for Windows 98. Now, everything should be fine! However, if you have Windows 95, you'll need to make sure you have the Windows 95 USB Supplement installed or you won't be able to use any USB devices, even your Rush! I love this little critter. As soon as I figured out the interface, it made perfect sense. Yes/No buttons to answer yes/no questions like Delete? or Erase Card?. No acts as a pause/off button, while yes is the on/play button. Great device; I'd buy it again! Got mine ...
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Summary: Underwhelming
Review: This player looks more impressive on the box than in my hands. It's bigger than I had thought, and feels kind of cheap. The LCD is not backlit, the maximum volume level is pitifully low, the interface is confusing (explain what "Yes" and "No" buttons mean), and the software that ships with it (the freely-downloadable version of Real Jukebox) is minimal.
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Summary: Faulty Product
Review: This product is not really an MP3 player, its an SM3 player. The program that comes with it can only convert songs into 98kbs SM3 format which stinks. Cant try puting an Mp3 on the card because the Rush only looks for SM3 encoded files, not mp3's. The drivers also do not support XP. Grrr...
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Summary: Music lovers or just plain lovers?
Review: When I first saw the Philips SA101 Rush 32MB MP3 Player, i was spellbounded - what an incredible bit of beauty!! Almost a year after it's release, it's bright LCD screen and that sophisticated charm about the object remains - even though it's little 32MB chip is out-of-date compared to the new 6 - 10 GB chips now available in the market. Don't buy it if... ----> you're not the music lover whose going to take it to a space journey using the full 6 GB available in one of the new ones (the battery will prob. run out much before the space, mate!) Buy it if: ----> you're that simple person, not looking for a complete music industry in your pocket, but a little device to play you your fave 8 - 9 songs while you walk the dog.... Overall - this cheap gadget attracts attention, and gives a good performance to the average listener ... remember, it's not what's insides that counts - it's the outside....
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