Which to buy? MP3 player

PAYNEY · Post by **PAYNEY** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 3:23 pm

Does anybody have or know of any decent mp3 players? or or should i just get an ipod?

Basically want one which is small, able to run with, and a decent size and about 180 quod to spend

links would be appreciated.

InnerCitySumo · Post by **InnerCitySumo** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 3:26 pm

Well I'd just get an iPod. I have a 3rd gen 15gig model which is great, but my sister has a mini and despite my initial reservations about the 4gig of space, it's really good. They're about £180 too I think. My mate bought one of those iRivers and it had to go back to the manufacturer twice. He gave up in the end and got his money back.

Post by **jamie** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 3:38 pm

Another vote for the ipod here. I have a 3gen 40 gb model. Top stuff. Still not managed to fill it.

Post by **DE-G@vnor** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 3:44 pm

I really fail to see the reason why so many people like the IPOD for 2 main reasons.

1. Price is way to high compared to the competition
2. Who really needs 40GB of MP3 unless you are planning on leaving for a jungle expedition for 2 years? is it actually possible to listen to 40gb of mp3 in 2 years 24/7 ?

Id go for a little 512MB one for less than 80 quid (small size, like a fat usb pen) if you dont plan on going away for say more than 2 weeks before u can add and remove music to it.

Think you can get an album per 40MB ?

Post by sm » Thu Jan 27, 2005 3:56 pm

I have a 1.5gb Muvo2 which is really nice and small and comes with a tiny USB cable you can carry around with you. It uses a mini hard drive so may not be suitable for running but the 512mb version is solid state* so it suitable.

*The solid state may come in a larger size now but I haven't checked.

Post by **jamie** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 4:00 pm

I run most of my stuff at 256 sample rate, and then use the rest of the space as an external hard disk for work. mmm tunes and data. Besides it was a pressie from my missus, so who gives a shit about the cost?

Turkey Finger · Post by **Turkey Finger** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 4:13 pm

I have a 40gig iriver and the sound is superb considering you are playing mp3.

It's not the listening of 40gb of music as I found it's having the choice of music to listen to, it depends on your mood at that particuakr time and how varied your taste is. I also use it as an external for work too and getting stuff from friends etc.

iriver is small and the black model is very attractive. Has a remote control so you don't have to show people that your carrying round a £200+ piece of kit on the train/Bus etc.

I agree with G@v though - you don't NEED 40gb of space. I reckon the 4gb would suffice or 5GB if you get the CREATIVE ZEN MICRO.

PAYNEY · Post by **PAYNEY** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 4:25 pm

I really like that zen micro, but ant i might as well pay an extra £10 for a zen touch? Also, Do these include battery chargers?

Turkey Finger · Post by **Turkey Finger** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 4:30 pm

They SHOULD include battery chargers otherwise don't bother purchasing - my iriver did as do ipods I think.

Post by **DE-G@vnor** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 4:31 pm

You know, I was just thinking today

I wonder what type of Heatsink Payney has on his prescott

PAYNEY · Post by **PAYNEY** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 4:52 pm

DE-G@vnor wrote:You know, I was just thinking today

I wonder what type of Heatsink Payney has on his prescott

I think you mean paste?

InnerCitySumo · Post by **InnerCitySumo** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 4:55 pm

Is the iPod really that overpriced compared to the competition? From what I can gather equivalent 20gig and 4/5gig models from all manufacturers are pretty much the same price.

And even if there is a bit of a difference, it's still worth paying the little bit extra for the ease of use of the iPod. It really is fantastically designed, not all of the others are. Plus then you also get to use iTunes, perhaps the most intuitive and cleverly-designed piece of software on the planet. I did a course on HCI (Human-Computer Interaction) at uni and the iTunes is a model of usability.

PAYNEY · Post by **PAYNEY** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 4:57 pm

What is itunes for?

metuk · Post by **metuk** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 5:00 pm

I would go for iriver, they seem to be the best around just not very largely publisied in the UK they all have colour displays which means you can view images on tthem and the drop and drag connection is much better than using software (i.e ipod)

the h10 is 5gb for £190
h320 £270 or h320 lite for £220 (this has no remote but i think this is the only difference)

also with the free firmware upgrades the h320s can play videos at 10 fps,
i think its the mp3 player of choice.

InnerCitySumo · Post by **InnerCitySumo** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 5:06 pm

iTunes is the application that interfaces with the iPod and lets you transfer songs & CDs, and keeps them organised by Artist, Album, Song name etc. It's also a music shop where you can buy (protected) music files. It's very good at what it does, seriously.

Post by **Barracuda** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 5:08 pm

What about the ipods new one, shuffle??? 512K 69 or 1 gig for 99 quid, the size of a chewing gum pack!

PAYNEY · Post by **PAYNEY** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 5:11 pm

After having a good think. I have narrowed it down to these 3:

The creative zen xtra

http://www.microdirect.co.uk/ProductInf ... uctID=5509

The creative zen touch

http://www.microdirect.co.uk/ProductInf ... uctID=7065

And the micro

http://www.microdirect.co.uk/Productinf ... uctID=7922

Very strange how the largest har drive is the cheapest and the smallest is the most expensive!

Whch one then? Im likeing the Zen touch

InnerCitySumo · Post by **InnerCitySumo** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 5:12 pm

Yep that too, though I never use the shuffle feature on my iPod - I like to listen to whole albums at a time. And there's no display on it either so it's a bit useless for me.

PAYNEY · Post by **PAYNEY** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 5:13 pm

Ok, read wrong. So what ya think then guys. I only want to download a album etc, convert it to wma, drag onto the player- then bobs ya uncle

InnerCitySumo · Post by **InnerCitySumo** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 5:14 pm

Well you can do that with all of 'em