Reccomend a mp3 player!

[freak]

I'd say get the Creative Zen... IMO ipods are way to over rated

[lee551]

well it pretty much comes down to iPod vs. Creative Zen.

creative zen:
30GB - $219
battery time - 14-24 hrs
size: bigger


ipod:
20GB - ~$280 from ipods4less.com ( not sure exactly, they're out atm )
battery time - 12 hrs
size: smaller

i dunno. the ipod is a little more expensive, but its smaller. the software for the creative zen looked a little shady. there are more accessories for the ipod.

anyone had experience/problems with these 2 players?

[Supernatural]

I have a 40GB iPod. It's a great pieve of hardware... Easy to use.

The Creative Zen software is utter crap. I know 2 people who have creative players, and they both have constant problems. Device not recognized, freeze during tranfers, etc. My recommendation: Stay away. There's a reason iPods are expensive, yet so popular. They just plain work good.

[tesco]

well it pretty much comes down to iPod vs. Creative Zen.

creative zen:
30GB - $219
battery time - 14-24 hrs
size: bigger


ipod:
20GB - ~$280 from ipods4less.com ( not sure exactly, they're out atm )
battery time - 12 hrs
size: smaller

i dunno. the ipod is a little more expensive, but its smaller. the software for the creative zen looked a little shady. there are more accessories for the ipod.

anyone had experience/problems with these 2 players?

I'm not sure about sound quality between the two.
Depends if you're on a budget.

I found the iPod wayy cooler than the creative. I tried both and iPod is way easier to use too.

But it's personal preference and im not sure about sound quality of the creative, but iPod is AWSOME sound quality.

[lee551]

thanks for the help guys. i'm looking around freeipods.com . anyone done this? it seems kinda too-easy. i saw some people selling tips about it on ebay. i am checking out the BMG Music one. i would like to do the columbia dvd one, but the page wont load for some reason. thoughts?

[erRor67]

I sugest to just get a cd player that plays mp3s. Meh, its what I do. My cd player does CDR, CDRW, MP3, AM, FM, TV, and WB. Then just carry the cds. Its not that bad. Three cds is already over 2 gigs of music. And since you can play cdr and cdrw, you can always add songs and delete songs.

[tesco]

I sugest to just get a cd player that plays mp3s. Meh, its what I do. My cd player does CDR, CDRW, MP3, AM, FM, TV, and WB. Then just carry the cds. Its not that bad. Three cds is already over 2 gigs of music. And since you can play cdr and cdrw, you can always add songs and delete songs.

noo that just kills the whole idea.

[lee551]

size is still an issue, and carrying cd's? i dont wanna carry a backpack & cd's can get scratched. 2gb? i need 16gb+ my collection would easily take up to 25 cds.

scratch the freeipods.com idea. i read the topic here about it, and it didn't seem to well, plus i missed the part about "refer-your-friends."

the iPod is seeming the way to go though.

quick question to those that own one: is there some kind of "keyguard" like on cellphone for the ipod? so that when its in my pocket i dont jack the volume up fast or jump 50 tracks ahead?

[tesco]

iPod has a hold switch on the top just like on most cd players.

[Cheese]

Ross: As you have an iPod you can answer this question for me, save me looking up on Google.

Can an iPod hold other types of files? Like a avi file for instance or a game. (Obviously not play them but to transport them from computer to computer...)