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Title: Portable MP3 Players
Post by: lekky on January 10, 2008, 09:15:30 PM
Saw this picture, gave me a chuckle...

(http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b306/FrozenTearsGal/CDplayer.jpg)

What MP3 players do you guys have (you surely must own one...)?

I've been living with a 4GB 2nd Gen IPod Mini for a while, which isn't anywhere close to being able to hold my some 50GB of music, soooo I splashed out on a 80GB MS Zune today.

Anyone have one of these? The screen size did it for me over the Classic IPod.
Title: Re: Portable MP3 Players
Post by: nopyo on January 10, 2008, 09:24:51 PM
Sony Ericsson W810i (http://www.sonyericsson.com/cws/products/mobilephones/overview/w810i)
It's a phone/mp3 player (with 2GB Memory Stick). Good enough for me.
Title: Re: Portable MP3 Players
Post by: webhead on January 10, 2008, 09:28:31 PM
COWON iAudio X5 20GB.
[mfgr link (http://www.cowonamerica.com/products/iaudio/x5/)] [wikipedia link (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IAudio#iAUDIO_X5)]

modded to use Rockbox (http://www.rockbox.org/) firmware. [wikipedia link (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IAudio#Alternative_firmware)]
Title: Re: Portable MP3 Players
Post by: nopyo on January 10, 2008, 09:36:27 PM
Nice.
I lol'ed at the manufacturer's website link. Looks like "Cow on America" ;D
Title: Re: Portable MP3 Players
Post by: webhead on January 10, 2008, 09:50:32 PM
yes i know, lol. can't trust those asian companies to give stuff names that don't sound funny in english.
Title: Re: Portable MP3 Players
Post by: Spook on January 10, 2008, 10:20:55 PM
I got an Ipod nano video with 4gb memory for christmas. I didn't even ask for it, so i was really surprised.
Title: Re: Portable MP3 Players
Post by: Zorchenhimer on January 10, 2008, 10:34:53 PM
What MP3 players do you guys have (you surely must own one...)?

Laptop + Car Radio  :)
Title: Re: Portable MP3 Players
Post by: nopyo on January 10, 2008, 11:24:32 PM
Laptop + Car Radio  :)
Anything that fits in your pocket? :D
Title: Re: Portable MP3 Players
Post by: Spook on January 10, 2008, 11:30:55 PM
Doesn't need to.

(http://www.progressiveu.org/system/files/images/haitian+ipod.jpg)
Title: Re: Portable MP3 Players
Post by: nopyo on January 10, 2008, 11:51:56 PM
hehe
Title: Re: Portable MP3 Players
Post by: Zorchenhimer on January 11, 2008, 12:01:27 AM
I have really big pockets.
Title: Re: Portable MP3 Players
Post by: y00tz on January 11, 2008, 12:42:36 AM
I have really big pockets.

Heh, you set yourself up for a "because his pants don't need room for anything else" joke, which I'll kindly overlook.

I have a Zen, a Zune, and a 10gig Gigabeat
Title: Re: Portable MP3 Players
Post by: webhead on January 11, 2008, 12:53:30 AM
... which I'll kindly overlook.
;D a bit late for that!
Title: Re: Portable MP3 Players
Post by: jitspoe on January 11, 2008, 01:08:59 AM
I got some cheap one off of woot.com just to see if they were worthwhile.  I think it's a sandisk.  I never use it.
Title: Re: Portable MP3 Players
Post by: Zorchenhimer on January 11, 2008, 02:05:39 AM
Heh, you set yourself up for a "because his pants don't need room for anything else" joke, which I'll kindly overlook.

Haha, I know.
Title: Re: Portable MP3 Players
Post by: DaRkNeSS on January 11, 2008, 02:55:23 AM
80 gb iPod Video
30 gb Zune
Title: Re: Portable MP3 Players
Post by: bobert on January 11, 2008, 07:06:33 AM
8GB sony walkman NW-A1200

biggest problem is the poor battery life
Title: Re: Portable MP3 Players
Post by: bitmate on January 11, 2008, 10:11:37 AM
Sony Ericsson W810i (http://www.sonyericsson.com/cws/products/mobilephones/overview/w810i)
It's a phone/mp3 player (with 2GB Memory Stick). Good enough for me.
I got exactly the same mobile.

Most of the time I stick to my PC, heh.
Title: Re: Portable MP3 Players
Post by: lekky on January 11, 2008, 02:48:41 PM
I got exactly the same mobile.

Most of the time I stick to my PC, heh.

There a reason your pc is so sticky....?
Title: Re: Portable MP3 Players
Post by: bitmate on January 11, 2008, 07:26:57 PM
Super glue + keyboard doesn't turn out well.
Title: Re: Portable MP3 Players
Post by: lekky on January 14, 2008, 02:00:47 PM
Got my Zune 80 in the post today, beautiful thing, really glad I chose this over an Ipod Classic.
Title: Re: Portable MP3 Players
Post by: Eiii on January 14, 2008, 04:38:52 PM
I wanna Zune. :< The only problem is, the wireless sharing bit isn't much use if no one else owns one.
Title: Re: Portable MP3 Players
Post by: lekky on January 14, 2008, 08:29:55 PM
I wanna Zune. :< The only problem is, the wireless sharing bit isn't much use if no one else owns one.

Especially if you live in the UK and MS are being extra strict that only US people can get it xD I can't even access zuneoriginals.com, and cant register an account to get the social benefits :(

MS have pretty much copied alot from the Ipod to be honest, the box, style, width, height, etc. But the screen is just too good, Ipod can't compare at all to it, I also prefer this touch pad more than the apple scroll thing. Another thing is the ability to play wma's :)
Title: Re: Portable MP3 Players
Post by: Eiii on January 14, 2008, 09:59:20 PM
In terms of iPod copying, what do you expect? That thing's really good. They at least did the navigation much better, though.
Title: Re: Portable MP3 Players
Post by: y00tz on January 15, 2008, 01:32:58 AM
MS copies from good products then sells it ridiculously cheap prices? Noooooo.

When I bought a Zune, I got the brown one but it was 80gigs for US$80... ridiculously cheap.
Title: Re: Portable MP3 Players
Post by: DaRkNeSS on January 15, 2008, 02:53:40 AM
How did you get a Zune for $80?
Title: Re: Portable MP3 Players
Post by: lekky on January 15, 2008, 04:46:53 AM
Mine cost £138, thats about $270, thus I refuse to believe y00tz got an 80GB Zune (which are very low on stock) for such a low price. Are you sure its the 80GB version? The brown one was the old 30GB one...
Title: Re: Portable MP3 Players
Post by: y00tz on January 16, 2008, 02:32:53 PM
Maybe it's 30, my roommate at the time picked them up off of Overstock for $80, his was black (I'm positive it was 80gigs, his came in first and we loaded movies on to it), I picked up a brown one, which I use for podcasting.

Edit: Indeed mine is the first-gen 30, my bad.  However his is an 80.
Title: Re: Portable MP3 Players
Post by: lekky on January 16, 2008, 02:44:14 PM
They are gorgeous arn't they y00tz.

On a side note, as its not released over here, its extremely hard to find any decent cases, anyone know of an American site that does them, and will ship to UK for a decent price?
Title: Re: Portable MP3 Players
Post by: Br55HiT on January 16, 2008, 04:04:57 PM
I have an 8GB iPod touch.

Youtube and internet access ftw!