Which mp3 player??

Poseidon · **Which mp3 player?? -** 04-13-2005, 11:13 AM

Ok.. I get paid at the end of this month and will be looking for a mp3 player (looking at spending upto £150

Here are my choices:

Creative Micro usually £130
Ipod mini usually £130

or

My friend is selling his 40gb sony mp3 payer for £140

is this worth it? I wouldnt need 40gb so is it worth it to get the smaller 5gb ones?

Any other suggestions of other good mp3 players?

Zoner · 04-13-2005, 11:18 AM

FYI:

150 GBP = 284 USD

Carry on.

Short Hand · 04-13-2005, 11:21 AM

ant a regular 10gb ipod for 130 canadian.. you pay shipping.

comes with usb 2.0 dock and headphones.

elitecloud · 04-13-2005, 12:27 PM

[quote="Short Hand":29226]ant a regular 10gb ipod for 120canadian.. you pay shipping.

comes with usb 2.0 dock and headphones.[/quote:29226]

your selling?

HeadUp · 04-13-2005, 12:38 PM

i have an ipod 20gb, and i love it, its compact enough to fit in my front pocket, but the headphones suck ass, and i have been using my wraparounds this past month or so

still, the ipod is reliable, easy to use, and stylish

but if it were up to me, id save for another while and just buy a PSP beer:

Pyro · 04-13-2005, 01:07 PM

I wish i could afford an ipod.

Sgt. Paine · 04-13-2005, 01:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pyro

I wish i could afford an ipod.

why cant you? they arent much?

what can i buy for GFD?

Judas · 04-13-2005, 01:21 PM

i have the zen and so far im pretty happy with it ... some things that piss me off about it tho :

:touch pad is WAY too sensitive. if you have it in your pocket face down and walk the track will change on every step.

:track shuffle function isnt all that great ... with a play list of over 400 songs i sometimes hear the same song come around 2/3 times each time im listening.

: battery life seems to be pretty good and charge time doesnt take that long. i can usually listen to it for about 4+ ( i wanna say more ) without having to charge. plus it comes with an extra battery.

: software is pretty decent. you can edit mp3 tags for multiple files at once.

thats all i can think of right now.

thats a pretty good price for the zen if its 5gig.

Pyro · 04-13-2005, 01:23 PM

[quote="Sgt. Paine":cad7c]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pyro

I wish i could afford an ipod.

why cant you? they arent much?

what can i buy for GFD?[/quote:cad7c]

the things are like $500 canadian.

Judas · 04-13-2005, 01:29 PM

[quote=Pyro]

Quote:

Originally Posted by "Sgt. Paine":e710f

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pyro

I wish i could afford an ipod.

why cant you? they arent much?

what can i buy for GFD?

the things are like $500 canadian.[/quote:e710f]

i really dont see why you would need anything over 4/5 gigs. i dont think i have filled mine up yet ( 5 gig ) and usually have at least a gig or more free. i have over 30 gigs or mp3s. you can get a zen micro for around 200 bucks.

Short Hand · 04-13-2005, 01:55 PM

[quote="[22nd Elite] Cloud":4bf78][quote="Short Hand":4bf78]ant a regular 10gb ipod for 120canadian.. you pay shipping.

comes with usb 2.0 dock and headphones.[/quote:4bf78]

your selling?[/quote:4bf78]

yes. Need money for college and other shit etc.

Zoner · 04-13-2005, 01:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Judas

:touch pad is WAY too sensitive. if you have it in your pocket face down and walk the track will change on every step.

:track shuffle function isnt all that great ... with a play list of over 400 songs i sometimes hear the same song come around 2/3 times each time im listening.

: battery life seems to be pretty good and charge time doesnt take that long. i can usually listen to it for about 4+ ( i wanna say more ) without having to charge. plus it comes with an extra battery.

: software is pretty decent. you can edit mp3 tags for multiple files at once.

I have the same beefs with my old 6GB Nomad Jukebox. Well, all but the touchy buttons. Isn't there a "Lock" switch on the Zen?

The random/shuffle on the Nomad sucks. If you happen to switch to another song manually, it totally fucks up the "randomness" and songs that you just heard will come back around again. I've noticed patterns while n shuffle as well. Not true random, it's just some quasi-random sequence it seems.

Pyro · 04-13-2005, 02:03 PM

fuck shipping illd rive and get it off you.

Short Hand · 04-13-2005, 02:05 PM

130bucks its yours, ill throw in a usb 2.0 card as well. (one for your computer)

Bleuachdu · 04-13-2005, 02:09 PM

I have a 40Gb iPod ed: I really like it, and i've used iTunes since it was available for windows.

However, last night I put it in the cradle to sync it and it took a nose dive... It's a long story but for whatever reason it said it was out of juice and needed to be charged (the cradle is supposed to charge it via USB) even though it had 1/2 battery life when I plugged it in. After I plugged it in to sync, my PC wouldn't recognize it and it kept flashing the "plug me in" icon, even though it should've recognized that it was plugged in and had decent battery life left.

Anyhow, I plugged it in to the old fashioned wall charger overnight and it works fine this morning. I haven't tried to sync it again yet, but will tonight. Cross your fingers for me.