You get a choice of three different sized rubbers. The bundled headphones themselves are actually very good and capable, which is a positive point over some of the leading MP3 players out there. Not only do you have to wait for that update/startup cycle, but you then need to click through the levels of menu before music starts, because the play button doubles as the ok button – you can't power on and press play like you can on an iPod. Navigation and control through the menus is easy, although one minor niggle is the length of time it takes to get from power on to listening to music. One thing we like about the menus is that they'll pickup a background image from the cover art or video thumbnail, so it is fleshed out a little better than a straight texted-based menu, but doesn't have the wow-factor that you'll find elsewhere.

The menus are clear but basic and break down the main functions (music, video, pictures, radio, recordings) and then giving you access to a folder view and settings.

Power on and the Opus always seems to need to 'update', something we found previously with Philips' players. Colours are vibrant, but it struggles against some of the sharp mobile phone screens we have seen recently. It isn't the highest resolution, or the latest OLED technology, and we'd like something a little sharper. Around the sides you'll also find a volume control and a 'Hold' slider which is strangely located on the bottom alongside the Mini-USB and 3.5mm sockets.īut the real interest is in the 2.8-inch 320 x 240-pixel LCD display on the front. We like the brushed back of the Opus as it keeps it free from fingerprints. At 95g it feels weighty enough in the hand to feel like a quality product. The black and silver design is attractive and it feels well constructed: the plastics feel ok and it is free from creaks as you grip it. The Opus itself is slim, measuring 107 x 57 x 11, which means that it's about the size of a mobile phone, if not a little larger. The controls are kept basic, with a power/play button sitting in the centre of a four-way navigator, accompanied by 'Options' and 'Back'. The front is dominated by the screen with controls sitting across to the right. The Opus bears more than a passing resemblance to the previous generation of pocketable music and video players from the company. So what we have here is the latest 8GB version of their GoGear MP3 player with video. That trend seems to be changing, which is a good thing considering the GoGear Opus could also be known as the SA1OP08K. (Pocket-lint) - If Philips are guilty of one thing, it's overlooking a decent product name.

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