MP3 Players

[BabyWipes]

Does anyone have any suggestions on a good portable MP3 player that I can buy and hook up to my car stereo? I will probably use a car connection kit and need an MP3 player that is easy to use with decent memory. :sw

[IsHaRe2000FilezSueMe]

The apple ipod, can be used on both windows, and mac platforms. It can easily hook up to the radio with a special kit.

[FutureIverson]

i'd use creative's nomad, it comes with everything youneed. With the ipod you have to be that extra thing it's like 1/5 the cost of the ipod

[Mr. Mainstream]

Nomad jukeBox is champ i have had one for yeah i have it hooks up to my car and my speakers at home. i have tried and iPOd and i hate them im sorry dunno why but they just look...gay. www.nomadness.net

[langeo]

i love my ipod, but the newest version of them do not work as well as the older ones. Ive had some battery trouble and there are some issues with the id3 tags. When searching by artist, i get 2pac 2Pac 2PaC and 2 Pac. They all allow me to hear everyone 2pac song i have, but its annoying when your list is filled with these.

[isus]

ipod.

yea, its more expensive, but you pay for quality.

how many people can say their mp3 player has fallen 4 feet onto asphalt and only gotten a little scratch in it?

i can. my ipod didn't skip, stop, break into little pieces, etc.

if you want plastic, buy a nomad. if you want a big boy toy, buy an ipod.

[ATLien]

Originally posted by BabyWipes
Does anyone have any suggestions on a good portable MP3 player that I can buy and hook up to my car stereo? I will probably use a car connection kit and need an MP3 player that is easy to use with decent memory. :sw
Go with the "I-Pod", and you won't be saying, "I got phuct".

[Mr. Mainstream]

Originally posted by isus
ipod.

yea, its more expensive, but you pay for quality.

how many people can say their mp3 player has fallen 4 feet onto asphalt and only gotten a little scratch in it?

i can. my ipod didn't skip, stop, break into little pieces, etc.

if you want plastic, buy a nomad. if you want a big boy toy, buy an ipod.

um well my Creative has fallen of the lockers at work countless time and also came out my pocket while biking and gone side by side for metres and metres and just had scuff marks on the side.

Creative is betta hands down in my mind also in these peoples mind:
www.epinions.com/content_92083818116

www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/ business/columnists/6372886.htm

www.macnn.com/news.php?id=17625

www.zdnet.com/anchordesk/stories/
story/0,10738,2864600,00.html

reviews.cnet.com/Creative_Nomad_Jukebox_Zen/ 4852-6496_7-20493054.html

www.afolders.com/electronics/itmB00008AOKE.htm


All these Reviews Say Somewhere That Creative Delievers betta sound the Ipod is good if you want to listen tot he odd beep bloop but if you want quality sound and not get ripped of get creative.
Thanks. Go Hard. Go Creative.

[broadwayrock]

I was thinking about getting a mp3 player but i hear that players can not read the newer audio types ie: lame mp3s, ogg, etc

The ones ive been thinking of buying could only play standard mp3, wma and mp3pro.

It would be a hassle to re-encode the mp3s with additional loss of quality.

[Mr. Mainstream]

Originally posted by broadwayrock
I was thinking about getting a mp3 player but i hear that players can not read the newer audio types ie: lame mp3s, ogg, etc

The ones ive been thinking of buying could only play standard mp3, wma and mp3pro.

It would be a hassle to re-encode the mp3s with additional loss of quality.

I Dunno About Ipod But Creatives Juke Box Can Play LAME,MP3,WMA and ogg can be played soon with the new firmware

[Rish]

If you can afford it, go with the iPod. If you can't, try Creative or other alternatives - it's as simple as that.

The iPod is, hands-down, the best MP3 player you could own. End of story.

[collideous]

I got a 30 gig first generation Nomad Jukebox. It does the job, the lousy battery life makes a power adapter in the car a must. If it comes to quality, size, and looks, the ipod'd be my choice of player. With ephpod (http://www.ephpod.com/) there's finally an alternative to MusicMatch (yuck!) for Windows users. As far as handling a large music library like mine however, Nomad (http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,3973,1179837,00.asp) currently wins with its 60 gig Zen.

[Serps]

I have a Treo 15, it looks like shit, if its dropped it would probably smash into a thousand pieces. But its cheap it has a 15 gig hard drive and the sound quality is excellent.

[CCSDUDE]

I had an older Apex wired up with a HD...worked pretty good till the power on it kinda toasted...lol smelled like shit.

Basically it was an older Apex that had standard IDE/Molex for the DVD drive...just packed a HD fulla audio got it in and powered up...it 'saw' mp3's and just went into mp3 mode...no questions asked.

I guess the HD slowly beat the poor power regulator down though so it's not viable...

[Mr. Mainstream]

anutha advantage that creative has that there jukebox'hardrive can be so easily upgraded its not funny. but a 120gig HHD on ur jukebox and see how much you get for that on amazon ;)