Philips KEY005 (128 MB) MP3 Player

Pros: Beautiful design, Great Sound, Built Solid. Simple to use.
Cons: Some might prefer a player with an LCD display.

I noticed this MP3 player while I was surfing the net one night looking for gadgets. I have been looking for a MP3 player but have not found any that I like. I do not want an iPod or anything that large. I was looking for something small and simple ...

Pros: Ease of use, Durable, scratch free, good design and awesome sound.
Cons: NO LCD Screen or control on the player itself.

Okay, this is my first MP3 player and I have to say I am glad I got this player instead of other players. Before I decided to get MP3 Player, I looked around lots of other portable audio players. Well, IPOD was definetley in my list because of it's ...

Pros: compact, rugged, easy to use, well designed, fair price
Cons: terrible earbud headphones, paint scratches easily

Overall, I like the Philips Key005 MP3 player. It's my first foray into MP3 players, and I do have to say that the format and idea for portable audio is awesome-- convenient and flexible, without the major compromise in sound quality I was fearing. ...

Pros: Recharge on USB port or use AAA battery clip-on pack included with player.
Cons: Not accessible for recording while recharging from USB in OFF/CHARGE switch position.

I love the player. I bought from Fry's Electronics during a sale. The price was $49.99 and I cannot find that anywhere else. Their regular price is $99.99 too. I installed no drivers or software for this... used only Windoze Media Player and the COPY TO DEVICE option.

Be sure you read the blurb about not formatting it from Windows or MAC... must use a Philips utility to reformat to prevent loss of the boot sector firmware/software of the 128MB thumb drive that loads the player.