Nike Sport ACT400 Audio MP3-CD Player PSA

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Summary: Great sounding player
Review: ...The sound was really nice, the volume was not so low. A little lower than my old [one] but I can handle this small difference and it had an equalizer for controlling treble and bass. ... This is really nice.
I agree that the design and the battery life are not so well as [other ones]which have about 80 hours of battery life while this one has 24 hours without ESP. But I guess [other ones are]stealing from sound quality while boosting the battery life. I don't know but I definitely didn't like the sound of [some other]players.
The remote and the magnets are really ingenious. Really easy to use. The device itself is really sound but also a little big. Anyway, it has advantages and disadvantages but the sound is the most important thing for me, and it has a great sound. I recommend this to everyone who listens to these things while walking, running etc. It doesn't skip and sounds great.

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Summary: Nike PSA MP3 Player Rocks !!
Review: Alright,lets get started with the new NIKE-PHILIPS combination the PSA(Portable Sport Audio) MP3CDPLAYER. This is my first purchase in the case of MP3/CD players and I am glad to say it ROCKS !! First and foremost, the design of the player is really really attractive. Each and every button is in the reach of the fingers and is easily operable(unlike Sony's sports model of MP3/CD Player). The digital remote is yet another attraction to the already good looking player. The player is made for athletes and its 480 second shock proof helps to listen to music without any pauses. The headphones are light weight too and with them comes the magnets which one can place comfortably anywhere to stick ur digital remote to them for easy access. The headphones are flexible and there is no fear of them getting broken or something like that. The sound quality is excellent, even the worst MP3s get their groove on with this player !! The handstrap is yet another advantage for the joggers and athletes. The price is a bit high but hey, remember it beats the quality of SONY in it(nothing against the SONY guys though ;) ) !! Summing together, this is my conclusion:
DESIGN -> A+ , SOUND QUALITY -> A+ , Price -> A. So, just take a test drive with this funky player and I am sure you guys will like it !!

Rating:
Summary: Above Average
Review: First of all, there is one word to describe the sound quality..........heh I can't think of any, thats how good it is.
Basically after trading in a previous defective Panasonic CD Player, and seeing as though I have millions of mp3s on discs, I realised an MP3 CD player was what I had needed.
After purchasing this for, wait for it...£100! I was satisfied.
Meaning, there was a lot a "Pro's" to this player, but just one (maybe three) BIG (and I express the word 'big') flaw/downside which balances it out.
Pro's: - Sound Quality
- Functions
- LCD Display
- Remote Control (However there is no need for this,
because after all, this is supposed to
be a "Sports CD Player")
- MP3 Support Function

CON'S: - =BIG...Player= (As soon as I held it in my hand, I thought of one word "BRICK", it was heavy...and as a frequent user of CD Players while walking, I couldn't fit it in any of my...pockets!)
- =Headphones= (I like the concept, but it just isn't
suitable for every head out there! The damn
earplugs are too big, larger than ususal,
and tends to fall out of my ears if i just
tilt my head once!) The Magnets are also a
good idea and are useful in certain
occasions, but are quite heavy, it also
causes the headphones to sag down and come
off seing as though the headphones are
really light)
As a 17-year-old, I don't usually use this for jogging etc. rather for walking, therefore the player being large and heavier than the average cd player is very annoying. However as soon as you turn this thing on, and bust out the hip hop, r&b, rock whatever music you listen to... you forget about all it's negatives, it made me get off my seat and breakdance out on tha street, 4realz!

