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mrmitchell
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Guys, since my own date for purchasing a mp3 player is nearing, I will like others commandeer this thread and ask for recommendations:
I would like
* an mp3 player I can use while I'm running
What are all the kinds of drives out there that they have? And what's the difference?
* an mp3 player that delivers loud, clear enough sound
I'll be using cheapo headphones to listen. I do not need uber audio geek million dollar player. If I want to hear something in all its rich, crisp, deep tones, I'll play it at home on a stereo that's meant for that kind of thing.
* storage between 512mb up to 5 or 6gb.
No need to carry around everything on the player if it costs significantly extra.
* good battery
I don't mind if I have to charge the battery say every night or every other night, I just want it to last a decent amount of time (10+ hours), have a long life overall, and be easily replaceable.
* pocket sized
Small enough to fit in the average blue jeans or shirt pocket.
* fairly sturdy
We all hope we'll never do it, but a lot of times we just drop our fancy expensive things, like cameras, or cell phones, or heirlooms...does any model survive a hard fall? Not that I won't treat it like precious material.
* ease of use
How easily can I turn it on, select songs, charge the battery, transfer files, how good does it work with ID3 tags, how good does it work with playlists, are the buttons useable for people with slow uncoordinated fingers like me, etc...
* features
Least important thing to me. If it can play songs with all the things I've outlined above, great. But if there's any model that does it all, I'd like an FM radio, a recorder, and for it to double as a removeable drive. That's it. I can't think of any way I will ever use anything else it comes with.
* I don't care if it's a color/b&w screen, or what colors and shapes the actual player comes in.
The only ones I've looked at in depth are the Zen Micro and the iPod Mini, and I think I would choose the Micro of the two, but I still am uncertain.
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nostromo
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Montréal, Québec
Mar 2002
time: 00:18
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quote:
Originally posted by mrmitchell
Guys, since my own date for purchasing a mp3 player is nearing, I will like others commandeer this thread and ask for recommendations:
I would like
* an mp3 player I can use while I'm running
What are all the kinds of drives out there that they have? And what's the difference?
* an mp3 player that delivers loud, clear enough sound
I'll be using cheapo headphones to listen. I do not need uber audio geek million dollar player. If I want to hear something in all its rich, crisp, deep tones, I'll play it at home on a stereo that's meant for that kind of thing.
* storage between 512mb up to 5 or 6gb.
No need to carry around everything on the player if it costs significantly extra.
* good battery
I don't mind if I have to charge the battery say every night or every other night, I just want it to last a decent amount of time (10+ hours), have a long life overall, and be easily replaceable.
* pocket sized
Small enough to fit in the average blue jeans or shirt pocket.
* fairly sturdy
We all hope we'll never do it, but a lot of times we just drop our fancy expensive things, like cameras, or cell phones, or heirlooms...does any model survive a hard fall? Not that I won't treat it like precious material.
* ease of use
How easily can I turn it on, select songs, charge the battery, transfer files, how good does it work with ID3 tags, how good does it work with playlists, are the buttons useable for people with slow uncoordinated fingers like me, etc...
* features
Least important thing to me. If it can play songs with all the things I've outlined above, great. But if there's any model that does it all, I'd like an FM radio, a recorder, and for it to double as a removeable drive. That's it. I can't think of any way I will ever use anything else it comes with.
* I don't care if it's a color/b&w screen, or what colors and shapes the actual player comes in.
The only ones I've looked at in depth are the Zen Micro and the iPod Mini, and I think I would choose the Micro of the two, but I still am uncertain. |
If you plan to run with it, you need a Flash player. So the Zen micro and the iPod mini are excluded. Running with a hard drive player isn't recommended.
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Kontiki
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Canada
Aug 2001
time: 00:18
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I just got a 512mb iRiver. Perfect for me - small, good sound, great battery life for it's size (apparently 40hrs on a AA battery, probably closer to 25 with a decent bitrate), very easy to operate and set up (took me about 5 minutes from the time I opened the package to the time I had music on it, and I'm not a complete tech geek), has an FM tuner, equalizer with numerous settings and the ability to customize, voice recording (which I'll never, ever use) and can be used to store any type of data.
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