Philips PSS110/17 256 MB Personal MP3 Sound System
- Powerful sound from a sleek design
- XSL Acoustics for dynamic sound and powerful bass
- Stores up to 8 hours of music (MP3 & WMA)
- Firmware upgradeable
- Wake up to your own music or alarm
Product Description
It's your personal space in this crowded, stimulus-driven world. Listen to your favorite music from speakers or earphones - music from your CD's or that you downloaded from MP3 or WMA approved websites. Or listen to the built-in FM radio. It's your choice because it's your space. Enjoy more music with FM tuner Fast downloads from your PC via USB Built-in rechargeable battery enjoy up to 10-hour music playback per full charge Travel case to store and protect the set when it is not used Multifunction LCD Screen Equalizer settings - Classic, Hip Hop, Jazz, Pop, Rock Frequency response - 20 Hz - 20 000 Hz
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Philips PSS110/17 256 MB Personal MP3 Sound System
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- Publisher: Philips
- Label: Philips
- Studio: Philips
- Average Customer Review:
 based on 14 reviews
- Sales Rank in Electronics: #29122
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Summary: great sound 2008-03-10
Comment: all i can say is that the sound from this little thing will blow you away.
for the price that amazon has these radios on sale it is one of the best purchases i have ever made.
amazing.
wish it had more memory and wish the transfer of songs was a bit easier.
if they could play songs on a removable media like a card it would be fantastic.nevertheless.
awsome product . great price.
perfectly worth it. super fast shipping. amazon rules.
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Summary: JUNK!!! 2008-01-06
Comment: If you take a magnificent piece of hardware and put horrible software, what do you get? JUNK!!!
The HARDWARE construction of this product is OUTSTANDING! The SOFTWARE is absolutely USELESS!!!
PRO's:
- Sound quality is AMAZING for coming from such a small package. Speakers are only about 1.5" in diameter, but deliver the sound of a large boombox! (Almost seems like the Bose cube speakers)
- Size is incredibly small for such a huge-sounding device (7" W x 2" D x 2.5" H)
- Stylish with a clear-on-white body finish (very Apple-ish style)
- Battery life is very good -- It has always lasted through lengthy cook-outs (Labor Day, etc.) and is a great way to bring big music to a party without wires.
- Carrying case looks like it will take a beating and protect the unit.
CON's:
- Software is HORRIBLE! It requires that you install their version of Musicmatch. No other way to get music onto it. Even then, you have to jump through many hoops to get it to work -- VERY FRUSTRATING!!!
- 256 MB of memory
- Radio reception is terrible (can't get ANYTHING, even with the antenna)
- USB 1.1 takes about 30 minutes to load the full 256 MB with music
- Sporatic crashing (must be reset by jamming a paperclip into a rubber nub in the back)
- Ruberized door on back has cheap snap-shut clips that break off within a few uses (back panel is always open now)
Once you've suffered through the painful music loading process, you will swear never to change the music on this thing again! However, with only 256 MB, you will soon be tired of what seems like 10 songs over, and over again.
To sum it up, the concept for this unit has great potential -- but not the way it's implemented! Sound is great and awesome for BBQ's, beach, etc. Philips needs to make it compatible with other software products and allow track drag-and-drop onto the device. Windows Media Player will NOT work on this.
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Customer Rating: 
Summary: LOCKS UP!!! 2007-03-11
Comment: I'VE FOUND THAT IF YOU SCAN TOO QUICKLY THROUGH SONGS THE UNIT LIKES TO LOCK UP. PLUS MY RESET BUTTON WONT WORK. OTHER THAN THAT, AWSOME DEAL FOR $45.
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Summary: Philips PSS110/17 256 MB Personal MP3 Sound System 2007-01-15
Comment: An excellent item. The only drawback is that the system does not receive radio signals very well without something plugged in acting like an antenna. When the antenna or the power cord are plugged in reception is good but bad otherwise.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
Customer Rating:
Summary: The Little Boombox that Could 2007-01-10
Comment: I purchased my first Philips Shoqbox last year & happily surprised with the sound that came of such a little package! It really amplified the sound from my laptop & Ipod, aside from wowing my tech-savvy brothers. While many of the popular complaints are true (e.g. small, non-expandable 256 MB memory, difficult user interface, etc), I overlooked all of this due to its amazing portability & sound.
The sad news is that I ordered a 2nd Shoqbox for Christmas this year at Amazon's steeply discounted rate; however, the internal battery was dead & could not be revived after 3 days of continuous charging! Ugggh! I was so hoping it would work but I ended up having to return it to Amazon.
It's hit-or-miss with the Philips PSS110. Just wish they could come out with a new, improved model since this is one of a kind!
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