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.