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Summary: It was great, but then....
Review: I bought the Nike 128 MB MP3 Player about 14 months ago... With a few small glitches here and there, it performed pretty well. Then, out of nowhere, it just died on me... I treat my electronic equipment very well, so it was not due to abuse. It is not a batter issue either. It just will not work. I would recommend staying away from this peice of garbage and getting any other unit... It is just not worth the trouble...
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Summary: looks aren't everything
Review: I bought this player last spring because I loved the look of it, and I am attracted to shiny objects. I had just started running and wanted something smaller than a cd player to take with me. It has never worked properly. I'm pretty comfortable with technology, but this player was impossible. It was not compatible with windows XP, which was not made clear when I bought it-any success in my attempts to get music actually loaded on to the player was purely accidental. The musicmatch interface sucks (and constantly asks you to buy the version that costs extra). My endeavors to to upgrade the player at Phillips website resulted in 2 fatal system errors on my brand new computer. Shame on you Nike-I was expecting better from you. Go with apple or rio instead- they know what they are doing.
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Summary: Junk, junk, junk
Review: First off, I'm pretty computer savvy so I was furious with how long it took to load songs onto this dumb thing. Second, why isn't there a shuffle button? Why can't you change songs once they start? What's with the silly little carrying case that is impossible to fit around the player? Headphones are pure garbage. They are those silly behind the head kind that bump the back of your neck when you run or do anything. They don't stay on. Finally, what is with the owner's manual being on disk?? If you have any questions you have to load the dumb thing, wait for the software to load, scroll thru the manual (which is in Adobe Acrobat) and try to find your answer. Is it too much to ask to include a written manual? Save your money and get something else. Nike/Phillips really missed the boat on this one.
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Summary: Caveat emptor
Review: I have owned the Nike sport 128 MP 3 player for 15 months and have had nothing but trouble with it. I only use it 3-4 times a week during my 6-mile runs. When it is working it sounds great. However it crashes frequently and the memory becomes corrupted easily. I have had it replaced 3 times by Philips. I received my last one 6 weeks ago and it is already corrupted (it took 3 months to get the replacement) After working for an hour with the technician (located in Jamaica) they gave up. They will not replace this one because the warranty from the first one is now up. I have spent days over the past year (I was on hold for 4 hours once trying to get help) reformatting and installing firmware upgrades on this unit. I am computer savvy, but this is too much to me. This unit breaks so frequently that they have a division just for replacing them.
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Summary: Wow! This device has the most difficult installation process
Review: I have been working with computers/electronics for 10 years now and I have never seen a device with such a difficult installation process. I have Windows XP Pro, and for my OS you need to go through some really weird steps... take out battery... plug in... hold down play button while placing battery back in and then plugging it into the USB all at one time. It literally took me 5 hours to install this device. If you have having problems installing please:
1) visit [website]
2) click on downloads tab
3) type PSA 128 into box.
4) click on PSA128MAX link
5) download the Firmware Upgrade Software
6) download Firmware Upgrage-Readme file
7) FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS IN THE README FILE! Hope this helps for people having trouble installing. Once I got the device to work I love it! It is definitely the best looking MP3 player out there. It is a little slow moving from song to song, but it's not that big a deal. The headphones are OK, but the wire management is amazing for those runners out there.
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Summary: Half good, half bad.
Review: I like the size and general design of the 128 max, but the headphones are terrible. The main problem is that it doesn't play most encrypted songs that you buy off the internet, like from BuyMusic.com. That's a huge bummer. So you're limited to songs ripped of your CDs or non-encrypted songs from Napster of Kazaa. I returned mine.
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Summary: Never experienced a glitch!
Review: I absolutely love my Nike MP3 Player! I run quite frequently and lift 4 days a week, and this player is my savior! I love the magnets, they're so handy (especially if you run because the cords don't bounce anywhere due to the magnets). I experienced no problems downloading songs onto my player at all. I love the rechargeable batteries...they last a pretty long time without needing a recharge. The only minor inconvenience is that the player doesn't give you a warning when it's on low battery (or at least, not that I've noticed). It also works great in cold weather! I live in Colorado, and I've never had a problem with the temperature (which is a problem with some technological devices).
I have sensitive skin and I was very surprised to find the armband doesn't irritate it. I was half expecting to breakout in a rash of some sort, but I've had no problems (and I normally run and sweat for an hour and a half). It never slips or bothers me at all!
As for the headphones, they may pop out of your ears consistently. I've never had them pop out of mine while running...only if I turn my head abruptly (which I don't do too often). And there is a connection where you can detach the Nike headphones and input your own.
My favorite part is the "remote" that you can attach onto yourself (wherever's convenient) with the magnets. When I'm running, I would hate to have to reach over to the side of my swinging arm to change a song. Instead, I attach the cord/magnetic remote to the chest/collarbone section of my shirt. That way, I can just reach up to my chest to change the song.
I love this player. It is by far, the best player I have ever owned. People compliment me on it all the time and wonder where I got it: just the other day, a girl at the university rec center told me how great my player was and wanted to know all about it. Although this player may seem a little pricey, it is well worth the money!
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Summary: Best for Sports
Review: I have found nothing that compares with this product when it comes to listening to music and playing basketball, running, working out, whatever. This thing is very light and you completely forget you're wearing it after awhile. There's no chance of dropping it, it stays wrapped comfortably to your arm. The sound is excellent, and the headphones are outstanding. I give it 5 stars without a second thought!
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Summary: Trouble with a capital T
Review: Coolest MP3 player available. I wanted to like this player so much, it's beautiful, light and easy to carry. First, the manual did not tell me how to properly install the software on my Mac. But I found instructions on a private site on the net. The headphones: NOT SPORT HEADPHONES. They work fine sitting in a chair but with any head movement, they fall off. I fixed this by buying Koss headphones, they worked great riding my bike or jogging. I used the player for almost a year, it was difficult to get mp3's on and off, but it worked. Now it has quit working all-together and I have been unable to find service or repair for it. Philips has a phone number for support but for the past week I get a message saying it is unavailable.
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Summary: 314mark
Review: This is a piece of crap. The flash memory frequently erases, the drivers cause numerous errors w/ Windows XP, and the headphones that come w/ the player are very cheap (there is a rubber casing around the ear buds that comes off easily making it very uncomfortable to wear when lost). I really wanted to like this but after so many problems and so much frustration i felt compelled to warn others. Stay away.
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