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What *Non iPod* Portable Player Do You Own? Better than the iPod? Which do you Recommend?
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adyap
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11. December 2005 @ 09:56 |
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My first MP3 player was a 512MB model MP-300 from Jens Of Sweden. It's got FM radio, voice recorder and FM transmitter which allows me to play music wirelessly on my home stereo. Another nice feature is the built-in USB connector which can be slided out to connect to my computer and it sounds really great!
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AfterDawn Addict
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14. December 2005 @ 16:00 |
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i ordered a new mp3 player because my minidisk player was lost. here is is..
its great. 5gb and i only payed $119. the olympus m:robe mr-100. the screen is glass
covered so it can barely scratch ever. The software for it sucks a$$ but at http://
www.mrobe.org you can download hacks, upgrades, and mtrip (the bad software)
alternatives. all in all a nice player.
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14. December 2005 @ 16:34 |
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well i have an ipod 20gb first gen, 20gb creative, and 6gb iriver(just got it)
i'm testing out the iriver but overall ipod's the worst battery life the shortest i don't even get up to 6hrs.
stop hoping, start loving.
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16. December 2005 @ 06:35 |
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I have a 40GB Creative. Am getting a new one so am currently using my current one as another Hard Drive.
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Argg
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23. December 2005 @ 17:59 |
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This baby is Sweet, 20 GB plays AVI MPEG2 MPEG4 MP3 JPG GIF etc, etc. 3 1/2 inch Color LCD screen. I've been killin all kinds of time with MXC episodes.
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25. December 2005 @ 10:41 |
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I have the Iriver H320 and did the whole korean firmware flash thing to it. I've put about 12 full movies on it and about 300 songs and still have 14 Gigs free. Works like an external hdd once you connect it to a usb slot you can just copy files from one to the other, built in mic, fm tuner, battery life is pretty good. not the prettiest thing out therre but it does what they do and then some.
your conscience doesnt absolve your guilt
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boob
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25. December 2005 @ 11:14 |
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i have two of them.
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Richaayy
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25. December 2005 @ 11:34 |
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Cowon iAudio XL5 60gb is by far the best portable device ive used.. has the biggest audio file playback out of any player ive seen.. even plays FLAC lossless format which is such an amazing sound..plays DivX video stuff too..line in/out recorder and USB on-the-go FM radio/recorder..really is bloody fantastic.. taking the songs straight off your mates mp3 player or digital camera or audio from any source ya can find is brilliant.. acts as an external hard drive too..and can view loads of text files too if that interests ya.. battery life is 30+ hours and 60gb is great too..its suprisingly tiny too.. anyways i recommend ya check it out
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25. December 2005 @ 12:06 |
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Argg, that looks like a sweet piece of kit right there.
Shame it's only 20gb though, way too small for someone with a 60gb+ music collection =)
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oppy51
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25. December 2005 @ 12:11 |
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I've only owned one player other than my iPod Video, and that was my Creative MuVo N200 (now Micro), and I personally prefer the iPod but I did like the FM radio and recorder. But when my Micro malfunction a month after purchase I was told even though still in warranty AND one of 7% of the ones reported this happening, I was told I would have to pay for a new one, so today when I was opening my xmas gifts I got an iPod and I havent had any problems so far other than synching Videos. But overall the micro's okay
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26. December 2005 @ 09:28 |
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I forgot about my little standby- 256mb San Disk Cruzer mini flash drive w/mp3 companion. Good battery life on 1 AAA battery (lithium has lasted for a week and still shows full capacity after about 1-2 hours use daily). The San Disc cruzer mini flash drives come in bigger sizes too. I think up to 2gb.
your conscience doesnt absolve your guilt
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Argg
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27. December 2005 @ 12:05 |
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I actually have another MP3 Player that's 20 gig. I'm gonna use that one for music.
And Use the Audio/Video one for Music Videos and T.V. Episodes (family guy) and a couple movies.
I listen to classical music and I got tons of Classical Performances on DVD. So this is perfect!
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Gelo_Usa
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6. January 2006 @ 05:21 |
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I have a rio carbon since it came out
its pretty good but I need one with more space
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havingfun
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16. February 2006 @ 16:19 |
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Never had an urge to play MP3 files on the go before. I always use the old portabel CD player with headphone amp for best sound quality. But after all these portable MP3 players, iPods, etc. I had to check out the player myself. I purchased Archos Jukebox Studio 10 off the Ebay and upgraded the HD to 60GB HD, installed the Rockbox OS software. It only plays MP3 files but it can be use as portable USB HD device. Just drop the MP3 files to the player and you are good to go. I should be able to install all my CDs into this player and I will have my entire CD library on the go.
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17. February 2006 @ 09:06 |
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havingfun - I had a similar player to that as my first mp3 player. It's a tad 'bricky', but a great little player. I had the 'recorder' rather than the 'studio' model, which allowed me to record from my hi-fi as I didn't have a PC at the time. Nice little runner..
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havingfun
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17. February 2006 @ 13:32 |
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Yeah, this Archos player/recorder are not the type of MP3 players that you can run with them. They are little too bulky for you but if you want carry your CD collection on the go, they are darn good products for very little money compare to iPods. I like them because you can upgrade easily. BTW Rockbox OS software which is open source code is lot better than original Archos OS software. If you want to know more about them go check out the www.rockbox.org
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17. February 2006 @ 18:49 |
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yeah well i don't need any other mp3 player besides my almost perfect iPod
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havingfun
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17. February 2006 @ 21:41 |
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I thought this thread suppose to be non-iPod owners. But enjoy your iPod, it looks real sleek.
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21. February 2006 @ 03:49 |
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Creative ZEN Micro; silver with custom Vaja leather case.
Never had a problem; it always Plays For Sure!
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lcherir
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25. February 2006 @ 22:18 |
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I have an Archos Multimedia Jukebox (yes, I know its old!), but its 20g, plays MP3, MPEG4 videos and acts as and is recognized as a hard drive, so data storage also option. A little too bulky for pocket travel, but perfect for the office. I replaced my Audible Otis with a Motorola M25 - 256MB on board, replaceable NiMH rechargable lasting approx 15 hours each (so NO recharging downtime!!) with SD/MMC slot up to 1g, plays MP3, WMA and Audible formats, Equalizer settings, FM radio reception and the Ear buds that came with are pretty good and very durable (I kill Earbuds!). Very light and easy to use, recognized as hard drive and card reader within XP. Liked it so much I bought another one for backup (as Motorola stopped making them :(
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25. February 2006 @ 23:47 |
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I have used one of those Archos Multimedia Jukeboxes in the past, as you say, great to double-up & use as a backup HDD.
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jazo123
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1. March 2006 @ 19:34 |
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Lethal, how much did that Archos AV380 cost?
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rosedog
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2. March 2006 @ 17:14 |
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Everyday I'm loving my Creative Zen Vision:M more and more!
Crappy pic (camera phone) but here it is docked
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2. March 2006 @ 17:28 |
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rosedog i'm loving your Creative Zen Vision m. But my ipod is better.
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jazo123
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2. March 2006 @ 17:30 |
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haha lol, i also have an ipod video, but that creative zen is lookin pretty sweet!
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