What is a good mp3 player
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What is a good mp3 player
Besides the Ipod, girl I know wants one but does not want to spend the extra dough. I have never shoped for one so just looking for some decent advice
thanks
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I have used IPODs and Creative Zens. Zen FTW.
Zen has FM radio built in, ability to edit playlists on the fly from the device. Menus during now playing (IPOD you have to back all the way out to the main menu to adjust playback settings, EQ, etc).
Zen has FM radio built in, ability to edit playlists on the fly from the device. Menus during now playing (IPOD you have to back all the way out to the main menu to adjust playback settings, EQ, etc).
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Originally Posted by gdubb
Besides the iPod, girl I know wants one but does not want to spend the extra dough. I have never shoped for one so just looking for some decent advice
thanks
thanks
I have the Sansa Mp3 Player. I only need it for when I lift or for vacations. Holds about 200 songs. Plenty for me, small in size, and works great.
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My Sony Ericsson W810i. Sounds much better than my iPod, has that booming bass that I like, came with a FM tuner and GREAT in-ear buds, essentially comes with a speaker, and best of all, it came FREE.... with a contract though. Picked up a Lexar 1gb memory card, and this thing works great.
I used to listen to those older Creative mp3 players, and the iPod does sound very good, but my phone sounds even better. You should consider getting a phone that has a mp3 playing capability.
I used to listen to those older Creative mp3 players, and the iPod does sound very good, but my phone sounds even better. You should consider getting a phone that has a mp3 playing capability.
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Originally Posted by Astroboy
iPods are no more expensive than any other brand of MP3 player, so why not an iPod?
Go compare a 8GB "Sansa e280" to a 8GB Nano and make this same statement.
Sansa advanages:
Plays movies
bigger screen
better battery life
You can replace the battery yourself!
FM radio
You can record the FM radio
Use it as a personal audio recorder (has built in mic)
Plays more audio formats
Doesn't scratch easily
Has a micro SD MEMORY CARD slot to add an addition 2GB of storage
And it's CHEAPER $180 for the Sansa, $240+ for the Ipod
Oh did I mention it has no DRM? lol
I own both, the Sansa is way better for the $$...
Put down the kool aid and step away from the Apple!
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Originally Posted by SiGGy
Go compare a 8GB "Sansa e280" to a 8GB Nano and make this same statement.
Sansa advanages:
Plays movies
bigger screen
better battery life
You can replace the battery yourself!
FM radio
You can record the FM radio
Use it as a personal audio recorder (has built in mic)
Plays more audio formats
Doesn't scratch easily
Has a micro SD MEMORY CARD slot to add an addition 2GB of storage
And it's CHEAPER $180 for the Sansa, $240+ for the Ipod
Oh did I mention it has no DRM? lol
I own both, the Sansa is way better for the $$...
Put down the kool aid and step away from the Apple!
Sansa advanages:
Plays movies
bigger screen
better battery life
You can replace the battery yourself!
FM radio
You can record the FM radio
Use it as a personal audio recorder (has built in mic)
Plays more audio formats
Doesn't scratch easily
Has a micro SD MEMORY CARD slot to add an addition 2GB of storage
And it's CHEAPER $180 for the Sansa, $240+ for the Ipod
Oh did I mention it has no DRM? lol
I own both, the Sansa is way better for the $$...
Put down the kool aid and step away from the Apple!
on Sansa. Sandisk just released Sansa with Rhapsody integration, fast downloads and can read itunes list and integrate (upgrade) with Rhapsody.Sansa-Rhapsody connection
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Originally Posted by SiGGy
Go compare a 8GB "Sansa e280" to a 8GB Nano and make this same statement.
Sansa advanages:
Plays movies
bigger screen
better battery life
You can replace the battery yourself!
FM radio
You can record the FM radio
Use it as a personal audio recorder (has built in mic)
Plays more audio formats
Doesn't scratch easily
Has a micro SD MEMORY CARD slot to add an addition 2GB of storage
And it's CHEAPER $180 for the Sansa, $240+ for the Ipod
Oh did I mention it has no DRM? lol
I own both, the Sansa is way better for the $$...
Put down the kool aid and step away from the Apple!
Sansa advanages:
Plays movies
bigger screen
better battery life
You can replace the battery yourself!
FM radio
You can record the FM radio
Use it as a personal audio recorder (has built in mic)
Plays more audio formats
Doesn't scratch easily
Has a micro SD MEMORY CARD slot to add an addition 2GB of storage
And it's CHEAPER $180 for the Sansa, $240+ for the Ipod
Oh did I mention it has no DRM? lol
I own both, the Sansa is way better for the $$...
Put down the kool aid and step away from the Apple!
