| | |  | Portable Media Players | Home » » » » Philips Portable Media Player, 30 gig, MP3/WMA and Video Movie Player | | | | | | | Description: | | Philips Portable Media Player, 30 gig hard disc drive, plays MP3/WMA music files, plays Mpeg4 movie and video files, download video from PC or directly from video source (DVD, Satelite box, TV output) in real time, 3.5" color screen for easy to see video display, timer function to schedule video recordings, easy syncronization with any Windows XP PC, PlaysForSure, stores up to 130 hours of video or 15,000 songs | | | Features: | |
• Video or Music player, records video from PC or from direct video source
• 30 gig hard disc drive, stores up to 130 hours of video or up to 15,000 songs
• 3.5" color screen for easy comfortable video viewing
• Record your favorite TV programs direct from TV output or video source
• Timer function to schedule the downloads form your PC or direct video source
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 5.0 inches | | Product Width:
| 7.0 inches | | Product Height:
| 7.0 inches | | Product Weight:
| 0.52 pounds | | Package Length:
| 6.1 inches | | Package Width:
| 6.0 inches | | Package Height:
| 4.2 inches | | Package Weight:
| 1.7 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 21 reviews |
| | | | Customer Reviews: | |
Average Customer Review:
 ( 21 customer reviews )
Write an online review and share your thoughts with other customers.
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
41 of 45 found the following review helpful:
 Perfect for travelersJul 24, 2007
By T. Chu
The screen is bright, clear, and big enough to watch for hours comfortably. Audio, through headphones, is good. Built-in speakers are nice, if you are in a quiet environment, as volume is small. Navigation is simple and intuitive. Battery life is very good. I can get through two full movies and still have a little left to listen to music. With my iPod Video, I am lucky to make it through a single movie. The PMC7230 also comes with a little kickstand to prop up the unit.
The reason why this unit does not get a 5, is because of the transfer of files to the unit. Transfer of MP3 files through Windows Media Player is slow, as they have to be "converted." Included video conversion software is very slow, but the good thing is that there are free alternatives available on the web.
Another bonus is the ability to record TV or other content.
After getting the content on the player, you undoubtedly will enjoy the experience, and notice many heads turn.
I love my iPod, but it's clear that iPod is for audio. The PMC7230 is for video.
102 of 130 found the following review helpful:
 Crippled playerApr 25, 2007
By nvt
"nvt"
Don't waste your money - the device could be good but who will ever know. It is crippled with PlayForSure mandatory requirements for the playback of all video.
In other words if you want to watch any video you *HAVE* to convert it using the ArcSoft conversion program. For a simple movie this takes hours on a good PC with 4 Gb of memory! Who has the time or the patience to do that.
I have a load of mpg files I wanted to transfer and play but could not just copy them. They had to be "converted" (in this case read crippled with some copy protection. DRM is stopping fair use and innovation. The whole point of these small devices is to allow playback anytime anyplace anywhere - I suspect this portable media center could do it but I will never know.
Hours later I am still waiting for the first file to be converted.
9 of 9 found the following review helpful:
ImpressedNov 26, 2007
By MVega
"mlopezvega"
I just received this media player about 2 weeks ago. I read trough the reviews, but I purchased it because this is one of the few media players out there that lets you record directly though an external source. i.e.. TV or SAT service. I have loaded my MP3 library with ease. It does need to "convert" but I didn't find it to be a long process or problem. I have not used the software to "convert" movies. I have recorded about 10 movies (1.5h - 2.0h) long. I've got about 150 songs and 100 pictures on the media player; and I have only used about 15Gigs. I have the movie setting set to "medium" quality, which is still good.
PROS:
*can record directly from external source, such as TV, SAT Service, DVD
player
*3.5 LCD color display
* bright screen
*Timer to schedule TV recording
*Easy synchronization with Windows XP PC
*good speaker w/o using headset
*ability to view movies recorded on the PMC7230 on the Television
CONS:
*Battery life is about 3hours for movie playback
*When you record directly from an external source into your "video"
folder; the movie cannot be named. This make is difficult to identify
which movie is which. They are categorized by date recorded.
*I have gotten a message that you cannot record due to "copywrite" law;
only on a few DVD's.
All in all I am absolutely pleased with this PMC7230. I gave it a 4 because you cannot name the movies to be able to identify them better. This is something I can live with, given the performance of the product. I would definatly recommend this product.
6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
 Great Player, Works with VistaNov 05, 2007
By Woodbill
"wzwz"
This is a great player and it works with Windows Vista. Don't install all the software first. Connect the play to you PC, drag and drop the files and try. If you cannot play the file, install the converter software, but you don't really need to convert anything. After installing the converter software, everything is good for me.
6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
Great little unit, works with vistaOct 29, 2007
By John
I had low expectations for this unit but it was surprisingly usable. It has a big enough screen, drag and drop files, feature rich - records live TV amazingly simply. Using vista, you just plug the device in and it automatically detects everything - no drivers necessary. Then you can drag and drop music and pictures. For videos, you need to run it through their software - without using mediaplayer - and it converts AVI/WMV pretty quickly on a decent computer. Slideshow for pictures. 4 stars for the price.
See all 21 customer reviews on Amazon.com
| | |
|
