Is this so much more expensive than other portable players because of its high technical quality, or because of its looks?
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Mostly its retro looks, but it does play very well also. Pretty good speakers for the price. Plus has CD player and other capabilities.
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I believe it is a bit of both. If I had to pick the primary reason I would say it's looks and durability. Unlike fake wood or plastic units, this unit is made very well and is very sturdy and heavy actually. It is real wood and has a great sound for its size. Of course it isn't the best sound possible... But it does have the ability to have external additional speakers plugged into it for more sound. This unit also allows for radio and cd playing and can record your Lp albums onto a jump drive for you to put on your computer. That is another reason this isn't simply a portable player at a portable player price. It is also a large unit that is close to a 50s old school radio furniture piece in its design. I very happy with the look, feel, operation, and quality of mine. I reccomended it. When o was shopping I wanted something that looked and sounded good and had great quality. I felt this was it. And I haven't regretted the purchase. Hope this helps you make a decision as well.
1428714
I bought one for the 78rpm record to USB drive recording feature. I love the walnut wood cabinet. Sound is high quality. Good price for high quality.
1428715
The quality is the reason for the price.....it does so much! But the look is pretty cool too. If you purchase it you won't be disappointed!
1428716
I'm saying the looks. It's solid but not something you should expect to get more than average sound quality from.
1428717
I think $200 is an excellent value for this unit! It plays CDs, LPs, flash drives, records from all devices, plays your smart phones. It does it all. I love the look, retro mid century! I'm thrilled with it! My brother in law wants to buy one for my sister! Just my humble opinion.
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All of the answers given are very accurate. My only issue (and it may be something I didn't do) is that I do not feel the 1080p up-conversion of standard dvd's is that great compared to an older sony BDP-S590. But all in all, a great player with far faster load times and audio quality and beautiful Bluray quality. And if anyone knows the secret to great up conversion with this machine, feel free to comment
2185024
Sony website just had the 350 for $150 yesterday, not having any fancy hookups (just using the sony front speakers) I can't justify the difference in cost. However, I appreciate the simple and clear reply given to the original question and will refer back to it when choosing a new BD player and sound setup. Espcially if trying to get more life out of our old (sony) receiver.From what I understand of the answer, if the setup is more modern, it would not make any difference which player.
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I have a Zen Sleek (monochrome screen). It has "lasted" in that it "functions." That's the kindest thing I can say about it. It's durable unless you run into things with it, but the firmware is horribly unstable. Of course, that may be different for the color players, which use different firmware.
1335381
thats why i returned my player. it was weird but i guess it is what you ask for for a small price
1630898
The sound quality is very high. It is loud enough for most activities, many times my wife tells me to turn it down because it is too loud. The quality of the music decreases as the batteries die, but they last forever so that hardly matters at all. Then you get new batteries and the sound is fantastic again! Great digital music player. I bought one for my dad because he drooled over mine for so long.
1702396
I had so many issues with this player myself that I eventually scrapped it and purchased one of superior quality..... Off brands can be tricky to deal with.... you might try formatting the player to clear everything off the memory.
1089686
It's funny that we're not getting the same arguement over all the other media players out there. There's players from Sandisk, Toshiba and Creative that are getting less attention. Could it just be a little of the PC vs Mac war spilling over? Hell, most posters have only 'heard' from someone else that the Zune sucks without seeing it firsthand. I love the iPod but I'm gonna check out the Zune for myself before I comment. I recommend all other intelligent posters do the same and there's not need to remind them.
1495481
Yes, it is. It sounds so sweet with its own built-in DAC, through the RCA audio outputs. I repeat a segment from my review done earlier: I read a Group Test review in "Hi-Fi Choice" magazine, November 2011 issue, long after buying it. SBT against the audiophile heavy weights Cambridge Audio Sonata, Cyrus Stream X, Marantz NA7004, Rotel RDG-1520 and Yamaha NP-S2000, costing 2 to 6 times costlier than the SBT. Squeezebox Touch won the match! I am a fan of Logitech SBT.
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Yes, in my opinion it is far better and more portable but then this is subjective isn't it? I don't have the tools to make an informed judgement so I guess you should have a good look at the specs. G
1071126
I don't recall having seen any. Please spare yourself the trouble And buy a proper one. There are better and more reliable players out there for only $200+ more.
86579
The Phillips is the only portable dvd player we have owned, so I don't have much to compare it to. That said, both the sound and picture quality are very good. No complaints whatsoever.
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I'm waiting for a 128gb flash player that SOUNDS good, and can be loaded with a standard usb cable, and not requiring some proprietary software (read itunes). I test drove a 64gb ipod touch when it first came out, because my 16gb cowon iaudio7 is too small, but it sounded terrible, admittedly it was a stock set of tunes ripped at a low bit rate, but when I wanted to load up my own max bit rate tunes to it, the geniuses at the apple store couldn't fathom why someone would want to listen to tunes they'd ripped themselves, or how to make it happen. Hopefully someone raises the bar on storage space and sound quality, neither of which should be hard at this point. I wish someone would swing for the fences and do a flash 256gb player. I have to admit, I'm anachronistic, in that I don't want internet access, apps, videos, etc. just a gigantic music player that's not disk based (use it on a motorcycle, drop it constantly on the commute), that sounds fantastic and has great battery life. The more things a device does, the performance of each of those things suffers.
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I have a Zen Sleek (monochrome screen).It has "lasted" in that it "functions." That's the kindest thing I can say about it. It's durable unless you run into things with it, but the firmware is horribly unstable.Of course, that may be different for the color players, which use different firmware.
1163974
It's a collector's item. That's part of the reason why it costs so much. There are also probably a limited number of these being made. Limited supply + demand = a higher price.
1439102
USB's are not like the old cassette used to be with metal, high bias, etc. Quality of sound does not vary from one to the other. Speed and storage capacity are the differentiating factors in choosing a thumb drive to record your music onto. And as you would expect the the more storage capacity, the higher the cost.
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This is by far the prettiest Galaxy Player device I've seen yet. I know I said the same thing about theGalaxy Player 3.6, but the 4.2 is newer, prettier, and thinner. The lightweight, black (or white if you have that model) plastic casing feels good in your hand, though it does smudge easily.It measures a slender 0.35 inch thick, again putting it in the ballpark of the 0.28-inch iPod Touch. When you account for the fact that the Player's removable back plate conceals a replaceable battery and a microSD memory card slot, the extra girth seems excusable.You get a standard volume rocker and power button on the right edge of the Player 4.2, along with a headphone jack and Micro-USB port on the bottom. Samsung throws in a pair of decent in-ear headphones (with in-line mic), a USB cable, and a power outlet adapter.. So the answer is no it won't fit