Reccomend a mp3 player!

[lee551]

i seached and couldn't find a topic about this, so sorry if theres one around.

i was looking around ebay at iPods and whatnot, and i discovered that they're insanely expensive. does anyone know of some good mp3 players that can hold a few thousand songs and still do good for battery life, features, easy of use etc.?

i'm thinking of a $200 ceiling to spend. thanks.:cool:

[hungrylilboy]

philips hd060
very small, very cool white colour, can get about 700 tracks on it (not bad considering its 1,5GB (i think). Very good sound quality, cool back light. Not sure on price but around $110 i think, look around as loads of sites were doing special offers a while back on them as philips had just bought out a bigger version.
Oh and if no one noticed (bastards) i have been away for 3 months. Nice to see the old faces are here, the moaners are still moaning and this is still here :01: !!!

[Supernatural]

iPods4less.com (http://ipods4less.com/) has the 15GB iPod for $199. It doesn't come with any accesories, so just add the firewire cable for $15 and you're good to go.

[Samurai]

Creative Zen Extra :)

[Cheese]

Creative Zen Extra :)
Good players. I have the 60gb one but they do 20 gb and 40gb ones as well. Not sure how much they cost in $'s though...:unsure:

[Samurai]

I saved up to get the 60GB one and was about to purchase it... until I saw something else and blew it all in a day lol :lol: Back to saving I guess :01:

[Cheese]

I saved up to get the 60GB one and was about to purchase it... until I saw something else and blew it all in a day lol :lol: Back to saving I guess :01:
Was it beer?

I just wasted all the money I had set aside for a new gfx card on beer...:(

I reckon all the mp3 players will go down in price after christmas anyhow, probably save yourself a bit.

[HCT]

just buy a cd/mp3 player. you can get a good one for 80 dollards, you can use cdrw for mp3 storage. i got this really nice one for 90 dollars it plays cd/cdr/cdrw/mp3/tv/weather/radio.

[tesco]

iPod.
Creative Zen.
the Iriver one.

[lee551]

just buy a cd/mp3 player. you can get a good one for 80 dollards, you can use cdrw for mp3 storage. i got this really nice one for 90 dollars it plays cd/cdr/cdrw/mp3/tv/weather/radio.
i'm not really looking to play cd's at all. i am liking the mp3 player idea cuz they are so small and can be carried easily in your pocket. try that with a cd player man.:dry: and the thought of carrying however many discs i would need to keep my thousands of songs.:blink: mp3 player would allow me to constantly add/change whats on it, as well as some room to spare.

right now i have a little over 4000 mp3s on my puter worth about 16.4GB.


thanks for the suggestions everyone! i'll be looking into a few ya mentioned.:D

[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. :D

[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?:unsure:

[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. :sick:

[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+ :P 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...)

[tesco]

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...)
yup.
It acts as a removable disc (like a thumbdrive or whatever).

[lee551]

yup.
It acts as a removable disc (like a thumbdrive or whatever).
wow! that really sealed the deal for me.:01:carry my homework around *and* listen to music... what more could ye want?:lol:

[tesco]

wow! that really sealed the deal for me.:01:carry my homework around *and* listen to music... what more could ye want?:lol:
most mp3 players do it. :P

[lee551]

most mp3 players do it. :P
oh...:huh: well its not as cool now, but its still pretty damn cool.

thanks for all the help ross.

[Supernatural]

Yea, but most require special software to navigate the player. The iPod is recognized by windows as a "removable disk". It get's a driver letter in My Computer and everything. Drag-and-drop, baby.

Creative players require Nomad Navigator. (a.k.a. POS software)

[erRor67]

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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 refer your friends is probably the easiest thing. Just reregister using that key they give you. THey probably check for IP addresses so go find some computer in the library, on campus, in a cafe for something. Just use mailinator addresses and ur set. You just need a credit card to fill the last part out. Signing up for one of the ads. ;)

[camstuf]

I just bought a my3ia mp3 player and it wont play music downloaded from the net. Any issues like that with the players mentioned in this thread???

PM me if any one wants to hook up with freeipods.com

[camstuf]

anybody?

[tesco]

It doesn't play downloaded music? :huh:

I've never seen one that doesn't...

[Spicker]

I just bought a my3ia mp3 player and it wont play music downloaded from the net. Any issues like that with the players mentioned in this thread???

PM me if any one wants to hook up with freeipods.com
does it say "Built by RIAA" or "Sponsered by RIAA" or "In Partnership with RIAA"??

if it does thats ur problem... :lol:

[camstuf]

does it say "Built by RIAA" or "Sponsered by RIAA" or "In Partnership with RIAA"??

if it does thats ur problem... :lol:
Don't know, I already took that peice of shit back for a refund.
Only now I'm scared to get another one.

[tesco]

Don't know, I already took that peice of shit back for a refund.
Only now I'm scared to get another one.
Most definately do not have that problem so don't be worried. ;)

[camstuf]

Ok I got this IRIVER:
http://www.iriveramerica.com/products/H320.aspx
and I LUV it, transfered 80 tracks in less than 2 min.

[Supernatural]

Ok I got this IRIVER:
http://www.iriveramerica.com/products/H320.aspx
and I LUV it, transfered 80 tracks in less than 2 min.

My iPod can do that in half the time.

[tesco]

My iPod can do that in half the time.
ya i did 400 in 5 minutes. :01:

[lee551]

ross, what gen is your iPod?

[muchspl2]

iriver is 100x better than ipod
don't buy into the fad, look at the options.

[lee551]

iriver is 100x better than ipod
don't buy into the fad, look at the options.

what model would you suggest? i looked at a 20gb iriver player: $330, 20gb ipod: $250 :blink:

[tesco]

My iPod (4th gen)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/rossco_2004/mypod.jpg

[Supernatural]

iRiver is big and ugly. I would be embarrased to walk around with that thing.

[tesco]

iriver is 100x better than ipod
don't buy into the fad, look at the options.
like?
You're just paying more for the useless features that you can get with cheap addons to the iPod.
Such as the iTrip for radio.

Plus the iRiver is hella ugly.

[camstuf]

My iPod can do that in half the time.
I only did the 80 tracks in 2 min, cause thats all i had at the time. I stated this cause my old RCA mp3 player would have taken more than 20 min.

The $330 for the IRIVER 20 gb included a replacement warrenty.

Also I passed on IPOD because you can only download from their site. (that's what the sales chick said)
I got the 20gb, it does everything except play video.

I also like to put each cd in its own folder ,then drag from my music folder to the player, no need for musicmatch, WINAMP, or WMP.

[lee551]

camstuf: she said it would only take tracks that you download from their site? i'm pretty sure thats what they want you to think. if thats not what you meant, sorry.



i still think i'm gunna get an iPod when my wallet allows me. :cool:

[Supernatural]

...I also like to put each cd in its own folder ,then drag from my music folder to the player, no need for musicmatch, WINAMP, or WMP.
Ok, but I assume you already use one of those media players to manage and listen to all your music. So why would it be an inconvenience to use it to sync your MP3 Player? (iPod supports all three, along with iTunes and Realplayer.)

[tesco]

Also I passed on IPOD because you can only download from their site. (that's what the sales chick said)

not true... ;)