Not perfect but very solid

I have tried several current players. At first I was disappointed with this, because Philips own production of hi-fi equipment set and the naming rights sold. Until a few years Philips player MP3 player with metal enclosures, color, high resolution displays, built-in speakers, best sound and battery life were longer than specified for many. Thus it is not surprising that today players like the Philips Ariaz used are traded at prices that are higher than this unit Passive.

This one has no metal casing, is however stable processed. The advantage of not acting unwertig Palstiks is, that's the player easier and not so scampers in the pocket. The previous model, I often pulled by mistake while running with the headphone cable. Mostly it landed on the floor. The keys are large enough, sensibly arranged and easy to operate. Only the reaction of the player is a little slow.

The sound is good. Although not quite as full as in previous top models of Philips. However quite sufficient enough of the sound. Equalizer settings are possible. Most get there by FullSound Philips own very well. When players restart each one will be asked if you want to exceed the safety volume. Otherwise not. Then you have SoundPower usually sufficient available.

The user guidance has been adopted by the old Philips players and is well thought out. Easy walk to all the menu items and (very important) and quickly to the current title as well as the currently playing folder. This is when other players mostly a nuisance.

Compared to the features described so far, the display is mau. poor resolution and bit color, even only three-colored menu. Text is very easy to read. It also has enough lines so really artist, album, title, time can be displayed etc. usually simultaneously. All Dipslaygrößen including I would not buy me. Well, the scratch-resistant cover Diplays that caused by the slight bulge a little magnification effect as some watches

The battery life is at the (current with me almost always on the stop) maximum volume is not as large as specified, but sufficient. I feel at least not drawn with regard to the information on the table as with other players.