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Ghandi 2 
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Joined: February 17 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1494 |
 Topic: MP3 PlayerPosted: July 22 2006 at 00:56 |
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I would like your advice on a good cheap MP3 player. I'm considering getting one so I can listen to music while I run, so I don't need something that holds more than an hour or so of music (longer would not be bad, however). I would prefer if it is non-iPod, because since they're so popular I can't help but get the feeling that everyone is getting collectively screwed.
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MikeEnRegalia
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Honorary Collaborator Joined: April 22 2005 Location: Sweden Status: Online Points: 21198 |
Posted: July 22 2006 at 01:26 |
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^ yes - steer clear of iPods.
 I recommend this player for you: Creative Zen Nano Plus priced at $100 or much less depending on where you buy it, with 1GB. If you choose another player, make sure it's compatible with Napster and Yahoo Unlimited even if you don't currently use these services ... you'll be using the player for several years, and supporting Windows PlaysForSure and the Janus library should be a minimum requirement for mp3 players. |
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GoldenSpiral
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Posted: July 22 2006 at 10:58 |
Your intuition is correct. they are in fact screwing everyone. myself included. I had one for a year and a half and it died 3 times. As soon as I have spare cash I'm going with a 1 or 2 GB flash-based one from Creative. |
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Tony R
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Posted: July 22 2006 at 11:01 |
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I have The Creative Zen Jukebox (20gb) and am very pleased with it.
So thumbs up to Creative from me too! |
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GoldenSpiral
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Posted: July 22 2006 at 11:34 |
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After some quick browsing around, I think I'll wait for the Creative Zen V Plus to be released. looks great to me
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chopper
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Posted: July 22 2006 at 11:46 |
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I got the Samsung YP-U1Q - 2Gb so it holds around 20-30 CDs. Easy to load up - it has a USB connector which swings out of a bit in the back and you just plug it straight into your PC and copy files over.
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bhikkhu
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Posted: July 22 2006 at 12:26 |
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I've had my 20 GB iPod for almost a year now, and never had a problem. I love it. I hear there were some problems with a batch they had made by a different company, because Apple was overwhelmed. I think that problem has been taken care of. I was also skeptical at first, but I feel it was worth every penny.
Edited by bhikkhu - July 22 2006 at 12:26 |
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Australian
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Joined: June 13 2006 Location: Australia Status: Offline Points: 3278 |
Posted: July 22 2006 at 19:06 |
Good choice, I know someone with the Creative zed and he says it is excellent
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Viajero Astral
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Joined: January 16 2006 Location: Mexico Status: Offline Points: 3118 |
Posted: July 24 2006 at 02:51 |
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Im looking for a player that can reproduce lossless formats like .ape, .flac, etc.
They already exist? |
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MikeEnRegalia
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Posted: July 24 2006 at 03:51 |
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^ no, not really. Some players are able to play one lossless format, but have other drawbacks.
I'd say that the time is not yet right for using lossless formats on mobile players. I currently simply rip my CDs in ~200kbps mp3 VBR and to be honest: On a mobile player there is very little difference to the original. |
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Fitzcarraldo
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Posted: July 24 2006 at 05:21 |
COWAN make the iAUDIO X5 and iAUDIO U3 which both support the FLAC lossless format.
EDIT: And the new iAUDIO6 also supports FLAC.
Edited by Fitzcarraldo - July 24 2006 at 05:27 |
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goose
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Joined: June 20 2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 4097 |
Posted: July 24 2006 at 06:27 |
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Rockbox supports FLAC, and you can load it on Archos, iRiver, iAudio or iPod players.
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