best mp3 player

[x_kurt_cobain_x]

I thought it was about time I got a mp3 player and I was wondering what is the best one out there?

[metale]

Winamp 2.80! sure!

If you are talking abour a portable mp3 player, the best you can have is a Sony!

[x_kurt_cobain_x]

yes, i am talking about a portable mp3 player. Sorry about that.

[metale]

Originally posted by x_kurt_cobain_x
yes, i am talking about a portable mp3 player. Sorry about that.

Ok... i think that a Sony product with their Memory Stick is the best option.

[IshareManyFilez]

Definately an Apple Ipod. They now have a cheap one with like 30 gigs. I have the original model, and it is still amazing. After bringing it to school everyday in my backpack, and leaving it in my gym locker, and dropping it its still in great condition. It's easy to use, and great support and software. The only problem is you have to use MusicMatch Jukebox. And this leads me to my other alternative for you. The Archos. Allthough i haven't tried it I have heard some good things about it. I was considering buying the new model which can record video from, tv, vcr, computer, anywhere. This also comes with a mp3 player, and an add on is a portable camera. I am hesitating to buy this because I still think the technology is a little primative. So definately go for the Ipod for a sleek, easy, great mp3 player, and Archos for a more money efficient player.

[Caitlyn Marble]

Originally posted by IshareManyFilez
Definately an Apple Ipod. They now have a cheap one with like 30 gigs. I have the original model, and it is still amazing. After bringing it to school everyday in my backpack, and leaving it in my gym locker, and dropping it its still in great condition. It's easy to use, and great support and software. The only problem is you have to use MusicMatch Jukebox. And this leads me to my other alternative for you. The Archos. Allthough i haven't tried it I have heard some good things about it. I was considering buying the new model which can record video from, tv, vcr, computer, anywhere. This also comes with a mp3 player, and an add on is a portable camera. I am hesitating to buy this because I still think the technology is a little primative. So definately go for the Ipod for a sleek, easy, great mp3 player, and Archos for a more money efficient player.

I've got the old school mp3 only archos, and its very cool and good, and even better with the open source firmware........but it only has 18 gigs. It says 20 on the package and on the player itself, but its got 18 gigs.

or maybe I need to let scandisk have a go at it....either way, I feel kinda cheated.

I've heard the new models (the super expensive mutimedia kinds that you can watch movies from) are very nice but have very bad battery life. Yeah, that comes with the snazzy new technology, but If you want something like that, do what IshareManyFilez says and wait until the technology really takes off. until then, those nice old style archoses with the mp3 recorder in it are a very good value.

[SUprEMeBeiNg]

IPOD 40GIG

^^^^my christmas present :D

[Malicious Intent]

Considering what mp3 players do, I am a little confused by the prices that they are charging. I'm sure that manufacturers are charging above the odds for the devices. Memory is cheap now and the devices do nothing more than any other personel media player.
I would seriously consider if you need one. If you do, then you should consider how long you can wait for prices to fall.
If you think prices are fine, then by all means get one!
I hope you get what you are after x_kurt_cobain_x.

[FutureIverson]

ipod 30 gig, you prob won't use the 40 gigs, just a waste of 100 bucks. The Creative Nomads are alright. the ipods are exceptional but are slippery and the hard drive is liable to break.

[tvaddict817]

Back about a year ago, I did a lot of research on this and found that the Nomad Jukebox is the best combo of product and price (based on user reviews). The iPod seems to be the best overall, but last time I checked, they were more expensive than the other ones. If you don't mind the larger size, I would go with the Creative Nomad Jukebox 3 20 Gig.

[matt merch]

Originally posted by IshareManyFilez
Definately an Apple Ipod. They now have a cheap one with like 30 gigs. I have the original model, and it is still amazing. After bringing it to school everyday in my backpack, and leaving it in my gym locker, and dropping it its still in great condition. It's easy to use, and great support and software. The only problem is you have to use MusicMatch Jukebox. .

i have a ipod 30g 3 gen and you dont have to use musicmatch jukebox (thank god) get xplay software it works fine with this software

[WE_DELIVER]

Apple.com has refurbished 2nd generation 20 GB iPods for sale online for $269. Thats a kick ass deal. I hate Apple, but I admit, the iPod is the best mp3 player out there.