I did gobs of research before buying mine, I wanted something under or around $150. I settled on the Sansa 4 gig one. It was $160 and has a memory slot. I think one of the best features to the Sansa is that it does NOT have a hard drive, it's all solid state. No moving parts. If your an active person, you should certainly consider an MP3 player without a hard drive. Also the battery is fantastic! It lasts litterally for days. I left mine on after mowing the lawn and it was still playing three days later.
Now the 8 gig is only selling for 180? WOW. Screw the Ipod.
Did I mention the FM radio?
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Originally Posted by suXor
I am sure it respects DRM, just like the ipod. IPOD supports DRM, but only mp4 Fairplay, no other DRM service. This is why the others are FTW.
DRM aside, the Sansa hands The Ipod nano it's ass. Maybe take a brief moment re-read my list above, Ipod doesn't do any of them. And you pay more for it...
The only thing the Ipod has over the Sansa E* series is it's thinner. That's all... and really both are so small already it's a moot point.
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Originally Posted by SiGGy
FTW?
DRM aside, the Sansa hands The Ipod it's ass. Maybe re-read my list above and you'll see the ipod does none of those. And you pay more for it...
The only thing the Ipod has over the Sansa E* series is it's thinner. That's all... and really both are so small already it's a moot point.
DRM aside, the Sansa hands The Ipod it's ass. Maybe re-read my list above and you'll see the ipod does none of those. And you pay more for it...
The only thing the Ipod has over the Sansa E* series is it's thinner. That's all... and really both are so small already it's a moot point.
http://www.sandisk.com/Products/Prod...o.aspx?ID=2057
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Originally Posted by Whiskers
Looks better then my nano....But the website says $249.99....
http://www.sandisk.com/Products/Prod...o.aspx?ID=2057
http://www.sandisk.com/Products/Prod...o.aspx?ID=2057
Ya, thats MSRP...
$170
http://www.jr.com/JRProductPage.process?Product=4130778
$189
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16855125017
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At Amazon.com:
Sandisk SDMX4-4096 Sansa e260 4 GB for $149
Sandisk SDMX4-6144 Sansa e270 6 GB for $179
At Best Buy:
SanDisk Sansa e260R Rhapsody 4GB for $130
Buy.com had 4 gig for $90, but that was yesterday.
Sandisk SDMX4-4096 Sansa e260 4 GB for $149
Sandisk SDMX4-6144 Sansa e270 6 GB for $179
At Best Buy:
SanDisk Sansa e260R Rhapsody 4GB for $130
Buy.com had 4 gig for $90, but that was yesterday.
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Originally Posted by I Go To Costco
My Sony Ericsson W810i. Sounds much better than my iPod, has that booming bass that I like, came with a FM tuner and GREAT in-ear buds, essentially comes with a speaker, and best of all, it came FREE.... with a contract though. Picked up a Lexar 1gb memory card, and this thing works great.
I used to listen to those older Creative mp3 players, and the iPod does sound very good, but my phone sounds even better. You should consider getting a phone that has a mp3 playing capability.
I used to listen to those older Creative mp3 players, and the iPod does sound very good, but my phone sounds even better. You should consider getting a phone that has a mp3 playing capability.
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Originally Posted by SiGGy
FTW?
DRM aside, the Sansa hands The Ipod nano it's ass. Maybe take a brief moment re-read my list above, Ipod doesn't do any of them. And you pay more for it...
The only thing the Ipod has over the Sansa E* series is it's thinner. That's all... and really both are so small already it's a moot point.
DRM aside, the Sansa hands The Ipod nano it's ass. Maybe take a brief moment re-read my list above, Ipod doesn't do any of them. And you pay more for it...
The only thing the Ipod has over the Sansa E* series is it's thinner. That's all... and really both are so small already it's a moot point.
WTF are you talking about Siggy? All others FTW means all others except IPOD. Try reading my posts again. I am not an APPLE fan at all.
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Originally Posted by suXor
WTF are you talking about Siggy? All others FTW means all others except IPOD. Try reading my posts again. I am not an APPLE fan at all.
Oh, sorry I apologize, I misunderstood. Speed reading owns me sometimes...
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Originally Posted by Crazy88
So If I get an Ipod, Will it convert all of my files to apple format? and is it capable of converting my FLAC files to Apple?
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Originally Posted by Crazy88
I just downloaded itunes and i was just wondering if i need to convert my mp3 and wav files to AAC for them to be used on an ipod?
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Originally Posted by LuvMyTSX
I think iTunes converts them when you load your music into the program, right?
I have no clue, because when i uploaded my music into the itunes library, itunes still plays WAV and MP3. I was just wondering if I should encode everything to AAC?
