Product Description
Philips and Nike are offering a new assortment of MP3-CD players for active consumers' lifestyles. Featuring MP3-CD playback, the PSA[CD12 features CD playback allowing users to customize their music. The PSA[CD12 will playback regular and three-inch CDs for more than 10 hours of near CD quality music. Sweat resistant, the players sport a stainless steel casing and provide shock protection to prevent skipping when exercising. The player features an orange backlit LCD for easy viewing, and accessories designed for movement including a remote control, handstrap and butterfly apparel clip for extra convenience.
Customer Reviews:
Read before you buy.......2004-02-11
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
Stylish but with only short term reliability.......2003-07-09
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.
Above Average.......2003-06-25
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!
Great sounding player.......2003-05-04
...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.
this product is not a "sports" cd player.......2003-05-04
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.
Amazon.com Product Description
This CD player is an athlete's dream. Created through a partnership with Phillips, the player is made to wrap around your hand, arm, or waist. The included butterfly apparel will keep cords out of the way. With over three minutes of skip protection, the player supports CD, CDR and CDRW formats. Other features include: digital dynamic boost, digital LCD remote, built-in recharging capability, a twelve hour battery life, and no-look buttons. The player runs on three AAA batteries, which are included.
What's in the Box
CD player, sport headphones, digital remote control, AC/DC adaptor, sport pack plus waist band extension, two AAA batteries, butterfly apparel clip, and a one year warranty.
Customer Reviews:
Incompatible with EMI copy-protected CDs.......2004-09-18
I purchased this in New Zealand, and since discovered that EMI copy-protected discs will *not* play at all. CD screen just displays "ooops"!!!
Philips claim that these EMI discs do not adhere to original CD spec and so this is just tough news for me, and I need to take it up with EMI. Never heard anything back from EMI.
Therefore insert copy-protected disc into CD, hold down shift-key, copy your purchased "useless CD" and this Nike Philips CD player will play perfectly!!!
Be warned!
Product Description
Athletes don't just listen to music. They use it.Introducing Portable Sport Audio by Nike and Philips, the worldwide leaders in sport and technology. These digital audio players are specifically designed for runners and riders. they're wearable, skip-free, durable, simple to operate and splashproof. They feature the most innovative chord management ever. Plus, they sound great.At last, Portable Sport Audio: after years of listening to athletes, they finally get to listen to us.
Customer Reviews:
Great for running!.......2006-09-16
From the MP3 players I've used for running, this is definetly my favorite. Arm band works great, & head phones are very comfortable & stay in place while running. Only negative to this MP3 is 128 MB of memory is not enough, beside that I love it!
Great for running.......2006-03-15
I've had mine for about three and a half years. I've had zero problems with it. I just drag and drop the songs using windows explorer.
Compared to an ipod it is a little clunky, you can only go through the songs in order, you can't just play 'random', but it is designed specifically for runners and in this it truly excels. The headphones are by far the best I've ever seen for exercising because they lay across your neck, and then rise up to your ears. You don't have to worry about them falling out.
fairly good product.......2005-09-08
The things I liked: lots of music storage, REALLY easy transferring music files, rechargeable battery is nice, multiple Velcro attachment places on the arm band for smaller arms, different musical settings (eg "rock", "hip-hop")
Things I didn't like: the buttons are WAY too small which makes them hard to find and to press, headphones don't fit well (not the ear pieces- the band that goes around your head).
Overall I like the device but the small buttons are a real problem and in that regard, I preferred the old Nike PS3. Different headphones can be purchased to go with the player so the headphones aren't such an issue. A few cool but mostly useless features it had were that the name of the current song would scroll across the "face" of the device and the face lights up when buttons are pressed. This last feature would be nice for running in the dark except that you're not really in a position to see the outside of your arm when wearing the player.
It was ok in the beginning then broke down.......2005-04-19
I was in the gym and it went on and then off. I then proceeded to try to turn it on and it did not work. I didnt not even try to fix the product b/c I read all of these awful reviews on amazon. I personally just went out and bought and iRiver iFP-890. I read the reviews on amazon and it was quite helpful. Again did not buy anything that is made by Nike Phillips b/c it seems to me it just doesnt work and it is a waste of money.
Not made to last........2005-04-10
It busted after about a year's worth of average use, both the unit and the headphones shortly thereafter. But when it did work, had decent sound.
Product Description
Athletes don't just listen to music. They use it. Introducing Portable Sport Audio by Nike and Philips, the worldwide leaders in sport and technology. This mp3-cd player is specially designed for runners and riders. It's wearable, durable, features remote with display, hand/belt strap, plays small-format CD-R disks burned with mp3 files and features 8 minutes of shock protection. At last, Portable Sport Audio: after years of listening to athletes, they finally get to listen to us.
Amazon.com Product Description
Utilizing the new, small format 8 cm MP3 CDs, which can hold up to three hours of music per disc, this player combines forward-looking technology with a stylish appearance and big name branding. The player is actually constructed by Philips, so it promises high quality audio with this great new format. The Act300 also provides 480 seconds of skip protection for MP3-CDs (200 seconds with 8 cm audio CDs), bass boost, and an easy to read, high resolution LCD screen. Battery life is rated at 8 hours, and the machine requires 2 AAA batteries, not included.
NOTE: this player does NOT play conventional audio CDs or MP3s.
Customer Reviews:
Best sound quality/durability of any portable I've owned.......2004-03-16
The Nike Sport ACT300 is built by Philips for Nike. I've found this a pretty tough and excellent sounding portable. So tough I brought it to Iraq with me and used it throughout my year-long stay there.