PSEven if you get a mac version(which is the ones they are discounting) you can stil use it with your pc.

[Promo]

Sony is the best but I havent seen IPOD so maybe I'm wrong. I think I read that Sony was the first to invent the walkman.

[shawners]

You can buy an apple ipod or any of it, but are you really going to listen to 30 gigs of music. BUy for 90 dollars, a cd player that plays mp3s on the cd... you already going to have cd-r, that hold 140 songs, and batteries probably will last you longer to, i have a INTEL 128 meg mp3 player, 300 dollars. TOLD My wife i wanted a 20 gig mp3 player that i seen for little less money, batteries go down after 2 days if you listen to about four hours of music.

[FutureIverson]

Originally posted by shawners
You can buy an apple ipod or any of it, but are you really going to listen to 30 gigs of music. BUy for 90 dollars, a cd player that plays mp3s on the cd... you already going to have cd-r, that hold 140 songs, and batteries probably will last you longer to, i have a INTEL 128 meg mp3 player, 300 dollars. TOLD My wife i wanted a 20 gig mp3 player that i seen for little less money, batteries go down after 2 days if you listen to about four hours of music.

I hate Cd's the Nomad is a compromise between a MP3-CD and an .mp3 player. It looks like a CD player (the nice one) but plays like an mp3 player

[g-smooth2k]

The Apple iPod

[matt merch]

Originally posted by shawners
You can buy an apple ipod or any of it, but are you really going to listen to 30 gigs of musicif you listen to about four hours of music.



lmao when i go on holiday or am working away from home i have a decent choice of music i can keep in my hand thats why an ipod is handy plus i can transfer gbs between pcs and macs with no hassle a cd/mp3 player is handy but not comparable to an ipod

[beardedwonder]

I've got a, slightly old now, pjb-100 (www.pjbox.com) Not sure if they even sell them anymore. It's a bit on the bulky side but with a 20Gb HD it's sweet, you can also upgrade the HD if you need.

[The Gauge]

Forget iPods. They're way more expensive than the rest of the competition of comparable sizes, and the battery doesn't last as long as many others.

Take a look here for a good roundup.

http://www.advancedmp3players.co.uk/

Frankly, I'd wait a couple of weeks and get a Toshiba Gigabeat G20:

http://php.technobabble.com.au/article29.html

or check out this product page translated from Japanese to English:

http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/urltrurl?lp=ja_en&url=http://www.toshiba.co.jp/mobileav/audio/meg200j/products.htm

It's very nice.

[matt merch]

Originally posted by The Gauge
[B]Forget iPods. They're way more expensive than the rest of the competition of comparable sizes, and the battery doesn't last as long as many others.

B]


LOL show me somthing thats as easy to use as an ipod in the same size package and has the support of a large corp then maybe i might consider it but ipods are so easy to use (even the beckhams can use them )

[The Gauge]

Originally posted by matt merch
LOL show me somthing thats as easy to use as an ipod in the same size package and has the support of a large corp then maybe i might consider it but ipods are so easy to use (even the beckhams can use them )


I just did. :)

[d-koolest]

There are a lot of people here advocating the higher-end players, but i've found that the smaller flash-based ones give me plenty of music. They're much smaller and cheaper too. This is mine. It has about two hours of music, and an expansion option & radio.

[collideous]

I bought a first generation Jukebox when they came out - 6 gigs at the time. A year later, I popped in a 30 gig drive. The darn thing is too small now. While the iPod is the nicest player available, it's just not large enough. Heck, if I'd buy a Zen with 60 gigs, I'd fill it the first day. Considering that I'm in the process of ripping another 400 CDs this week (who downloads stuff these days?), I wish there was a 120+ gig player on the market. Anyway, you can never have enough storage capacity! Buy the biggest monster you can get.