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Summary: Stylish but with only short term reliability
Review: I bought this walkman early this year, probably JAN/FEB to take running with me. I usually run on a treadmill, but anti-shock is still important, and I was impressed with the eight-minute anti-shock memory. This is the best thing about it - it literally wont skip, even if the CD is slightly scratched and skips on other players. The unit looks nice, and the no-look buttons work well while on the move. The mp3 option also works great, and the sound quality is indistinguishable from CD.
The rubber hand strap is a pain to put on the player, and needs frequent washing otherwise it starts to smell like rancid socks. As usual with these things, the headphones are rubbish; Nike is supplying this type of headphones with all it's sports audio and THEY DO NOT STAY ON, even when you turn your head, they need to start supplying more rugged, expensive headphones with these players. I had to use my old headphones, which worked fine. However, if you've spent $... on this thing, you shouldn't need to go out and spend another $... on headphones.
The remote control unit stopped working months ago, and the magnets on it rust up fairly easily. Yesterday (now early July), the display on the front of the unit started to disappear, and some of it appears backwards.
But, there's been no deterioration in sound quality, or interruption in play due to these faults.
I am probably going to try and return it under guarantee very soon, because when it works, this is a nice walkman. However, they need to bring out a new model with all of these technical and practical issues solved. Soon.

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Summary: this product is not a "sports" cd player
Review: I needed a new sports cd player to use while running, so I bought this Philips cd/mp3 player. While I enjoyed the fact that it played mp3s and was relatively inexpensive, I was very disappointed with the product as a whole.

The magnetic parts that attach to your shirt to keep the headphone cord out of the way are very annoying and heavy. When running with this cd player, I felt like I was weighed down. I would rather have the headphone cord flapping around than have heavy magnets hitting against me.

Furthermore, the remote on the headphone cord is completely useless. The cd player comes with a sporty case to make the cd player easy to hold while exercising, but this means that your hand is not free to use the remote - so the remote just bangs against you and weighs you down as you run.

And finally, this cd player ate through batteries and was both heavier and larger than most other cd players on the market.

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Summary: EXCELLENT MP3/CD PLAYER BY NIKE-PHILIPS!!
Review: I purchased this MP3/CD Player today (after trying out many others) and was really impressed with the style, sound, and the features offered by NIKE-PHILIPS. Although, they say it is generally for the athlete, anyone would be pleased with it. The touch controls were quite impressive and innovative, and easy to use. It also comes with a remote, handstrap, and ac adapter. The sound is terrific. It uses an equalizer button that can vary your taste in bass and treble. The bass has 2 levels and the treble one level. Put them together and you have excellent sound quality. It plays all MP3 files, CD-R, CD-RW, etc. Nicely made with LCD readout on both the remote and MP3 player. Has all the controls of a regular player. Is orange and tan in color with a rounded shape and comes with 2 AA batteries. It may be a bit expensive, however, this MP3 offers much in sound, quality, and appearance. I'm glad I purchased this one. Nice job done by NIKE-PHILIPS!

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Summary: I LOVE IT
Review: I spent the whole Christmas season debating over an Mp3-Cd Player and a MD player. Md player had the record ability, and smaller(more expensive though) disks.An Mp3-CD Player can hold over 600 mbs of songs, 60 songs that are 10 mb each in one CD, now that was incredible. So I chose Nike's awesome MP3-Cd player, it is more expensive than other brands, but I think it was well worth it.
-Pros: I love how Philips built the Mp3-cd player, and the remote is just ingenious. Who would think to put a magnet at the bottom of the remote so that it clip onto your shirt when you go jogging. This player is the best for people who jog or do vigorous activities while listening to the cd player. I love the display also, so clear, so well done. For an extra 20 bucks, I would have said that this player was totally flawless, of course that was not the case.
-Cons: Battery life, for some reason after about 10 hours of use, the battery goes dead. My ESP is not on, and I guess thats the way an Mp3-CD Player works because they have to use energy to power the display. I also found the bass weak, if you are looking for a player with large bass, I suggest that you reconsider Nike's Mp3-Cd Player.
Overall, a great player, I would suggest this player to everyone I knew.

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Summary: Defective Item
Review: I was quite dissapointed in this item after opening up the box. The design is great and I was SO excited to have purchased this after hearing so much buzz and seeing the product displyed. But, when I turned it on, the LCD display did not work at all. The CD played fine (both audio CD's and CD's containing MP3 files). But, you had no idea what you were doing when you were pressing buttons. Also, it looks like the magnets had a tendency to cause the CD to jump to different tracks when it got too close to the unit.

I tried calling the Philips help line to see what the problem could be, but I couldn't even get through on the 1-800 number included in the packaging. So, I'm returning it today and asking for a refund.

