Philips mp3 players, that's a mouthful. Philips invented the CDs (together with Sony) many years ago; and has a lot of history when it comes to audio equipment. What can you expect when you see they now have Philips mp3 players in a store near you?

Quite frankly, their mp3 players just work. While Philips does innovate in some other areas, creating revolutionary designs and interfaces, when it comes to mp3 players, they just follow what's already out there. Philips mp3 players should stand out more.
On the other hand, it's not that they feel cheap or are like toys. They do seem solid enough and have a nice looking quality feel to it and their audio quality is among the best of its peers; you could expect nothing less coming from Philips. It's a pity that you're left with that strange lackluster feeling of: instead of feeling proud of having a Philips mp3 player, you end up feeling you're just one more in the mp3 player crowd.

To specifically address this issue Philips has a rather stylish new entry in the flash memory based MP3 players market. The SA9200 is one of the latest products in the consumer electronics company’s line of GoGear jukeboxes.

The Philips SA9200 has 2GB of flash memory housed in its thin, black and silver body, the back of which is brushed aluminum. This 2GB of memory is capable of storing up to 1,000 songs (MP3, WMA) or 500 digital images (JPEG), which are transferred onto the SA9200 through a USB cable, which also charges the player’s internal battery. The battery offers upwards of 14 hours of playtime before needing to be recharged.

Besides being capable of copying over a user’s personal copy of compatible music and digital audio files, the SA9200 is PlaysForSure certified. This PlaysForSure certification from Microsoft means that the player, when using Windows Media Player 10 or higher, can copy and carry copyright protected music from online music subscription services like Napster and MSN Music.

So, if you are looking for a Phillips and are not sure exactly which one the SA9200 may be just the ticket.