Mp3 Players?
<div class="IPBDescription">need recommendations</div> It appears my minidisc player is on it's way out, so I've finally decided to cave in and get an mp3 player. Originally I thought about an iPod, but a) they're expensive b) are apparently finicky on WinXP and c) the whole 'battery dies at 18 months' thing. So... if you guys could recommend some mp3 players to me, I'd appreciate it.
I'm looking for:
+ compact, easily held and manipulated in one hand, fits in pocket
+ USB capable, since I don't have firewire
+ 5 to 20gb... I know you pay more for more memory, and even 5 gb is plenty for me.
+ decent battery life, unless it runs on AA's or something easily replaced
+ easy to navigate through your music
+ cute is always a bonus...
Other than that, I'm hoping for a price of 250-300ish retail, possibly higher (since I can always look on ebay). Any suggestions? <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
I'm looking for:
+ compact, easily held and manipulated in one hand, fits in pocket
+ USB capable, since I don't have firewire
+ 5 to 20gb... I know you pay more for more memory, and even 5 gb is plenty for me.
+ decent battery life, unless it runs on AA's or something easily replaced
+ easy to navigate through your music
+ cute is always a bonus...
Other than that, I'm hoping for a price of 250-300ish retail, possibly higher (since I can always look on ebay). Any suggestions? <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
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I might also recommend the Archos Multimedia. It looks like crap, but it's a fantastic little device and it can playback DivX on the screen too. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
Other wise, i can't really think of any that are around 5 gigs that are still cheap. Iemme think.
I like the (breathe in) Creative Nomad Jukebox Zen 2. (whew).
I own and love Archos's Players(the new gmini is good) <a href='http://www.archos.com' target='_blank'>http://www.archos.com</a> make sure you check em all out they are really cheap for what they do. I own the multimedia and i love it, the gmini is alot smaller with a larger lcd screen - not sure on its battery life but im sure its around 6hours. Not sure if its released yet but you have to get it!
hmm I'd go for a Creative product, naturally. They have muvo? 's which are under your needs (1.5 gig HDD or 512/1024 meg flash) which are tiny, about 2 flash keys.
And if that isn't enough (well it HAS a kind of small capacity) there's always the jukeboxes. Now just figure out which one is the best and get that one <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
edit: <a href='http://www.nomadworld.com/products/' target='_blank'>http://www.nomadworld.com/products/</a>
so instead of buying an ipod, buy 10 RioVolts for the same price, and give them out as christmas presents, along with custom mix cds! everyone will love you! <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
and get a 10 gig new IPOD
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no... get the sony 15 gb mp3 jukebox. it runs off 2 pp3 batteries, lasts about 10 days, has an easy track selection system, wieghs about 250 gms, about the size of a compact tape player and plays MP3s, WMAs, and several other stacked formats
look... the Creative mp3 players are amasing.. i am hoping to buy one soon but i doubt it as i have more important things
but the good one i liked was a Zen ZX i think and woot it goes woosh!
It tends to over-heat, the battery sometimes blacks out after 14 hours of charging claiming it's empty..blah, if I were you and had some cash to spare I'd get the Creative NOMAD Jukebox Zen NX. <a href='http://www.nomadworld.com/products/jukebox_zen_nx/' target='_blank'>Click</a>.
I've seen one of those with 60gb memory somewhere, but yeah..that's what I'm going for.
Screw the iPod, Creative sucka <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
i got one of those, with 30gb, and so far it has only been good and nice and.... maybe abit on the big side, but i've gotten used to it, so i really dont notice it... but all in all a nice player, and with an easy-to-replace battery <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
cheapest ones of the mp3 players
Do you realy NEED more than 700megs of MP3s in one sitting?
The one obvious down side is, well the size, its a CD...
Personaly I cary a backpack where ever I go (bike helmet, resumes, cards, random crap <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->) so It is perfect for me <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
cheapest ones of the mp3 players
Do you realy NEED more than 700megs of MP3s in one sitting?