Drawbacks? There are a few. The battery life is terrible and the lack of AM/FM is something that I wish would be remedied. The absolute worst drawback is the difficulty in placing and extracting the AA batteries. Terrible, especially considering the thought put into the rest of the design.
On the positive side sound quality is excellent for a portable cd player, the anti-skip works well and it gives the user several options such as repeat and shuffle. The Nike's build quality is also of a much higher standard then even most "sports walkman" players.
I highly recommend the Nike ATC300.
A better option than the Act400.......2004-02-09
Smaller and less noisy than the Act400. I managed to trade my Act400 for this for the weekend to try out, and found it much better for sporting activity.
Great - but a few setbacks.......2003-06-22
B"H
ok - listen up - this piece it great - it is really small and the sound is perfect it also has amazing antiskip.
pros:
small size
anti skip
remote
id3 tag
case
cons: (this is the setbacks)
battery life STINKS!!!!!!!
the LCD is not backlit
remote doesn't have id3 tag
the price
basically this is a great piece - if you care about the size.
i suggest you get the gamecube CD carrying case - it is a perfect match.
enjoy - but think about it
Moshiach Now!
Product Description
Combining the highest quality picture in the least amount of space, Samsung introduces among the world's smallest and most affordable widescreen format HDTV Monitor. The TXN2670WHF is ideal for the bedroom, a den, or special cabinet. Regular TV looks better because all analog signals are digitally converted and then presented in the better progressive scan. For the movie lover, the newer flicker-free progressive scan DVD players are compatible with the TXN2670WHF and are able to display the better 480p progressive scan picture. Film to video transfers can have flaws that Samsung's 3: 2 Pull Down circuitry corrects. When you are ready to add an HDTV receiver/decoder, there are two sets of auto sensing wideband component inputs that can display 1080i HD. The 30-Watt audio system and the 16: 9 aspect ration picture deliver an experience that is just what the director intended.
Amazon.com Product Description
Samsung's sleek, Premiere Series TXN2670WHF offers everything from high-definition resolution (1080i/480p) to a multitude of inputs and picture enhancements for a detailed, high-contrast picture. The set's widescreen display is specially configured to accommodate the native aspect ratios of your favorite movies, and front-panel control keys let you access TV menu settings without having to use the supplied remote control.
For the screen, Samsung's proprietary DynaFlat technology delivers a perfectly flat viewing surface with none of the curvature, image distortion, or detrimental glare that accompany traditional TV screens. Hook the set up with any DTV set-top box or progressive-scan DVD player to take full advantage of its high resolution and picture-enhancing technologies.
This particular 800-line screen brings higher resolution than that achieved by earlier-generation sets because the individual phosphor color spots (or pixels) are smaller and closer together in this configuration. The set's multiple-focus electron gun illuminates finer spots for a more detailed picture, edge-to-edge, and it's assisted in this job by a three-line digital comb filter and velocity-scan modulation circuitry.
Velocity-scan modulation improves the definition at picture edges, creating sharper images by slowing the CRT (cathode-ray tube) beam's horizontal scanning during demanding work--say, when rendering transitions from light to dark parts of an image--and speeding it up when scanning easily rendered sections, like broad dark areas.
Another set of image improvements is wrapped into Samsung's Pro Picture three-stage video correction: Total DSP (Digital Signal Processing), Pro Chip Plus (converts all interlaced analog signals to superior, flicker-free progressive scan images), and the above-mentioned three-line digital comb filter (which analyzes multiple lines of picture information to better minimize edge image artifacts while improving transition detail).
A shadow mask is a thin sheet of perforated metal behind the screen that restricts electron flow, each hole in the sheet corresponding to a single pixel. An Invar mask uses an alloy that's especially resistant to the high temperatures generated by the electron beam, allowing in a brighter, clearer picture.
The TXN2670WHF performs 3:2 pulldown detection, a handy feature for watching progressive-scan movie programs in their native 24-frame format. Digital video mastering introduces a common distortion when adjusting 24-frames-per-second movies to 30 fps video; 3:2 pulldown digitally corrects this distortion, removing the redundant information to display a film-frame-accurate picture.
Connections include a component-video input, an S-video input, a trio of composite-video inputs (with accompanying stereo analog RCA audio inputs), an RF input (for VCR or cable box), and a set of audio/video outputs for feeding a DVR or VCR. Convenient side-panel audio/video inputs foster hookups with camcorders and gaming consoles while preserving the set's uncluttered silver front panel.
A zoom screen-filling option lets you customize the view of letter-boxed DVDs from the supplied remote control, while screen-capture picture freezing lets you view still images, even with broadcast television. Convenient side-panel buttons let you configure the set and access its menus without having to use the remote.
The TXN2670WHF's 15 watts per channel (x 2) ensures sonic clarity and an ability to play loudly. Several sound modes offer dynamic audio settings for whatever you're watching; choose from standard, music, movie, speech, or custom. Surround-sound mode simulates an exciting surround effect from any two speakers, and a side-panel headphone jack allows private listening (headphones not included).
What's in the Box
TV, remote control, remote batteries, and user's manual.
Customer Reviews:
Excellent Television.......2004-10-13
This HDTV is amazing. My games and movies look so crisp on it. It's a good television for your room, or even family room. It's not overwhelmingly big, so it's nice for your bedroom. It's got 2 component video hookups in the back. It also has about 3 composite hookups and a DVI hookup as well. Amazing television.
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