And for a good laugh: IFPI Germany (the German counter part to RIAA) wants to limit the right to make personal copies to analog recordings - HAHAHAHA!

[nasrules]

Simple answer: iPod

I got mine a few months ago, it's been great - I take it everywhere. Seriously, you won't look back.

[g-smooth2k]

Simple

Creative Labs Nomad Jukebox 60GB

:fire :fire :fire

[FutureIverson]

He's right, honestly it's either Creative or IPOD, these other bullshit companies offer okay programs, but why pay a lot of money for somethign good, when you can pay alot for something great.

Otherwise just go mini-disc.

[Andy L]

I've had a 20GB iPod for about 8 months now, I'm fairly satisfied with it. I've had a few problems with reliability - sometimes, the player will lock up in the middle of a song (this is with the latest firmware). EphPod is not the most stable software I've ever used either, but it's better than MusicMatch.

Ideally, I'd like a bit more space - I've got 57GB of music on my computer - but hey, it's not like I'm going to run out of music to listen to any time soon. What I'd really like is support for more audio formats - I've got music in OGG, MPC and APE formats, and considering the thing cost me £370, I think I should be able to play them without having to convert them first. Not having the ability to queue tracks is an absolute pain, although I listen to songs on random play anyway. Gapless playback should have been included too.

If I was in the market for a player, I'd got for the Rio Karma (http://www.digitalnetworksna.com/shop/_templates/item_main_Rio.asp?model=220&cat=53). The only thing I don't like about it is the lack of a Firewire port.

[Afn]

I thought it was about time I got a mp3 player and I was wondering what is the best one out there?


Cheap cd-mp3 player. They wear out about 12 to 18 months, but at cheap prices $30 for a player that reads from a buffer, works better and if you have a large collection of cd-r's, you will be able to play them right from the disc.


Any special recordings, AWAYS play a copy so the original does not get damaged from playing 300 times.

I like the CD/mp3 players because who wants to spend 20 minutes trying to find a song on a 20 gb portable player?

[cpugeniusmv]

i personally use the RioVolt SP250 MP3 CD Player.

i like it. i just burn to CD-RWs and reuse them.

[matt merch]

I like the CD/mp3 players because who wants to spend 20 minutes trying to find a song on a 20 gb portable player?

i have a 30gb ipod and it does not take me longer than 15 seconds to locate a track or album :fire :fire

[Theinfamousone]

Considering what mp3 players do, I am a little confused by the prices that they are charging. I'm sure that manufacturers are charging above the odds for the devices. Memory is cheap now and the devices do nothing more than any other personel media player.

Man, you said it. I've been confused about this for years now. Apple has been charging an arm and a leg for their iPod for years now. They can charge whatever they want because there's only one or two other companies that can even compete with an mp3 player of that caliber.

My friend first told me like three years ago that he had a wireless connection to his car's mp3 player, that he had stuck a 40 gig hard drive on. It was a home made job that probably cost less than what an iPod costs. Then a few months later my friend who is the biggest Apple fanboy you've ever seen started bragging about how Apple had "come up" with a device called the iPod, that let you hold a thousand songs on it. Of course I laughed at him (especially when he told me they cost $500) and told him that they didn't invent it, they just made an improvement on a product, and pretty soon there would be dozens of other companies doing the same thing. 2 years later, Rio comes up with an mp3 player that held 15 GB, but reading the user reviews, everyone agreed it had the worst GUI, and the iPod was infinitely easier with the wheel that lets you quickly fast forward through music, adjust the volume, browse through albums, or songs. Not to mention there were 30 GB iPods at that time, that weighed half as much and were a lot more portable.

Now, Apple has made even more improvements, they have a touch pad wheel, and weighs like 2.5 ounces or something. Apple is still charging whatever they want for it, and looking on eBay, there's still thousands of mp3 players with 128MB (less than a third of a percent of how much the iPod can hold) memory sticks being sold for $150.