The one obvious down side is, well the size, its a CD...
Personaly I cary a backpack where ever I go (bike helmet, resumes, cards, random crap <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->) so It is perfect for me <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
hi-5 Thansal =P
It tends to over-heat, the battery sometimes blacks out after 14 hours of charging claiming it's empty..blah, if I were you and had some cash to spare I'd get the Creative NOMAD Jukebox Zen NX. <a href='http://www.nomadworld.com/products/jukebox_zen_nx/' target='_blank'>Click</a>.
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Ditto. I have an Archos Jukebox recorder and the thing is a hunk. Of. Crap.
It crashes <i>constantly</i>. It's really flaky if you're moving, whether that's walking, or running on a treadmill (<i>forget</i> using it while physically running-- it crashes almost <i>instantly</i>).
The battery can usually hold its charge for an hour or so, but obviously that decreases if there is some down time in between uses.
Couple that with non-existent tech support, and it's a complete waste of money.
In summary: Hunk of crap. Seek alternative equipment.
and i have nothing but GOOD things to say about it...
<b>Durabillity - </b>
i dropped mine repetadly while in college... onto our concrete floors, no harm done
I live in oregon, it's very wet, the jukebox seems to be very helpful in my battle to keep it dry
<b>Comfort/Size - </b>
all the nomad haters out there will tell you that it's big...
Its the size of a regular CD player
The player itself is shaped in a way that yells at you "HOLD ME"
<b>Battery Life - </b>
this puppy hogs up 4 AA batterys (this is a minus)
it comes WITH rechargable batterys...
Comes with a wall charger, and unlike my electric razor... charges the bats AND plays off of the power chord.
<b>Software/Interface - </b>
this is the only place where i'm NOT 100% happy...
i have had problems installing the software with XP
the "firmware" updates (software for the player itself) are awsome, but require special things to be installed on your machine
during instalation it'll complain that you don't have a SB live... but that's just a complaint, and means you have a few more hoops to jump through to get your player talking to your machine.
It tends to over-heat, the battery sometimes blacks out after 14 hours of charging claiming it's empty..blah, if I were you and had some cash to spare I'd get the Creative NOMAD Jukebox Zen NX. <a href='http://www.nomadworld.com/products/jukebox_zen_nx/' target='_blank'>Click</a>.
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Ditto. I have an Archos Jukebox recorder and the thing is a hunk. Of. Crap.
It crashes <i>constantly</i>. It's really flaky if you're moving, whether that's walking, or running on a treadmill (<i>forget</i> using it while physically running-- it crashes almost <i>instantly</i>).
The battery can usually hold its charge for an hour or so, but obviously that decreases if there is some down time in between uses.
Couple that with non-existent tech support, and it's a complete waste of money.
In summary: Hunk of crap. Seek alternative equipment. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Oh em gee <!--emo&:0--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wow.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wow.gif'><!--endemo-->. Up to now I've had about 50 people telling me how theirs worked flawlessly and all that stuff and that it was just me..but man! Mine actually works when I run and stuff, but the battery..blah.
Whenever I hook it up and try to watch a movie off it without moving the 4gb thing onto my computer itself, the screen starts flashing and the movie just shuts off. I actually had to get an icepack out of my freezer and wrap it around it.
But back to the mp3 player thing, personally I'm just gonna buy the creative ZEN xtra mp3 player (60 gb <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->) and use this crappy archos thing to transport 'data' from my brother's college to here, and buy some sennheiser headphones with it. Gee gee christmas holidays. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo--> And yah..like I said, if you're only looking for 5--10 GB buy one of the smaller creative ones. They owwwn and Creative has a great reputation.
1 AAA battery
built-in radio
Great sound quality
"cute" compact design
Memory card - (64 - 256 MB.. only minus)
Trust me.. I got mine and it stopped working 6 months later.