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| SyphonVectorman |
 Jan 21 2008, 11:44 PM
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 Talkative  Group: Arcs Posts: 106 Joined: 17-March 07 Member No.: 829  |
I decided I need one of these. I found a podcast I want to listen to on the road. Yeah, its 2008 and I'm finally getting a MP3 player. So...
What is the best MP3 player? I have heard a lot about iPod. It is true what they say? (i.e., that iPod is the best MP3 player). My family members have iPods and they say they like them. What MP3 player do you use and which one would you recommend for podcast listening? My music collection consists entirely of unprotected game music MP3s. I don't listen to music too often. I'm willing to spend $200. |
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| Yukira |
Jan 22 2008, 12:53 AM
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 Shy Group: Arcs Posts: 35 Joined: 12-June 06 Member No.: 134 |
I use a Sandisk 2Gb Sansa Model c250, it's nice, small, and portable enough for me to wear around my neck, so I can exercise at the Gym with no problems. It also includes a MiniSD expansion slot, to increase your storage space if you need it.
I got it for $50, I'm happy with it. ~~~  Dept.Heaven Episodes 1 Union 2 !!! Lolz =)) |
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| Sir Spiff |
Jan 22 2008, 03:38 AM
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 Shy Group: Arcs Posts: 27 Joined: 1-May 07 Member No.: 1192 |
I never leave my house ( or at least, pretty fucking rarely ), but if I had to get something, I'd get that 80 Gig Ipod.
Because that would hold all 60ish gigs of my music. <3 ~~~ Warning: This sig contains a blatant RP board ad.
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| valkan |
Jan 22 2008, 03:14 PM
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Vivec Group: Knights Posts: 646 Joined: 23-December 05 Member No.: 5 |
I use the Zune. I had a iPod, but I cracked the screen. I had the new iPod Nano, the one with the screen. Lucky for me my relatives don't talk, because my Aunt Barb got me the Zune>_>
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| Sajo |
Jan 22 2008, 07:40 PM
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 Lazy Group: Arcs Posts: 21 Joined: 7-January 06 From: VA, USA Member No.: 39 |
If you get the Zune, get one of the newer models, the old ones are huge and ugly.
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| Keith Kurogane |
Jan 22 2008, 09:45 PM
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 Casual Chatter Group: Arcs Posts: 73 Joined: 18-January 08 From: Doing his "Solid Snake" Thing at Castle Paltina Member No.: 1687 |
I got the newest one I think. My Aunt went to Best Buy and asked for the Zune. Knowing what I know, the guy sold her the most expensive one. I think I'm good. It fits in my back pocket.
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| Flamberge |
Jan 23 2008, 02:36 AM
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 Lazy Group: Arcs Posts: 13 Joined: 5-August 06 Member No.: 182 |
Hah, Walrus has beaten you, I got one of those new nano Ipod things for christmas. I can fit all fourty of the songs I don't listen to on it >_>....also, it holds pictures I think, so I can find a use for that. BUT LISTEN TO THE OTHERS THEY KNOW MORE
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| TaylorGS |
Jan 23 2008, 07:09 PM
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 Shy Group: Arcs Posts: 26 Joined: 1-December 06 From: WiFi Land Member No.: 307 |
I hate the iPod interface.
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| Ledah |
Jan 23 2008, 08:02 PM
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 Lazy Group: Grim Angels Posts: 4 Joined: 4-September 10 From: At work Member No.: 2086 |
I have a Creative Zen Vision:M but... it's not great. It freezes a lot, it starts lagging when you have too many files on it, and it's pretty clunky (as in big). BUT IT WAS THE CHEAPEST 30GIG ONE I COULD FIND AT BESTBUY. SO YEAH.
Its one redeeming feature is that the battery life isn't bad. It's pretty good, actually. Er. Well, I think it is. From what I know of my friend's iPod battery life, it is ): |
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| absolute0zero |
Jan 25 2008, 04:41 PM
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 Casual Chatter Group: Arcs Posts: 87 Joined: 21-March 09 From: Area #99, CSS Member No.: 1852 |
I've seen nothing but shit from the iPod. The battery life is horrendous, my ex girlfriend's froze on at least ten different occasions, and its interface, as Rai said, is terrible. I would go for either a Sansa one (they have great interfaces, IMO - at least better than the iPod's) or the Zune (I have a 30 gig one and it is unwieldy, but you can order a decal or something and make it all cool looking).
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| Another Necromancer |
Jan 26 2008, 02:04 AM
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 Shy Group: Arcs Posts: 49 Joined: 4-March 07 From: Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia Member No.: 745 |
It all depends on what you need.
Because the Zune is Microsoft's answer to the iPod, it's much cheaper. There are two new Zunes, the small, nano-like 4-8G, and then the revamped 80G, which is a bit larger. All iPods (minus the shuffle) play videos now, as do all Zunes. Also, the interface for the iPod is a bit rough around the edges, but the new Cover Flow function is kinda cool. You can scroll through the album art and pick songs. The only thing I think the Zune has the the iPod doesn't is the ability to share music between Zunes. At least that's what I hear. ~~~  |
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| Cassiel |
Jan 29 2008, 03:06 AM
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Lazy Group: Arcs Posts: 21 Joined: 12-March 06 From: California Member No.: 88 |
I decided to go with the Sansa e260.
I was thinking about something like COWON A3 Personal Video Player or Archos 605 WiFi. I think these devices need to get better b4 I buy one. Archos: Won't play MKV files. COWON: No touch screen control. Yeah, I'm awfully picky. The e260 got decent reviews and some recommendations here. I'm sure I'll be happy with it. I hear the video on this thing is terrible. You need to transcode everything to ultra-small yet still the same file size quicktime, and as we all know quicktime sucks. Also, my NDS is a media player thanks to the almighty R4. Turns your DS into a media player! This is what I use now. It'd be better to have a dedicated device, as storage space is higher, interface is better, and battery life is longer. ~~~  hooray for empty space! ^^ ...wait...>_> |
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| Leyviur |
Jan 29 2008, 08:41 AM
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 Just Some Guy Group: Gods Posts: 576 Joined: 24-December 05 From: Ground Zero Member No.: 10 |
PSP > DS for media.
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| Tyros Arcainix |
Jan 29 2008, 08:36 PM
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 Lazy Group: Arcs Posts: 11 Joined: 27-March 07 Member No.: 893 |
I agree with Ash.
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| Zeta |
Feb 1 2008, 09:09 PM
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 Lazy Group: Arcs Posts: 15 Joined: 12-February 06 From: Minnesota Member No.: 64 |
lawlz battery
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