Afew days ago, BTM630 Micro Hi-Fi System came in a box and was placed by my bed when I was asleep. I woke up wondering who had place this pretty Hi-Fi system next to me.. It must be Santa Claus! I thought. When I started getting excited that Santa might really exist.. I hear a voice saying, “GO BLOG!” ..Tears could almost fall out of my eyes, just almost. Sabrina had just shattered my hopes of Santa’s existence, what a great way to kill a kid’s morales. (I’m just 10years old! ..(mentality?) trying to live in the past! Don’t spoil it.)

To compensate me of my cheated feelings.. I’ve decided to use this Hi-Fi system as a tool to annoy Sabrina, blasting punk genre music all day long whenever she’s at home. Muahaha!

Ok.. serious time.

When I was first introduced to Phillip’s BTM630 Micro Hi-Fi System at, Philips “Indulge Your Senses” Blogger Event. I thought to myself, Wow.. what a brain-cracking device with many functions. But when I actually have it now, I realise.. It’s very simple to use, a button for each fuction.

Although it might look heavy, its really quite light in weight, I could lift it up with one hand. Measurings at 390 mm (width) x 140.5 mm (height) x 200.5 mm (depth), I won’t say that it’s small, rather, it’s just like any average size Hi-Fi System. BTM630 gives an elegant feel, you would probably think it’s a very expensive set.. Truth is, it’s only retailing at SGD$329.

Music quality of BTM630 is good, doesn’t give you that irritating sharp piercing sound even when you play punk rock genre at full blast, it doesn’t feel loud but you can hear the sound clearly. (Ahh snap! I can’t annoy my sister with it then)

Philip’s seems to like giving most of their music system the Bluetooth capability. No suprise, BTM630 has this function too. I’m guessing they are aiming to market this to working class people, beacuse I see alot of business people using bluetooth. This function would probably attract those people. Who else will want to use a Hi-Fi to answer calls?

Then again, I always get phone calls when playing World of Warcraft, which means my hands are busy on the mouse and keyboard and I dont have a third hand to hold the phone, I hate putting on the earpiece and my loudspeaker function on the phone is useless.. this would be a great way to answer calls for me from now onwards! Goodbye painful neck!

My sister gave me this new toy to play with and at the same time to review it. It’s always fun to have new gadgets to explore! Thanks Jiejie for giving me something to do when World of Warcraft is down. HA!

So.. I’m here to talk.. or rather write about this Video/Audio Player.

It’s selling at Amazon.com @ USD$129.99 (about SGD$190)
I’ve also seen it at Courts @ SGD$249
Probably could get it at a even cheaper price, I’ve not done a proper check on this.

If you don’t need the Bluetooth feature, there’s the same design, GoGear SA5245. It’s a little cheaper (like $30~40? cheaper). But.. if you’re getting this player it’s probably because of the Bluetooth connection.. It’s quite pointless without it.

What I like about this player..

The inbulit Bluetooth connection is a plus point!

It’s very user friendly! As alot of us know, most people can’t be bothered to read manuals (I never do). This player doesn’t crack your brains at all. Unlike IPods which took me awhile to figure out how to upload stuff into. You will only need to plug GoGear SA5245BT into your PC then copy and drag files into it, just like a flashdrive!

The sound is very clear, as good as my beloved IPod. Probably isn’t better, only because I’ve got a very good earpiece for my IPod.
The earpiece I have with the GoGear player is good too. I’m not sure if it comes with the player though, probably does. My sister only passed me the player without the box, so I don’t know.
But if it does come with it.. that’s another plus point!

Unlike my IPod, GoGear SA5245BT has a inbuilt FM Radio and it is very clear. 98.7FM has been my bestfriend for the past few days ever since I gotten this player!

What I dislike about this player..

I’ll probably only use it as a Mp3 player, so I would rather have something small (like the GoGear 2GB Mp3 Player) because I have a PSP to watch videos on and I can bring afew memory cards around, so I won’t be lack of memory space for more videos. GoGear SA5245BT only has 4GB in it.. and videos are usually quite big files, so I won’t be able to put many videos in it and even if I do, I won’t have space for my music. But then again, not everyone have a PSP & Memory cards don’t come free.

PRODUCT FEATURES

2.8″ QVGA LCD color display

FM Radio Tuner

Bluetooth connection

FM & voice recording function

FullSound™ for enhanced MP3 sound quality

Supports most video & audio formats (Mp3, WMA, RM, WAV, MPEG, AVI etc)

Still Picture Playback (Resolution: 320 x 240 pixels) (JPEG, BMP)

Enjoy up to 30 hours audio or 6 hours video playback

Charge directly from your PC via USB

Honestly, I when for the freebies, cause Jiejie said there was gonna be a free mp3 player. (What? My boyfriend needed a mp3 player. He keeps stealing my IPod.)

But, It ended up to be fun! I got to sit in a Limousine which I’m still wondering why they plan that. But was a cute idea!

Doesn’t it feel soooo luxurious? JEALOUS? YAPYAP!

The food at the hotel was really really yummy, I probably enjoyed that the most throughout the whole event. *FOOD!!!! YUM YUM YUM* Even though it was just snacks! It was already good!

I’m going back to that hotel soon to stay for a night and order lotsa room service food then cry after that cause the bill will be a bomb! YAY! I’m starving for moreeee.

*Continues eating*

I was happily munching my food went suddenly.. a noisy person started talking. He was presenting to us.. Philip’s new LCD flat TV! which I think was the main thing in the event?

Philips 42PFL9803H.

To someone that plays games and watches TV alot (that’s me!).. A good monitor would be your key ingredient!

Honestly, I wasn’t really listening to the guy that was yapping away. But at least it made me stop eating and stare at the gorgeous TV.. that I was gonna get one day to play my Xbox, WII & PC games on.. It’ll look MAD! I wanna get it now to play World of Warcraft on it!!

Compare this to the current LCDTV’s we have now, the Philips 42PFL9803H is much clearer. I don’t know how to explain it. But using my eyes and not my ears to listen what’s in this TV. The pictures on it looks really sharp. It almost feels real. Picture Perfect!

Wanna know more about this really cool looking television? Why bother asking a idiot that cares only about food? Visit your local stores to find out. (not sure if it’s selling yet though?)

Next we have.. BTM630 Micro Hi-Fi System. They were introducing this to us and I remembered seeing it somewhere before.

Someone in the event actually asked for the price for it, but the person presenting it didn’t even know it? So, last night.. I found it listed in a magazine Courts had send to my house.

SGD$329 Acceptable price for what it can do. For me, I would rather have something simple to use. But if you like lotsa funtions all in one, this could be your future IPod speakers!

So.. That’s about it.. I wasn’t interested in the other stuff during this event. Mostly just LOVE the FOOD and the LCDTV of cause!

Ohya, inside the goodie bag is the Philips GoGear 2GB mp3 player. It’s so small & the radio is super clear! Not bad for something thats free! Almost wanted to keep for myself and not give to my Mister Boyfriend. TOO BAD, he snatched it! You can get it at BEST Connections for SGD$99, and probably many other places.

Thanks Princessa, my dear sister for inviting me to this event and whoever else which I was suppose to thank.. Thanks for welcoming me!

Invite me for more events that have food serving in them okay?! But don’t bother putting me in the pictures. I’ll waste your camera space and spoil the pictures.