The thing is so small and dinky, yet costs as much as a High Definition TV.

[freeloaders]

well i have been through a lot of mp3 players. since im an active boy. my mp3 player doesn't last. not until i got an ipod. it not only can handle my rough lifestyle, it also looks nice. my girl think its the sexyiest player out their. life they say you get what you pay for. the ipod is the way to go. if you think it cost and leg i would perfer my next favorite. the iriver. it plays a lot of music format. i just found out my iriver cd/mp3 player could play vcd. WOW!!!
and their upgradable which i like alot.

[Afn]

i have a 30gb ipod and it does not take me longer than 15 seconds to locate a track or album :fire :fire

I have a Durabrand CD/MP3 player, takes me less than two to three seconds to find what I am looking for on average. :bang :bang

10 secs x 100 song searches = 1000 seconds or

that is 16 minutes per 100 song searches. Too slow friend!

[WE_DELIVER]

I have the RioVolt mp3 CD player. It's a really good buy, however, even though I HATE Macs, Apple does make a killer mp3 player. iPods are great and are getting better and better. I recomend it.

I did have some trouble with mine(if you remember I posted about the refurbished iPods). And customer support pissed me off so bad that I wrote a 4 page letter to Apple Corporate office(I might post it later on ZP) So I woldn't buy refurbished.
But still, I'm an isolated case, and iPods kick ass, expecially the new ones. You get what you pay for.

[matt merch]

I have a Durabrand CD/MP3 player, takes me less than two to three seconds to find what I am looking for on average. :bang :bang

10 secs x 100 song searches = 1000 seconds or

that is 16 minutes per 100 song searches. Too slow friend!

lmao u actually sit down and time it when i say 15 seconds thats an estimate if u have ever used an ipod u will know it one of the most intuitive products to use plus an mp3cd player is too big for my needs and i dont have to change cdrs i can have 7500 songs in my pocket cd/mp3 players are the best option on a budget but they dont compare to an ipod :fire :fire

[isus]

the apple ipod is actually cheap for the components it uses. a 1.8" 5gb hard drive from toshiba runs around $200-$300 i believe.

i use an ipod, 10gb, 2g (no moving scroll wheel, but still has the buttons around in a circle) and it's great.

[isus]

I have a Durabrand CD/MP3 player, takes me less than two to three seconds to find what I am looking for on average. :bang :bang

10 secs x 100 song searches = 1000 seconds or

that is 16 minutes per 100 song searches. Too slow friend!

considering your puny cd/mp3 player uses cd's (duh?) it can only hold a maximum of, tada, 700mb (unless you use overburn, then it's 1gb) of mp3's. compare that to a 30 gb ipod.

i have 2.2gb of mp3's. so you're telling me, it's faster to pull out your cd, put in a new one and find the song, than it is for me to navigate a few menus on my ipod?

doubtful.

besides, this is why god made the playlist.

[pascoe]

I thought it was about time I got a mp3 player and I was wondering what is the best one out there?
hello mister mister this is pascoe from the good old uk i was wondering if you can help me im looking for music sites that are free to register so i can download lot and lots of good rock/indie music can u help mr cobain?

[Malicious Intent]

hey pascoe, www.kazaalite.tk

[Malicious Intent]

I'm glad someone agrees with me theinfaousone!
I' pushing this a step further by saying as long as a bottom of the range mp3 player cost over £20 I wont be happy. Sorry isus. Plug in memory can cost extra at that price, but headphone only cost £few, then you need a piece of plastic that decodes mp3s. Why cant I bye a device of a few quid that replaces my car stereo? Then I can plug my memory stick into either my car or portable player. This should be childs play by now. The cheapest CD car stereo I can find is £60, complete with moving parts, decoder and buttons. I'm asking for the same without moving parts.

