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Summary: MAC Supported
Review: This player comes with a CD that asks you to install Music match and install the drivers for the PSA. I tried doing all the manual mentioned but I was not able to download music from my i-book(MAC OS X). But I then found out that there is a way. The customer care on the philips site has the key.
http://www.p4c.philips.com/cgi-bin/dcbint/dcbint?screen=info&totrec=2&lang=eng&mode=search&searchstring=psa128max%2Fact211&country=USGives you the option of downloading the .sit file, which is what you need. Follow the instructions as they specify, remote mode, turn on off etc, and the player works. The CD was of no use to me. I was really happy when I got this to work. You can then drag and drop songs into the USB drive that the MAC detects once you have finished.
The player works fine. I got this feeling that the headphones were a little loosley fit, but they don't fall off.
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Summary: stay away
Review: Do not make the mistake I did. The nike-phillips psa does not support any music wma files that you purchase and download from any legitimate site (musicmatch etc.) If you buy this player - all you will be able to do is copy your CD's that you own onto it. I called nike-phillips 3 times and they admit the problem but refuse to offer any help. They also do not offer any refund.
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Summary: Not for high-level workouts
Review: The main point of this review is to warn users to protect the player from sweat. Perhaps put it over clothing rather than under ... or strap it to the stairmaster. I used this for about a year. ... and, yes, I agree with the other reviewers that it is a temperamental unit. It took a while, but I eventually got it running. Philips support line is rather weak. I felt as though I knew more about the system when calling. I used a different pair of headphones (the ones supplied are weird!). At first I noticed that the battery was getting corroded. So I tried to dry it off after all uses (I used it on 5-7 mile runs). It didn't seem to work too well. Now, one year later, the only button that works is the on-off switch. I can add music ... but no volume control, fast-forward or rewind. I am looking into the Rio Cali unit
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Summary: Love it...except for the headphones!!!
Review: I really like this mp3 player, and recommend it to anyone who likes to listen to music, especially those who go to the gym or play sports. It's great because you can move around all you want and the songs won't even skip! My only complaint are the headphones...If something barely brushes against the part of the headphones that connects to the player, the sound messes up. It may work for some people though--but if it doesn't, just try getting a different set of headphones that feel comfortable for you and aren't so sensitive. I like how the songs and artists' names come across the screen of the player. I have Windows XP on my computer, and I found the whole program installed easily and wasn't very hard to figure out. My player fits about 35 songs. This definitely beats any CD player...
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Summary: Good Player, horrible quality
Review: I used this player and enjoyed it while using it for running. I was a huge fan of the product until I took it out running in a pretty heavy rain storm, and it shorted out on me. It hasn't worked since. I think it's ridiculous that this sport mp3 player couldn't handle the rain. I would not buy this product again. If you do, do not take it out into the rain, it can't handle water.
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Summary: Looks Are Deceiving
Review: While pleasing to the eye this unit is a piece of junk. It worked for about a month. I spent entirely too much time trying to get the thing to work and I'm definitely technologically inclined. The device was tempermental each time I tried to send music to the portable via MusicMatch. Sometimes all my files on the device would sporadically disappear and I would have to download all over again. Finally, the Philips tech support (located in God know which developing country) were useless. I called them at least once a week and they were useless. I'm sending my device back.
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Summary: I found out how the get unit to work under OS 10.2.6 and up
Review: I hated the unit until now! I have OS 10.2.6 and could not use it!...until now.
I surfed the internet and found a philips resource site that had the answer. It now works with iTunes!
You have to install the firmware update...
Download install at:
http://www.p4c.philips.com/files/p/psa128max/
the file is called:
psa128max_fum_eng.sit
Another file is called:
psa128max_fur_eng.txt
Download both and follow Mac OS instructions in the text document It is confusing because it involved installing the program,
Opening the program with the unit connected WITH THE BATTERY OUT and hold down the play button while you put the battery back in.
This process, strange as it is, queries a website and installs the Firmare upgrade. Then the unit turns into a hard drive and iTunes sees it! Have fun,
Stryker
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Summary: Buy the Rio Cali instead
Review: This is a cute mp3 player and it worked fine for me under win2k. I didn't even need the software; I could just drag and drop files. But it really is a piece of junk. All you have to do is turn your head and the headphones fall off. And the player cannot do anything besides stop and play. I exchanged it for the Rio Cali (which was cheaper and just as cute) and it seemed like a small computer by comparison (it has repeat, shuffle, FM radio, bookmarks, date/time, stopwatch, and is very configurable.)
Also, for those who care, the Nike player will not work under linux (I spent two excruciating days trying... that was the main reason I returned it), and the Rio Cali worked perfectly on my first try.
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Summary: too temperamental
Review: I recently bought this player to use as a running companion for short 2-3 mile runs. I figured the 128 mb would hold plenty of music for that distance. I was innitially ecstatic at the quality and volume of sound (even if the software is a little tricky at first). after 3 weeks it has started to switch itself off every couple of minutes. I have formatted it several times with no success. Luckilly I had bought the replacement warranty and will be returning it first chance I get and trading in for the RIO Cali, which has gotten better reviews. After reading the bad reviews here I thought "no, this can't happen to me, the other people must be doing something wrong". However I have used this gadget by the book and the same thing is happening to this player as has happened to all the other reviewers. Be warned, get the replacement warranty or better yet get the Cali first time around
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Summary: Does not recognize DRM for downloading music
Review: Positive: Nice, clean design, splashproof.
Negative: Does not support digital rights management for windows media player files. Therefore you cannot download music tracks from Napster, MusicNow and other services. I checked with Phillips directly and they confirmed that this is a peculiarity of this PDA.
Another negative, often mentioned, is the software. The supplied software has been deliberately hobbled to force you to pay an extra $20, in a kind of reverse rebate plan. The sample software nags you before, during and after every use that you must pay this extra fee to get the most out of your player. But even with the upgrade, you still cannot download .wma music files from the net.
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