28-05-2005 04:08									#1
	IMPORTANT THREAD: I finally bought an MP3 Player Support Apolyton or Terrorists Win

So I finally have joined the 21st century and shelled out for an MP3 player. I'm curious though how Apolyton feels about my choice for purchase.

I originally had it in my head that I need an iPod or Zen but never bought one because I couldn't justify spending that kind of money when my income is low.

So the other day I was at Futureshop looking for a portable radio when I happened across the MP3 player section. I saw that some of them have FM tuners included and were quite affordable. I then realized that, for me, massive amounts of storage space just isn't necessary. So I settle on this one:



$103 CAD (with tax) for:

-128MB
-FM Tuner
-Mixer Settings
-Microphone
-LCD display

Perfect for me. It holds a couple CDs worth of music (a bit more when using WMA) and when it runs out or I get sick of it I can listen to CBC Radio 1 and 2. And when I get home I can reload the playlist in a few seconds.

I'm curious what you guys think of this choice. I remember some people bashing the MuVo a while ago.... so whats not to like? Seems like a perfectly affordable and functional purchase to me.

	28-05-2005 04:10									#2
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128MB only?
Why do they have so little memory?

	28-05-2005 04:15									#3
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That's not even enough to fit one Pink Floyd song on.

	28-05-2005 04:30									#4
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quote: Originally posted by alva 128MB only? Why do they have so little memory?

Its like 35 MP3s, or even more WMAs. Personally I couldn't make good use of much more than that for going about daily activities.

quote: That's not even enough to fit one Pink Floyd song on.

This is true.

	28-05-2005 04:32									#5
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And why was my title changed

Its an important thread for me.

	28-05-2005 04:35									#6
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128MB is too short if you are away for any period of time...a gig would probably suffice for me...

	28-05-2005 05:11									#7
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Sorry, but its a bad deal imo. Return it. They now have a sale at Futureshop on the Creative N200. Its 75$ and it has 256 MB. Check online.

http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/pr...ogon=&langid=EN

And for about the same price you paid you can have 512 MB

http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/pr...ogon=&langid=EN

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	28-05-2005 07:20									#8
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Those look cool, but are essentially identical to mine only with more storage space.

And the sale price for the first one is $99, which makes it $15 more espensive than mine. I actually saw it there but it was $129 + tax so I opted for the $89 + tax model.

quote: 128MB is too short if you are away for any period of time...a gig would probably suffice for me...

I understand the concern, but I honestly don't think I could get through a gig in a full day being out. Plus I end up listening to the CBC half the time anyways.

I admit though that 256MB would be nice, but for the price I paid 128 is pretty good.

	28-05-2005 08:04									#9
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Weird, when I sent the link earlier today I'm pretty sure it was 75$ after money back...

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	28-05-2005 08:31									#10
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Damn, if I had to constantly reload different songs on my ipod everyday. 128 is too much work, well if you are poor it is not.

	28-05-2005 09:46									#11
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I just got back from Walmart and I saw they were selling the Zen Micro 5gb for $199.

Didn't buy it yet. But I seem to remember it having been $250. This is good.

(They finally put all the mp3 players in a locked up glass case--after they get something good like the Zen. )

	28-05-2005 09:56									#12
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quote: I just got back from Walmart and I saw they were selling the Zen Micro 5gb for $199.

They've had to reduce the price as it was getting boned by the ipod even before the ipod price was reduced.

	28-05-2005 10:37									#13
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quote: They've had to reduce the price as it was getting boned by the ipod even before the ipod price was reduced.

Agathon, I don't know if you ever heard of it, but when something stays on the market for a long time, its price goes down...

You're right. I do know 5 people with iPods and 3 with other mp3 players (and EVERYONE has a CD player but they suck now.)

But I'm still not getting the iPod. I just don't like the idea of having to even bother with iTunes.

	28-05-2005 12:49									#14
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quote: But I'm still not getting the iPod. I just don't like the idea of having to even bother with iTunes.

You don't have to. Scoot over to ipodlounge one day. There's all sorts of itunes alternatives available. Imran uses one of them.

But get whatever you like. The only advice I'd offer is always the same – try them out.

	28-05-2005 15:54									#15
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Say, I have a 128Meg usb memory stick, a generic cheap one... Is there any sort of player that could use any USB stick?

	28-05-2005 15:58									#16
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I'm never buying an mp3 player, ever.

	28-05-2005 17:58									#17
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For $225 you could have gotten a 5GB flash player and for $285 you could have gotten a 40GB hard drive player.

	28-05-2005 20:13									#18
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HD is the only way to go...

	28-05-2005 21:11									#19
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Nevermind. Thought better of it.

	29-05-2005 01:29									#20
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quote: Originally posted by Pekka HD is the only way to go...

Surely solid state would be by far more reliable, especially if exposed to vibration...

	29-05-2005 03:51									#21
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Yeah, the flash players are the future but right now it is hard to find any over 5-6 GB. Once the flash players get up to around 20 GB then they will take over the market. You can't jog with a hard drive player, hard drive players are bulkier and weight more, they have more parts to break, etc...