Maybe I'll look into the iPod instead.

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Summary: Display Malfunctions
Review: I was very excited to have this player, and loved the look, design, remote, magnets, hand strap and the functions. However, I brought it home, used it twice, and the display on the unit started flashing uncontrollably, then the remote quit working completely. I returned it for a new one, thinking it was just a faulty piece of equipment, and it happened again! I've only had it two weeks, and the display is completely blank. At least on this one the remote still works, but I can't see what the thing is doing when I select the mode and the skip protection buttons. I called the 1-800 # and they were no help and told me to return it and keep trying. As there's another reviewer that had the same problem, and two of them have done this to me, this is a consistent problem, and the equipment is not worth the time or the money. Very disappointed.

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Summary: Read before you buy
Review: My draw to this product was the price. I mean compared to the iPod or the Zen, this thing is cheap... ...but it's got some serious drawbacks...

The drawbacks...
The engineering that went into this is really bad. First off, it's really heavy and bigger than normal CD players. It doesn't even fit into my jacket that has a pocket designed for cd players.

The display doesn't light up, and it's hard to read. It does become an orange color at certain angles, but none of the angles are practical for viewing. No album names, just numbers.

The display on the remote and the main unit is made of cheap, soft plastic... This stuff scratches very very easy. Nike should have packed it with a silk bag. Definitely doesn't fit the description of "sport equipment", more suitably for a Gucci toting softy that wants to be seen, rather than get fit. Why they didn't make it out of glass, I'll never know. I do know that after it gets scratched from simply leaving it your gym bag, you're going to get really choked.

When and if you decide to run with it, you're going to notice how totally annoying it is to change songs/volume, it's strapped to your hand, yet you have to use your other hand to change the input. Now you're going to say, "why don't you use the remote?" Well... the remote is awful... I'm not sure how many people with engineering degrees it's going to take at Philips to figure out that having the headphone jack at one end and the line going to the unit on the other end, IS A BAD IDEA!!! It's totally horrible to set up for a run. You end up totally wrapped up in wires. Wasn't the whole idea of this unit to allow you to run? So picture yourself running down the street with wires all over your body and a big bulky CD player in one hand and a remote magnetized to your chest. To change a song you can either reach up to your chest or reach over to your other hand... where is the logic in this remote???

Speaking of the remote... when you do decide to use it, you'll notice that the volume isn't true. What I mean by this, is that it's just secondary to the main unit. This is really annoying. So if your CD unit is in your backpack and you want to crank the volume on the remote, you have to open your bag and turn up the volume on the main unit and then adjust your remote. These Philips guys have never heard of the KISS princple.

It has a couple of ESP settings, I don't bother using them. You can run and listen to MP3's without any on.

The head unit is noisy. Really noisy. I was in the library listening to tunes with it, and was getting angry looks by people. I couldn't figure out why, when someone finally asked me to please put the main unit in my bag. Everytime this thing loads an MP3 into it's buffer, it makes a loud awful sounds.

The magnets... AWFUL... I'm in the process of getting a couple degrees, one of which is computer science. I was working on an assignment in the lab, and I saved it onto a disk and tossed it into my backpack... ...can you guess what got erased??? The magnets on the remote (in the other part of my backpack) latched onto the disk and toasted it. Just a few hours of wasted work. Philips does put a nice little warning note about magnets and credit cards in the box. How nice of them. A simple clip would work about a MILLION times better!!!

The soft orange rubber coating they put on the front is a really bad idea. The other degree I'm getting is in Visual Arts, and while drawing for a few hours while listening to it, the buttons got covered with graphite. This wouldn't have been a problem except for the fact that it's a real pain in the butt to clean, and in fact it doesn't get clean.

So basically after a week of use my unit has a scratched display (err) and a graphite-grey stained orange front.

But in some fairness, it does it's job. It plays MP3's from CDR's and has a nice long battery life - and thats why I bought it. I am just so suprised at how badly engineered this product is.

Would I buy another product from Nike/Philips? - Not a chance