[AgentV3]

I have an Archos Jukebox 20 20 GB MP3 player that I've enjoyed the heck out of. It also acts as a portable HDD so you can store more than just music on it (I'm sure the iPod can do the same).

[matt merch]

[QUOTE=isus]considering your puny cd/mp3 player uses cd's (duh?) it can only hold a maximum of, tada, 700mb (unless you use overburn, then it's 1gb) of mp3's. compare that to a 30 gb ipod.

QUOTE]

what software do u use to get 1 gb on a 700mb disc ?

[Lord_of_the_Dense]

The march of the mini music drives

http://msnbc-cnet.com.com/2100-1041_3-5095188.html?part=msnbc-cnet&tag=alert&form=feed&subj=cnetnews

[big otis]

ive got 2, 1 is an rca lyra 2, a larger walk man like model, that takes memory cards and comes with a 32 card, the unit has am/fm as well as mp3 and the cards can be dwnld using windows media player, the second one is also a rca lyra but its a mini, go to the gym, strap to the arm type, this one was only 75$. worth is weight in gold. the internal memory will hold about 15 songs, it has a great display, with song number title and artist in large text, the shuffle repeat and lock out functions, and if your hitting the subway, its totally hidden with some in ear phones. oh yea, the sound on both kicks ass

[IshareManyFilez]

Don't get hung up on sleek MP3 players. MP4 Video technology is now the way to go. I just got a brand new archos av340, 40 gigs. And am probaly going to slide in a 80 gig hd, when the 40 runs out. The Archos is an amazing product. Not only can you take videos from your computer {divx, and xvid}, but you can record video from any source on the fly. With not a single bad pixel, mp4 technology is definately a great buy.

[nasrules]

Don't get hung up on sleek MP3 players. MP4 Video technology is now the way to go. I just got a brand new archos av340, 40 gigs. And am probaly going to slide in a 80 gig hd, when the 40 runs out. The Archos is an amazing product. Not only can you take videos from your computer {divx, and xvid}, but you can record video from any source on the fly. With not a single bad pixel, mp4 technology is definately a great buy.

It's also a brick. Oh, and about two inches thick!

[mcgwire3]

The best mp3 player is I believe is the newer archos jukebox, they have to different versions, a multimedia and a fm tuner and recorder. The fm tuner is fantastic cause I can listen to the radio in bed and if there's a song I like, but don't know the name of it, I can record it right off the radio and listen to it over again, and as an added bonus feature they have on the jukebox is a USB hardrive which I have also used and it works real well too. The price I paid for this excellent mp3 player was just $199.95 at bestbuy.

[IshareManyFilez]

It's also a brick. Oh, and about two inches thick!

Wow thats pretty cynical. Ha, its a brick. Not only is that a ridiculus statement, but entirely not true. Yea, maybe it is 2 inches thick, but with a 80 gig hard drive, and a 3.8 inch lcd screen. So don't talk out of your ass, and be rude at the same time.

[origin]

I throw it down for my IPOD (I got the 15 gig) even though I am running windows XP, it runs sweet contrary to popular belief.

l8

[Mothium]

i've just come and found this thread while looking through the forum and i am shocked that no one has mention a iRiver player.

Because your mainly talking about HDD players, the ihp - 100 and 120 seem like ones you would be interested in.

You are gonna moan about them only having 10gb and 20gb (respectivly) but they have a lot of features.

http://www.iriver.com/product/info.asp?p_name=iHP-120

the best part for me has to be the UMS support, you don't have to use any software (if you so wish) to transfer files to the player (via super fast USB2.0)

it can record, has fm tuner, plays ogg, mp3, wav and asf and lots more

www.austinv.com is a great site for reviewing these players, i read the ihp 100 review and am just waiting for my ihp 120 to arrive in the post. I bought it through the website and a communal buy scheme for only £290 (normally a huge £350 or US$350 in the US sites)

also www.cnet.com had a great round up of these players (ipod and ihp 120 got the highest score (8.7))


Sadly the black version is only available in the US and asia. :(